52 STOVE PLANTS. 



A. pyrochroma. — Leaves fleshy, linear oblong ; flowers ox 

 good size and substance, four or five on each scape, colour 

 deep red, the throat shading to greenish yellow. A very 

 handsome species. Native of Brazil. 



A. reticulata. — A very beautiful old species, by some called 

 A. siriatifolia. It is one of those fine bulbs that has long 

 been neglected, but should be in every collection. The leaves 

 are sword-shaped, dark green, with the midrib a pure ivory 

 white ; the flower scapes rise well above the leaves, each 

 bearing five or six flowers, some three inches in diameter, 

 a beautiful soft pink and white, the veins being darker, and 

 giving the whole flower a remarkable netted appearance. 



A. rubicunda. — Flowers about six and a-half inches in 

 diameter ; rich crimson, base of segments white, speckled and 

 flaked with rosy pink, small green base ; a beautiful flower. 



A. Triumphant. — Flowers about six inches in diameter ; 

 carmine scarlet segments, perfectly round, with a light base 

 flaked with white, and slightly shaded green base. 



A. Unique.— This very handsome variety is of extra fine 

 form. The petals are of good substance and very broad ; the 

 colour is a deep bright scarlet, the centre of the petals being 

 shaded with black, and having white markings in the throat. 



A. William Pitt. — Flowers bold and of good form, vermilion, 

 striped with white ; one of the most beautiful. 



A . Williamdi. — Petals of great breadth and substance ; 

 ground colour carmine scarlet, beautifully feathered with 

 rosy carmine, and having a broad band of white down the 

 centre of each petal. 



Amhekstia. 



A genus belonging to the order Leguminosa:a. It has been 

 named in honour of Countess Amherst, and was flowered in 



