Plate 545. 

 AMARYLLIS CHELSONL 



Increased attention is being given to this most interesting tribe 

 of plants, if we may judge from not only the larger number oi' 

 them seen at exhibitions, but also from the fact that so many 

 seem to be engaged in hybridizing them, and so introducing 

 new varieties to general cultivation. 



Those who have been able to accommodate them with suffi- 

 cient room, plant them out in beds in a warm greenhouse, 

 or pit, and select from such beds of seedlings those which best 

 fulfil the conditions of a good flower — viz., a good breadth of 

 petal and brilliancy or distinctness in marking. We have 

 already figured some interesting varieties ; and that which we 

 now figure is equally worthy of cultivation. 



Amaryllis Chelsoni was raised in the establishment of Messrs. 

 Veitch and Son, of Chelsea, and is a flower of excellent proper- 

 ties, the petals being broad, while the colour is a brilliant 

 fiery crimson. It will form an admirable contrast to such 

 light-coloured plants as the beautiful Hippeastrum Leopohli, 

 figured in our last volume; the great breadth of petal and 

 substance of the flower adding much to its beauty and per- 

 manency. 



