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HIPPEASTRUM 



The geims divides itself into tlie narrow-leaved (Ivs. 

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

 den sorts belong to the latter section. The specie.s 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. BolandriSIdrum, Herb. Bulb ovoid, 3^ in. in diam- 

 eter, with a short neck: Ivs. appearing with the lis., 1-2 

 ft. long, 1-2 in. wide, bhnit: sc^ipe somewhat Battened, 

 2-3 ft. tall, beariiii.' _'-t ,|.rli,„-.l grf.ni^li white fls. : 

 perianth tube oylindri.al, marly a-^ Inn^ a-; tin- obovate 

 sometimes purple-i-iliin-d segments; stamens not ex- 

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

 I.H. 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 bligma S parted 



2. aiHioum Herb Lii\ of thf P\laoe Bulb o\oid 

 3-4 in. in diann ti r uilh 



a short neck In I - i 1-. 

 ft. long, 2 in bi( 1 I I ri^ht 

 green, the end 1 luiit i 

 nearly so, appealing willi 

 the fls.: scape soaroelj 

 longer than the Ivs stout 

 terete, usually bearing 2 large red fls i 

 which the segments are green at the b isl 

 segments 5-6 m long the 2 upper inner ones 

 much broader than the others all of them 

 obovate and somewhat pointed coiona in the 

 throat green stamens shorter than the pen 

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

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

 common in the trade. The form known as 

 var. platypStala, 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. pulcyrri- 

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

 is best known. 



4. pslttaclnum, Herb. Bulb 3^ in. in diam- 

 eter, with a long neck: )vs. with the fls., (i-S, 

 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 been 

 a parent in hybridizations. 



re. 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, IH 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 K-i in. long. 



6. equfestre, 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-^. 4-5 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 thf outer; stamens 

 shorter than the piTKini h. M. \ir.. i,, ( |,ii, ,,,,,i ijrazil. 

 B. M.305.-An oM ^ :<i ;..,.-,. ih.. 1,,-stfur 



winter and sprint; ''I ' ' r.il garden 



forms and hybrids. \\ ii h !:.i -. i :iii.i Im i ; , r i: \':ii-. splen- 

 dens,Truff.,R.H.lmj :.".;? ivar. H «(/.,,, W nn,,.. i it, 44, 

 1418), is larger in all its parts, fls. red, ^unl iIm |i. .lircls 

 are longi-r. Var. fiilgldum, Hort. (u.ii //. ini,i,~i nn:. 

 Herb.), ba^ brilliant orange segments i]uir:,-iiH .1 wiili 

 white. Var. ignfescens, Hort., is deep clear .soarKt, with 

 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. Jlcezli, Regel, ff. 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. reticulitum, Herb. Bulb nearly globular, with a 



-^ 



clmed S. Brazil. B. 

 M. fao7. Var. striatifdl- 

 ium, Baker, has still 

 broader Ivs., with a 



white keel or stripe. B. M. 2113. B. R, 



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



Blooms normally in late summer. Offered 



in American catalogues. 



8. Btyldsum, Herb. (Amaryllis Ma- 

 rarUnsis, 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 

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

 across : perianth tube K 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. 



tl. 2278. B.R. 9:719.-Apparentlynot 

 much cult., but it has been a parent of 

 hybrids. 

 DD. Tube of perianth rery short (< r 

 scarcely any). 



9. Beginse, Herb. Bulb globular, 3 

 in. in diam.: Ivs. developing after the 

 fls., 2 ft. long and lK-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 shorter than the perianth. Blex. to 

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

 much cult. There are double-fld forms : Amaryllis 

 A Iberti, Lem., I.H. 13 :498, Baker considers to be one of 



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

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

 2 ft. long: scape stout, lJ-^-2 ft., nearly terete, bearing 

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

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

 or constriction at the throat ; segments obovate, 2 in. 

 broad, the lower half dull crimson, the tips greenish 

 white, the intermediate part bright red. with a forked 

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

 stamens .declined, inostlv exceeding the perianth, the 

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



