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HIPPEASTRUM 



The fcenus divides itseif into the narrow-leaved (Ivs. 

 linear) and broad-leaved sections. All the common gar- 

 den sorts belong to the latter section. The species which 

 are chiefly known in cult., or which have been parents 

 o£ hybrid races, are contrasted below. In some species 

 the flowers precede the leaves. 



A. Perianlli liihc 4-5 in. loiKj, rerij slender. 



1. solandrifldrum, Herb. Bulb ovoid. 3-4 in. in diam- 

 eter, with a sliort neck: Ivs. appearing with the lls,,l-2 

 ft. liuig, 1-2 in. \v\i\r, lilunt: scape somewhat Battened, 

 2-3 ft." tall, bearing 2-4 declined greenish white tls. : 

 perianth tube cvlindrical. nearly as long as the obovate 

 sometimes i>urple-rii)bed segments; stamens not ex- 

 serted. S. Amer. B.M.2.573; 3771. L. B. C. 12:1200. 

 I. H. 3.5:.'J8. -Apparently little known in gardens, but is 

 the parent of hylu-ids. 



AA. Perianth lube Kliort iusuallij not more than 



1 in. lonq) 



B. Throat constrieted or clo^id hii a lit' 1 or collar 



»', ^lie/ma 3-pai t< d 



2. aulicum, Herb. Lii,y-of-i Hi-P^LirE Bulb ovoid. 

 3-4 in. in diameter, witli 

 a short neck; Ivs. (J-l), 1-2 

 ft. long, 2 in. broad, bright 

 green, the end blunt or 

 nearly so, appearing with 

 the tls. : scape scarcely 

 longer than the Ivs.. stout, 

 terete, usually bearing 2 large red tl 

 which the segments are green at the base: 

 segments 5-(J in. long, the 2 upper inner ones 

 much broader than the others, all of them 

 obovate and somewhat pointed; corona in the 

 throat green; stamens shorter than the peri- 

 anth ; filaments red. Brazil. B.M. 3311. B.K. 

 (1:444. (It. 4.'). p. 417. — One of the best, and 

 common in the trade. The form known as 

 var. platyp^tala, Lindl., B.R. 12:103«, with 

 broader petals and more robust habit, is in 

 the trade. 



3. Ackermanni, Hort., is a garden hybrid, 

 with large crimson tls. The var. pulch^rri- 

 mum, Hnrt., with crimson, green-striped tls,, 

 is best known. 



4. psittaclnum. Herb. Bulb .3-4 in. in diam- 

 eter, with a long neck: Ivs. with the fls., G-8, 

 liglitly glaucous, becoming nearly or quite 2 

 ft. long: sca[)e stout, 2-3 ft. tall, bearing a 

 2-4-tld. umbel: perianth segments 4-5 in. long, 

 oblong and acute, undulate, the edge crimson, 

 the main part green but crimson-striped; 

 stamens much shorter than the perianth. S. 

 Braz. B.R. 3:199. L. B. C. 13: 1204. -Appar- 

 ently little known in cult., liut it has been 

 a parent in hybridizations. 



CO. Sfi(;ma eapitafe. 



5. pardinum, Dombr. Bulb globular, 2-3 in. 

 in diameter, with a short neck: Ivs. 5-7, aji- 

 pearing with the ds. but not fully developed 

 until after the ds. are gone, becoming 2 ft. 



long and 2 in. broail, narrowed to the base : scape nearly 

 terete, 13-2 ft. t:il], glaucous, usually bearing 2 spotted 

 fls.: perianth segments 4-5 in. long, oblong but much 

 narrowed at the base, acute, greenish yellow and much 

 spotted with red, not striped, the lowest inner seg- 

 ment narrowest ; stamens declined, shorter than the 

 perianth. Pern. P.. JI. 5(i45. — A handsome species, with 

 ds. (i-7 in. across, (dfered in the American trade, and 

 also a parent in the modern spotted hybrids. 

 BB. Thrnal md eonstrieted. 

 0. SHijnia eojiilah' nr onlif ohxenrelil luhed. 

 IJ. 'J'nlic of periaiilh }i-] in. lone/. 



6. equ^stre, Herb. Baribadoes Lily. Bulb globular, 

 2 in. in diameter, producing offsets freely, with brown 

 scales and a short neck: Ivs. (i-8, developing fully after 

 the fls., 12-20 in. long and becoming about 2 in. wide, 

 narrowed to the point: scape 1-2 ft., terete, glaucous: 

 ds. 2-4, 4-5 in. across, tlie green tube 1 in. long, the 

 segments ob.ivale-iH.inteil, lirigbt red with green at the 



HIPPEASTRUM 



base, the 3 Inner ones narrower than the outer; stamens 

 shorter than the perianth. Mexico to Chile and Brazil. 

 B. M. 305.— An old garden species, one of the best for 

 winter and spring blooming. There are several garden 

 forms and hybrids, with larger and better fls. Var. splto- 

 den3,Trutf.,R.H. 1895:578 (var. \Vdlt<;ri.Wittin.,Gt.i4. 

 1418), is larger in all its parts, fls. red, and the pedicels 

 are longer. Var. fdlgidum, Hort. (not IT. fnlriidum . 

 Herb.), has brilliant orange segments margined witli 

 white. Var. ignfescens, Hort., is deep clear scarlet, witli 

 white throat and white bars on the segments. Var. ma- 

 jor, Hort., has very large, bright orange fls., with a green 

 central star. B.R". 3 : 234. H. l/uzU, Rcgel, E. jJ'jrriich- 

 ronm, Lem., I. H. 11:420, and U. .'<i'alh(lceiim, Sims. 

 B.M. 2315, are regarded by Baker as forms of this spe- 

 cies. There are donble-fld. forms. 

 7. reticulitum, Herb. Bulb nearly globular, with 



short neck: Ivs. appearing 



ith the tls., rather short 

 and broad for the ge- 

 nus, being oblanceo- 

 ate, 1 ft. long and 2 

 in. broad, thin and 

 bright green : scape 

 :ibout 1 ft. tall, nearly 

 terete, bearing 3-G tes- 

 sellated or checkered 

 Hs. 4-5 in. across: fls. 

 bright mauve or pur- 

 ple-red, with cross lines 

 :ind bars of crimson, 

 the segments obovate 

 and much narrowed be- 

 low ; stamens shorter 

 than the perianth, de- 

 clined. S. Brazil. B. 

 M. 1)57. Var. striatifdl- 

 ium, Baker, has still 

 broader Ivs., with a 



white keel or stripe. B. M. 2113. B. R. 



5:352. G. C. III. 4:477.- Handsome. 



Blooms normally in late summer. Offered 



in American catalogues. 



8. styldsum, Herb. {Amaryllis Mo- 

 raiirnsis, Ker (I'awl). Bulb globular, 3 

 in. in diam., with a short neck and pale 

 coverings : Ivs. 4-0, mostly appearing 

 with tlie fls., bright green, becoming 

 nearly 2 in. wide: scape 1-2 ft., bearing 

 :}-8 light red or flesh-colored fls. 4 in. 

 across : perianth tube Vi in. long ; seg- 

 ments oblong-acnte, less than 1 in. wide, 

 tawny pink or flesh-red ; stamens some- 

 what e.xserted, the style much so (whence 

 the syieciflc name). Guiana and Braz. 

 B.M. 2278. B.R. 9:719. -Apparently not 

 much cult., but it has been a parent of 

 hybrids. 



DD. 'Tnbe of perianth very short {or 

 .•^efireelij any ). 



9. Reginse, Herb. Bulb globular, 3 

 1,, ) in. in diam.: Ivs. developing after the 



tts.. 2 ft. long and l!.2-2 in. broad, green: 

 scape 10-20 in., bearing 2-4 red deidined fls.: perianth 

 segments 4-5 in. long, obovate and acute, the lowest 

 innermost one narrowiu", all bright red, a large whitish 

 star in the throat ; tube sonudimes nearly or quite 1 

 in. long ; stamens shorter than the perianth. Mex. to 

 Peru and Braz. B.M. 453. — An old g.arden plant, still 

 much cult. Ihere are donble-fld forms : Amaryllis 

 A llierti, Lem., l.H. 13:498, Baker considers to be one of 

 these. 



10. L^opoldi, Dombr. Biilh globular, 2-3 in. in diam., 

 with short neck : Ivs. with tiie fls. or nearly so, often 

 2 ft. long: scape stout, l>.2-2 ft., nearly terete, bearing 

 about 2 large, very regular and parti-ccdored fls., meas- 

 uring 6-7 in. across : perianth tube without any corona 

 or constriction at the throat; segments obovate, 2 in. 

 broad, the lower half dull crimson, th(! tips greenish 

 white, the intermediate p.art bright red, with a forked 

 white mark at the base of each, and a green-white throat : 

 stamens declined, mostly exceeding the peri.anth, the 

 fllaments white; style exserted. Pern. G.(!^. 1870:733.— 



1069. Hippeastrum vittatum 



