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conformable. This is the A. Feuillceana of 
"Meyer. Herbaceous. Native of Chili. Not 
;nown by whom or when introduced. The 
petals are of a fleshy rose colour, the two. 
upper ones somewhat marked or dotted ; and 
the odour of the flower is very agreeable. 
Flowers in March, and is best grown in a 
stove. 
6. Alstrcemeria magnified, Herbert (mag- 
nificent Alstrcemeria). — External divisions of 
the perianth apiculate, obovate, pale purple, 
two inches long, by one and a quarter broad ; 
under petals equally coloured, rounded, and 
obtuse, about an inch and a quarter broad ; 
upper ones straighter, three-quarters of an 
inch broad, and an inch and three-quarters long, 
deep purple at the base, striated, yellow at 
the middle, and rich purple at the apex. 
Dr. Lindley adopts this description of the 
late Hon. and Rev. W. Herbert, and con- 
siders this Alstrcemeria as new; but the diag- 
nosis rests on the dimensions and the colours 
of the corolla, consequently deserves to have 
but little importance attached to it. The 
plant, we believe, was brought from Co- 
quimbo by Mr. Bridges, and has been grown 
in England. 
7. Alstrcemeria chorillensis, Herbert (Cho- 
rillos Alstrcemeria). — Stem nearly a foot high; 
leaves two inches and a half long, and three- 
quarters broad, resupinate, upper surface 
ribbed with two or four strong nerves ; pe- 
duncle two or three-flowered ; perianth an 
inch and one-eighth long, bright rose veins, 
green at the ouside, and at the summit ; ex- 
ternal divisions spathulate, nearly equal, more 
than half an inch broad ; those of the inte- 
rior straighter, pointed, the upper ones bright 
rose at the summit, yellow at the middle, and 
rose at the base, having some straight linear 
spots and freckles ; the reproductive organs 
rose, the pollen pale, capsules sub-spherical, 
the seeds small and roundish, of an obscure 
brown colour, closely tuberculated. This 
description, also adopted by Dr. Lindley, is 
hardly to be compared to some others which 
we have of this genus. This species is a 
native of the mountains of Chorillos near 
Lima, in Peru. [Introduction uncertain.] 
8. Alstrcemeria Curtisiana, Meyer (Cur- 
tis's Alstrcemeria). — Leaves subulate ; umbel 
simple, few-flowered, petals pointed; perianth 
sub-bilabiate ; the anterior petal, thrice as 
short as the posterior ones. Kedoute has 
figured this species under the name of A. 
Ligtu, in his work on Liliacese ; and Hooker, 
Herbert, and Loddiges, regard it as a modifi- 
cation of the same species. Meyer has, how- 
ever, ably shown that this opinion is not 
sustainable. It is a herbaceous plant. Native 
of Chili and Brazil. The large petal is en- 
tirely rose-colour ; the lateral ones narrower, 
white, except at the tips, where they are rose; 
the inferior ones are entirely rose. Flowers 
in March ; and may be grown in a cool green- 
house. [Introduction uncertain.] 
9. Alstrcemeria albifiora, Presl (white- 
flowered Alstrcemeria). — Leaves linear, sessile, 
smooth ; umbel of from three to six flowers ; 
involucre leafy, longer than the pedicels, which 
are sub-bifid : the three upper petals obovate, 
denticulate ; the two exterior ones oblong, 
lanceolate, the anterior one uneven, lanceo- 
late, denticulate. Native of the Cordilleras of 
Chili. Herbaceous. The flowers are white; 
the two exterior petals have lines and purple 
spots at the middle. This species is not 
known to us, and it is not grown in our 
gardens. 
10. Alstrcemeria caryophyllea, Jacquin 
(clove-scented Alstrcemeria). — Leaves spathu- 
late, sessile, appressed, with three nerves ; 
floriferous stem, subaphyllous : the sterile 
stems with more numerous leaves, longly 
lanceolate, petiolate and dispersed ; corollas 
bilabiate. It is a species introduced in 1776 ; 
it was thought the country was not known, 
but it has been ascertained, at the present day, 
that it comes from Brazil. Jacquin, in Jar- 
din de Schcenbrunn, has described and figured 
it. It is herbaceous, and all the petals are 
red. It flowers in February and March, and 
the scent of its flowers is similar to that of 
cloves. This species well merits greater 
patronage than its receives. Its flowers 
would be highly attractive in February. 
[This should be grown in a stove.] 
1.1. Alstroemeria pallida, Graham (pale 
Alstrcemeria). — Stem weak, straight ; leaves 
linear - lanceolate, denticulate, subamplexi- 
caul ; exterior petals obovate, the lateral ones 
broader, those of the interior longer and lan- 
ceolate, pedunculate, one-flowered. Herba- 
ceous. Originally from South America. The 
four outer petals are of a bright rose-colour, 
the two inner ones lanceolate, winged at the 
base, denticulate, veined with red, and having 
a yellow spot. Flowers in June. May be 
grown in a bed, covered in winter, and ex- 
posed in summer. [Introduced in 1828.] 
12. Alstrcemeria spathtddta, Presl (spa- 
thulate Astrcemeria). — Leaves spathulate, mu- 
cronate, smooth, and with cartilaginous mar- 
gins ; umbel with two or three flowers, 
involucre leafy, as long as the one-flowered 
pedicels; petals conformable, apiculate. Grows 
half a foot in height. Herbaceous. Native 
of Peru. 
13. Alstroemeria plantaginea, Martius 
(plantain-leaved Alstrcemeria). — Leaves nar- 
row, lanceolate, smooth, on the sterile stems 
oval-lanceolate ; umbels of from five to six 
rays ; petals conformable, entire ; the outer 
ones obovate, spathulate, obtuse ; the inner 
