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THE ALSTRffiMERIA, ITS VARIETIES AND CULTIVATION. 
cuneiform. Native of Peru. Herbaceous. The 
thi ee outer petals red, green at the points : 
those of the interior greenish yellow, spotted 
with purple dots. [Not introduced]. 
39. Ahtroemeria paiiciflora, 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. Ahtroemeria setacea, Ruiz and Pavon 
(setaceous Alstrcemeria). — 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 . Ahtroemeria tometifosa, Ruiz and Pavon 
(downy Alstrcemeria). — Stem nearly twining, 
glabrous ; leaves lanceolsite, 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. Ahtroemeria orafa, Cavanilles (oval- 
leaved Alstrcemeria). — 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 Ahtroemeria 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. Ahtroemeria hirtella, Humboldt and 
Bonpland (hairy Alstrcemeria).~Stem twining, 
glabrous ; leaves oblong, membranaceous, 
hairy on the veins underneath ; umbels many- 
flowered, pedicels generally one-flowered, 
glabrous ; oater 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.] 
41. Ahtroemeria denticulata, Ruiz ^and 
Pavon (denticulate Alstrcemeria). — 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. Ahtroemeria. fimhriata, Ruiz and Pavon 
(fringed Alstrcemeria). — Stem twining; leaves 
lanceolate, narrow ; umbel many-flowered ; 
interior petals fringed. Herbaceous. Native 
of Peru. Flowers yellow, varied with saffron. 
[Not introduced.] 
46. Ahtroemeria purpurea, Ruiz and Pavon 
(purple Alstrcemeria). — 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. Ahtroemeria macrocarpa, Ruiz and 
Pavon (large-fruited Alstrcemeria). — 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.] 
4S. Ahiroeyneria sahilloides, Martius (sal- 
silla-like Alstrcemeria). — 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 grandifolia, Humboldt 
and Bonpland (large-leaved Alstrcemeria). — 
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. Ahtroemeria cordifolia, Ruiz and Pa- 
von (heart-leaved Alstrcemeria). — 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. Ahtroemeria latifolia, Ruiz and Pavon 
(broad-leaved Alstrcemeria). — 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. Ahtroemeria hirsuta, Humboldt and 
Bonpland (hairy Alstrcemeria). — Stem twin- 
