No. 1272. 

 ALSTRCEMERIA HOOKERI. 



We received this from the Horticultural 

 Society, with the name of Versicolor: it 

 has also been figured by Dr. Hooker in 

 Exotic Flora, and called Rosea. Both 

 these names are objectionable, having been 

 already applied by Ruiz and Pavon, in Flora 

 Peruviana, to other distinct species : we 

 feel much pleasure, therefore, in following 

 Mr. Sweet, by giving it a name which has 



Hooker, by the number, elegance, and 

 accuracy of his works. 



This plant is a native of Chili : it flowers 

 in June ; after which the stalks, which are 

 about two feet high, decay, and the roots 

 remain dormant till the latter end of the 

 year, during which time they should be 

 potted in light, rich earth : they may some- 

 times be parted, and will also probably 

 ripen seed. They require the protection 



