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THE ALSTRU3MERIA, ITS VARIETIES AND CULTIVATION. 
ones oblong, apiculate. Grows a foot high. 
Native of Brazil. We do not think this spe- 
cies is grown in gardens, and we are indebted 
for our knowledge of it to M. Martius of 
Munich. 
14. Alstroemeria revolufa, Ruiz and Pavon 
(revolute Alstroemeria). — Leaves lanceolate ; 
peduncles umbellate, two-flowered, petals re- 
flexed, the inner ones smaller. Herbaceous. 
Native of Chili. Stem very simple ; petals 
purple. 
15. Alstroemeria versicolor, Ruiz and Pa- 
von (parti-coloured Alstroemeria). — Leaves 
linear-lanceolate ; umbel of from three to six 
flowers, inner petals narrower, under ones 
broader and shorter. Herbaceous. Native 
of Chili. Gi'ows about a half-foot high. Pe- 
tals yellow, spotted with purple. Introduced 
in 1833, and has produced numerous varieties, 
of which may be noted aurantiaca, Jiava, 
&c. It is from having been thought that 
these horticultural denominations represented 
species, that the opinion has been dissemi- 
nated, that all Alstrcemerias were simply 
varieties of one common type or parent. This 
species flowers in June, and may be grown in 
an orangery or cool greenhouse, but better 
in a bed in the border, covered in winter 
with a frame, and surrounded by litter. 
16. Alstroemeria heemantha, Ruiz and Pa- 
von (crimson-flowered Alstroemeria). — Leaves 
linear-lanceolate, ciliated ; umbels with about 
six rays ; peduncles two-flowered, outer petals 
dentate, the upper ones shorter. Herbaceous. 
Native of Chili. The outer petals are white 
and purple, having a large purple spot ; those 
of the interior varied with white, vellow, and 
purple. Cultivated since 1829. Flowers in 
July. Requires a stove [or greenhouse]. 
17. Alstroemeria lineatijiora, Ruiz and 
Pavon (lined-flowered Alstroemeria). — Leaves 
lanceolate, bright green ; umbel of from four 
to seven rays ; peduncles two-flowered or one- 
flowered ; petals obovate, cuneiform, acumi- 
nate, dentate. Herbaceous. Native of Peru. 
Grows from two to three feet high. Flowers, 
pinkish purple. [Introduced in 1842.] 
18. Alstroemeria psittacina, Lehmann 
(parrot-like Alstroemeria). — Whole plant very 
glabrous ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, nerved, 
peduncles in umbels, one-flowered ; external 
divisions of the corolla lanceolate, the others 
oblong, spotted above. Herbaceous. Native 
of Mexico. Grows a foot high. Flowers 
disposed in an umbel. Sanguineous at the 
base, the tips spotted with green. Cultivated 
since 1829. Flowers in September, and may 
be grown in a bed covered by a frame in 
winter. 
19. Alstroemeria braziliensis, Sellow (Bra- 
zilian Alstroemeria). — Stem straight ; leaves 
lanceolate, pointed, nerved, very smooth ; pe- 
duncles, one-flowered in umbels ; divisions 
of the perianth lanceolate, pointed, very en- 
tire, and striated. Herbaceous. Native of 
Brazil. We do not think it is to be found in 
cultivation. 
20. Alstroemeria monticola, Martius (moun- 
tain Alstroemeria). — Stem stiff, glabrous; 
leaves linear, lanceolate, pointed, distant, gla- 
brous ; umbel with six rays ; the three exte- 
rior petals spathulate, obtuse at the summit, 
crenulate, the three interior ones lanceolate, 
pointed, the two upper ones a little longer. 
Herbaceous. Grows two feet high. Native 
of Brazil. [Not introduced.] 
21. Alstroemeria longistamtnea, Martius 
(long-stamened Alstroemeria). — Stem straight, 
glabrous ; leaves linear, lanceolate, pointed, 
short ; umbels with five rays, without invo- 
lucres ; outer petals obliquely oval, the inner 
ones shorter, oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, 
the under ones shorter ; stamens a little ex- 
serted. Herbaceous. Native of Brazil. Not 
to be found in gardens. 
22. Alstroemeria foliosa, Martius (leafy 
Alstroemeria). — Stem straight, glabrous, a 
little scabrous at the base ; leaves linear-lan- 
ceolate, somewhat acute, with a mealy pubes- 
cence underneath ; umbels from three to six- 
flowered ; peduncles with one or two flowers? 
outer petals spathulate, crenulate, the interior 
ones lanceolate, pointed. Native of Brazil. 
Grows three feet high. Corolla red ; white 
at the limb. [Not introduced.] 
23. Alstroemeria glaucescens, Humboldt 
and Bonpland (glaucous Alstroemeria). — Stem 
straight, inclined, glabrous ; leaves lance- 
olate, convolute, becoming green below ; 
flowers umbellate ; divisions of the perianth 
oblong, obtuse, glabrous. Herbaceous. Na- 
tive of South America. Grows to about three 
feet high. The three exterior petals are of a 
flesh colour ; those at the interior yellow, 
and spotted with a ferruginous brown. [Not 
introduced.] 
24. Alstroemeria linifolia, Humboldt and 
Bonpland (flax-leaved Alstroemeria). — Stem 
straight, a little velvety ; leaves lanceolate, 
glabrous, revolute at the margins ; flowers in 
umbels ; outer divisions of the perianth ob- 
long, somewhat acute, pubescent at the out- 
side. Native of South America. Grows one 
foot high. The three outer petals red, pubes- 
cent at the exterior ; the three interior ones 
yellow, and spotted with red. [Not intro- 
duced.] 
25. Alstroemeria disticlwphylla, Sprengel (dis- 
tichous-leaved Alstroemeria). — Stem straight ; 
leaves distichous, oblong, lanceolate ; umbel 
with from three to eight flowers; petals equal. 
Herbaceous. Native of Peru ; figured by 
Ruiz and Pavon, and named by them A. dis- 
tichifolia. The stem is very simple, two 
