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Placea (possibly derived from a Chilean name). Amaryllidaceae. Rare and beautiful Chilean bulbs, of difficult culture, bearing showy flowers something like an amaryllis (Hippeastrum), the colors being white or yellow, streaked with red.

Placea (possibly derived from a Chilean name). Amaryllidaceae. Rare and beautiful Chilean bulbs, of difficult culture, bearing showy flowers something like an amaryllis (Hippeastrum), the colors being white or yellow, streaked with red.

Perianth funnel-shaped, with scarcely any tube; corona funnel-shaped, inserted at the base of the segms., deeply cut, the divisions notched, stamens inserted inside the corona; ovary top-shaped, 3-celled; ovules many, superposed; style decimate; stigma capitate, obscurely 3-lobed.—Five or six species. Botanically the peculiar feature of Placea is its cup or corona, which is smaller than that of Narcissus, and red instead of yellow or white. The beauty of the placeas, however, is of the hippeastrum type, though the fls. are not so symmetrical, for at first sight it looks as if two of the perianth-segms. were torn away. The peduncle is long and hollow.

Perianth funnel-shaped, with scarcely any tube; corona funnel-shaped, inserted at the base of the segms., deeply cut, the divisions notched, stamens inserted inside the corona; ovary top-shaped, 3-celled; ovules many, superposed; style decimate; stigma capitate, obscurely 3-lobed.—Five or six species. Botanically the peculiar feature of Placea is its cup or corona, which is smaller than that of Narcissus, and red instead of yellow or white. The beauty of the placeas, however, is of the hippeastrum type, though the fls. are not so symmetrical, for at first sight it looks as if two of the perianth-segms. were torn away. The peduncle is long and hollow.

Placeas are generally classed as autumn-flowering bulbs. Though natives of the Andes at considerable elevations, they are not hardy. The bulbs are said to lie deep in the ground in their native country, and pot culture is generally considered unsuitable for deep- lying bulbs. The bulbs go to rest about August and push up about December, flowering in May. In a pot they ought to have their time of rest, and must be buried in the soil, which ought to be very rich, but in pots they are not certain to flower. They must be planted with at least an inch of soil over their necks, and they prefer a loose soil.

Placeas are generally classed as autumn-flowering bulbs. Though natives of the Andes at considerable elevations, they are not hardy. The bulbs are said to lie deep in the ground in their native country, and pot culture is generally considered unsuitable for deep- lying bulbs. The bulbs go to rest about August and push up about December, flowering in May. In a pot they ought to have their time of rest, and must be buried in the soil, which ought to be very rich, but in pots they are not certain to flower. They must be planted with at least an inch of soil over their necks, and they prefer a loose soil.P. grandiflora, Lem., is thrice as big as P. ornata, more florifer- ous, and is essentially distinguished by its perianth-segms.. which are more acuminate and sharp-pointed. I.H. 15:574. F.S. 20:2047 (erroneously as P. ornata). WILHELM MlLLER.

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