ilEX.VflLOTTlS 



THE BULB 1U)()K 



lUl'l'EASTRUM 



during the summer montlis, and after 

 fading the leaves begin to appear. 

 Increase is effected mainly by offsets. 



H. crispa (formerly known also as 

 Amori/lNs, Strmnnria, Imhofia a-ispa, 

 and Amnryllis cinnamomea). — Closely 

 related to //. stellaru. The pinkish 

 ilowers with wavy segments are borne 

 in umbels from April to August. 

 {.Tacq. Jlort. Schoen. t. 72 ; Iht. liey. 

 t. 1383.) 



H. Dregeana. — Flowers reddish- 

 white, twenty to thirty in an umbel. 



H. flllfolia {Imhofia and Stru- 

 mayinfilifolia ; Leucojum strimiosmn ; 

 Cnnum tenelli<7n). — Lea,ycs thread- 

 like, produced same time as the white 

 flowers in autumn (Jiot. Reg. t. 440). 



H. gemmata (Sfnimaria and 

 Imhofia gemmata; Imhofia Ikirchel- 

 liana ; I. Bergiana). — Leaves strap- 

 .shaped, about 6 ins. long, fringed 

 with long fine hairs. Flowers 

 ])urplish-white with Avavy segments, 

 on stalks 6 to 12 ins. high, ten to 

 twenty in an umbel. {Hot. Mag. 

 t. 1620.) 



H. Rehmanni. — Leaves roundish. 

 Flowers eight to twelve in an umbel, 

 with much-crisped segments. 



H. spiralis, closely related to //. 

 filij'olia^ from which it differs in 

 having a spirally twisted stem. 



H. stellaris {Amaryllis and Stru- 

 maria sfellaris). — Leaves strap- 

 shai)ed. Flowers pink or red, with 

 oblong crisped segments, on stalks 

 3 to 9 ins. high {Jacq. J/ort. Schoen. 

 t. 71). 



H. Zeyheri.— Leaves linear, al)Out 

 1 ft. long. Flowers purplish-white, 

 with slightly Avavy oblanceolate 

 segments. 



HEXAGLOTTIS (hej; six ; glolfa, a 

 tongue ; in reference to the six 

 spreading lobes of the style). Nat. 

 Ord. Irideic. — A small genus of 

 {South African bulbous plants, closely 



related to the Homerias. The only 

 species of note is — 



H. longifolia,{I/o})ienit and Morcea 

 fie.ruom). — A plant about 18 ins. high, 

 with narrow linear leaves and yellow 

 flowers in May and June {Jiot. Mag. 

 t. 695). This species requires the 

 same cultural treatment as the 

 Ixias. //. virgata is similar but has 

 slender roundish leaves. 



HIPPEASTRUM {hippem, a knight : 

 iisfnm, a star ; referring to the flowers 

 of JI. equestre), Equestrian Star. 

 Nat. Ord, Amaryllideas. — A genus 

 containing about forty species of 

 herbaceous plants with large tunicated 

 bulbs, more or less strap - shaped 

 leaves, and hollow fleshy peduncles, 

 bearing two or more large funnel- 

 shaped flowers. 



The Hippeastrums are still much 

 better known under the name of 

 Amaryllis, especially the beautiful 

 hybrids that have been raised during 

 the past hundred years, and which 

 are now probably more popular than 

 ever. The cultural notes here given 

 refer more particularly to the garden 

 hybrids, but they will also serve for 

 the natural species mentioned l)elow. 



Carden Hippeastrums may be kept 

 in a state of growth all the year round ; 

 in other w'ords, they remain ever- 

 green. Some of the most successful 

 growers, however, prefer to give the 

 plants a short period of rest. When 

 ap])roaching this stage the supply of 

 water is reduced gradually, and when 

 the foliage has Avithered no water at 

 all is given to the bulbs. When 

 growth recommences the young 

 shoots appear from the tops of the 

 bulbs. Then is the proper period 

 for fresh potting, and it may be at 

 diflerent periods of the year, accord- 

 ing to the time the i)lants w^ent to 

 rest. The bulbs should have the old 

 soil shaken away from the roots, and 



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