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THE ALSTRCEMERIA, ITS VARIETIES AND CULTIVATION. 
cuneiform. Native of Peru. Herbaceous. The 
thiee outer petals red, green at the points : 
those of the interior greenish yellow, spotted 
with purple dots. [Not introduced]. 
39. Alstroemeria, pauciflora, Humboldt and 
Bonpland (few-flowered Alstroemeria). — Stem 
twining; leaves glabrous, ovate, oblong or 
ovate-lanceolate, somewhat stiff ; umbels few- 
flowered, pedicels with two or three flowers, 
lengthened, glabrous ; outer divisions of the 
perianth longest. This species was found near 
Santa Fe de Bogota in Guadaloupe. The 
three outer petals are purple, the three inner 
ones orange. Introduced in 1823. Flow- 
ers in September. May be grown in a 
stove. 
40. Alstroemeria setacea, Ruiz and Pavon 
(setaceous Alstroemeria). — Stem climbing; 
leaves lanceolate, pubescent beneath ; umbel 
simple, rays numerous, peduncles pubescent, 
bracts setaceous; corolla small, petals straight, 
connivent. Native of Peru. Herbaceous. 
Grows from six to eight feet high ; outer 
petals purple, the inner yellow. [Not intro- 
duced.] 
41 . Alstroemeria tome?itosa, Ruiz and Pavon 
(downy Alstroemeria). — Stem nearly twining, 
glabrous ; leaves lanceolate, the margins re- 
flexed, somewhat downy underneath ; umbels 
many-flowered with two-flowered rays. Her- 
baceous. Grows about four feet high. Native 
of Peru. The three outer petals are bright 
red, and those of the interior yellowish. [Not 
introduced.] 
42. Alstroemeria ovata, Cavanilles (oval- 
leaved Alstroemeria). — Stem twining ; leaves 
petiolate, elliptic, acuminate, velvety above ; 
umbel branchy or spreading ; peduncles 
longer than the involucre, two-flowered, loose, 
and furnished with bracts ; corolla campanu- 
late-tubular. It is the Alstroemeria hirtella 
of Sweet ; the Bomarea ovata of Mirbel. 
Herbaceous. Native of Peru. The three outer 
petals are red, green at the points ; the three 
inner ones green, and marked with dark or 
blackish dots. Introduced in 1824. Flowers 
in June. May be grown in the open ground 
with the protection of a frame in winter. 
43. Alstroemeria hirtella, Humboldt and 
Bonpland (hairy Alstroemeria). —Stem twining, 
glabrous ; leaves oblong, membranaceous, 
hairy on the veins underneath ; umbels many- 
flowered, pedicels generally one-flowered, 
glabrous ; outer divisions of the perianth 
somewhat the shortest. Herbaceous. Native 
of Mexico. The three outer petals are red, 
the three inner ones greenish, and spotted 
with red. [Introduced in 1824.] 
44. Alstroemeria denticulata, Ruiz and 
Pavon (denticulate Alstroemeria). — Stem 
climbing ; leaves lanceolate - oval, sharply 
pointed, undulated at the margins, denticu- 
late, pubescent underneath ; flowers arranged 
in an umbel or corymb, bracts subulate. 
Herbaceous. Native of Peru. Flowers red- 
dish yellow. Not introduced. 
45. Alstroemeria fimbria ta, Ruiz and Pavon 
(fringed Alstroemeria). — Stem twining; leaves 
lanceolate, narrow ; umbel many-flowered ; 
interior petals fringed. Herbaceous. Native 
of Peru. Flowers yellow, varied with saffron. 
[Not introduced.] 
46. Alstroemeria purpurea, Ruiz and Pavon 
(purple Alstroemeria). — Stem climbing, pu- 
bescent ; leaves lanceolate, narrow, pubescent 
underneath ; flowers in a corymb or nearly 
an umbel ; peduncles one-flowered, lanugi- 
nose, and furnished with bracts. Native of 
Peru. Herbaceous. Flowers purple. [Not 
introduced.] 
47. Alstroemeria macrocarpa, Ruiz and 
Pavon (large-fruited Alstroemeria). — Stem 
climbing; leaves oblong-lanceolate, pubescent 
below ; umbel many-rayed, peduncles two- 
flowered, very long, many times longer than 
the involucre. Herbaceous. Native of Peru. 
Flowers of a reddish yellow. [Not intro- 
duced.] 
48. Alstroemeria salsilloides, Martius (sal- 
silla-like Alstroemeria). — Stem climbing ; 
leaves petiolate, lanceolate, acuminate, gla- 
brous on both sides ; umbels from six to 
twenty-five rays, bearing from two to three 
flowers ; outer petals ovate-oblong, pointed, 
those of the interior a little longer than the 
others, cuneiform, emarginate, punctate ; fi- 
laments pubescent below. Herbaceous. Na- 
tive of Brazil. [Not introduced.] 
49. Alstroemeria grandi folia, Humboldt 
and Bonpland (large-leaved Alstroemeria). — 
Stem twining, glabrous ; leaves oval, mem- 
braneous, slightly hairy underneath ; umbel 
few-flowered ; pedicels one-flowered, pube- 
scent ; divisions of the perianth equal. Her- 
baceous. Native of South America. Outer 
petals red, inner ones orange, spotted with 
red. [Not introduced.] 
50. Alstroemeria cordifolia, Ruiz and Pa- 
von (heart-leaved Alstroemeria). — Stem climb- 
ing ; leaves cordate acuminate ; umbel six- 
rayed, peduncles, with two or three flowers 
puberulous. Herbaceous. Native of Peru. 
Flowers of a yellowish red. [Not intro- 
duced.] 
51. Alstroemeria latifolia, Ruiz and Pavon 
(broad-leaved Alstroemeria). — Stem twining ; 
leaves oblong, acuminate, veined, pubescent 
underneath ; umbels many-rayed, peduncles 
one to three-flowered ; furnished with bracts; 
corollas greenish red. Herbaceous. Native 
of Peru. Flowers of a greenish red colour. 
[Not introduced.] 
52. Alstroemeria hirsuta, Humboldt and 
Bonpland (hairy Alstroemeria). — Stem twin- 
