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S cilia — continued. 

 S. odorata (fraKrant). fl. frafxrant ; perianth blue, campannlate, 

 !,in. Imij,', the .si-{;ments nhhuii; ; I'l'ilicels asceiidinfir, the lower 

 ones 4iii. to 6in. long ; laceuie loost*. six to twenty-flowfretl, lin. 

 to 2^in. hint;, Ijin. to liin. hroad ; scapt- slentltT, Hexuons, 5in. to 

 6in. lonj;. IMay. /. three or fonr, ^lalnnus, 6iii. to 9ni. lonj;, 

 three to four lines broail, sub-obtuse, i-liannelleil down the face, 

 long-nurroweil below. Spaiti and Portugal, 1818. Hardy. 



Via. 448. SCILLA NCTANS. 



r.f 



laiicca-folia 



S. ovatifolia (ovate-leaved). A synonym 



urati/oh'a, 



S. pallidiflora (pale -flowered). Jf., perianth whitish, tinfjed with 

 green, campanulate, the .segments oblong;, suli-obtuse ; ])edicels 

 straight, the lower ones horizontally .spreading, lin. to liin. long ; 

 raceme dense, containing; a hundred to a lunitlred and fifty tn- 

 more flowers, at first conical, 6in. to lOin. long, 3in. broad ; scape 

 erect, Uft. or more long. Spring. /. five or six. lorate-lanceo- 

 late, ascending, 1ft. to lift, long, lin. to l',iu. broad, glabrous, 

 green. Cape of Good Hope, 1870. Ureenhouse. (Ref. JJ. 179.) 



S. patula (spreading). A synonym of S. hispatiica. 



S, pauclflora (few-flowered), yf., perianth greenish, rounded- 

 canipaTuilate, nearly or quite Jin. long, the segments falcate ; 

 pedicels t\vk^ to six lines long, the lower ones drooping; raceme 

 loose, twenty to thirty-flowered, oblong, 3in. to 4iu. long, L^in. 

 to Uin. broad ; scape firm, unspotted, terete. Sin. to 4in. long. 

 Spring. I. a pair, opposite, or rarely three, spreading, oblong- 

 lanceolate, acute, undulated, 2iin. to 3in. long, nine to ten lines 

 broad, pale green and spotted on the face, narrowed at base. 

 Cape of Good Hope, 1862. Greenhouse. (Ref. B. 181.) 



S. pendula (pendulous). //., perianth greeni.sh outside, purple 

 within, jin. long, oblung-campanulate ; pedicels very sleniler, 3in. 



Scilla — continued, 



to l^in. long, droojnng ; raceme ratlier den.se, thirty to sixty- 

 flowered, 3in. to 6in. long, 2Ain. to Sin. broad ; scape very slender, 

 flexuous. Bin. to 9in. long. 'Spring. I. lorate, 1ft. to Uft. long, 

 about Ijin. liroad. acute, narrowed at base, nearly flat, pale green 

 obsoletely spotteil. ('ape of Good Hope, 1862. Greenhouse. 



Fia. 449. Sri!,L,\ pkiiuviana, sh<iwing Habit and detached 

 Single Flower. 



S. peruviana (Peruvian).* Cuban Lily. /?., perianth lilac, reddish, 

 or whitish, Hve to six lines long, the segments green-striped ; 

 bracts whitish, persistent, solitary, lin. to 2in. long ; raceme very 

 dense, comprising fifty to one linmlred or more flowers, at tirst 

 iteltoid, at length 4in. to 6in. long and broad; scape robust, 

 striated, 6in. to 12in. long. May. /. 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.) 

 all/a is a white-flowered garden form. 



S. p. glabra (smooth). Jl., perianth lilac; hiwer pedicels l^in. to 

 2iii. long. /. glabrous on the margins. 1873. .S'. Huifhii is a more 

 robust torm, having scape, pedicels, and bracts, tinged with red, 

 anil leaves lUn. to 2in. broad. 



S. plumtoea (lead-coloured). /., perianth dirty-blue, Jin. long, cam- 

 panulate ; lower pedicels somewhat spreading, six to eight lines 

 long; raceme tifteen to twenty-flowered. Sin. to S^in. long, lAin. 

 to IJin. broad. May. /. lorate-Janceolate, nearly 1ft. long, liin. 

 broad, acute, glabrous, unspotted. Cape of Good Hope, 1812. 

 Greenhimse. Closely allied to, and perhaps synonymous with, 

 S. 7iatalensis. (B. R. 1356.) 



S. prasina (green). //.. perianth entirely green or faintly tinged 

 witli purple, rounded-canipiuiulate, tlie segments half a line 

 bro;id ; central petlii-els liori/ontally spreading, ^in. long, the lower 

 ones deflexed ; raceme rather (U-nse, thirty to fifty - flowered, 

 lanceolate or sub-cyliiulrical, lAin. to 2in. l<mg, six to ten lines 

 broad ; scape flexuous, deflexed. Sin. to 4in. long. Spring. /. Ave 

 or six, spreading, olilong-lanceolate, 4in. to 5in. long, lin. to l^in. 

 In'oad, acute, narrowed below, often purple-spotted. Cape of 

 Good Hope, 1870. Greenhouse. 



S. pratensis (meadow-loving).* ,//., perianth blue, campanulate, 

 two lines long ; pedicels four to six lines long, ascending or some- 

 what spreading; raceme dense, twelve to thirty-flowered, l^in. 

 to 2iin. long, IJin. to lUn. broad. May. I. three to six, 



flabrous, narrow-Iigulate, 6in. to 12in. long, two to four lines 

 mad, attenuated at both ends. Dalmatia, 1827. Hardy, 

 (B. R. 1859, 63.) 



S. princeps (princely). Jl., perianth greenish outside, reddish- 

 purple within, oblong-campanulate, nearly or quite flve lines long, 

 the .segments reflexed ; pedicels lin. to IJin. long, the central 

 ones spreading, the lower ones drooping ; raceme dense, com- 

 prising a himclred and fifty to two humh'ed flowers, 1ft. long, 

 3in. to Siin. broad ; scapes two or three, 7in. to 9in. long. 

 Spring. I. flve or six, htrate, Uft. to 2ft. long. 2in. to 2.Un. 

 broad, acute, narrowed at liase, pale green, sj'otteti. Cape of 

 (.;<.<kI Hope. 1862. Greenhouse. (Ref. B. 189.) 



S. pumlla (dwarf). A synonym of S. ini'PjipJnjUa. 



S. puschklnioides (Pnsehkinia-Iike). /., perianth pale blue, 

 erect, star-like. Spring. /. t\\o to four, obtuse, broadly linear. 

 Turkestan. 1881. A pretty, hardy idant. somewhat resembling 

 .S. hijulia in habit. (R. G. 1051, f. 1.) 



S. revoluta (revolute). y/., perianth rose-purple, the falcate seg- 

 uu'uts green-striped at back, rounded-campanulate, gin. long ; 

 peilirels spreading, the lower ones six to eight lines long ; raceme 

 oblmig-lanceolate, loose, twelve to thirty-flowered, 2in. to Sin. 

 huig, lin. to l'(in. Viroad ; scape very slender, flexuous, Sin. to 6in. 

 long, at first nodding at apex, coloured at base. August. /. five 

 to nine, oblanceolate-spatluilate. channelled and narrowed at base 

 into a short petiole, 2J.iti. to Sin. long, six to eight lines broad, 

 slightly wrinkled. Cape of (Jood Hope, 1774. Greenhouse. 

 SVN. hriiiiirr lai>i-p<t-/ulia (L. B. C. 278). 



S. siblrica (Sil)erian>.* ff. one to three, horizontal or slightly 

 drooiting, shi»rtly pedicellate; perianth deej) blue, six to seven 



