THE ALSTRCEMERIA, ITS VARIETIES AND CULTIVATION. 
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feet high. The flowers are purple. Not 
grown in the gardens of Europe. 
26. Alstroemeria secundijlora, Ruiz and 
Pavon (secund-flowered Alstroemeria). — Stem 
pendant ; leaves lanceolate, sharply pointed, 
white underneath ; umbel with about five 
flowers, hairy. Native of Peru. Herbaceous. 
Grows two feet high. The three outer petals 
are purple, downy at the outside ; the three 
inner ones yellow, spotted with black, and 
green dots at the tips. We do not think it is 
in cultivation. 
27. Alstroemeria aurea, Graham (golden 
Alstroemeria). — Stem erect ; leaves lance- 
olate, obtuse, glabrous, obscurely denticulate ; 
leaflets of the perianth very entire, the interior 
one lanceolate, acuminate, straight. This is 
the Alstroemeria aurantiaca of Don. Her- 
baceous. Native of Peru. It has orange 
flowers. Flowers in June. May be grown 
in frames. [Introduced in 1834.] 
28. Alstroemeria dulcis, Hooker (sweet 
Alstroemeria). — Stem simple, straight ; leaves 
linear, lanceolate, striated, revolute at the 
margins, glabrous above, pubescent below ; 
umbels terminal, of fi'om one to four inclined 
flowers ; three outer divisions of the perianth 
oblong, lanceolate, obtuse ; three interior 
broad and spathulate. Herbaceous. Native 
of Peru. Grows from six inches to a foot 
high. The three outer petals are flesh-co- 
loured ; the interior ones a greenish yellow, 
tinged with green spots. [Not introduced.] 
29. Alstroemeria Neiiiii, Gillies (Neill's 
Alstroemeria). — Stem straight, weak ; leaves 
spathulate, obtuse, glaucous, very entire, re- 
flexed at the apex ; tliree outer petals obovate, 
emarginate, equal, crenated, the three inner- 
most a little longer, spathulate, nearly entire ; 
peduncles umbellate, two-flowered. Native of 
Chili. Herbaceous. Flowers of a pale rose- 
colour, the three inner petals dotted with 
red. Flowers in June. May be grown in the 
orangery or cool greenhouse. Cultivated since 
1830. 
30. Alstroemeria declinata, Poeppig and 
Endlicher (declined- rayed Alstroemeria). — 
Stem very simple, recurved; leaves lanceolate, 
very sharply pointed, rounded at the base ; 
glabrous at each side, terminal umbel, with 
from four to six bent or inclined rays. Her- 
baceous. Native of Peru. Grows to the height 
of a foot and a half. Flowers purple. [Not 
introduced.] 
§§ Stem, climbing or twining. 
31. Alstroemeria, Salsilla, Linnseus (climb- 
ing Alstroemeria). — Leaves petiolate, lanceo- 
late, acuminate; umbel branchy; peduncles 
shorter than the involucre, lax, and furnished 
with bracts. Herbaceous. Native of South 
America, especially of Chili. The three outer 
petals are reddish, and spotted with red ; the 
three interior yellow and spotted with red. 
Introduced in 1831. Flowers in June, and 
requires a stove. It is the Homarea Salsilla 
of Mii'bel. Some botanists, Dietrich among 
others, connect it with Alstroemeria edulis. 
32. Alstroempria torta, Humboldt and Bon- 
pland (twisted Alstroemeria). — Stem twining; 
leaves glabi'ous, sessile, linear lanceolate, re- 
volute at the margins, stiff; umbels many- 
flowered ; pedicels one-flowered, glabrous ; 
outer petals somewhat longest. Herbaceous. 
Native of Peru. The three outer petals are red, 
the three interior green, spotted with black and 
yellow towards the base. [Not introduced.] 
33. Alstroemeria multijlora, Linn^us 
(many-flowered Alstroemeria). — Leaves petio- 
late, lanceolate, acuminate ; umbel simple; 
peduncle shorter than the bracts; petals alter- 
nating, truncate. Herbaceous. Native of 
South America. [Not introduced.] 
34. Alstroemeria anceps, Ruiz and Pavon 
(two-edged Alstroemeria). — Stem twining, 
two-edged ; leaves lanceolate, sharply pointed ; 
umbel with seventeen flowers ; petals equal, 
coloured deep red. Native of Peru. Herba- 
ceous. Petals of a deep purple. [Not intro- 
duced.] 
35. Alstroemeria rosea, Ruiz and Pavon 
(rose-coloured Alstroemeria). — Stem twining, 
round ; leaves oval, lanceolate, hairy under- 
neath, petioles short ; umbels with eighteen 
rays, the inner petals marked with black or 
dark lines. Native of Peru. Herbaceous. 
Grows five feet in height. Care must be 
taken not to confound it with the A. rosea of 
gardens, which is only a variety of Hookeri- 
ana, and is included in first section. [Not 
introduced.] 
36. Ahtroemeria avcea, Ruiz and Pavon 
(orange-coloured Alstroemeria). — Stem twi- 
ning, round ; leaves linear-lanceolate, sessile, 
pubescent below ; umbel many-flowered, pe- 
duncles pubescent ; petals equal, of a saffron- 
yellow. Herbaceous. Native of Peru. Not 
yet introduced. 
37. Alstroemeria hracteata, Ruiz and Pavon 
(bracteated Alstroemeria). — Stem twining, 
pubescent at the summit ; leaves lanceolate, 
linear, nerved, pubescent underneath ; umbels 
with five rays, and about twelve flowers ; 
peduncles with two or three flowers, bracts 
large, oblong-lanceolate ; inner petals spathu- 
late. Herbaceous. Native of Peru. The 
three outer petals are purple with the tips 
green, those in the interior green, with a yel- 
low base ; the margins and the points are of 
a violet colour. Not introduced. 
38. Alstroemei'ia coccinea, Ruiz and Pavon 
(scarlet-flowered Alstroemeria). — Stem scan- 
dent, velvety ; leaves oval, pointed ; umbel 
with two or four flowers ; petals oblong 
