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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 



Scilla continued. 

 S. odorata (fragrant). JL fragrant ; perianth blue, campanulate, 



iin. long, the segments oblong ; pedicels ascending, the ^o 

 ' "n. long ; 



long, IJin. to 1J. _. 



6in."long. May. I. three or four, glabrous, 6in. to 9in. long, 



ones 4in.'to 6in. long; raceme loose, six to twenty-flowered, lin. 

 to 2iin. long, IJin. to liin. broad ; scape slender, flexuous, 3m. to 



. . . . 



three to four lines broad, sub-obtuse, channelled down the face, 

 long-narrowed below. Spain and Portugal, 18ia Hardy. 



S. ovatlfolia (ovate-leaved). 

 ovatifolia. 



FIG. 44& SCILLA NUTANS. 



synonym of S. lancecefolia 



S. pallidlflora (pale-flowered). fl., perianth whitish, tinged with 

 green campanulate, the segments oblong, sub-obtuse ; pedicels 

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

 raceme dense, containing a hundred to a hundred and fifty or 

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

 erect, lift, or more long Spring. I. five or six, lorate-lanceo- 

 late, ascending ,1ft. to lift. Ions, lin. to IJin. broad, glabrous, 

 green. Cape of Good Hope, 1870. Greenhouse. (Eet B. 179.) 



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



S. pauciflora (few-flowered). fl., perianth greenish rounded- 

 campanulate nearly or quite J*n . fong, the segments falcate; 

 pedicels five to six lines long, the lower ones drooping raceme 

 loose, twenty to thirty-flowered, oblong, Sin. to T long IjTn 

 to liin. broad ; scape firm, unspotted, terete, Sin. to 4in lone 

 Spring I. a pair, opposite, or rarely three, spreading ob on 

 lanceolate acute, unSulated, 2iin. to Sin. long, nine to ten lines 

 broad pale green and spotted on the face, narrowed at bast 

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



S. pcndula (pendulous). fl., perianth greenish outside purple 

 within, ftia. long, oblong.carnpanulate ; pedicels my slender, |in! 



Scilla continued. 



to IJin. long, drooping; raceme rather dense, thirty to sixty- 

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

 flexuous, Sin. to 9in. long. Spring. 1. lorate, 1ft. to lift, long, 

 about IJin. broad, acute, narrowed at base, nearly flat, pale green, 

 obsoletely spotted. Cape of Good Hope, 1862. Greenhouse. 



FIG. 449. SCILLA PERUVIANA, showing Habit and detached 

 Single Flower. 



S. pcruviana (Peruvian).* Cuban Lily, fl., perianth lilac, reddish, 

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

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

 dense, comprising fifty to one hundred or more flowers, at first 

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

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

 alba is a white-flowered garden form. 



S. p. glabra (smooth), fl., perianth lilac; lower pedicels liin. to 

 2m. long. 1. glabrous on the margins. 1873. S. Uufjhii is a more 

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

 and leaves l.lin. to 2in. broad. 



S. plumbea (lead-coloured). JL, perianth dirty-blue, Jin. long, cam- 

 panulate ; lower pedicels somewhat spreading, six to eight lines 

 long ; raceme fifteen to twenty-flowered, Sin. to Siin. long, lin. 

 to liin. broad. May. 1. lorate-lanceolate, nearly 1ft. long, liin. 

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

 Greenhouse Closely allied to, and perhaps synonymous with, 

 S. natalensis. (B. R. 1355.) 



S. prasina (green), ft.., perianth entirely green or faintly tinged 

 with purple, rounded-campanulate, the segments half a line 

 broad ; central pedicels horizontally spreading, &in. long, the lower 

 ones deflexed ; raceme rather dense, thirty to fifty - flowered, 

 lanceolate or sub-cylindrical, IJin. to 2in. long, six to ten lines 

 broad ; scape flexuous, deflexed, Sin. to 4in. long. Spring. I. five 

 or six, spreading, oblong-lanceolate, 4in. to 5in. long, lin. to liin. 

 broad, acute, narrowed below, often purple-spotted. Cape of 

 Good Hope, 1870. Greenhouse. 



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

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

 what spreading ; raceme de^se, twelve to thirty-flowered, liin. 

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

 glabrous, narrow-ligulate, 6in. to 12in. long, two to four lines 

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

 (B. R. 1839, 63.) 



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

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

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

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

 prising a hundred and fifty to two hundred flowers, 1ft. long, 

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

 Spring. I. five or six, lorate, IJft. to 2ft. long, 2in. to 2iin. 

 broad, acute, narrowed at base, pale green, spotted. Cape of 

 Good Hope, 1862. Greenhouse. (Ref. B. 189.) 



S. pumila (dwarf). A synonym of S. monophylla. 



S. puschkinioides (Puschkinia-like). JL, perianth pale blue, 

 erect, star-like. Spring. I. two to four, obtuse, broadly linear. 

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

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



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

 ments green-striped at back, rounded-campanulate, iin. long ; 

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

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

 long, lin. to IJin. broad ; scape very slender, flexuous, Sin. to 6in. 

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

 to nine, oblanceolate-spathulate, channelled and narrowed at base 

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

 slightly wrinkled. Cape of Good Hope, 1774. Greenhouse. 

 SVN. Drimia lancecefolia (L. B. C. 278). 



S. sibirlca (Siberian).* ft., one to three, horizontal or slightly 

 drooping, shortly pedicellate ; perianth deep blue, six to seven 



