Gethyllis
(an old Greek name, a diminutive of gethuon, a leek). ORD. Amaryllideae. A genus of four or five species of pretty dwarf greenhouse bulbous perennials, from the Cape of Good Hope, allied to Sternbergia. Flowers white, deliciously fragrant; perianth tube long, cylindrical; limb of six segments, regular and spreading; scapes short, one-flowered. Leaves linear. The plants thrive best in a mixture of sandy loam and peat; they may be increased by offsets, or by seeds. But few of the species have been introduced.
G. ciliaris (fringed). fl. white; sepals ovate-oblong. June and July. l. linear, spiral, ciliated. h. 6in. 1788.
G. lanceolata (lance-shaped). fl. white; sepals lanceolate. June. l. lanceolate, flat. h. 9in. 1790.
G. spiralis (spiral). fl. white; sepals ovate-oblong. June and July. l. linear, spiral, smooth. h. 9in. 1780. (B. M. 1088.) G. villosa (hairy). fl. white; sepals ovate-oblong. June and July. l. linear, filiform, spiral, villous. h. 9in. 1787.