fiEXAGLOTTlS 



THE BULB BOOK 



HIMEASTEUM 



during the summer months, and after 

 fading the leaves begin to appear. 

 Increase is effected mainly by offsets. 



H. crispa (formerly known also as 

 Amaryllis, Strwnaria, Imhofia crispa, 

 aimd Amaryllis cinnamomea). — Closely 

 related to //. stellaris. The pinkish 

 flowers with wavy segments are borne 

 in umbels from April to August. 

 (Jacq. Hort. Schoen. t. 72 ; Bot. Reg. 

 t. 1383.) 



H. Dregeana. — Flowers reddish- 

 white, twenty to thirty in an umbel. 



H. , fllifolia {Imhofia and Stru- 

 mariafilifolia ; LetKOJum strumosum ; 

 Crintim tenellum). — Leaves thread- 

 like, produced same time as the white 

 flowers in autumn {Bot. Reg. t. 440). 



H. gemmata {Strumaria and 

 Imhofia, gemmata; Imhofia, Burchel- 

 liana ; I. Bergiana). — Leaves strap- 

 shaped, about 6 ins. long, fringed 

 with long fine hairs. Flowers 

 purplish-white with wavy segments, 

 on stalks 6 to 12 ins. high, ten to 

 twenty in an umbel. {Bot. Mag. 

 t. 1620.) 



H. Rehmanni. — Leaves roundish. 

 Flowers eight to twelve in an umbel, 

 with much-crisped segments. 



H. spiralis, closely related to //, 

 filifolia, from which it differs in 

 having a spirally twisted stem. 



H. stellaris {Amaryllis and Stru- 

 maria stellaris). — Leaves strap- 

 shaped. Flowers pink or red, with 

 oblong crisped segments, on stalks 

 3 to 9 ins. high {Jacq. Hort. Schoen. 

 t. 71). 



H. Zeyheri. — Leaves linear, about 

 1 ft. long. Flowers purplish-white, 

 with slightly wavy oblanceolate 

 segments. 



HEXAGLOTTIS {hex, six ; glotta, a 

 tongue ; in reference to the six 

 spreading lobes of the style). Nat. 

 Ord. Iridese. — A small genus of 

 South African bulbous plants, closely 



related to the Homeeias. The only 

 species of note is — 



H. longifolla {Ilomeria and Moraea 

 flexuosa). — A plant about 18 ins. high, 

 with narrow linear leaves and yellow 

 flowers in May and June {Bot. Mag. 

 t. 695). This species requires the 

 same cultural treatment as the 

 Ixias. H. virgata is similar but has 

 slender roundish leaves. 



HIPPBASTBUM {hijypeus, a knight : 

 astron, a star ; referring to the flowers 

 of II. equestre). Equestrian Stab. 

 Nat. Ord. Amaryllideae. — ^A genus 

 containing about forty species of 

 herbaceous plants with large tunicated. 

 bulbs, more or less strap -shaped 

 leaves, and hollow fleshy peduncles, 

 bearing two or more large funnel- 

 shaped flowers. 



The Hippeastrums are still much 

 better known under the name of 

 Amaryllis, especially the beautiful 

 hybrids that have been raised during 

 the past hundred years, and which 

 are now probably more popular than 

 ever. The cultural notes here given 

 refer more particularly to the garden 

 hybrids, but they vsdll also serve for 

 the natural species mentioned below. 



Garden Hippeastrums may be kept 

 in a state of growth all the year round ; 

 in other words, they remain ever- 

 green. Some of the most successful 

 growers, however, prefer to give the 

 plants a short period of rest. When 

 approaching this stage the supply of 

 water is reduced gradually, and when 

 the foliage has withered no water at 

 all is given to the bulbs. When 

 growth recommences the young 

 shoots appear from the tops of the 

 bulbs. Then is the proper period 

 for fresh potting, and it may be at 

 different periods of the year, accord- 

 ing to the time the plants went to 

 rest. The bulbs should have the old 

 soil shaken away from the roots, and 



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