HIPPEASTRUMS 



shade as that possessed by many of the older forms, but to the breeder it has 

 considerable attractions, and indicates an approach to an entirely new break which 

 may eventually culminate in a yellow-flowered Hippeastrum. 



Other points always kept in view were the shortening and expansion of the 

 flower-tube, the widening of the floral segments, especially the lowermost one, the 

 intensifying of the natural colour, and the production of new tints. 



The work of improving the Hippeastrum, carried on for thirty-five years, has 

 resulted in the production of numerous beautiful forms, nearly 200 Certificates 

 having been awarded the Veitchian house since 1867 by the Royal Horticultural 

 and Royal Botanic Societies. 



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