SCHIZONOTUS 



SCHOMBURGKIA 



1627 



G.C. III. 25:21. — A very variable species, of which the 

 following are perhaps tlie most important forms: Var. 

 ariaefdlius, J. G. Jack (Spiraa aricefdlia, Urn.). Large 

 shrub, with arching branches: Ivs. usually truncate at 

 the base, ovate, with dentate or entire lobes, palo green 

 and pubescent beneath: panicle drooping, ample to 10 

 in. long. B.R. I(;:i:iG."). G.F. 4:617. Var. Purshianus, 

 Rehd. (Sp. discolor, Pursh). Similar to the former, 

 but Ivs. whitish-tomentose beneath. Var. fissus, Rehd. 

 (Sp. fissa, Lindl., and pi-obably Holodlscus austrdlis, 

 Heller). Similar to var. ari(vfolius in habit, but 

 smaller: Ivs. crenate at the base, narrower, with entire 

 lobes, whitish-tomentose beneath ; panicle drooping, 

 loose, to 5 in. long. Var. dumdsus, Dippel {Sp. dii- 

 mbsa, Nutt. Sp. Boiirsieri, Carr. ). Erect shrub, 8 ft. 

 high: Ivs. cuneate, coarsely toothed, pubescent above, 

 whitish-tomentose beneath, J^-1 in. long: panicle erect, 

 rather small and dense. R.H. 1859, p. 519. This last 

 form is the least desirable as an ornamental plant. 



S. purpurdscens, Gray, is Solanoa purpuraseens Greene, a 

 Californian Asclepiad, not in ciilt. It is a perennial with as- 

 cending stems 1 ft. high, cordate-ovate Ivs., and small red-pur- 

 ple lis. in compact umbels. — S. tomentosus, Lindl. =Sorbaria 

 Lindleyana Alfred Rehder. 



SCHIZOPllTALON (Greek, ^ciit and jyetal; in refer- 

 ence to the pinnately cut petals). Criiciferw. A genus 

 of possibly 5 species of annual herbs from Chile, with 

 alternate, sinuate, dentate or pinnatifid leaves and pur- 

 ple or white flowers in terminal racemes. The main ge- 

 neric character lies in the shape of the petals, which are 

 flat and pinnately cut into regular segments. 



WAIkeri, Sims. Plant 1-2 ft. high: Ivs. sessile, sinu- 

 ate, dentate, the upper linear : fls. white, fragrant. 

 B.M. 2:!79. R.H. 1880, p. 355. -A very pretty annual of 

 quick growth P, i^, Barclay. 



SCHIZOPHRAGMA (Greek, scUzein, to cleave, and 

 phragma, wall: the inner layer of the wall of the valves 

 is cleft into fascicled fibers). Saxifragdcece. Ornamen- 

 tal climbing deciduous shrub with opposite, long-peti- 

 oled, rather large, dentate leaves, and loose terminal 

 cymes of small white flowers with enlarged sterile ones 

 at the margin. It has beautiful bright green foliage 

 and attractive flowers. The plant is useful for covering 

 walls and trunks of trees. It clings firmly by means 

 of aerial rootlets. Hardj' north as far as New York 

 city. It thrives best in rich, moderately moist soil and 

 partial shade, but also does well in full sun. Prop, by 

 seeds or greenwood cuttings under glass ; also by layers. 

 Like Hydrangea pefiolaris, young plants produce small 

 Ivs. and make little growth if iinsupported and suffered 

 to trail on the ground. One species in Japan and an- 

 other in China, allied to Hydrangea and Decumaria: fls. 

 in loose cymes; sepals and petals 4-5; stamens 10; style 

 1: ovary 4-5-loculed: marginal sterile fls. consist only 

 of one large white sepal, terminating the branchlets of 

 the inflorescence: fr. a small, 10-ribbed capsule. 



hydrangeoides, Sieb. & Zucc. Climbing Hydrangea. 

 Climbing to 30 ft. and more : Ivs. on petioles 2-3-in. 

 long, reddish, orbicular or broadly ovate, shortly acumi- 

 nate, rounded or cordate atthe base, remotely and coarsely 

 dentate, bright green above, pale beneath, almost gla- 

 brous, 2-4 in. long: cymes peduncled, 8 in. broad; 

 marginal fls. pedicelled, consisting of an oval to broadly 

 ovate white sepal about 1>2 in. long. July. Japan. S. 

 Z. 1:26, 100. Gn. 15, p. 301; 34, p. 281. -The species is 

 often confounded with Hydrangea petiolaris, which is 

 easily distinguished by its marginal fls. having 4 sepals. 

 It has been once introduced under the name Cornidia 

 infegerrima, which is a Chilean plant with entire ever- 

 green leaves. The plant usually thrives best in a shady 

 exposure. Alfred Rehder. 



SCHIZOSTYLIS (Greek, to cut, and style: alluding to 

 the filiform segments of the style). Iridclcece. Two 

 species of South African perennial herbs with tufted, 

 sometimes fleshy roots, narrow equitant leaves and a 

 slender scape bearing 6-12 red sessile flowers in a dis- 

 tichous spike. Perianth with a cylindrical tube and 

 bell-shaped limb divided into 6 nearly equal oblong seg- 

 ments: stamens inserted on the throat of tube: capsule 

 obovoid-oblong, obtuse. 



coccfnea, Backh. & Harv. Crimson Flag. A winter- 

 blooming tender plant: stem 1-2 ft. high, bearing 2-3 

 Ivs.: basal Ivs. 2-3, about 13^ ft. long: fls. bright red, 

 about 2 in. across. B.M. 5422. F.S. 16:1637. — The fol- 

 lowing cultural notes are taken from Garden and Forest 

 9:16: "The species blooms from Oct. to late Dec. and is 

 useful for cut-flowers at this season. It is perfectly hardy 

 in England but of little use here except for indoor use. 

 The roots should be planted out in rich soil in spring 

 about 8 in. apart, and encouraged to make a strong 

 growth. In the fall the plants may be lifted, potted and 

 placed in a cool greenhouse, where they will flower. 

 After flowering they may be stored in a frame until 

 spring, when the fleshy roots will need to be separated 

 (leaving 3-5 buds to each root), and planted out as 

 before." p. W. Barclay. 



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2269. Schizonotus discolor (X 3^). 



SCHOMBtBGKIA (named for Dr. Schomburgk, nat- 

 uralist and geographer, who explored British Guiana). 

 Orchidclcece. This genus contains about 12 species, in- 

 habiting tropical America. They have the habit of 

 Cattleyas or Laelias, except that they are less compact. 

 Pseudobulbs long, fusiform, bearing several brown 

 scales and 2-3 leathery Ivs. at the summit: fl. -stems 

 from the top of the pseudobulbs, sometimes very long, 

 bearing a terminal raceme or panicle of showy fls. The 

 fls. are like those of Lselia except that the sepals and 

 petals are narrow and undulate and the labellum does 

 not completely envelope the column. The labellum is 

 always evidently 3-lobed. 



Give Schomburgkias plenty of heat and a light place 

 near the glass, which should be slightly shaded during 

 the hot summer months. Give freely of water in the 

 growing season. Rest them in a temperature of 55°. S. 

 tibicinis and S. Lyonsii are to be classed amongst the 

 showy easily grown orchids, resembling Lselias. 



tibicinis, Batem. {Epidhidrtim tibicinis, Batem.). 

 Fig. 2270. Pseudobulbs 1-1 >^ ft. long, tapering upwards: 

 Ivs. 2-3, oblong, leathery: raceme 4-8 ft. high, bearing 



