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THE American Amaryllis Society has issued vol. 2, its Year Book for 1935 (from the Editor, Dr. Hamilton P. Traub, Mira Flores, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.). It is dedicated to Theodore L. Mead, in recognition of his pioneer work with hybrid Hippeastrum plants. Gardeners are familiar with narcissi, they bestow a father occasional interest upon day lilies (Hemero-cllis spp.), they cultivate Alstrcemeria; but most horticulturalists have not yet realized the wonderful fceauty displayed by the new hybrids of Hippeastrum. The Society has an international outlook, for a large part of the volume is devoted to regional activities in Australia, Kenya, Europe, and all parts of America. A section on “Description and Phylogeny” quotes inter alia from Dr. J. Hutchinson's recently published volume on the classification of monocotyledons. Robert F. Ruthruff contributes a paper describing the alkaloids found in various Amaryllidacese, and the late Dr. David Griffiths directs attention to “Opportunities for Breeding with Daffodils”. Two valuable papers by Miss Ida Luyten and Dr. Traub introduce new methods of vegetative propagation of amaryllids. Fifteen papers deal with culture, five with curing, storage and forcing, and a similar number with marketing. The editor has introduced the idea of quoting one or two abstracts from scientific papers relevant to Amaryllis culture, and though the index shows nearly sixty papers, no subject appears to have inadequate treatment. Plans have already been made for publishing year books so far ahead as 1938; the Society occupies a position of great utility arid high aesthetic value.
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The American Amaryllis Year Book. Nature 138, 239 (1936). https://doi.org/10.1038/138239b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/138239b0