just expanded their flowers. My expectations have been 
fully realized, and I think it may fairly be pronounced the 
most splendid individual of this splendid Genus. The co- 
rolla of the hybrid Amarytuis psittacina-Johnsoni is nearly 
an inch longer than that of A. psittacina: and expands 
about an inch wider. The upper lacinia of the corolla of 
A. psittacina assumes a horizontal position, in the hybrid it 
is inclined upwards, and the lacinie are altogether more 
regularly and widely expanded, so that the flower shows 
itself to greater advantage. The faucial membrane of A. 
psittacina is minutely denticulated : in the hybrid, it is con- 
spicuously bearded. But the superior beauty of the sub- 
ject of our present plate arises chiefly from its colours ; for 
while in A. psittacina the crimson tint is confined almost 
entirely to a small terminal portion of the petals, and a few 
small streaks proceeding thence ; in the hybrid, the hue is 
not only much richer, but occupies a considerably larger 
space, being diffused over the whole margin of the laciniz, 
besides a most delicate pencilling of the same fine colour, 
which is streaked over the greater part of their surface with 
an inimitable richness of effect, much enhanced by a cream- 
coloured stripe, proceeding from the central green mass, 
and prolonged to their tips. But it is so difficult to convey 
in words an adequate idea of the complicated colouring of 
the flowers, that I must refer you to an actual inspection of 
it, and would only add, that the foliage differs materially, 
as might be expected, from that of its parents: but ap- 
proaches more nearly to the male than to the female parent : 
the leaves being rather broader than those of A. psittacina. 
Our plant produced four of its richly coloured blossoms 
on one scape, in the month of April, 1836. 
