SCIADOCALYX 



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SCILLA 



SCIADO'CALYX. (From ski AS, a parasol, or tent, and 

 kolux, the calyx ; in reference to the shape of the latter. 

 Nat. ord. Gesneracese. Now referred to Isoloma.) 

 S. digitolceflo'ra (foxglove-flowered). See ISOLOMA DIGI- 



TALIFLORUM. 



Warscewi'czii (Warscewicz's). See ISOLOMA WARSCE- 



WICZII. 



SCIADOPHY'LLUM. (From skias, skiados, a parasol, 

 and phullon, a leaf ; in allusion to the shape of the 

 leaves. Nat. ord. Araliaceae.) 



Stove, evergreen shrubs or small trees. Cuttings of 

 half-mature wood in sand, in a close case, with bottom- 

 heat. Fibrous loam, a third of peat, and sand. The 

 Peruvian species will thrive in a greenhouse. 

 S. acumina'tum (long-pointed). 10-15. Yellow. Peru. 



Climber. 

 ano'malum (anomalous). 15-20. Greenish-white. 



Trinidad. 1817. 



Bro'wnii (Brown's). 15-20. White. Jamaica. 1793. 

 co'nicum (conical). 8-10. Reddish. Peru. Climber. 

 digita'tum (fingered). See PACHIRA INSIGNIS. 

 ferrugi'neum (rusty). 40. White. Trinidad. 1826. 

 pedicella'tum (long-stalked). 8-10. Purple. Peru. 



Climber. 



penta'ndrum (five-anthered). 5-8. Reddish. Peru. 

 1820. 



SCIADO'PITYS. (From skias, skiados, a parasol, and 

 pitus, a pine or fir-tree ; literally, the parasol pine, in 

 allusion to the whorls of leaves. Nat. ord. Conifera.) 



A hardy evergreen conifer. Seeds. Rich, deep, and 

 well-drained soil. 

 S. verticilla'ta (whorled). 60-120. Japan. 1861. 



" Umbrella Pine." 



,, variega'ta (variegated). Some leaves of each 

 whorl are yellow. 1887. 



SCIARA. 5. pyri, Small Pear Midge. S. Schmidber- 

 geri, Large Pear Midge. When a fallen pear is cut open, 

 it is often found core-eaten, and with a brown powder 

 marking the progress of the assailant. This is caused by 

 the larva of these insects. The midges appear early in 

 July. The Small Pear Midge has club-shaped halteres, 

 the club dark brown, and the stem whitish. When alive, 

 the abdomen is of a lead colour, with black wings. The 

 head and thorax are black, as are also the antenna? ; the 

 palpi are of a pale yellow, the feet whitish, and the tarsi 

 Wack. 



The Large Pear Midge appears about the same time as 

 the preceding. The female is little more than a line 

 long, and half a line thick, also much larger than the 

 smaller pear midge ; the male is more slender, and some- 

 what shorter. The antennae are blackish, and not so 

 long as the body. The head is black and shining, as is 

 also the thorax ; the proboscis ash-grey, the abdomen 

 of the male a deep black, that of the female browner, 

 with black wings ; the anal point, however, is quite 

 black, the feet ash-grey, and the tarsi and wings black. 

 They both survive the winter, and deposit their eggs in 

 the blossom, when it opens in early spring. The larva 

 eats its way into the core of the young fruit, and again 

 eats its way out at one side when the time arrives for it 

 to bury itself in the ground, and pass into the chrysalis 

 form. Kollar. 



SCI'LLA. Squill. (From skullo, to injure ; the bulbs 

 said to be poisonous. Nat. ord. Lilyworts [Liliaceas], 

 Linn. 6-Hexandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Offsets ; light, sandy soil. 



TENDER BULBS. 



S. Adla'mi (Adlam's). i. Mauve-purple. Natal. 1891. 

 Befllii (Bell's). . Dusky blue. March. Persia. 



1884. 

 Berthdo'tii (Berthelot's). Pink. Canary Islands 



1862. 



biparti'ta (two-parted). See S. LINGULATA. 

 brevifo'lia (short-leaved). See HVACINTHUS BREVI- 



FOLIUS. 

 Bucha'nani (Buchanan's). i. Green ; filaments 



purple. Nyasaland. 1893. 



ckine'nsis (Chinese). Light blue. May. China. 1819. 

 conci'nna (neat). Rose-purple. S. Africa. 1862. 

 co'ncolor (one-coloured). Purple, green. S. Africa. 



1862. 



S. Coope'ri (Cooper's). Purple. S. Africa. 1866. 

 floribu'nda (free-flowering), i. Green, purple. S. 



Africa. 1862. 



Galpi'ni (Galpin's). Transvaal. 

 ,, hcemorrhoidalis (blood-coloured). . Blue. August. 



Canary Islands. 1585. 

 humifu'sa (ground-spread). J-J. Reddish-green. 



Natal. 1 88 1. 

 hyacintJwi'des (hyacinth- like) of Desfont. See S. 



H^EMORRHOIDALIS. 



i'ndica (Indian). J. Greenish-purple. India. 1816. 



,, Krau'ssii (Krauss's). Natal. 



lanceafo'lia (lance-leaved), i. White, green. May. 

 S. and Trop. Africa. 1800". 



lanceola'ta (lance-shaped) of Baker. \. Greenish- 

 purple. S. Africa. 1774. 



lanceola'ta (lance-shaped) of Viv. See URGINEA 



MARITIMA. 



,, laxiflo'ra (loose-flowered). J. Green ; filaments 



purple. S. Africa. 1891. 

 Ledie'ni (Ledien's). Green, with purple tube. Congo. 



1889. 

 linearifo'lia (linear-leaved). Dusky purple. S.Africa. 



1862. 

 li'vida (livid), i. Green, tinted livid purple. S. 



Africa. 1883. 



lora'ta (thong-shaped). Purple-green. S.Africa. 1862. 

 A/aco'o;am(Macowan's). . Green. S.Africa. 1875. 

 mari'tima (maritime). See URGINEA MARITIMA. 

 ,, maurita'nica (Mauritian). See S. VINCENTINA. 

 ,, micro' scypha (small-boat), i. Green. S. Africa. 



1881. 



natale'nsis (Natal). Blue. Natal. 1863. 

 ,, so'rdida (dirty). Leaves shaded with brown. 

 ovatifo'lia (ovate-leaved). See S. LANCET FOLIA. 

 pallidiflo'ra (pale-flowered), i. White. S. Africa. 



1870. 

 paucifo'lia (few-leaved). Green, white. S. Africa. 



1862. 

 pe'ndula (drooping). i-i. Green; filaments lilac ; 



anthers purple. Natal. 1878. 

 plu'mbea (lead-coloured), i. Lead. May. S. Africa. 



1812. 

 polya'ntha (many-flowered), i. Purple, green. S. 



Africa. 1878. 



,, prasi'na (leek- green). Green, purple. S.Africa. 1870. 

 pri'nceps(cbiei). Pale green, purple. S. Africa. 1862. 

 ,, rigidifo'lia (rigid-leaved). S. and Trop. Africa. 

 socia'lis (social). Pale green. S. Africa. 1862. 

 spathula'ta(spa.thulzte). . Green, purple. S.Africa. 



1862. 

 subglau'ca (somewhat-glaucous). Purple. S. Africa. 



1862. 

 subsecu'nda (somewhat-one-sided). J. Brownish; 



filaments purple. S. Africa. 1881. 

 tri'color (three-coloured). . Green. Leaves slightly 



blotched. S. Africa. 1880. 

 undula'ia (waved), $. Green, striped. May. S. 



Africa. 1819. 

 versi'color (changeable- coloured). Green-white. S. 



Africa. 1872. 

 ,, vincenti'na (St. Vincent). . Blue. April. Portugal. 



1819. 

 ,, zcbri'na (zebra-striped). Yellow-green, purple. S. 



Africa. 1862. 



HARDY BULBS. 

 5. amce'na (pleasing) of Bory. and Chaub. See S. 



MESSENIACA. 



amoe'na (pleasing) of Linnaeus, J. Blue. March. 



Levant. 1596. 



,, sibi'rica (Siberian). See S. SIBIRICA. 

 amce'nula (pretty). See S. SIBIRICA AMO^NULA. 

 ,, antitau'rica (Anti-Taurian). See S. SIBIRICA TAURICA. 

 autumna'lis (autumnal). J. Pink. August. Europe 



(England). 



a'lba (white). J. White. August. 

 ,, ma'jpr (larger). . Pink. August. Britain. 

 axilla'ris (axillary), r. White and green outside, 



violet edged, white inside. 1903. 

 ,, Bertolo'nii (Bertoloni's). See S. ITALICA. 

 bifo'lia (two-leaved). J. Blue. March. Europe; 



Asia Minor. 



a'lba (white). . White. March. S. Europe. 

 ro'sea (rosy). Rose. March. 



