HIPPEASTKUM 



THE BULB BOOK 



HIPPEASTRUM 



of which are striped with red or lilac 

 (Wien. lit. G. Z. 1903, 281, t. 3). 



H. Jamesoni. Native of the 

 Argentine, where it flowers in January. 

 Flowers red. Not in cultivation. 



H. Leopold!. Native of the Peru- 

 vian Andes, whence it was introduced 

 in 1869. Leaves strap-shaped, 1^ to 

 2 ft. long. Flowers regular, 5 ins. 

 long, greenish-white in the throat, 

 bright red in the centre, with a bifid 

 keel of white in the lower half of the 

 red portion. (Floral Mag. tt. 475, 

 476 ; Gard. Chron. 1870, f. 140.) 



H. Muesserianum. This is closely 

 related to H. aiilicum, and has salmon- 

 coloured segments tinted with rose 

 (111. Hart. 1896, t. 72). 



H. pardinum. Also native of 

 Peruvian Andes. Introduced 1867. 

 Leaves 2 ft. long, 2 ins. broad. 

 Flowers greenish, more or less flushed, 

 copiously and minutely spotted with 

 red. (Floral Mag. t. 344 ; Bot. Mag. 

 t. 5645.) 



H. pratense (Habranthus). A 

 native of the hills and plains of Chili. 

 Bulbs about l ins. thick. Leaves 

 1 to l ft. long, about | in. broad, 

 produced with the bright red bell- 

 shaped flowers in spring and early 

 summer. A brilliant plant for grow- 

 ing in masses. (Bot. Reg. 1842, t. 35.) 



H. procerum (Amaryllis Rayneri). 

 A distinct species from S. Brazil. 

 Leaves in two rows, curved, 2 to 3 ft. 

 long, 1^ to 2 ins. broad, cartilaginous 

 on margin. Flowers 5 to 6 ins. long, 

 lilac, not starred in the throat. (HI. 

 Hort. xi. 408 ; Fl. d. Serr. tt 2077, 

 2078 ; Bot. Mag. t. 5883.) 



H. psittacinum. Introduced from 

 S. Brazil 1814. Peduncle 2 to 3 ft. 

 high, stout. Flowers 4 to 5 ins. 

 long, with wavy segments crimson 

 on the edges, with a green keel from 

 which crimson stripes radiate. (Bot. 

 Reg. t. 199; Lodd. Bot. Cab. t. 

 1204.) 



H. Reginae. Widely distributed 

 from Mexico and W. Indies to Brazil 

 and Peru. First flowered at Hoxton 

 in 1728, on the birthday of Queen 

 Caroline. Leaves 2 ft. long, de- 

 veloped after the large bright red 

 flowers, which have a large greenish- 

 white star in the throat. (Miller, Ic. 

 t. 24; Bot. Mag. t. 453; Red. Lil. 

 t.9.) 



H. reticulatum (Coburgia reticu- 

 lata). Introduced in 1777 from S. 

 Brazil. Flowers about 4 ins. long, 

 bright mauve-red, cross-veined with 

 a deeper tint. (Bot. Mag. t. 657 ; 

 And. Bot. Rep. t. 179; Red. Lil. 

 t. 424.) 



The variety striatifolium has 

 broader leaves with a distinct white 

 keel (Bot. Mag. t. 2513; Rot. Reg. t 

 352). 



H. roseum (Habranthus). A native 

 of Monte Video, having dark brown 

 ovoid bulbs 1 in. long, and dark green 

 leaves 9 ins. long, followed with a 

 scape about 6 ins. high bearing two 

 funnel-shaped flowers of a rich rosy- 

 crimson colour with a yellowish base 

 (Gard. Chron. 1900, xxviii. 287). 



H. mtUum. Introduced from Rio 

 de Janeiro about 1810. Bulbs 

 stolonif erous, 2 to 3 ins. thick. Leaves 

 about 1 ft. long, over 1 in. broad. 

 Flowers 3 to 4 ins. long, bright 

 crimson with a green cylindrical tube 

 (Bot. Reg. t. 23 ; Lodd. Bot. Cab. t. 

 1449). There are several varieties, 

 such as acuminatum, with very acute 

 pale pink segments (-Bot. Reg. tt. 534, 

 1188; Bot. Mag. t. 2273); citrinum, 

 flowers bright yellow ; crocatum, 

 flowers with wavy saffron - coloured 

 segments ; andfulgidum, with broader 

 leaves than the type, and larger 

 bright scarlet flowers having a green 

 base and keel on the lower half of 

 the segments. 



H. solandriflorum. Introduced 

 from Tropical S. America in 1820. 



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