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SCILLA 



SCILLA 



A. Shape of fls. camj)anulate: color 

 blue, blue -lilac, rose -purple, 

 white. 

 B. Pedicels short: bracts linear, in 

 pairs: raceme many -fid.: fls. 

 broadly campamilate, pro- 

 duced from April to June ... 1. festalis 

 BB. Pedicels short: bracts in pairs, 



s carious -hyaline 2. puschkinioides 



BBB. Pedicels long (1-1)/^ in.): ra- 

 ceme equilateral, compact: 

 fls. cylindrical-campanulate, 



produced in May 3. Hispanica 



AA. Shape of fls. saiicer- shaped to 

 open-rotate. 

 B. Color of fls. rose, size small. 

 C. Size of fls. small, color rose- 

 purple: raceme dense, 

 SO-60-fld.: Ivs. linear, 



fleshy 4. Numidica 



CC. Size of fls. very small {one- 

 eighth in. long): raceme 

 dense: scape s lender : 



bracts whitish, minute 5. Chinensis 



CCC. Size of fls. larger {% in. in 

 diam.): pedicels long, as- 

 cending or spreading : ra- 

 ceme open. July to Sept.. G. autumnalis 

 BE. Color of fls. blue or lilac-blue: 

 size larger (%-l in,). 

 C. Haceme very dense (100-15- 

 fld.), at first conical, then 

 long, compact and broad : 



scape robust. May 7. Peruviana 



CC. Raceme several- to many-fid., 

 open: fls. mostly distant. 

 D. Z/vs. single: raceme about 

 5- fid.: plant small. 



May 8. monophyllos 



DD. Lvs. in pairs, cucullate: 

 raceme 3-8-fld,, ebrac- 

 teate: perianth blue, red- 

 dish, or whitish. March. 9. bifolia 

 DDD. Leaves more than 2. 



E. Foliage very broad- 

 lanceolate: bulb 

 large: raceme many- 

 fid. (50-100). April.. 10. NatalensiB 

 KE. Foliage large, broad 

 (}4-l% in.); margin 

 ciliate- denticulate: 

 racemes many - fid., 



open. August 11. hyacinthoides 



EEE. Foliage lanceolate, 

 .sometimes narroivly 

 so. 



F. JVo. of fls. 1-3 12. Sibirica 



FF. jS o . of fls. 4-8 . 



March 13. amoena 



FFF. No. of fls. 6-30: ra- 

 ceme at first conical, 



then open 14. Italica 



FFFF. No. of fls. 20-60: 

 scapes 1-3: bracts 

 ■minute , linear, 



white 15. Japonica 



EEEE. Foliage linear, thick, 

 channeled: raceme 

 6-10- fid: fls. fragrant. 

 April to May 16. vema 



1. iestS.lis, Salisb. (S. nutans, Sm. S. nonscripta, 

 Hoff. and Link. S. cirnua, Salisb.). Common Blue- 

 bell,. Harebell. Lvs. 10-18 in. long, 3^ in. broad, sub- 

 acute, concave: scape solitary, tall, stout; raceme 6-15- 

 fld.: bracts in pairs: fls. blue, purple, white or pink, 

 drooping. April to .June. Western Europe, Great Brit- 

 ain. B.M. 14r>].— Among the garden forms are dlba, 

 white; cserillea, Itlue; lilacina, lilac-blue; rdsea, rose or 

 pink colored; c6rnua, nodding. This is one of the most 

 beautiful of Squills, fragrant, thriving best in some- 

 what shady and sheltered places. Originally placed in 

 the genus Hyacinthus, on account of the general form 



of the perianth, it was removed to Scilla as having the 

 segments distinct or nearly so, and is now often consid- 

 ered as forming a distinct genus (Agraphis, Link; En- 

 dymion, Dumort), either alone or with other species 

 which connect it with the other Scillas. 



2. puschkinioides, Kegel. Bulb ovate, tunicate: lvs. 

 radical, 2-4, glabrous, broadly linear, obtuse, 23^-3 in. 

 long: scape low, glabrous: pedicels erect, strict, short, 

 base bibracteate; bracteoles searious, hyaline: perianth 

 campanulate, pale blue, middle nerve deeper blue: base 

 of filaments united; anthers linear-oblong; style fili- 

 form. Turkestan. 



3. Hispanica, Mill. ( S . campanitld,ta , A\t. S.pdtula, 

 DC). Spanish Jacinth. Bell - flowered Squill. 

 Lvs. 5 or 6, glabrous, ascending, lanceolate, K-1 in. 

 broad, subobtuse, convex at back: scape long: raceme 

 equilateral, compact: fls. cylindrical-campanulate; peri- 

 anth usually blue but often becoming rose-purple, or 

 white: pedicels 1-1>2 in. long. May. Spain and Portu- 

 gal. B.M. 1102. — Hardy. Several varieties of it are in the 

 trade under the specific name campanulata; viz., dlba, 

 white; albo-mEljor, large white; carnea, flesh-colored; 

 hyacinthoides, hyacinth-like; rosea, rose-colored. This 

 species is worthy of wider acquaintance. The bulbs are 

 cheap and easily obtained in autumn, and if planted 

 then they are sure to bloom the following spring. 



4. Numidica, Poir. (S. parvifbra, Desf.). Bulb ovoid, 

 1-2 in. thick: lvs. 4-6, fleshy, herbaceous, linear, 6-8 in. 

 long, l}2-3 lines broad, subereet : scape solitary or 

 paired, K-1 ft. high: racemes dense, 30-60-fld.: pedi- 

 cels short, ascending, 3-5 lines long : bracts minute, 

 linear, evanescent: perianth rose-purple, \)4 lines long: 

 single ovule in each of the ovarian cells: capsule small, 

 globose, grooved. Flowering in winter in its native 

 home, Algeria. 



5. Cbin6nsis, Benth. {Barndrdia scilloides, Lindl.). 

 Chinese Squill. Leaves 2 or 3, equaling or exceeding 

 the scape, rather hard, acute, channeled: bulb small, 

 ovate: scape erect, slender, or wand-like: raceme spi- 

 cate, dense, elongated: pedicels short; bracts whitish, 

 minute: perianth rose-colored tipped with green; stigma 

 a mere point. June. China. B.M. 3788. — Half-hardy. 

 A beautiful species with the dense elongated raceme of 

 rose-colored flowers, worthy of cultivation in any rock 

 garden. 



2273. Scilla Peruviana in full bloom (X%). 

 Also known as Hcilla ciliaris. 



6. autumna,lis, Linn. Autumn Squill. Starry Hva 

 OiNTH. Lvs. several, obtuse, channeled, half-terete, 

 growing on through the winter and dying away in the 

 spring: scapes several: racemes corymbose, spicate, 

 open : perianth rose-colored, 14 in. across. July-Sep- 

 t('ml)er. Europe (Great Britain), North Africa. B.M. 

 919. — Hardy. The flowering stems generally precede the 



