fflWED ALSTROEMERIA. 
Salsilla : having a twining stem ; leaves petio- 
late, lanceolate, and acuminate ; the umbel 
branching ; and the peduncles, which are 
longer than the involucre, bracted and loose — 
5. The Alstroemeria Mukirlora: having a 
twining stem ; leaves petiolate, lanceolate, and 
acuminate ; the umbel simple ; peduncles shorter 
than the bractes ; and petals alternate and 
truncate — 6. The Alstroemeria Ovata: having 
a twining stem ; leaves lanceolate, lannginose 
on the upper surface and lucid on the leaves ; 
and corollas tubular. 
All these plants are found in South Ameri- 
ca. The leaves are resupipate, and the petals 
alternately larger and smaller. The trivial 
names of the fust, third, and fourth species, are 
taken from their Peruvian appellations. 
The flowers of the first species, or Alstroe- 
meria Pelegrina, are whitish, most beautifully 
stained, and veined, with purple and red. It 
was first introduced into England, by Messrs, 
Lee and Kennedy, about the year 1753. 
The second species, or Alstroemeria Puj- 
cheha, in appearance and structure, very much 
resembles the first. 
The 
