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HIPPEASTRUM 



The genua divides itseif into the narrow-leaved (Ivs. 

 linear) and broad-leaved sections. All the common gar- 

 den sorts belong to the latter section. The species which 

 are chiefly known in cult., or which have been parents 

 of hybrid" races, are contrasted below. In some species 

 the flowers precede the leaves. 



A. Perianth tube 4-5 in. long, very slender. 



1. soIandriSldrum, Herb. Bulb ovoid. 3-4 in. in diam- 

 eter, with !i short neck: Ivs. appearing with the fls., 1-2 

 ft. long. \-l in. wide, blunt: scape somewhat flattened, 

 2-3 ft. tall, bearing 2-4 declined greenish white fls.: 

 perianth tube cylindrical, nearly as long as the obovate 

 sometimes purple-ribbed segments; stamens not ex- 

 serted. S. Amer. B.M.2573; 3771. L. B. C. 12:1200. 

 I.H. 35:58. -Apparently little known in gardens, but is 

 the parent of hybrids. 



AA. Perianth tube short (usuallu not more than 



1 in. long). 



B. Throat constricted or closed by a neck or collar. 



c. Stigma " part d 



2. aOlicum, Herb. Lii,v-of thf Palace Bulb ovoid 

 3-4 in. in diameter, with 

 a short neck: Ivs. C-!). 1-2 

 ft. long, 2 in. broad, brirljt 

 green, the end blunt cir 

 nearly so, appearintt with 

 the fls.: scape scarcely 

 longer than the Ivs., stout, 

 terete, usually bearing 2 large red fls of 

 which the segments are green at the base 

 segments 5-6 in. long, the ' upper inner ones 

 much brooder than the others all of them 

 obovate and somewhat pointed corona in the 

 throat green; stamens shorter than the pen 

 anth; filaments red. Brazil B JI JSll BR 



HIPPEASTRUM 



base, the 3 inner ones narrower than the outer ; 

 shorter than the perianth. Mexico to Chile and Brazil. 

 B. M. 305. —An old garden species, one of the best for 

 winter and spring blooming. There are several garden 

 forms and hvbrids,with larger and better fls. Var. spUn- 

 den8,Truff.,'R.H. J895: 578 (var. Wdlteri, WitUn., Gt. 44, 

 1418), is larger in all its parts, fls. red, and the pedicels 

 are longer. Var. Iiilgidum, Hort. (not JT. fiiigidum. 

 Herb.), has brilliant orange segments margined with 

 white. Var. igniscens, Hort., is deep clear scarlet, witli 

 white throat and white bars on the segments. Var. ma- 

 jor, Hort., has very large, bright orange fls., with a green 

 central star. B.R. 3: 234. H. Rwzli, Regel, n. pyrrich- 

 roum, Lem., I.H. 11:420, and H. spathAceuni, Sims, 

 B.M. 2315, are regarded by Baker as forms of this spe- 

 cies. There are double-fld. forms. 



7. reticul4tum, Herb. Bulb nearly globular, with a 

 short neck: Ivs. appearing with the fls., rather short 

 and broad for the ge- 



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the trade. 



3. Ackermanni, Hort., is a garden hybrid 

 with large crimson fls. The var. pulchSrri 

 mum, Hort., with crimson, green-striped fls. 

 is best known. 



4. pBittaolnum, Herb. Bulb 3-4in. indiiim 

 eter, with a long neck: Ivs. with the fls., O-tf 

 lightly glaucous, becoming nearly or quite 

 ft. long: scape stout, 2-3 ft. tall, bearing 

 2-4-fld. umbel: perianth segments 4-5 in. long 

 oblong and acute, undulate, the edge crimson 

 the main part green but crimsoustri]ied 

 stamens much shorter than the perianth. S 

 Braz. B.R. 3:199. L. B. C. 13:1204. -Appar 

 ently little known in cult., but it has beei 

 a parent in hybridizations. 



5. pardin 

 in diamete 



pearmg witn ttic lis. imi n 

 until after the fl.s. are ^o 

 long and 2 in. broad, narrow 

 terete, IK ft. tall, glaucoi 

 fls.: perianth segments 4- 

 narrowed at the base, acut 

 spotted with red, not sti 

 ment narrowest ; stamens 

 perianth. Peru. B.M. ."jiur,. 

 fls. 6-7 in. across, offen-.l 

 also a parent in the nio.l.r 



g obia 

 I ng 1 



II 1 bars of crimson 

 1 I segments ol o\ ate 

 nd much narrow ed be 

 w stamens h itci 

 the perianth de 



stnatifdl 



B.R. 



he base : scape nearly 

 ally bearing 2 spotted 

 ing, oblong but much 

 lish yellow and much 

 h.- I.i\rist inner seg- 



tha 



clined 

 M 6o( \a 

 lum. Baker, h 

 broader Ivs., 

 white keel or stripe. B. M. 2113 

 5:352. G. U. III. 4:477.- Handsome. 

 Blooms normally in late summer. OtTered 

 in American catalogues. 



8. stylbsum, Herb. (Amaryllis Ma- 

 raninsis. Ker Gawl). Bulb globular, 3 

 in. in diam., with a short neck and pale 

 coverings : Ivs. 4-6, mostly appearing 

 with the fls., bright green, becoming 

 nearly 2 in. wide: scape 1-2 ft., bearing 

 3-S light red or flesh-colored fls. 4 in. 

 across : perianth tube 14 in. long ; seg- 

 ments oblong-acute, less than 1 in. wide, 

 tawny pink or flesh-red ; stamens some- 

 what exserted, the style much so (whence 

 the specific name). Guiana and Braz. 

 _• B.M. 2278. B.R. 9: 719. -Apparently not 

 much cult., but it has been a parent of 

 hybrids. 

 DD. Tube of perianth very short {or 



9. Eeginae, Herb. Bulb globular, 3 

 in. in diam. : Ivs. developing after the 

 Us., 2 ft. long and VA-2 in. broad, green: 

 scape 10-20 in., bearing 2-4 red declined fls.: perianth 

 segments 4-5 in. long, obovate and acute, the lowest 

 innermost one narrower, all bright red, a large whitish 

 star in the throat ; tube sometimes nearly or quite 1 

 in. long ; stamens shcrt. r than the perianth. Mex. to 

 Peru and Braz. B.M. t.":;.-.\ii ..hi garden plant, still 

 much cult. There an .h.iil.h thl forms: Amaryllis 

 A Iberti, Lem., l.a. i:;:t:is. liaki r .'onsiders to be one of 



thesi 



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Leopoldi 



Sli: 



Tube 



■' ly lobcd. 

 long. 

 equSstre, Herb. Barbadoes Lily. Bulb globular, 

 " meter, producing offsets freely, with brown 

 6-8, developing fully after 



scales and a short neck 



the fls., 12-20 in. long and becoming about 2 in! wide, 

 narrowed to the point: .scape 1-2 ft., terete, glaucous: 

 fls. 2-4, 4-5 in. across, the green tube 1 in. long, the 

 segments obovate-pointed, bright red with green at the 



with shor 

 2 ft. long: s.-ape st 

 about 2 large, verv 

 uring 6-7 in. across 

 or constriction at t 

 broad, the lower h 

 white, the intermei 



Bulb globular, 2-3 in. in diam., 

 with the fls. or nearly so, often 



l'o-2 ft., nearly terete, bearing 

 ihirim.l f.,Trti-colored fls., raeas- 



rimili till... without any corona 

 hi. :.i ; -. L'liicnts obovate, 2 in. 

 .hill .111.1-.. II, the tips greenish 



i.art liri;.-lit red, with a forke; 



white mark atthebaseof each, and a green-white throatd 

 stamens declined, mostlv exceeding the perianth, the 

 filaments white; style exserted. Peru. G.C. 1870:733.- 



