16 BULBS AND TUBEROUS-ROOTED PLANTS, 
become quite dry; water just sufficient to keep the 
leaves from drooping. ‘The bulbs should remain in the 
pots, when at rest; too frequent shifting, and too much 
pot room, is decidedly injurious. Because the pot is 
full of roots, it is no indication that the bulb needs 
repotting; on the contrary, it is a sure indication of 
bloom. The pots can never be too full of roots, as the 
bulbs flower all the better for being cramped ; it is aston- 
ishing how little soil they require. With good drainage, 
a very little sweet soil, and plenty of clean healthy roots, 
flowers are secured. We notice the species and some 
of the leading varieties. ‘The generic name comes from 
hippeus, a knight, and astron, a star, referring to the 
shape of H. equestre, Equestrian Star. 
H. Ackermanni.—Crimson ; very large and fine, 
the fruitful parent of many of the large flowering sorts. 
A cross between H. Aulicum and H. Johnsont. 
H. Ackermanni pulcherrima.—Another cross of 
the same parentage; the flowers are larger and more 
spreading, differing from the species, in the green stripe 
in the center of the petals. 
H. Alberti flore-pleno.—Flowers orange-red, yel- 
lowish toward the base of each petal; full double, about 
six inches across; supposed to be a double form of H. 
equestre. 
H. Aulicum.—A strong-growing species from Rio 
de Janiero; flowers large, deep crimson, green at the 
base, with a blotch of red-purple above the green. 
H. Aulicum platypetala.—Flowers very similar 
to the last, with the tips of the petals green and yellow ; 
bulbs very large; flowers last long after cutting. 
H. equestre-fulgida (Barbadoes Lily).—Flowers 
bright orange, margined with white; very striking. 
H. equestre flore-pleno.—A magnificent variety ; 
flowers nearly as double as the rose, of a rich orange 
color. This and the preceding are natives of the West 
Indies, Guiana and Chili, 
