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Spathiphyllnm continued. 



S. canncefolium, 8. floribundum, and 8. Patini, are very 

 useful, and form a very effective contrast with Anthurium 

 Andreanum and A. Scherzerianum" (N. E. Brown). 



S. candidum (white).* /., spathe pure white, ovate, acuminate, 

 about 3in. hi length ; spadix white, slender, straight, cylindrical ; 

 flowering peduncle often knee-jointed just below the spathe. 

 I. ovate-lanceolate, attenuately acuminate, 6in. to Sin. long, on 

 slender, erect petioles, h. 9in. Columbia, 1875. Closely allied 

 to S. Patini. SYN. Anthurium candidum. 



8. canneefolium (Canna-leaved).* fl., spathe white, lanceolate- or 

 elliptic-oblong, sub-sessile, scarcely decurrent, shortly cuspidate, 

 6in. long, 2in. broad ; spadix white, 5in. long, Sin. broad. 

 L ovate- or elliptic-oblong, shortly acuminate ; petioles equalling 

 or exceeding the blades, sheathed scarcely to the middle, h. 1ft. 

 Venezuela, Guiana, and Brazil. (B. G. 640.) SYNS. S. cannce- 

 forme, Anthurium Dechardi (I. H. 269), Pothos canncefolia (B. M. 

 603; L. B. C. 471). 



S. cannseform (Canna-like). A synonym of S. canncefolium. 



S. cocnlearispathum (spoon-spathedX /., spathe green, 1ft 

 long, ovate or oblong-ovate, produced into a long-cuspidate point ; 

 spadix whitish. I. broadly oblong, undulated, upwards of 3ft. 

 long and 1ft. wide, rounded or sub-cordate at base, lustrous-green; 

 petioles nearly equalling the blades, h. 4ft. Mexico, 1875. SYN. 

 S. teliconicefolium (L H. 189). 



8. commutatum (changed), fl., spathe white, oblong-lanceolate, 

 nearly flat, cuspidate ; spadix white, short, oblong ; peduncles 

 tall, shortly decurrent I. ovate-oblong, deep green; petioles 

 shorter than the blades, h. 2*ft Philippines, 1870. A rather 

 elegant plant, rivalling in beauty the well-known African or 

 Trumpet Lily. (B. G. 637, f. 1-3, under name of S. Minahassce.) 



8. floribnndnm (bundle-flowered), fl., spathe ivory-white, 2in. 

 long, oblong-lanceolate, with an elongate-cuspidate acumen ; 

 spadix white, stipitate, scarcely shorter than the spathe; 

 peduncles much exceeding the petioles. I. oblong-elliptic 



ailateral, 



oblong-l 



paler 



g-lanceolate, acuminate and very acute, inequilateral, 

 beneath ; peduncles nearly equalling the blades, h. 1ft New 

 Grenada, 1874. (L H. 159, under name of Anthurium flori- 

 bundum.) 



8. heliconiSBfolium (Heliconia-leaved). A synonym of S. each- 

 learispathum. 



S. hybridum (hybrid). A garden hybrid between S. canncefolium 

 and S. Patini, and quite intermediate in character. The spathe 

 is as large as in the tirst-named parent, and whiter on both sides. 

 (B. H. 1885, p. 89 ; G. C. six. p. 500 ; I. H. 450.) 



fl., 



, spathe bright green, oblong-elliptic ; 



S. Ortglesii (( 



spadix white, oblong, the stalk connate with the base of tho 

 midrib. L broadly elliptic or elliptic-oblong, undulated ; petioles 

 broadly winged. A. lift. Mexico, 1873. (B. G. 738.) 

 8. Patini (Patin's). fl., spathe whitish, except the green midrib, 

 oblong-lanceolate, very long-acuminate, spreading or reflexed ; 

 spadix whitish, straight, obtuse, rather long-stipitate, a little 

 shorter than the spathe ; peduncles equalling or exceeding the 

 leaves. I. elongate-lanceolate, long-narrowed to both ends, very 

 acute, deflexed, inequilateral, pale green ; petioles twice as long 

 as the blades, erect, slender, terete, h. 9in. New Grenada, 1874. 

 (I. H. 397.) SYNS. Amomophyllum Patini, Anthurium Patini 

 (G. C. n. s., iii. p. 525). 



8. pictum (painted).* /. somewhat fleshy, broadly ovate-elliptic, 

 lift or more long, glossy dark green, mottled along the course of 

 the transverse veins, with blotches of golden - green. South 

 America, 1874. An ornamental plant, in habit resembling a 

 Dieffenbachia. The proper name of this plant is Rhodospatha 

 picta. 



S. Wallisii (Wallis'). fl. spathe of a pleasing green, 5Jin. long, 

 oblong-elliptic, rounded and decurrent at base, long-cuspidate at 

 a- ,-ex; spadix cylindrical, one-third the length of the spathe. 

 L 6in. to 9in. long, oblong-lanceolate, rounded or cuneate at 

 base, cuspidate at apex, the margins slightly crenate-crisped ; 

 petioles 5m. to Bin. long. New Grenada. (B. G. 920.) 

 SPATHIUM (of Edgworth). A synonym of Apono- 

 geton. 



SPATHIUM (of Loureiro). A synonym of Sauru- 

 rns (which see). 



SPATHODEA (from spathe, a spathe ; referring to 

 the form of the calyx). OED. Bignoniacece. A mono- 

 typic (?) genus. 8. campanulata is a noble, stove, ever- 

 green tree, requiring culture similar to Bignonia (which 

 see). See also Newbouldia. 



S. campanulata (bell-shaped). /. orange, in a short, teiminal, 

 slightly-branched raceme ; calyx long, spathe-hke, densely tomen- 

 tose ; corolla campanulate, Sin. long, 2 Jin. in diameter, with a 

 sub-bilabiate limb of five broad lobes. June. I. ample, pinnate ; 

 leaflets lanceolate, petiolnlate, entire, h. 50ft Tropical Africa, 

 1858. (B. M. 5091 ; F. d. S. 830 ; L. & P. F. G. 104 ; L. J. F. 388.) 

 S. Iwvis (smooth-leaved). A synonym of Newbouldia Ixvis. 



SPATHOGLOTTIS (from spathe, a spathe, and 

 glottis, a tongue ; in allusion to the form of the lip). In- 

 cluding Paxtonia. OBD. Orchidece. A genus comprising 

 about ten species of mostly stove, terrestrial orchids, 

 natives of the East Indies, South China, the Malayan 

 Archipelago, the Pacific Islands, and Australia. Sepals 

 free, sub-equal, spreading; petals similar, sometimes 

 broader or longer ; lip sessile at the base of the column, 

 concave or saccate at base, deeply three-lobed, the middle 

 lobe contracted at the base, and bearing prominent tu- 

 bercles or calli; pollen masses eight, of which four are 

 usually smaller ; bracts erect or deflexed ; racemes on erect 

 scapes, leafless, except sheathing scales. Leaves on the 

 caudex solitary or twin, elongated ; petioles at length more 

 or less thickened into pseudo-bulbs or tubers. The best- 

 known species are here described. They require similar 

 treatment to Bletia (which see). 



8. anrea (golden), fl. golden-yellow, marked on the lip with a 

 few dark blood-coloured spots, large, about six borne at the very 

 end of the scape. July. I. narrow, resembling those of a Phaiua. 

 h. 2ft Malacca, 1849. A rather handsome species. 

 S. Fortune! (Fortune's).* fl. yellow ; sepals ovate, obtuse ; petals 

 broader, oblong, sub-sessile ; lateral segments of lip blotched 

 with red, oblong, erect, the middle one cuneate and emarginate ; 

 column remarkably long and narrow ; raceme seciind, pubescent ; 

 bracts acuminate. January. I. twin, lanceolate-linear, longer 

 than the pubescent scape. Hong Kong. Greenhouse. (B. B. 

 1845,19.) 



S. Lobbii (Lobb's). fl. sulphur-yellow, about lin. in diameter, 

 long-stalked ; lateral sepals streaked with three or four brown 

 lines ; petals broader than the sepals ; raceme loose ; scape 

 slender, firm, loosely hairy. Bunnah, 1876. (G. C. n. s., xviii. 

 p. 532.)' 



S. paclflca (Pacific). /., sepals and petals whitish-lilac, with 

 darker markings ; lip lilac, edged with yellow, the two side 

 lobes blunt, curved ; front lobe stalked, renifonn, undulated, with 

 an orange disk, the stalk having two white tubercles on its base. 

 I oblong-lanceolate. Pseudo-bulbs conical. Pacific Islands, 

 1883. 



S. Petrl (Peter Veitch's).* fl., sepals ligulate, acute, and, as well as 

 the much broader petals, dark lilac in colour ; lip trilid, purple, 

 with a white disk and a rhomboid callosity, having three furrows 

 and two lines of long hairs between the side lobes, ochre-yellow ; 

 bracts large and conspicuous ; scape 2ft. long, green, becoming 

 purplish at the top. h. 2ft. South Sea Islands, 1877. An in- 

 teresting plant. (B. M. 6354.) 



S. plicata (folded), fl. purple; sepals spreading; petals obtuse, 

 connivent; lateral segments of lip truncate, cuneate-oblong, 

 the middle one clawed, with two tubercles at base; bracts 

 petaloid, lanceolate, coloured ; scape sometimes 2ft. high and 

 many-flowered, sometimes lift high and two-flowered. June. 

 I. many, ensiform, plicate. Java, &c., 1844. 

 S pnbescens (downy). /. dirty-yellow, slightly violet at the 

 base of the lip ; sepals acute ; petals obtuse ; lateral lobes of lip 

 erect, the middle one three-keeled, with two tubercles at base ; 

 raceme two to eight-flowered, secund ; scape ascending, pubescent, 

 Uft long. June. I. twin, linear-lanceolate, acuminate at both 

 ends, shorter than the scape. Tubers as large as hazel nuts. 

 Sylhet. 



8. rosea (rose-coloured).* JL rose-coloured, pretty, about lin. 

 across sepals and petals oblong, acute ; bracts spreading, as long 

 as the pedicels ; scape erect, slender, distantly sheathed, taller 

 than the leaves. July. I. lanceolate, plicate, narrowed at base, 

 nearly 2ft. long. Pseudo-bulbs densely aggregated, three-leaved. 

 Philippines, 1837. SYN. J'axtonia rosea. (B. B. 1838, 60.) 

 S. tomentosa (tomentose). fl. crimson ; sepals and petals very 

 obtuse; lateral segments of the lip erect truncate; middle one 

 reniform at apex, the claw elongated ; raceme twenty-flowered ; 

 bracts and scape coated with a close fur. June. I. twin, broadly 

 lanceolate, longer than the scape. Manilla. 

 SPATHOTECOMA. A synonym of Newbonldia 

 (which see). 



Fio. 510. SPATHULATE AND APICULATE LEAP. 



SPATHULATE, SPATULATE. Oblong, with th 

 lower end attenuated; shaped like a druggist's spatula. 

 A Spathulate and apiculate leaf is shown at Fig. 510. 



