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Scilla — con tinned. 



whitish, suh-Rlobose-campn.nulate, jin. to 3in. long ; lower pedi- 

 cels iiii. to lin. long; raceme equilateral, rather loosely six to 

 twelve-flowered ; scape 6in. to 9in. long. May. I. tive or six, 

 glabrous, ascending, linear-1 orate, ^in. to iin.. or in cultivated 

 specimens lin., broad, sub-obtuse, convex at back. Spain and 



Fig. 447. Scilla hispanica, showing Habit and detached Single 

 Flower. 



Portugal, 1683. Hardy. See Fig. 447. SVNS. S. campanulata 

 (B. M. 127), 5. patitlay Anraphis paniculata. The variety figured 

 in B. M. 1102 has spreading, rather smaller flowers. The follow- 

 ing forms, quoted in nurserymen's catalogues, differ in the 

 colour of the flowers : alba, pure white ; aperta, light blue ; 

 a. purpureo-striata, light blue, with deeper stripe; carnca, flesh- 

 coloured ; Kmperor, porcelan, lined blue, very large and 

 beautiful. 



S. Hughii (Hugh's). A form of S. 2)eruv>aiia glabra. 



S> humifusa (prostrate), fl. , perianth reddish-green, small ; 

 pedicels one line long ; raceme Sin, to 4in. long ; scape Sin. to 4in. 

 long, purple at base, green above. Spring. I. two or three, 

 corilate-oblong, Sin. to 4in. long, l^in. to 2in. broad, pale green, 

 with a few blotches of a darker tint. Natal, 1881. Green- 

 house. 



S. byacintholdes (Ilyacinth-like).* Jt., perianth bluish -lilac, 

 about l,in. long, the segments ligulate, puberulous at apex ; bracts 

 whitish, minute, persistent ; pedicels erecto-patent, the lower 

 ones lin. to Hin. long; racemes containing fifty to a huntlred 

 anil fifty flowers, 6in. to 18in. long, 2in. to 2\u}. broad ; scape 

 straight, 1ft, to 2ft. or more long. August. /. ten to twelve, 

 spreading, 1ft. to lift. long. Ain. to Ijin. broad, narrowed to 

 both eiuls. minutely ciliate-deiiticulate on the margins. Medi- 

 terranean region, 1585. Hardy. (B. M. 1140.) 



S. indica (Indian), jl.., perianth greenish-purple, iin. to ,^in. long, 

 somewliat munded-campanulate. tin- >egiiK*nts falciite ; pedicels 

 somewhat spreading, three to four lint-s long; raceme dense, 

 thirty to sixty-flowered, oblong-cylindrical, 2in. to 4in. long ; 

 scapes one to three, flexuous, 2in. to 6in. long. June. /. five 

 or six, oblong or lanceolate, acute, often with tiny bulVals on 

 the margins, narrowed at base, Sin. to 6in. long, jin. to l^in. 

 bruail. India, 1816. Stove. Syn. Ledebouria hyacintha (B. M. 

 S226). 



S. itallca (Italian). Jl., perianth blue, nearly or quite Jin. long, 

 segments ])uljerulous at apex ; bracts twin ; raceme dense, six to 

 thirty-rtowered. at first conical, when expanded lin. to 2in. long, 

 iin. to lin. broad ; scape solitary, slender, 6in. to lOin. long. 

 May. I. four to six. lorate. flaccid, spreading, acute, carinate, 

 4in. to Sin. long, ^in. to ^in. broad, narrowed at apex. Italv. Ac, 

 1605. Hardy. (B. .^^. 663 ; L. B. C. 1483.) N. purpurea is a robust 

 garden fonn of this species with more deeply-coloured flowers. 



S. lancesefoUa (lance-leaved). Jl., perianth sub-glohose-cam- 

 panulate, nearly Jin. long, the segments purple within, greenish 

 at back, ligulate-lanceolate ; pedicels five to six lines long, the 

 lower ones deflexed ; raceme dense, thirty to tifty-flowered, 

 oblong, 2in. to Sin. long, IJin. to liin. broad ; scapes one to three, 

 firm, terete, 2in. to 4in. long, often decurved. May. /. six to 

 eight, somewhat spreading, oblnng, acute, 4in. to 6in. long, liin. 

 to 2in. broad, very slightly narrowed at base, pale green and 

 spotted on the face. Cape of Good Hope, 1818. (ireenhouse. 

 (Ref. B. 182.) Svxs. Driraia acuminata (L. B. C. 1041), Lache- 

 Jialia lancecefoUa (B. M. 643). 



Scilla — continued. 



S. 1. ovatifolia (ovate-leavod). I. shorter than in the type, 

 broadly ovate, 2in. to Sin. huig, l^^m. to 2in. broad. 1862. .Syn. 

 5. oratUolia (Ref. 11. 183). 



S. lanceolata (lanceolate), rf.. perianth greenish-purple, tubular- 

 campaniUate. i,in. long; pedicels dotted with red, somewhat 

 spreading, the lower ones Sin. to 6in. long ; raceme very loose, 

 eight to twelve-flowered, IHn. to 2in. long, l^in. broad ; scape 

 flexuous, 4in. to oin. long. September. I. five or six, lanceolate, 

 acute, Sin. to 4in. long, eight to ten lines broad, green, unspotted. 

 Cape of Good Hope, 1774. (Jreenhouse. Syns. Drimia lanceo- 

 lata, Lachenalia reflexa (A. B. R. 299). 



S. latifolia (broad-leaved). Jl., perianth lilac, campanulate. iin. 

 long, the segments ligulate ; pedicels spreading, the lower ones 

 five to seven lines long; raceme dense, thirty to sixty-flowered. 

 Sin. to 4in. long, lin. to liin. broad ; scape straight, Ift. or more 

 long. May. /. six to nine, enveloping the base of the scape, 

 lanceolate, slender, 1ft. to l^ft. long, lUn. to 2in. broad, narrowecl 

 at base and apex, the margins glabrous. Canary Islands, 1777. 

 Greenhouse. 5. lujiitanicalU. M. 1999) is only a robust garden 

 form of this species. 



S. linearifolia (linear-leaved). Jl., perianth gi-eenish outside, 

 purple within, nearly or quite }in. long, oblong-campanulate, the 

 segments falcate ; pedicels three to five lines long, the lower ones 

 drooping; raceme rather dense, thirty to forty-flowered, oblong, 

 2in. to 3in. long, Hin. to l^in. broad; scape flexuous. Sin. to 4in. 

 long. Spring. I. four to six, nearly erect, linear, 9in. to 12in. 

 long, four to eight lines broad, acute, very slightly narrowed at 

 Imse, pale green, purple-spotted at back. Cape of Good Hope, 

 1862. Greenhouse. (Ref. B. 184.) 



S. livida (livid), jf., perianth green, tinged on the outside with 

 very dull purple, Mn. long, oblong ; pedicels erecto-patent, ^in. 

 to !,in. long ; raceme dense, oblong, 3in. to 4in. long, fifteen to 

 sixteen lines broad ; scai)e terete, 4in. to Sin. long. July. I. six 

 to eight in a rosette, sessile, lanceolate, 6in. to Sin. long, lin. to 

 liin. broad, gradually narrowed to an acute point, green and 

 unspotted. Cape of (;oo<i Hope, 1883. Greenhouse. 



S. lorata Oorate-leaved). yf., perianth livid-purple, the segments 

 tinged with green at back and on the margins, three to four 

 lines long, ohlong-campanulate ; pedicels four to five lines long, 

 the lower ones drooping ; raceme rather dense, thirty to sixty- 

 flowered, oblong-cylindriral. Sin. to 4in. long, l.Mn. to IJin. broad; 

 scape terete, erect. 8in. to 9iu. long, spotted below. Spring. I. five 

 or six, nearly erect, lorate-lanceolate, Sin. to 9in. long, ten to 

 twelve lines broad, acute, slightly narrowed at base, green, 

 purple-spotted at back. Cape of (Jood Hope, 1862. Greenhouse. 

 SvN. Drimia apcrti flora (Ref. B. 19). 



S. lusitanica (Portuguese). A form of 5. latifolia. 



S, Macowani (MacOwan's). Jl., perianth gi-eenish both inside 

 anil out, campanulate: raceme dense, conical, twenty to thirty- 

 flowered ; scape equalling the leaves. May. I. three or four, 

 linear, green, h. bin. South Africa, 1873. Greenhouse. This 

 reseuibles S. Cooperi, but is inferior to that species from a horti- 

 cultural standpoint. 



S. maritima (sea-loving). A synonym of Ur*ilnea maritima. 



S. microscypha (small-cuitped). jl., perianth green; racemes 

 dense, Sin. to 6in. long ; scape gi'een, as long as the leaves. 

 Spring. I. two or three, cordate-oblong, 1ft. long, 4in. to 

 A^in. broad, glaucous-green, marked near the base beneath with 

 purplisli-brown bars, and with darker green stripes higher 

 up. Natal, 1881. (ireenhouse. 



S, monophylla (one-leaved), y?., perianth blue, campanulate, 

 three to four lines long ; pedicels ascending, the lower ones Mn. 

 to lin. long ; racemes loose, six to twenty-flowered, lin. to 2^in. 

 long, liin. to l^in. broad ; scape slender, flexuous, Sin. to 6in. 

 long. May. I. usually solitary, inclosing the base of the scape, 

 ascending, lorate, 6in. to 9in. long, six to eight lines broad, 

 acute at apex. Spain, Portugal, 1821. Hardy. Syn. S. pumila 

 (B. M. 3025). 



S. nata.lensis (Natal). Jl., perianth blue, three to four lines 

 long, the sej;ments stellate, spreading ; bracts solitary ; pedicels 

 ascending, the lower ones Jin. to lin. long; raceme dense, con- 

 taining fifty to a hundred or more flowers, 6in. to 12in. long, 

 2iin. to Sin. broad ; scape erect, terete, four to six lines thick, 

 1ft. to lift. long. April. I. four to six, lorate-lanceolate. green, 

 glabrous*. 9in. to 12in. long, Sin. to 4in. broad, ascending, nar- 

 rowed and acute at apex. Natal, 1862. Greenhouse. (B. M. 

 5S79 ; F. d. S. 1043.) 



S, n. sordida (mean). Jl. smaller and fewer than in the type; 

 scape slender. /. tinged with brown, 7in. to 8in. long, liin. to 

 l^in. broad. 



S. nonscrlpta (undescribed). A synonym of .'?. nutans. 



S. nutans (nodding).* Bluebell; Harebell; Wild Hyacinth. /., 

 perianth blue, purple, white, or pink, drooping ; bracts in pairs ; 

 pedicels short, curved, erect in bud and fruit ; raceme six to 

 twelve-flowered ; scape solitary, tall, stout. April to June. I. 

 lOin. to 18in. long, iin. broad, sub-acute, concave. Western Eu- 

 rope (Britain). Syn.s. N. nonscrlpta, Auraphis nutans, Uyaeinthxis 

 nonscriptub-. See Fig. 448. (Sy. En. B. 1528.) The following are 

 garden forms : grandijlora, alba, large white ; rosea, rose ; rubra, 

 red-flowered. 



