30 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 
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Lady” and a light pink 
variety called “Apple 
Blossom.” St. Louisans 
are particularly fortunate 
in having the opportunity 
of seeing this unusual and 
noteworthy collection. 
HIPPEASTRUM (Amaryllis) 
The development of 
this well-known genus 
covers a_ considerable 
period of activity on the 
part of the enthusiast and 
hybridist. It was well 
known in gardens before 
the Linnean period, and 
the old name Amaryllis 
suggests that it was named 
for the sweetheart of the 
Roman_ poet Virgil. 
Sternbergia lutea was de- 
scribed by John Gerard 
under the name Narcissus 
autumnalis major. Park- 
inson figured the same 
plant in his “Paradisus,” 
as well as a red-flowered 
type, Narcissus indicus, 
which is popularly known 
at the present time as 
Amaryllis formosissima, 
native of exico and 
Guatemala. It was prob- 
ably introduced into Spain 
previous to 1593. 
In 1822 Dean Herbert 
published “The Produc- 
tion of Hybrid Vege- 
tables’ in the Transac- 
tions of the Royal Horti- 
cultural Society. Under 
this somewhat eccentric 
title he devised a complete 
systematic classification of 
the known species of 
