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HlPPEASTRUM SPATHACEUM, HYBRIDUM. 

 LoNG-SPATHED, HYBRID KnIGHT's-STAR-LILY. 



Class and Order. 



Hexandria Monogynia. 



Generic Character. — Vide No. 2273. 



Specific Character. 



Hippeastrum spathaceum ; spatha erecta persistente pluri- 

 flora, scapo foliis bis longiore, pedicellis cernuis corollas 

 lacinia ima angustissima, fauce nuda. 



Descr. Leaves 3, lingulate, widening towards the up- 

 per extremity, rather obtuse, streaked, recurved, shining 

 green, six inches long and nearly an inch wide at the 

 broadest part. Scape twice the length of the leaves, 

 rounded, mealy white. Spathe two-valved, erect, lanceo- 

 late, three inches long, green, persistent. The corolla 

 very like that of rutilum, the lower lacinia twice narrower 

 than the others, star whitish green, faux not at all bearded 

 as in Mr. Herbert's splendens. The stigmas of both the 

 flowers that were expanded when the drawing was taken 

 were remarkable in having one of the segments much 

 longer than the other two. 



We received this very handsome flower from Mr. Joseph 

 Knight of the Exotic Nursery in the King's-Road. 



From the similarity it bears to rutilum (Amaryllis rut i la 

 Bot. Reg. 23.) we suspected it might be a seminal variety 

 of that species, or perhaps a mule production betwixt that 

 and equestre, from the resemblance of the spathe to that of 

 the latter. But we are informed by Mr. Knight that he 

 received the bulb from Mr. Edward Bearpark, gardener 

 to George John Legh, Esq. of High JLegh in Cheshire, 

 who has paid particular attention to the cultivation of the 



Amaryllis 



