Nerine curvifolia

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 Nerine curvifolia subsp. var.  
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Nerine curvifolia, Herb. Bulb ovoid, to 2 in. diam., the Lvs. 6, appearing after the fls., laterally, thicker than in N. long: scape or peduncle slender in. long, the umbel 8-12-fld.: perianth-segms. hardly crisped, coverings pale brown: strap-shaped, curved sarniensis, about 1 ft and glaucous, 12-18 fls. bright scarlet; perianth-segms. hardly crisped, oblanceolate, , ¼ in. broad, falcate; stamens erect or nearly so, about as long as the perianth-limb. S. Afr. B.M. 725 (as Amaryllis curvifolia).—Cult. in the form of var. Fothergillii, Baker (N. Fothergillii, Roem.), which is more robust in all parts (Fig. 2474): fls. more numerous, between crimson and scarlet. R.B. 22:13. Gn.22, p. 463. G.3:503; 5:380. Var. Fothergillii major (N. Fothergillii major, Hort.) is a form with still larger fls. J.H. III. 55:277. F.R. 1:675.


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