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NOTES ON FLOWERS. 
cloud, and broken edge of rose, margined 
with pink ; size large, form good. 
Lagoma (Hoyle), 1846.' — Purplish, rose, 
pale centre; upper petals clouded with an 
irregular edging ; size large, form moderately 
good. 
Lilacene (Beck), 1846. — Blush, with a 
lilac tinge, white centre ; upper petals with a 
dark uneven cloud, edged with pinkish lilac ; 
size large ; form good, rather reflexing. 
Major (Beck), 1846. — Light red, upper 
petals with a dark cloud edged with red ; size 
large ; form good. 
Marian (Gaines), 1847. — Blush; upper 
petals with a dark cloud, and narrow even 
margin of red ; size below medium ; form in- 
different, uneven, thin. 
Model (Gaines), 1846. — Light purplish 
rose ; upper petals with a dark cloud, and nar- 
row edge of purplish rose ; medium size ; 
form good, even. 
Pacha (Beck), 1846. — Light rose, with 
rosy veins, and white centre : upper petals 
with a very dark cloud, and narrow even edge 
of rose ; medium size ; form good. 
President (Hoyle), 1846. — Bed, bluish 
tinge in the centre ; upper petals with a veiny 
spot ; medium size ; form moderately good. 
Pretender (Thurtell), 1846. — French white, 
with purplish veins ; upper petals dark purple, 
with a maroon cloud, shaded off pale towards 
the edge, and margined with a narrow belt of 
purple ; size large ; form rather irregular. 
Prometheus (Hoyle), 1847. — Brilliant red ; 
upper petals with a small very dark spot ; size 
large ; form moderately good, but not very 
even ; a brilliant variety. 
Proserpine (Beck), 1846. — Rose purple, 
with blotches of deeper colour, and pale cen- 
tre ; upper petals with dark cloud, and narrow 
edge of rose ; size large ; form good, mode- 
rately flat. 
Purple Aurora (Beck), 1847. — Rose-pur- 
ple with blotches, and pale centx-e; upper 
petals nearly black, with a belt of rose ; me- 
dium size ; form good. Obtained a certificate 
at the South London Floricultural Society. 
Queen of Kent (Miller), 1846. — Pale pink, 
light centre ; upper petals clouded with ma- 
roon, and irregularly edged with pink ; form 
moderately good. Obtained an inferior prize 
at the Horticultural Society. 
Refulgent (Beck), 1847. — Light pinkish 
red ; upper petals clouded, with a broad irre- 
gular edge of red ; medium size ; form good. 
" Polio (Hoyle), 1847.— Rosy pink, slightly 
veiny, with a very decided pure white centre ; 
upper petals with a dark cloud, and very 
narrow even edge of rose ; size very large 
and showy ; form moderately good, reflexes a 
little. 
Rosalind (Beck), 1847. — Rose pink, with 
decided white centi'e ; upper petals with a 
small cloud, and irregular margin ; medium 
size ; form moderately good, lower petals too 
long, rendering the lower half of the flower 
open. Obtained a certificate at the Royal 
Botanic Society. 
Rosy Model (Miller), 1846.— Rose, white 
centre ; upper petals with a dark mottled 
cloud, and irregular crimson edge ; medium 
size ; form compact and good. Obtained a 
certificate at the South London Floricultural 
Society. 
Rubra (Beck), 1847. — Blush pink, with 
veins, and white centre ; upper petals rich 
maroon, with a narrow belt of pink ; size 
large ; form good ; a very handsome variety. 
Salamander (Gaines), 1846.— Red, ap- 
proaching scarlet ; upper petals with a dax-k 
spot, and veins ; over medium size ; form not 
good, petals broad, but undulated. Chiefly 
useful from its colour. Obtained a certificate 
for its colour at the Royal Botanic Society. 
Satisfaction (Hoyle), 1847.^-Rose, pale 
centre ; upper petals with a dark cloud, and 
irregular edge; medium size; form moderately 
good, rather crumpled. 
Speculator (Hoyle), 1847. — Rose pink with 
white centre ; upper petals with a dark cloud- 
ing, and even margin of pink ; medium size ; 
form moderately good, a little uneven and 
reflexed. 
Star (Beck), 1846. — Light rose, with a 
dash of deep red, and white centre; upper petals 
with an irregular dark clouding, surrounded 
by a broad edge of pink ; size large ; form 
good, petals rounded, but a little reflexed. 
Superlative (Hoyle), 1847. — Blush pink, 
with white centre ; upper petals with very 
dark cloud, and even narrow edge of rose ; 
size large ; form good, even, cupped. Obtained 
a certificate at the Horticultural Society. 
Telegraph (Miller), 1846. — Rose colour ; 
upper petals with a dark cloud, and pale red 
edge ; form moderately good. 
NOTES ON FLOWERS AND FLOWERING 
PLANTS. 
Hippeastrum vittatum, Herbert (banded- 
flowered Hippeastrum). — Amaryllidaceas § 
Amarylleae. — A bulbous plant with long strap- 
shaped leaves, about an inch wide, and a 
strong flower-stem producing from four to 
nine large flowers at the top ; the flowers 
slightly tubular, about five inches long, divi- 
ded into six rather spreading segments, white 
with a double stripe of dull red down each. 
A native of South America. Introduced in 
1769. Flowers in April and May. Known 
also as Amaryllis vittata (Aiton). Culture. — 
Requires a stove or warm greenhouse ; rich 
loam, good drainage, and absolute rest in 
autumn and winter ; propagated by offsets. 
