SOPHORA 



a narrow head: Ivs. 4-G in. long; Ifts. 7-9, elliptic or 

 obovate-oblong to oblong, rounded or emarginate at the 

 apex, cuneate at the base, silky-pubescent when young, 

 dark yellowish green above, 1-214 in. long: fls. violet- 

 blue, the standard marked near the base with a few 



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SORBARIA 



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2349. Sophora Japonica, var. pendula, in summer. 



dark spots, very fragrant, about 1 in. long, in one-sided 

 racemes 2-3 in. long: pod white-tomentose, terete, 

 1-7 in. long, }4-% in. thick ; seed bright scarlet. Spring. 

 Texas to New Mexico. S.S. 3:121. R.H. 1854:201. -On 

 account of its handsome fragrant fls. to be recommended 

 for planting south. 



AA. Fls. yellow, in axillary racemes: Ivs. evergreen. 



(Udwardsia.) 



B. Pod 4-winged: fls. about 1)4 in. long. 



4. tetrdptera. Ait. Shrub or small tree, 30, rarely 

 40 ft. high, with slender spreading branches: Ifts. very 

 numerous, almost sessile, obovate to linear-oblong, 

 silky-pubescent beneath: fls. in 2-8-fld. racemes, pen- 

 dulous, about 1% in. long: pod 4-winged, 7 in. long. 

 Spring. New Zealand, Lord Howe Island, Juan Fer- 

 nandez, Chile. — The following varieties are in cultiva- 

 tion: Var. grandifldra, Hook. f. (Edwdrdsia grandi- 

 florn, Salisb.). Lfts. linear-oblong, about 1 in. long, in 

 10-25 pairs: fls. 1% in. long; standard shorter than 

 wings. B.M.167. G.C.H. 9:729. Gn.24, p. 211. L.B.C. 

 12:1102. Var. microphylla, Hook. f. (Sophora micro- 

 phylla, Ait. Edwdrdsia Macnabidna, Curt.). Lfts. 

 orbicular-obovate to broadly oblong, usually emarginate, 

 J^-K in. long: fls. about iSi in. long; standard about as 

 long as wings. B.M. 1442, 3735. Gn. 24, p. 211. Gn. 

 12:87 also seems to belong here. 



BB. Pod not tvinged: fls. %-l in. long. 



5. macrocdrpa, Smith (Edtvdrdsia ChiUnsis, Miers). 

 Shrub or small tree, with the young branchlets densely 

 tomentose: lfts. in 10-20 pairs, elliptic or obovate obtuse, 

 silky-pubescent beneath, %-lin. long: fls. %-l in. long, 

 in short racemes; standard as long as wings: pod 

 terete, not winged, 1-4-seeded. Chile. L.B.C. 12:1125. 

 B.R. 21:1798. 



S. affinis, Torr. & Gray. Small, deciduous round-headed 

 tree, 20 ft. high: lfts. 13-19, elliptic-ovate, nearly glabrous, 

 1-1}4 in. long: Us. white, tinged rose, 3^ in. long, in slender, 

 axillary racemes: pod terete, black, ^-3 in. long. Spring. 

 Ark., Tex. S.S. 3:122.— S.alopecuroldes, Linn. Grayish pubes- 

 cent undershrub, with upright, virgate branches: Ivs. 6 in. 

 long, with 15-25 oblong lfts.: fls. yellow: racemes dense, ter- 

 minal, about 6 in. long: pod terete, 6-12-seeded. W. Asia to 

 Himalayas. Half-hardy.— S. australis, Linn. = Baptisia aus- 

 tralis.— -S. C/iinensis, Hort. Allied to S. Japonica. Lfts. 11-17, 

 ovate to ovate-oblong, pubescent beneath, %-l in. long: fls. 

 pale pink. Probably from China.— S. chri/sophylla, Seem. 

 (Edwardsia ehrysophylla, Salisb.). Allied to S. tetraptera: 

 pubescence more golden yellow: lfts. 15-19, obovate, small: 

 fls. smaller: standard shorter than wings. Sandwich Islands. 



B.R. 9:738.— S. Korolkbwi, Hort. Similar to S. Japonica: lfts. 

 usually 11, lanceolate, dark green above, pale and appressed 

 pubescent beneath, 1-1/4 in. long: fls. white. Probably from 

 central or eastern Asia.— iS. tomentbsa, Linn. Pubescent shrub: 

 Ivs. 6-10 in. long; lfts. 15-19, oval to oblong, obtuse, 1-1% in. 

 long: fls. yellow, in terminal, 6-12-in. long racemes: pod 4-6 in. 

 long. S. states, W. India. B.M. 3390. Not hardy north.— i^. 

 tomentbsa, Hort., is similar to S. Japonica, but imperfectly 

 known: lfts. 15-21, oval to oblong, pubescent beneath, about 

 I in. long. Probably from Asia.— S. violdcea, Thwait, is a 

 shrubby species from Ceylon, not in cultivation, but under the 

 same name another imperfectly known species, probably from 

 China, is cxdt. It has 1.5-17 oblong, acute lfts., sparingly pu- 

 bescent above, densely beneath, and pale violet flowers. 



Alfred Rehder. 



SOPHRO-CATTLEYA. Orchid hybrids between Soph- 

 ronitis and Cattleya, little known in America. 



SOPHRO-LJELIA. Orchid hybrids between Sophro- 

 nitis and Laelia not advertised in American trade cata- 

 logues. 



SOPHRONlTIS (Greek, modest). Orcliiddcece. A 

 genus of about 4 species cultivated on account of 

 their neat habit and brilliantly colored flowers: pseudo- 

 bulbs small, with 1 or rarely 2 small flat Ivs.: fls. 

 from the top of the pseudobulbs, brightly colored; se- 

 pals and petals nearly equal, spreading; labellum with 

 a broad middle lobe and small erect side lobes, the base 

 leading into a cavity in the wall of the ovary; column 

 short, the stigmatic surface covering 2 wing-like pro- 

 jections at its summit; pollinia 8. This genus is closely 

 related to Laelia, Cattleya, etc. 



These plants, and also Sophro-Cattleyas and Sophro- 

 Laslias, thrive in the temperature of the Cattleya house. 

 In growing season, give a moderate supply of water and 

 plenty of fresh air. Rest them at 50°-55°, and water 

 sufficiently to keep them from shriveling. Grow them 

 in shallow pots with plenty of drainage, and a thin 

 layer of fine turfy fern root, using no sphagnum. 



grandifldra, Lindl. (S. coccinea, Reichb. f. ). Pseudo- 

 bulbs clustered: Ivs. about 2 in. long, elliptic: fls. soli- 

 tary, on short peduncles, 13^-4 in. across, brilliant 

 scarlet, often with a shade of orange, with an orange 

 labellum; sepals oblong-lanceolate; petals broadly ellip- 

 tic; labellum narrow, with folded sides. Flowers dur- 

 ing the whole winter. Organ Mts. B.M. 3709. F.S. 

 1:22; 17:1716. P.M. 9:193. Gn. 25:443 (var. rosea) ; 31, 

 p. 358; 48:1025. I.H. 34:32. J.H. III. 34:319. G.C. II. 

 22:561; 111.9:669; 111.17:492; IIL 21:266. R.H. 1886:492 

 (var. aiirantiaca). A.F. 6:609. 



c6mua, Lindl. Very small plants with a creeping 

 rhizome bearing 1-lvd. pseudobulbs: Ivs. ovate, thick 

 and leathery, a little over an inch long: fls. 4-8, on a 

 stem from the axils of the Ivs., bright scarlet or reddish 

 orange, with an orange lip; sepals and petals ovate; 

 labellum ovate-acuminate, shorter, concave. Winter. 

 Rio Janeiro. B.M. 3677. B.R. 13:1129. 



yiol3,cea, Lindl. One of the smallest of cultivated 

 orchids: pseudobulbs ovoid, 1 in. long: Ivs. linear, 2-3 

 in. long: fls. bright rose, about 1 in. in diam. ; sepals 

 and petals oblong-lanceolate, acute; labellum rhombic- 

 obovate, flat. Winter. Organ Mts., Brazil. B.M. 6880 

 Heinrich Hasselbring and Wm. Mathews. 



SORB Aria (derived from Sorbus: the leaves resem- 

 ble those of the mountain ash). Basillma. Hosctcece. 

 Ornamental deciduous shrubs with rather large, odd- 

 pinnate or bipinnate leaves and white flowers in termi- 

 nal showy panicles. Sorbaria sorbifolia, S. alpina and 

 S. Aitchisoni are hardy north, while jS. Lindleyana is 

 only half-hardy. They are well adapted for borders of 

 shrubberies and woods or for planting on banks of 

 brooks or rivers, but should not be brought together 

 with slow-growing and delicate shrubs, as they spread 

 in suitable soil rather rapidly by means of suckers and 

 are likely to overcrowd other plants. The handsome 

 bright green foliage appears very early in spring. The 

 large white panicles appearing in summer are showy, 

 but become rather unsightly after they have faded and 

 should be removed. The Sorbarias, except S. Mille- 

 folium, which prefers a rather dry, well-drained soil and 

 sunny position, grow best in a somewhat moist and rich 



