390 THE DICTIONARY 
OF GARDENING, 
Scilla—continued. 
S. odorata (fragrant). f. fragrant; perianth blue, campanulate, 
< Sin, long, the segments a pedicels ascending, the lower 
ones ĝin. to 6in. long; raceme loose, six to twenty-tlowered, lin. 
to 24in. long, Uin. to lżin. broad ; scape slender, flexuous, 3in. to 
6in. long. May. l. three or four, glabrous, 6in. to 9in. long, 
three to four lines broad, sub-obtuse, channelled down the face, 
long-narrowed below, Spain and Portugal, 1818, Hardy. 
FIG. 448. SCILLA NUTANS, 
S. ovatifolia (ovate-leaved) A synonym of S. lanceæfolia 
ovatifolia. 
S. pallidifiora (pale-flowered). fl., perianth whitish, tinged with 
green, campanulate, the segments oblong, sub-obtuse ; pedicels 
straight, the lower ones horizontally spreading, lin. to l4in. long ; 
raceme dense, containing a hundred to a hundred and fifty or 
- More flowers, at first conical, 6in. to 10in. long, 3in. broad : scape 
erect, 14ft. or more long. Spring. J. five or six, lorate-lanceo- 
late, ascending, lft. to 1}ft. long, lin. to ljin. broad, glabrous, 
green. Cape of Good Hope, 1870. Greenhouse. (Ref. B. 179.) 
S. patula (spreading). A synonym of S. hispanica. 
S. paucifiora (few-flowered). — porianth greenish, rounded- 
campanulate, nearly or quite łin. long, the segments falcate ; 
icels five to six lines long, the lower ones drooping; raceme 
oose, twenty to thirty-flowered, oblong, 3in. to 4in. long, 1łin. 
to l}in. broad; scape firm, unspotted, terete, 3in, to 4in. long. 
Spring. l. a pair, opposite, or rarely three, spreading, oblong- 
lanceolate, acute, undulated, 24in. to 3in. long, nine to ten lines 
broad, — and spot on the face, narrowed at base. 
Cape of G Hope, 1862. Greenhouse. (Ref. B. 181.) 
pendula (pendulous). f., perianth greenish outside, purple 
within, in. long, oblong-campanulate ; pedicels very slender, Jin. 
Scilla—continued. * 
to ljin. long, drooping ; raceme rather dense, thirty to sixty- 
flowered, 3in. to 6in. long, 24in. to Sin. broad ; scape very slender, 
flexuous, 8in. to 9in. long. Spring. l. lorate, 1ft. to lft. long, 
about l}in. broad, acute, narrowed at base, nearly fiat, pale green 
obsoletely spotted. Cape of Good Hope, 1862. Greenhouse, 
% 
Fic. 449. SCILLA PERUVIANA, showing Habit and detached 
-~ — Bingle Flower, 
S. peruviana (Peruvian).* Cuban pa , perianth lilac, reddish, 
or whitish, five to six lines long, the a: gm green-striped ; 
bracts whitish, persistent, solitary, lin. to 2in. 1 ; raceme very 
dense, — fifty to one hundred or more flowers, at first 
deltoid, at length 4in. to 6in, long and broad; scape robust, 
striated, 6in. to 12in. long. May. l. six to nine, lorate, 6in. to 
12in. long, eight to twelve lines broad, narrowed at base and 
apex, the margins densely ciliated with minute, white bristles. 
Mediterranean region, 1607. Hardy. The name of this species 
has. no reference to its native place. See Fig. 449. (B. M. 749.) 
alba is a white-flowered garden form. 
S. p. glabra (smooth). fl., perianth lilac; lower pedicels 14in. to 
2in. long. l. — on the margins. 1873. S. Hughii is a more 
robust form, having scape, pedicels, and bracts, tinged with red, 
and leaves ljin. to 2in. broad, : : 
S. plumbea (lead-coloured). fl., perianth dirty-blue, jin. long, cam- | 
es: lower pedicels somewhat spreading, six to eight lines 
ong; raceme fifteen to twenty-flowered, 3in. to 34in. long, Lin. 
to ljin. broad. May. L. lorate-lanceolate, nearly 1ft. long, Jain: 
broad, acute, glabrous, unspotted. Cape of Good Hope, 1812. 
Greenhouse. Closely allied to, and perhaps synonymous with, 
S. natalensis. (B. R. 1355.) : E api 
S. prasina (green). fl., perianth entirely green or faintly tinged 
with purple, rounded-campanulate, the segments half a line 
broad ; central pedicels horizontally spreading, żin. long, the lower 
ones defiexed ; raceme rather dense, thirty to fifty - flowered, 
lanceolate or sub-cylindrical, 1}in. to 2in. long, six to ten lines 
broad ; scape flexuous, defiexed, Sin. to 4in. long. Spring. 1. five 
or six, spreading, oblong-lanceolate, 4in. to Sin. long, lin. to 1Lin. 
broad, acute, narrowed below, often purple-spotted. Cape of 
Good Hope, 1870. Greenhouse. 
pratensis (meadow-loving).* fl., perianth blue, campanulate, 
two lines long; pedicels four to six lines long, ascending or some- 
what spreading; raceme dense, twelve to surt Bonoa 1sin. 
to 2sin. long, Uin. to lin. broad. May. J. three to six, 
glabrous, narrow-ligulate, 6in. to 12in. long, two to four lines 
broad, attenuated at both -= Dalmatia, 1827. Hardy. 
(B. R. 1839, 63.) — 
S. princeps (princely). /., perianth greenish outside, reddish- 
purple within, oblong-campanulate, nearly or quite five long, 
the segments refiexed ; pedicels lin. to LHin. long, the central 
ones spreading, the lower ones drooping; raceme dense, com- 
prising a hundred and fifty to two hun flowers, lft. long, 
Jin. to S4in. broad; scapes two or three, Tin. to Yin. long. 
Spring. J. five or six, lorate, lft. to 2ft. long, 2in. to 2din. 
broad, acute, narrowed at base, pale green, spotted. Cape of 
Good Hope, 1862. Greenhouse. (Ref. B. 189.) 
S. pumila (dwarf). A synonym of S. monophylla. 
S. puschkinioides (Puschkinia-like). A., perianth pale blue, 
erect, star-like. Spring. l. two to four, obtuse, broadly linear. 
Turkestan, 1881. A pretty, hardy plant, somewhat resembling 
S. bifolia in habit. (R. G. 1051, f. 1.) 
S. revoluta (revolute). fl., perianth rose-purple, the falcate seg- . 
ments green-striped at back, rounded-campanulate, din. long ; 
pedicels spreading, the lower ones six to eight lines long; raceme 
Hatta S aa vig uae loose, twelve to thirty-flowered, 2in. to 3in. 
long, lin, to 1}in. broad ; scape very slender, flexuous, 3in. to 6in. 
long, at first nodding at apex, coloured at base. August. l. five 
to nine, He asec pie ore a channelled and narrowed at base 
into a short petiole, 24in. to šin. long, six to eight lines broad, 
slightly wrinkled. Cape. of Good Hope, 1774. Greenhouse. 
Syn. Drimia lanceeefolia (L. B. C. i ‘i: 
S. sibirica (Siberian).* /. one to three, horizontal or slightly 
drooping, shortly pedicellate ; perianth deep blue, six to seven — 
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