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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
- Sciadophylum—continued. y 
five, rarely four; heads or small umbels disposed in simple 
racemes, paniculate, or umbellate. Leaves digitately com- 
pound; leaflets entire; stipules often elongated. A selec- 
tion from the introduced species is given below. They 
are well worth cultivating on account of their fine foliage. 
A mixture of loam, peat, and sand, is the most suitable 
soil. Propagation may be readily effected by cuttings, 
inserted in sand, under a hand glass, in moderate heat. 
S. acuminatum ( fl. yellow, in heads little 
larger than a pea. May. L, leaflets seven to eleven, petiolulate, 
oblong, obliquely acuminate, coriaceous, glabrous, reticulately 
_ veined. Stems climbing. hk. 10ft. Peru. Greenhouse. 
S. Brownii (Brown’s). Galapee-tree. fl. white, nearly capitate, 
in very long, compound racemes. June. l, leaflets seven to 
eleven, nearly umbellate, petiolulate, oblong-lanceolate, glabrous, 
unequal, the central ones si est. Stem arboreous. h. 10ft. to 
15ft. Jamaica, 1793. Stove. 
conicum (conical-flowered). fl. whitish-red, in heads. about 
the size of a pea; racemes two or three, rather velvety, May. 
l, leaflets seven to thirteen, petiolulate, oblong, abruptly acu- 
minate, coriaceous, glabrous, reticulately veined. Stem shrubby. 
k. 10ft. Peru. Stove. a ' 
SCIADOPHYLLUM (of Blume). 
Heptapleurum (which see). 
SCIADOPITYS (from skyas, a parasol, and pitys, 
a Fir-tree; referring to the spreading whorls of leaves). 
ORD. Conifere. A monotypic genus. The species is a 
tall, but very slow-growing, hardy, evergreen tree. It 
thrives in rich, moist loam, and may be propagated by 
imported seeds. Now and then, seeds are ripened in 
this country. 
S. verticillata (whorled).* Parasol Fir. fl. moncecious; male 
catkins terminal, somewhat poms females solitary, growing 
from amongst the scaly buds. cones elliptic-cylindrical, 24in. 
long, 14in. in diameter. J. long, linear and somewhat falcate 
smooth, entire, alternate, without any footstalks, tapering to an 
obtuse point, concave and ribbed on the under side, in close 
tufts of from thirty to forty at the ends of the shoots, forming 
a sort of whorl in the form of an eager sera 
alternate or in whorls. . Stem strai oe ha t 
> 
P. 
3 
na S 
. to 120ft. Japan 
1526; G. C. n. s., 
xvii. p. 113, sik, p .007 3... 101-2.) “There are several 
ieties, in addition to the following: 
S. v. variegata (variegated). This differs from the type in 
having some of its leaves of a pale yellow, intermixed in the 
parasol-like whorls. : ; 
SCILLA (the old Greek name used by Hippocrates). 
Squil; Wild Hyacinth: Including Barnardia and Lede- 
bouria. ORD. Liliacee. A genus embracing nearly eighty 
species of stove, greenhouse, or hardy bulbous plants, 
natives of Europe, temperate and mountainous Asia, and 
extra-tropical, or the mountains of tropical, Africa, with 
one from Chili. Flowers small or mediocre, racemose, 
on articulated pedicels; perianth blue, rose, or purplish, 
persistent for some time; segments nearly equal, distinct 
or very shortly connate towards the base, spreading, or 
rarely ‘campanulate-connivent at base, one-nerved; stamens 
six, affixed at the base or below the middle of the seg- 
ments; bracts small; racemes sometimes elongated and 
many-flowered, sometimes reduced to two or three, occa- 
sionally nearly corymbiform ; scape simple, leafless. Leaves 
radical, linear, loriform, oblong, or nearly ovate. Bulb 
tunicated. S. autumnalis, S, nutans, and S. verna, are 
natives of Britain. Hardy Scillas are amongst the most 
beautiful of spring-flowering bulbous plants. They suc- 
ceed in ordinary garden soil, and require to be planted 
in early autumn when the bulbs are resting. 8S. sibirica 
is also well suited for culture in pots; but these must 
be kept in a cold house or frame, and not subjected to 
heat. The greenhouse species succeed. in sandy loam, 
and in pots 5in. in diameter, along with other Cape 
bulbs, in a cool greenhouse. Propagated by seeds, when 
obtainable, which is, however, a very slow process; and 
by offsets. 
The selection of species given below includes the 
most popular and beautiful. Most of the descriptions are 
translated from Mr. Baker’s admirable Monograph of the | 
genus, which appeared in the “ Journal of the Linnean 
A synonym of 
Branches 
Scilla—continued. 
Society,” vol. xiii. The leaves, except where otherwise 
stated, are cotemporary with the flowers. 
S. amæœna (pleasing).* Star Hyacinth. fl., perianth blue, rarely 
whitish, five to six lines long, the segments lanceolate ; pedicels 
ascending żin. to Zin. long; raceme loosely three to six-flowered, 
lin. to 3in. long; scape weak, 4in. to 6in. long. March. J. four 
or five; flaccid, lorate, ascending, — bin. to Sin. long, $in. 
to Zin. broad, Austria, Germany, &c., 1596. Hardy. (B. M. 341; 
J. F. A. 218; L. B. C. 1015.) a ee 
S. a. sibirica (Siberian). A synonym of S. sibirica. 
S. amoenula (rather pretty). A synonym of S. sibirica. 
S. autumnalis (autumnal). f., perianth reddish-purple, sin. in 
diameter; pedicels ascending or spreading; racemes short; 
scapes several, equalling the leaves. July to September. 1. 
autumnal, succeeding the flowers, narrow, 3in. to 6in. long, half- 
terete, grooved above. Europe (Britain), North Africa. Hardy. 
(B. M. 919; Sy. En. B. 1526.) The form japonica has beautiful 
rose-coloured flowers. i 
S. Bertheloti (Berthelot’s). fl., perianth pale lilac, campanulate, 
one line long ; pedicels ascending, as long as the perianth ; raceme 
twelve to twenty-flowered, lin. to 2in. long; scape slender, 6in. 
to 8in. long. April. J. five or six, slender, spreading, lorate, 6in. 
to 12in. long, żin. to fin. broad, long-attenuated. Tropical Africa, 
1862. Greenhouse. (B. M. 5308.) ¥ 
S. bifolia (two-leaved).* fl., perianth blue, sometimes reddish or 
whitish, four to five lines long, the segments spreading ; pedicels 
ascending, }in. to lin. long; raceme deltoid, three to eight- 
flowered, lin. to Hin. broad; scape solitary, 3in. to bin. long. 
March. Z. usually two, opposite, narrowed at apex, cucullate, 
4in. to 8in, long, jin: to }in. broad, concave on the face. Medi- 
terranean region, &c. Hardy. (B. M. 746; J. F. A. 117.) _ 
S. b. preecox (early). A. ten to fifteen, — earlier than 
those of the type, rather large; pedicels lin. So lin. long. 
l. thicker and broader. A robust form. (S. B. F. G. ser. ii. 14, 
under name of S. preecox.) S. rosea is a sub-variety of this, with 
reddish flowers. 
S. b. taurica (Taurian). Z 
(R. G. 307.) ; 
S. campanulata (bell-shaped). A synonym of S. hispanica. 
S. chinensis (Chinese).* fl., perianth rose-purple, one line long ; 
bracts whitish, minute ; pedicels ascending, about tin. long, the 
lower ones often twin ; raceme somewhat dense, twenty to sixty- 
flowered, lin. to 2in. long; scape slender, straight, lft. or more 
long. June. J. two or three, equalling or exceeding the scape, 
rather hard, acute, channelled down the face. i 1826. 
Half-hardy. SYN. Barnardia scilloides (B. M. 3788; B. R. 1029). 
usually three or four. Tauria. 
S. concinna (neat). , perianth rose-pu le within, —— a 
Mong : pete purple within, sblong-eame 
anulate, Łin. long ; pedicels all erecto-patent, fo lines 
ong; raceme dense, twenty to thirty-flowered, oblong, 1}in. to 
2in. long; scape firm, erect, terete, - to. 6in. long, Spring. 
i. three or four, nearly erect, linear, 8in. to 9in. long, żin. to Zin. 
` broad, profusel: paio qa at back. South Africa, 1862. 
Greenhouse. . B. 235.) 
S. concolor (one-coloured). ji., perianth greenish, rounded, cam- 
nulate, about tin. long; pedicels two to four lines long, the 
ower ones di ing; racemes dense, thirty to fifty-flowered, 
aby le maa n. to 4in. long; scapes one to three, flexuous, 
3in. to in. long. Spring. J. five or six, falcate, ligulate- 
lanceolate, 5in. to 8in. long, l}in. to 1}in. broad, obtuse or sub- 
acute, very slightly narrowed at base, unspotted. South Africa, 
1862. Greenhouse. SYN. Drimia Cooperi (Ref. B. 18). 
S. Cooperi (Cooper's). fl., perianth bright purple, drooping, 
campanulate, in. long, the divisions reflexed from half-way down 
when expanded; pedicels gin. to 4in. long, spreading, or the 
lowest slightly nodding ; raceme moderately dense, thirty to fifty- 
flowered, 2in. to Sin. long, lin. broad; scape firm, erect, 4in. to 
Sin. long. Spring. Z. four or five, peers 10in. to 12in. long, 
hin. to Zin. wide, green, streaked and spotted with purple on the 
back downwards. Cape of Good Hope, 1866. Greenhouse. 
(B. M. 5680.) 
S. Cupani (Cupani’s). A. perianth blue, łin. long, the segments 
oblong-obtuse ; bracts whitish, slightly ciliated, tin. to Zin. long ; 
pedicels ascending, lin. to 2in. long ; raceme loosely six to twelve- 
flowered, sub-corymbose or deltoid, Lin. to 2in. long and broad; 
scape slender, flexuous, 3in. to 6in. long. June. J. six to eight, 
lorate-lanceolate, spreading, in. to 4in. long, six to eight lines 
broad, the — pellucid and minutely ciliated. Sicily, 1834. 
Hardy. (B. R. 1878.) 
S. floribunda (bundle-flowered). jl., perianth greenish without 
pedicels six to eight lines long, the central 
containing = to a hundred or more flowers, 6in. to 8in. 
long, 2in. broad; scape erect, 6in. to Qin. long. Spring. 1. 
nearly erect, lorate, about lft. long, lZin. to 2in. b acute, 
scarcely narrow at base, pale green, with e blotches 
Greenhouse. 
. hispanica 
f, perianth usually b but often changing to 
pec pag Large or Spanish Bluebell or — 
ue, rose-purple or- 
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