HIPPEASTEUM FORGETII. 



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The following varieties appeared in this importation. Vars. A 

 and B were clearly varieties of H. Forgetii, but Var. 0 was substan- 

 tially H. ydrdinum, but with the coloration of H. Forgetii. 



Var. A. Flower of an intense dark red, with narrower seg- 

 ments, and a very short green star. 



Var. B. Irregularly blotched with white at the apices of all seg- 

 ments [this may have been due to some injury whilst in bud] . 



Var. C. An inflorescence substantially H. pardinum but 

 unspotted. The flowers larger than in H. Forgetii and with a 

 larger green base. Limb exceeding 4 inches ; span exceeding 6 inches 

 by 5 inches horizontally ; outer segments If inch wide ; inner segments 

 1^ inch wide; low^est less than 1 inch wide and shorter than all 

 the rest; stamens exserted; style f inch longer than stamens; stigma 

 sub-capitate, simple. The flowers were very widely expanded (as 

 in H. pardinum) with no inclination for the apices of the outer seg- 

 ments to incurve (as in H. Forgetii). The dissection of the tube showed 

 similar results. Ovules about 81 (27 in each row). 



My thanks are specially due to Mr. Godseff, on behalf of Messrs. 

 Sander, for providing me with such ample material from which these 

 particulars were prepared. H. Forgetii has now flow^ered with me 

 twice, and a flower-spike was shown before the Scientific Committee 

 of the E.H.S. on February 6, 1912. (See p. xxxii.) 



appear. Thus the general ground-colour is a dullish crimson chequered with white, 

 but on the lowest segment and on the adjoining halves of the two nearest segments 

 the ground-colour is white, irregularly spotted with a few red spots in places. All the 

 segments have green bases, and the 3 upper segments have in addition a short distinct 

 green keel below. The exterior of the flower is whitish and greenish chequered with 

 red. 



