STRUMARIA 



THE BUI.B BOOK 



SYNAXDEOSPADIX 



native of the Andes of Ecuador, 

 having ovoid bulbs 2 ins. in diameter, 

 bearing two thin oblong leaves 6 to 9 

 ins. long, with a petiole shorter than 

 the blade. The pure white funnel- 

 shaped Howers are borne on a slender 

 roundish scaj)e about 1 ft. high. The 

 .sketch was made from a jjlant that 

 Howered in the collection of Mr A. 

 Worsley, an ardent bulb-grower, at 

 Mandeville House, Isleworth, about 

 ten years ago. This plant flourishes 

 in a greenhouse in sandy loam and 

 leaf-mould. {Gard. Chron. 1878, i, 

 170: lSH2ji. 102.) 



STRUMARIA (.struma, a tubercle ; 

 the style being enlarged at the base). 

 Nat. Ord. Amarj-llideae. — A small 

 genus of South African btdbous 

 plants, having narrow strap-shaped 

 leaves, and funnel-shaped flowers 

 di%-ided into oblanceolate segments, 

 borne in umbels. 



These little-known bulbs may be 

 grown in cold frames or greenhouses, 

 or in the open air in the very mildest 

 parts of the Kingdom. The tunicated 

 bulbs var}' from i in. to li ins. in 

 diameter, and the flowers are usually 

 borne in April, May, and June. The 

 best-known kinds are S. an{iustifolin, 

 S. rubelfa, S. trmicata, and .S'. undu- 

 lata, all with jjinkish flowers, the 

 last - named species having wavy 

 lance-shaped segments {Jacq. Ic. ii. 

 t. 3G0). The species were formerly 

 mixed up with the Hesseas. 



SYMPHYTUM {sumphuo, to make 

 unite; in reference to the healing 

 qualities). Nat Ord. Boraginea;. — 

 This genus contains about sixteen 

 species, including the well - known 

 " Comfrey " (.S'. officinale), but the 

 only species with a tuberous root- 

 stock is — 



S. tuberostim. — A British plant, 1 

 to 2 ft. high, also native of Centnl 

 Europe, having short, thickish, hori- 



zontal rhizomes, hairj- stems and 

 le.ives, and yellowish, droopiiiL', 

 tubular flowers in June and July, 

 This plant flourishes in any dam]) 

 garden .soil, and may be gro\\n in 

 rough places unsuitable for choicer 

 subjects. 



SYMPLOCARPUS {symplole, re- 

 union : Icaijto^, a fruit : in reference 

 to the cohesion of the ovaries into 

 a compound fruit). Nat. Ord. 

 Aroideae. — The following is the only 

 species : — 



S. foetidus (Pathos f<rii Jus).— This 

 is the Meadow or Skunk Cabbage of 

 N. America, N.E. Asia, and Japan. 

 It is a vigorous - growing bog or 

 marsh plant with thickish root-stocks, 

 and grows 1 ft. or more high, having 

 large, thickish, oval heart-shaped 

 leaves 1 to 2 ft. long. The flowers 

 are borne on a violet spadix, Avhich 

 is enclosed by an arching spathe 

 striped and spotted Avith purple and 

 yellowish-green. (JJof. Mag. t. 836.) 



This plant is perfectly hardy in the 

 milder jiarts of the Kingdom, and 

 may be grown in the same way as 

 Lysichitum, to which it is closely 

 related. It is easily increased by 

 division of the root-stocks. 



SYNANDROSPADIX (>•//«, togcthei ; 

 amr, anther; .y>fultx, a club). N;it. 

 Ord. Aroideae. 



S. vermitoxlctis. — A rare aroid from 

 Tucuman, hnving a tuberous root- 

 stock with large annual leaves which 

 .-^re hastate, green, and veiy fleshy. 

 The .scai>e Ls about a foot high, and 

 bears an open ovate spathe 6 ins. 

 long and 4 ins. wide, grey -green 

 outside, flesh-coloured inside. The 

 sftadix, about ins. long, is covered 

 with flowers. (Boi. Ma<i. t. 7242.) 



This jtlant may be grown in the 

 same way .is recommended for Amor- 

 ]thoithallus. 



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