ALSTR(EME'RIA LIGTU. 
STRIPED-FLOWERED ALSTRCEMERIA. 
Class. Order. 
HEXANDRIA. MONOGYNIA. 
Natural Order. 
amaryllidace^. 
Native of 
Heig^ht. 
Flowers in 
Duration. 
Introduced 
Peru. 
2 feet. 
Feb, March. 
Perennial. 
in 1776. 
No. 760. 
Alstroemeria, a name adopted after Alstroemer, 
a Swede. The appellation Ligtu is its Chilian 
name, the meaning of which is not recorded. 
We have already figured two species of Alstroe- 
meria, and hope to lay others before our readers, 
being convinced that they are not sufficiently 
known, or they would be universal favourites. Dr. 
Lindley truly says of them, It is not intelligible 
why these very beautiful flowers should not be 
more generally cultivated, for surely there is no 
genus more likely to reward the care of a skilful 
gardener.” They are mostly natives of South 
America, where some splendid species are known, 
which still remain for introduction to this country. 
As well as the beauty of the Alstroemeria, the 
little care which they require in cultivation is no 
small recommendation to them. Most of them 
might be grown with complete success in the 
open borders, planted at the foot of a south wall, 
in a light vegetable sandy compost; where they 
will only require protection against frost by a 
slight covering of furze, spruce-fir, matting, or 
other convenient material. 
Loudon’s Ency. PI. 254. 
