HIPPEASTRUM 



THE BULB BOOK 



HIPPEASTRUM 



of which are striped with red or lilac 

 {Wien. lU. G. Z. 1903, 281, t. 3). 



H. Jameson!. — Native of the 

 Argentiae, where it flowers in January. 

 Flowers red. Not in cultivation. 



H. Leopoldl. — Native of the Peru- 

 vian Andes, whence it was introduced 

 in 1869. Leaves strap-shaped, 1^ to 

 2 ft. long. Flowers regular, 5 ins. 

 long, greenish-white in the throat, 

 bright red in the centre, with a bifid 

 keel of white in the lower half of the 

 red portion. {Floral Mag. tt. 475, 

 4V6 ; Gard. Chron. 1870, f. 140.) 



H. Muesserianum.— This is closely 

 related to ff. atilicum, and has salmon- 

 coloured segments tinted with rose 

 (III. Hort. 1896, t. 72). 



H. pardlnum. — Also native of 

 Peruvian Andes. Introduced 1867. 

 Leaves 2 ft. long, 2 ins. broad. 

 Flowers greenish, more or less flushed, 

 copiously and minutely spotted with 

 red. {Floral Mag. t. 344 ; Bot. Mag. 

 t. 5645.) 



H. pratense {HdbraMhus). — A 

 native of the hills and plains of Chili. 

 Bulbs about Ij ins. thick. Leaves 

 1 to Ij ft. long, about ^ in. broad, 

 produced with the bright red bell- 

 shaped flowers in spring and early 

 summer. A brilliant plant for grow- 

 ing in masses. {Bot. Reg. 1842, t. 35.) 



H. prooerum {Amaryllis Rayneri). 

 — A distinct species from S. Brazil. 

 Leaves in two rows, curved, 2 to 3 ft. 

 long, 1^ to 2 ins. broad, cartilaginous 

 on margin. Flowers 5 to 6 ins. long, 

 lilac, not starred in the throat. '{El. 

 Hort. xi. 408; Fl. d. Serr. tt. 2077, 

 2078 ; Bot. Mag. t. 5883.) 



H. pslttaciniim. — Introduced from 

 S. Brazil 1814. Peduncle 2 to 3 ft. 

 high, stout. Flowers 4 to 5 ins. 

 long, with wavy segments crimson 

 on the edges, with a green keel from 

 which crimson stripes radiate. {Bot. 

 Reg. t. 199; Lodd. Bot. Cab. t. 

 1204.) 



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H. Reginae. — Widely distributed 

 from Mexico and W. Indies to Brazil 

 and Peru. First flowered at Hoxton 

 in 1728, on the birthday of Queen 

 Caroline. Leaves 2 ft. long, de- 

 veloped after the large bright red 

 flowers, which have a large greenish- 

 white star in the throat. {Miller, le. 

 t. 24; Bot. Mag. t. 453; Red. Lil. 

 t. 9.) 



H. retlculatum {Gohurgia reticu- 

 lata). — Introduced in 1777 from S. 

 Brazil. Flowers about 4 ins. long, 

 bright mauve-red, cross-veined with 

 a deeper tint. {Bot. Mag. t. 657; 

 And. Bot. Rep. t. 179; Red. Lil. 

 t. 424.) 



The variety, striatifolium has 

 broader leaves with a distinct white 

 keel {Bot. Mag. t. 2513 ; Rot. Reg. t 

 352). 



H. roseiun {Habranthm). — ^A native 

 of Monte Video, having dark brown 

 ovoid bulbs 1 in. long, and dark green 

 leaves 9 ins. long, followed with a 

 scape about 6 ins. high bearing two 

 funnel-shaped flowers of a rich rosy- 

 crimson colour with a yellowish base 

 {Gard. Chron. 1900, xxviii. 287). 



H. rutilum. — Introduced from Kio 

 de Janeiro about 1810. Bulbs 

 stolonif erous, 2 to 3 ins. thick. Leaves 

 about 1 ft. long, over 1 in. broad. 

 Flowers 3 to 4 ins. long, bright 

 crimson with a green cylindrical tube 

 {Bot. Reg. t. 23; Lodd. Bot. Gab. t. 

 1449). There are several varieties, 

 such as acvmiinatum, with very acute 

 pale pink segments {Bot. Reg. tt. 534, 

 1188; Bot. Mag. t. 2273); citrinum, 

 flowers bright yellow; crocatum, 

 flowers with wavy saffron - coloured 

 segments ; and/i<^g'icfM»i, with broader 

 leaves than the type, and larger 

 bright scarlet flowers having a green 

 base and keel on the lower half of 

 the segments. 



H. solandrlflorum. — Introduced 

 from Tropical S. America in 1820, 



