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whitish, sub-globose-campanulate, iin. to jin. long ; lower pedi- 

 cels iin. to Iin. long ; raceme equilateral, rather loosely six to 

 twelve-flowered : scape 6in. to Sin. long. May. I. five or six, 

 glabrous, ascending, linear-lorate, iin. to fin., or in cultivated 

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



FIG. 447. SCILLA IIISPANICA, showing Habit and detached Single 



Flower. 



Portugal, 1683. Hardy. See Fig. 447. SYNS. S. campanula^ 

 (B. M. 127), S. patula, Agraphis paniculata. The variety fi.gnred 

 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 ; carnea, flesh- 

 coloured ; EMPEROR, porcelain, lined blue, very large and 

 beautiful. 



S. Hugnil (Hugh's). A form of S. peruviana gldbra. 



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

 pedicels one line long ; raceme 3in. to 4in. long ; scape Sin. to 4in. 

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

 cordate-oblong, Sin. to 4in. long, liin. to 2in. broad, pale green, 

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

 house. 



S. hyacinthoides (Hyacinth-like). fl., perianth bluish-lilac, 

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

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

 ones Iin. to IJin. long ; racemes containing fifty to a hundred 

 and fifty flowers, 6in. to 18in. long, 2in. to 2iin. broad ; scape 

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

 spreading, 1ft. to lift, long, iin. to IJin. broad, narrowed to 

 both ends, minutely ciliate-denticulate on the margins. Medi- 

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



S. indica (Indian), fl., perianth greenish-purple, iin. to Jin. long, 

 somewhat rounded-campanulate, the segments falcate ; pedicels 

 somewhat spreading, three to four lines long ; raceme dense, 

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

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

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

 the margins, narrowed at base, Sin. to 6in. long, iin. to liin. 

 broad. India, 1816. Stove. SYN. Ledebouria hyacintha (B. M. 

 3226). 



S. italica (Italian), fl., perianth blue, nearly or quite Jin. long, 

 segments puberulous at apex ; bracts twin ; raceme dense, six to 

 thirty-flowered, at first conical, when expanded Iin. to 2in. long, 

 Jin. to Iin. broad; scape solitary, slender, 6in. to lOin. long. 

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

 4in. to Sin. long, Jin. to iin. broad, narrowed at apex. Italy, Ac., 

 1605. Hardy. (B. M. 663 ; L. B. C. 1483.) S. purpurea is a robust 

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



S. lancesefolia (lance-leaved), fl., perianth snb-globose-cam- 

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

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

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

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

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

 eight, somewhat spreading, oblong, 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. Greenhouse. 

 (Hef. B. 182.) SYNS. Drimia acuminata (L. B. C. 1041), Lache- 

 nalia lanceoejolia (B. M. 643;. 



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S. L ovatifolia (ovate-leaved). I. shorter than in the tvpe, 

 broadly ovate, 2in. to Sin. long, liin. to 2in. broad. 1862. SYN. 

 S. ovatifolia (Raf. B. 183). 



S. Ian coolata (lanceolate), fl.., perianth greenish-purple, tubular- 

 cumpanulate, \m. long ; pedicels dotted with red, somewhat 

 spreading, the lower ones 5in. to 6in. long ; raceme very loose, 

 eight to twelve-flowered, liin. to 2in. long, liin. broad ; scape 

 flexuous, 4in. to 5in. long. September. I. five or six, lanceolate, 

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

 Cape of Good Hope, 1774. Greenhouse. SYNS. Drimia lanceo- 

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



S. latifolla (broad-leaved), fl., perianth lilac, campanulate, Ain. 

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

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

 Sin. to 4in. long, Iin. to liin. broad ; scape straight, 1ft. or more 

 long. May. 1. six to nine, enveloping the base of the scape, 

 lanceolate, slender, 1ft. to lift, long, liin. to 2in. broad, narrowed 

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

 Greenhouse. 5. lusitanica (B. M. 1999) is only a robust garden 

 form of this species. 



S. linearifolia (linear-leaved), fl., perianth greenish outside, 

 purple within, nearly or quite Jin. long, oblong-carnpanulate, the 

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

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

 2in. to Sin. long, liin. to liin. broad ; scape flexuous. Sin. to 4in. 

 long. Spring. 1. tour to six, nearly erect, linear, 9in. to 12in. 

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

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

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



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

 very dull purple, iin. long, oblong ; pedicels erecto-patent, Jin. 

 to Jin. long ; raceme dense, oblong. Sin. to 4in. long, fifteen to 

 sixteen lines broad ; scape terete, 4in. to 5in. long. July. J. six 

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

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

 unspotted. Cape of Good Hope, 1883. Greenhouse. 



S. lorata (lorate-leaved). fl., perianth livid-purple, the segments 

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

 lines long, oblong-carnpanulate ; pedicels four to five lines long, 

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

 flowered, oblong-cylindrical, Sin. to 4in. long, Hin. to 1 jin. broad; 

 scape terete, erect, Sin. to Sin. Ions, spotted below. Spring. I. five 

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

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

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

 SYN. Drimia apertiftora (Ref. B. 19). 



S. lusitanica (Portuguese). A form of S. latifoUa. 



S. Macowani (MacOwan's). /., perianth greenish both inside 

 and 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 

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

 cultural standpoint. 



S. maritima (sea-loving). A synonym of Urrjinea maritima. 



S. microscypha (small-cupped), fl., perianth green; racemes 

 dense, 5in. to 6in. long ; scape green, as long as the leaves. 

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

 4iin. broad, glaucous-green, marked near the base beneath with 

 purplish-brown bars, and with darker green stripes higher 

 up. Natal, 1881. Greenhouse. 



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

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

 to Iin. long ; racemes loose, six to twenty-flowered, Iin. to 2iin. 

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

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

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

 acute at apex. Spain, Portugal, 182L Hardy. SYN. S. putnila 

 (B. M. 3023). 



S. natalensis (Natal), fl., perianth blue, three to four lines 

 long, the segments stellate, spreading ; bracts solitary ; pedicels 

 ascending, the lower ones jin. to Iin. long ; raceme dense, con- 

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

 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 liin. long, Sin. to 4in. broad, ascending, nar- 

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

 5379 ; F. d. S. 1043.) 



S. n. sordlda (mean), fl. smaller and fewer than in the type; 

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

 liin. broad. 



S. nonscripta (undescribed). A synonym of S. nutans. 



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

 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). SYNS. S. nonscripta, A<rrn.phis mttans, Hyaeinthus 

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

 garden forms : grandiflora alba, large white ; rosea, rose ; ruf/ro, 

 red-flowered. 



