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DESCRIPTION OF THE Hyprip, ALSTRGMERIA ACUTIFOLIA-AUREA. 
STeM twining, smooth, branched, rather slender, but more robust than 
that of Alstreemeria acutifolia; less so than the erect stem of Alstree- 
meria aurea. LEAVES scattered, nearly sessile, resupinate, owing to a 
twist of the base, lanceolately-acute, slightly denticulate at the lower 
part, of a glaucous colour, nerves very perceptible on the upper 
(naturally the under) surface; less so on the under (upper) surface. 
INFLORESCENCE umbellate, umbel simple; several leaf-like bracts 
among the pedicels, which are: numerous and slightly pubescent. 
PERIGONE subcampanulate, of six folioles somewhat unequal, the three 
exterior shorter, of a reddish orange-colour externally, rounded, or 
only bluntly pointed at the apex; the three interior narrower at the 
base, but spreading out, and notched at the margin, acuminate from 
a strong central line being prolonged. Stamens six; filaments at 
first erect, afterwards slightly deflected. ANTHERS purple, two-celled, 
Ovary turbinate, pubescent, obscurely ribbed, three-celled. STyLE 
erect. Stiema three-parted, segments recurved. 
PopuLtar AnD GeocrapuicaL Notice. The genus Alstremeria 
contains species chiefly natives of tropical America, and of the 
southern extra tropical part of that continent; one of the parents of 
our hybrid, Alstreemeria aurea, being found as far south as the 44°— 
viz. in the island of Chiloe; the other, Acutifolia, being a native of 
Mexico. The characters approach most nearly to those of Alstroemeria 
aurea, from which the pollen was obtained. 
INTRODUCTION; WHERE GROWN; CuLTuRE. This hybrid was 
raised by the Messrs. Pope of the Handsworth Nursery, near Bir- 
mingham, These intelligent cultivators are of opinion that it would 
flower freely, planted out against a south wall, Of this there can be 
little doubt, since Aurea grows with us in the open ground, in a sandy 
compost, as freely as the White Lily, and increases more abundantly. 
Acutifolia, too, we have seen growing and flowering luxuriantly out 
doors, but it is more slow of increase. Mr, Herbert observes, “ The 
greater part of these beautiful plants are natives of elevated situations 
and dislike a high temperament, and will endure the winter if planted 
pretty deep in a light soil, and covered over with leaves in the cold 
season.” 
DERIVATION oF THE NAMES. 
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known to Linneus, ACUTIFOLIA-AUREA, @ term pounded of tk 
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