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Definition of Nerines
1. nerine [n] - See also: nerine
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nerines
Literary usage of Nerines
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1901)
"nerines are noted for the sparkling texture of their fis. ... The secret of
success with nerines is to secure the fullest possible development of the bulbs. ..."
2. The Unheated Greenhouse by K. L. Davidson (1907)
"One difference between the treatment of nerines and most other bulbs is that they
... One of my most pitiful garden experiences is connected with nerines, ..."
3. The Garden: An Illustrated Weekly Journal of Gardening in All Its Branches by Esther Baldwin York (1906)
"A distinguishing feature from nerines in general is to be found in the ...
Bat all nerines of this type are not scarlet. The well-known Guernsey Lily, ..."
4. Botanical Abstracts by Board of Control of Botanical Abstracts (1921)
"nerines. Florists' Exchange 50: 1070. 1920.—Flowers of these interesting and ...
nerines are autumn bloomers, many of them flowering before the foliage ..."
5. Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society by Royal Horticultural Society (Great Britain). (1870)
"C. Leach, Esq., of Clapham, showed a very interesting group of nerines, ...
These nerines form a very desirable set of plants' for autumn flowering. ..."
6. Bulb Gardening by Mary Hampden (1922)
"nerines are of consummate value; small specimens bear six to eight blossoms in a
... TWELVE MAGNIFICENT nerines. NERINE FLEXUOSA. Soft pink. NERINE VIVID. ..."
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