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SCHOMBURGKIA 



SCIADOPITYS 



numerous fls. each 3/4 in. across : sepals and petals ob- 

 long, undulate, crisp: lateral lobes of the labellum 

 large, cucullate, middle lobe small, emarginate: fls. 

 deep pink, speckled with white on the outside, rich 

 chocolate-red within; labellum white within, deep rose 

 color at the sides, with a short chocolate-red middle 

 lobe. Summer. Honduras, Cuba. G.C. III. 4:212; 9:651. 

 — Var. grandifldra, Lindl. Fls. larger and paler, with 

 more yellow in the lip. B.R. 31:30. B.M. 4476. F.S. 

 1:54. S. tibicinis requires less compost than the other 

 species. 



2270. Schomburgkia tibicinis (X ^). 



L^onsii, Lindl. Pseudobulbs about 1 ft. high, with 2-3 

 linear-oblong Ivs. at the top: racemes erect, 9 in. long, 

 bearing 12-25 fls., each subtended by a reflexed bract 

 about 3 in. long: fls. 2 in. across; sepals and petals 

 ovate to ovate-lanceolate, undulate, white with several 

 rows of purple spots; labellum larger, recurved, acute, 

 white, with a yellowish brown crisp margin; anther 2- 

 horned. Aug. Jamaica. B.M. 5172. F.S. 20:2130. 

 G.C. III. 26:203. 



rdsea, Linden. Related to S. undttlata. Bracts, 

 peduncles and labellum light rose: sepals and petals 

 oblong, undulate, narrower than the labellum ; labellum 

 with rotund lateral lobes and a smaller subrotund mid- 

 dle lobe, margin crisp. Colombia. 



crispa, Lindl. Pseudobulbs numerous, long: Ivs. ob- 

 long-lanceolate: fls. yellowish brown; sepals and petals 

 oblong, undulate; labellum ovate-oblong, obsci:rely 3- 

 lobed. Guiana. B.R. 30:23. B.M. 3729 (as S. mar- 

 ginata, var.). 



uiiduld,ta, Lindl. Fls. in a dense raceme; sepals and 

 petals linear, undulate, crisp, longer than the labellum, 

 rich brownish purple; labellum cucullate, middle lobe 

 oval, acute or obtuse, violet-purple. Jan. Colombia. 

 B.R. 31:53. 



Heinrich HASSELBRrNG and Wm. Mathews. 



SCHOTIA (Richard Schot, companion of Jacquin dur- 

 ing his travels in America, 1754-59). Legumindsce. A 

 genus of 3 species of small trees or shrubs, native to 

 S. Africa, with pinnate leaves and panicles of hand- 

 some crimson, pink or flesh-colored flowers. Calyx 4- 

 lobed; petals 5, nearly sessile, either ovate to oblong or 



small and scale-like; stamens 10, free or shortly con- 

 nate: pod oblong or broadly linear, coriaceous, com- 

 pressed, the upper margin or both margins wingea: 

 seeds 1-6. 



A. Fls. on rather long pedicels. 



B. Petals longer than the calyx. 

 specidsa, Jacq. A tree or shrub, about 10 ft. high: 



Ivs. variable in form, which fact has led to much, 

 separation of this species into varieties and species: 

 Ifts. 8-32, linear, oblong, or obovate: fls. crimson, in 

 terminal panicles. B.M. 1153 (as <S'. tamarindifolia). 

 — Advertised in southern California. 



BE. Petals shorter than the calyx. 

 brachyp6tala, Sond. A large shrub or small tree: 

 Ifts. 8-10, larger than in iS^. speciosa, ovate-oblong or 

 obovate: panicles many-fld., axillary and terminal: 

 calyx-tube conical, crimson; petals very small, linear, 

 hidden by the calyx. — Cult, in southern Florida. 



AA. Fls. nearly sessile. 

 latifdlia, Jacq. Becoming a tree 20-30 ft. high: Ifts. 

 4-8, ovate-oblong or obovate, usually \%-2,% in. long, 

 3^-1 in. wide: fls. rosy or flesh-colored, in much- 

 branched panicles; petals longer than the calyx.— Ad- 

 vertised in southern California. p -^y Barclay. 



SCHRANKIA (F. p. Schrank, director of the botanic 

 gardens in Munich). Leguminosw. Sensitive Brier. 

 About 10 species of perennial herbs or shrubs, mostly 

 American, with bipinnate, usually sensitive leaves and 

 small pink or purple fls. in axillary peduncled heads or 

 spikes. Calyx and corolla regular, 4-5-parted; stamens 

 8-12: pod linear, acute or acuminate, spiny all over, 

 becoming 4-valved, several-seeded. 



uncin^ta, Willd. Sensitive Brier. A hardy her- 

 baceous perennial, branched and decumbent, 2-4 ft. 

 long, well armed with short prickles: Ivs. very sensi- 

 tive, with about 6 pinnae; pinnae with 16-30 Ifts.: fls. 

 pink, in globular heads nearly 1 in. through. May- 

 July. Va. to 111. and south. B.B. 2:256. 



F. W. Barclay. 



SCHRllBERA (perhaps after J. C. D. Schreber, 1739- 

 1810, physician and naturalist). OleHceo'. A genus of 

 4 species of trees from Africa and India, with unequally 

 pinnate leaves and flowers in very much branched 

 cymes: calyx tubular-bell-shaped, irregularly 4-7-lobed ; 

 corolla salver-shaped: tube cylindrical; lobes 4-7, 

 spreading; stamens 2, near the top of the corolla-tube: 

 ovary 2-celled. 



swietenioldes, Roxb. A tree, about 40 ft. high, nearly 

 glabrous: Ifts. 5-7, ovate, acute, 4x2 in.: fls. white, 

 with brown marks, about K in. across, in many-fld. 

 cymes. Cult, in southern Florida. 



SCHTJB£RTIA is a subgenus of Araujia, but in this 

 work it is accounted for under Physianthus. 



SCIADOPITYS (Greek, skias, skiados, umbrella, and 

 pitys, spruce; alluding to the position of the leaves). 

 Conifercp. Umbrella Pine. Evergreen tree, of narrow 

 pyramidal habit, with linear, rather large, needle-like 

 leaves in whorls and oval cones 3-4 in. long. The only 

 species is hardy as far north as Portland, Me., and is 

 a beautiful conifer of compact, conical form, with 

 glossy dark green foli- 

 age. It is of rather slow 

 growth. It thrives well 

 in a moderately moist, 

 loamy, and also in clayey 

 soil. Prop, by seeds and 

 layers, and sparingly by 

 cuttings of half-ripened 

 wood in summer ; but 

 seedlings are to be pre- 

 ferred, as they grow 

 more symmetrically and 



more vigorously. Monotypic genus from Japan. Lvs. 

 linear, deeply furrowed on both sides, disposed in 

 whorls at the ends of the short animal shoots ; they 

 are of two kinds: the true lvs. are small and bract- 



2271. Whorls of foliage of 

 Sciadopitys verticillata (X %). 



