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The 



HIPPEASTRUM 



divides itself 



narrow-leaved (Ivs. 



the flowers precede the leaves. 



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

 1. solandrifldrum, Herb. Bulb ovoid, 3-4 : in in diam- 

 eter, with a short neck: Ivs. appearing with the fls , 1-^ 

 ft long, 1-2 in. wide, blunt: scape somewhat flattened, 



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

 the parent of hybrids. 



AA. Perianth tube short (usually not more than 



1 in. long). 



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

 c. Stigma S-parted. 



2. aftlicum, Herb. LILY-OF-THE-PALACE. Bulb ovoid, 

 3-4 in. in diameter, with 



a short neck: Ivs. 6-9, 1-2 

 ft. long, 2 in. broad, bright 

 green, the end blunt or 

 nearly so, appearing with 

 the fls.: scape scarcely 

 longer than the Ivs., stout, 

 terete, usually bearing 2 large red fls., ot 

 which the segments are green at the base: 

 segments 5-6 in. long, the 2 upper inner ones 

 much broader than the others, all of them 

 obovate and somewhat pointed ; corona in the 

 throat green ; stamens shorter than the peri- 

 anth; filaments red. Brazil. B.M. 3311. B.R. 

 6:444. Gt. 45, p. 417. -One of the best, and 

 common in the trade. The form known as 

 var. platyp6tala, Lindl., B.R. 12:1038, with 

 broader petals and more robust habit, is in 

 the trade. 



3. Ackermanni, Hort., is a garden hybrid, 

 with large crimson fls. The var. pulcherri- 

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

 is best known. 



4. psittacinum, Herb. Bulb 3-4 in. in diam- 

 eter, with a long neck: Ivs. with the fls., 6-8, 

 lightly glaucous, becoming nearly or quite 2 

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

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

 oblong and acute, undulate, the edge crimson, 

 the main part green but crimson-striped; 

 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 beer 

 a parent in hybridizations. 



cc. Stigma capitate. 



5. pardinum, Dombr. Bulb globular, 2-3 in. 

 in diameter, with a short neck: Ivs. 5-7, ap- 

 pearing with the fls. but not fully developed 

 until after the fls. are gone, becoming 2 ft. 



long and 2 in. broad, narrowed to the base: scape nearly 

 terete, \% ft. tall, glaucous, usually bearing 2 spotted 

 fls. : perianth segments 4-5 in. long, oblong but much 

 narrowed at the base, acute, greenish yellow and much 

 spotted with red, not striped, the lowest inner seg- 

 ment narrowest ; stamens declined, shorter than the 

 perianth. Peru. B.M. 5645. A handsome species, with 

 fls. 6-7 in. across, offered in the American trade, and 

 , also a parent in the modern spotted hybrids. 



BB. Throat not constricted. 



c. Stigma capitate or only obscurely lobed. 



D. Tube of perianth %-l in. long. 



6. equestre, Herb. BARBADOES LILY. Bulb globular, 

 2 in. in diameter, producing offsets freely, with brown 

 scales and a short neck: Ivs. 6-8, developing fully after 

 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 



HIPPEASTRUM 



base, the 3 inner ones narrower than the outer; stamen: 

 shorter than the perianth. Mexico to Chile and Brazil 

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

 winter and spring blooming. There are several gardei 

 forms and hybrids, with larger and better fls. Var. sp!6n 

 dens, Truff.,R.H. 1895:578 (var. Wdlteri, Wittm., Gt. 44 

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

 are longer. Var. fulgidum, Hort. (not H. fulgidum 

 Herb.), has brilliant orange segments margined witl 

 white. Var. ignescens, Hort., is deep clear scarlet, witl 

 white throat and white bars on the segments. Var. mi 

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

 central star. B.R. 3: 234. H. R&zli, Regel, H. pyrrdch 

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

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

 cies. There are double-fld. forms. 



7. reticulatum, Herb. Bulb nearly globular, with , 

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



and broad for the ge 

 nus, being oblanceo 

 late, 1 ft. long and 

 in. broad, thin 

 bright green : scj 

 about 1 ft. tall, n< 

 terete, bearing 3-6 

 sellated or checkei 

 fls. 4-5 in. across: 

 bright mauve or 

 pie-red, with cross 

 and bars of crims 

 the segments 

 and much narrowed 

 low ; stamens shoi 

 than the perianth, 

 clined. S. Brazil. E 

 M. 657. Var. striatifbl 

 ium, Baker, has sti 

 broader Ivs., with 

 white keel or stripe. B. M. 2113. B. E 

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

 Blooms normally in late summer. Offere 

 in American catalogues. 



8. styldsum, Herb. (Amaryllis Ma 

 ranSnsis, KerGawl). Bulb globular, 

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

 coverings : Ivs. 4-6, mostly appearin 

 with the fls., bright green, becomin 

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

 3-8 light red or flesh-colored fls. 4 ir 

 across : perianth tube % in. long ; seg 

 ments oblong-acute, less than 1 in. wid< 

 tawny pink or flesh-red ; stamens soim 

 what exserted, the style much so ( whenc 

 the specific name). Guiana and Bras 

 B.M. 2278. B.R. 9:719. Apparently n( 

 much cult., but it has been a parent c 

 hybrids. 



DD. Tube of perianth very short (or 

 scarcely any). 



9. Beglnse, Herb. Bulb globular, 

 in. in diam. : Ivs. developing after tb 

 fls., 2 ft. long and l%-2 in. broad, green 



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

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

 innermost one narrower, all bright red, a large whitis 

 star in the throat ; tube sometimes nearly or quite 

 in. long ; stamens shorter than the perianth. Mex. t 

 Peru and Braz. B.M. 453. An old garden plant, sti 

 much cult. There are double-fld forms : Amaryl 

 Alberti, Lem., I.H. 13:498, Baker considers to be or 

 these. 



10. Leopold!, Dombr. Bulb globular, 2-3 in. in diam 

 with short neck : Ivs. with the fls. or nearly so, ofte 

 2 ft. long: scape stout, 1^-2 ft., nearly terete, bearin 

 about 2 large, very regular and parti-colored fls., mea 

 uring 6-7 in. across : perianth tube without any coror 

 or constriction at the throat ; segments obovate, 2 

 broad, the lower half dull crimson, the tips greem 

 white, the intermediate part bright red, with a f or - 

 white mark at the base of each, and a green-white th 

 stamens declined, mostly exceeding the perianth, 

 filaments white; style exserted. Peru. " n 



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1069. Hippeastrum vittatum. 



;, Sti 

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., 



G.C. 1870:^ 



