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TttE FLORAL WOELD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 



growth. From these Hippeastrnm, gene- 

 rally confouaded with Amaryllis, stands 

 quite apart. Amaryllis will go to rest 

 when its season of rest cDmes, or will 

 punish its possessor in some way or 

 other ; but Hippeastrum may be grown 

 and bloomed at any season, and being 

 thus without a very distinct law of its 

 own, it requires care and judgment to 

 manage it effectually. Respecting the 

 Belladonna lily, we only need remark that 

 it is as hardy as a tulip, that it loves 

 sand, and when out of doors should, if 

 possible, be planted under a wall in a 

 shady but slieltered place, and left to take 

 care of itself. The other species and their 

 varieties ai'e moi'e tender, and we obtain 

 a key to tlie treatment of them by calling 

 to mind the climatal influences they are 

 under at the Cape. They gi-ow wild 

 where the soil is very sandy ; they bloom 

 before the heat of the season has reached 

 its maximum. After flowering, their foliage 

 begins to die down, and just as their bulbs 

 get to rest the heat rises to 100', and the 

 bulbs ripen in the natural hot-bed of dry 

 sand, which burns the native pelargoniums 

 to sticks. These points must be borne in 

 mind by the cultivator, or he cannot ex- 

 pect to succeed ; but once get a few good 

 sorts, treat them as Nature treats them at 

 home, and you will not only have a 

 splendid bloom, but an abundance of ofl"- 

 sets, which very soon take to a habit of 

 flowering. 



But under pot culture sand alone will 

 not suffice as a source of nourishment for 

 atnaryllids. The best mixture is turfy 

 loam, thoroughly rotted and pulverized, 

 one part ; sharp sand, one part ; leaf- 

 mould, sweet and completely rotted, one 

 part. If the loam is poor, add decom- 

 posed cow-dung, not more than one-sixth 

 of the whole bulk. When potted, put in 

 a steady bottom-heat at once, the average 

 to be 55", the most efiectual drainage pos- 

 sible, and plenty of water. The flower 

 scapes will rise in a fortnight, and the 

 stately flowers will produce their colours 

 and rich perfume in perfection, A tan- 

 bed, or the coolest part of a tank in any 

 Bweet plunging material, will just suit 

 them, and the best time to pot them is 

 when they begin to start of their,own accord. 

 When the bloom is over, every possible 

 encouragement should be given to the 

 growth of the foliage, a warm moist atmo- 

 sphere and an increased bottom -heat being 

 most essential. As soon as the foliage shows 

 signs of having done its work, dry them 

 up, and increase the bottom temperatiu'e 

 to 70' for a fortnight, then let them 



cool, and finally store away in the pots 

 without disturbing them on a warm dry 

 shelf, the pots laid on their sides. They 

 ought to rest two months at least, and 

 then may be left untouched till spring in 

 a dry corner of the stove, or may be potted 

 at once for early bloom. 



Where there is no stove they must 

 have the warmest place in the greenhouse 

 for flowering, and be roasted to rest on a 

 top shelf, the bottoms of the pots turned 

 towards the sun. A thorough maturation 

 of the foliage, and a complete and dry 

 rest, are of the first importance. Bearing 

 these two points in mind, it will not be 

 found difficult to flower them in frames 

 and pits later in the season, and thus keep 

 up a succession of these esteemed flowers. 

 We subjoin a list of choice hybrids, re- 

 serving a few other particulars for a future 

 paper. 



HTBEID AMARYLLIS. 



Ackermania pul- 



cherrima. 

 Augustine. 

 Ajax. 

 Ardens. 

 Ariadne. 

 Auhca fulgens. 

 Baron von Heckeren 

 Beaute parfaite. 

 Bellissime. 

 Bieri. 



Brasiliensis. 

 Cardinal. 

 Cleopatra. 

 Cochenille. 

 Crocea grandiflora. 

 Delicata. 

 Diomeda, 



Duchesse de C.izes. 

 Elegans. 

 Extravaganza. 

 Feu admirable. 

 Furiosa. 

 Generalissimus. 

 Gravmgii. 



Grandiflora coccinea 

 Holfordiana. 

 Ignea. 

 Ignescens. 

 Imperialis. 

 Jenny Lind. 

 Johnsoni. 



„ rutilans. 



,, striata. 



,, superba, 

 Leonie. 



Madame Aime. 

 Magnifica. 

 Majestica. 

 March'ss. Stafford, 



Marginata. 



5, conspicua. 

 ,, venusta. 

 Maria Morren. 

 Matliilde. 

 Mirabilis. 

 Miranda. 

 Montezuma. 

 Novelty. 

 Obscura. 

 Optima. 

 Ornata. 

 Pagoda. 

 Phcenicea. 

 Pomponia. 

 Prince de la Mos- 



kawa. 

 Princess de Ligne. 

 Psittacina. 

 Prince of Orange. 

 PiUcherrima. 

 Pulverulenta coc- 

 cinea. 

 Radiata. 

 Sangumea. 

 Spectabilis, 

 Sweeti, 

 Syrius. 

 Tettani. 

 Trafalgar. 

 Tricolor. 

 Venosa tubiSora. 

 Victoria superba. 

 Vittata. 



„ amiabilis. 



„ grandiflora. 



J, riibra. 



„ superba. 

 Wlieeleri. 

 Seedhng varieties. 



