Referring to the key to genera in the Amaryllidaceae in "The European Garden Flora", Vol. I, p. 293, we find that the essential difference between Lycoris and Nerine is: 27 a "ovules 1-3 in each cell of the ovary" Griffinia, Lycoris, Haemanthus, and Scadoxus 27 b "ovules 4 or more in each cell of the ovary" Crinum, Clivia, Brunsvigia, Nerine, and Amaryllis -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Maritime Zone 8, a cool Mediterranean climate on beautiful Vancouver Island