16 BULBS AND TUBEROUS-BOOTED PLANTS. 



become quite dry; water just sufficient to keep the 

 leaves from drooping. The bulbs should remain in the 

 pots, when at rest ; too frequent shifting, and too much 

 pot room, is decidedly injurious. Because the pot is 

 full of roots, it is no indication that the bulb needs 

 repotting; on the contrary, it is a sure indication of 

 bloom. The pots can never be too full of roots, as the 

 bulbs flower all the better for being cramped ; it is aston- 

 ishing how little soil they require. With good drainage, 

 a very little sweet soil, and plenty of clean healthy roots, 

 flowers are secured. We notice the species and some 

 of the leading varieties. The generic name comes from 

 hippeus, a knight, and astron, a star, referring to the 

 shape of H. equestre, Equestrian Star. 



H. Ackermanni. Crimson; very large and fine, 

 the fruitful parent of many of the large flowering sorts. 

 A cross between H. Aulicum and H. Johnsoni. 



H. Ackermanni pulcherrima. Another cross of 

 the same parentage; the flowers are larger and more 

 spreading, differing from the species, in the green stripe 

 in the center of the petals. 



H. Albert! flore-pleno. Flowers orange-red, yel- 

 lowish toward the base of each petal ; full double, about 

 six inches across ; supposed to be a double form of H. 

 equestre. 



H. Aulicum. A strong-growing species from Rio 

 de Janiero; flowers large, deep crimson, green at the 

 base, with a blotch of red-purple above the green. 



H. Aulicum platypetala. Flowers very similar 

 to the last, with the tips of the petals green and yellow ; 

 bulbs very large ; flowers last long after cutting. 



H. equestre-fulgida (Barbadoes Lily). Flowers 

 bright orange, margined with white ; very striking. 



H. equestre flore-pleno. A magnificent variety; 

 flowers nearly as double as the rose, of a rich orange 

 color. This and the preceding are natives of the West 

 Indies, Guiana and Chili. 



