SPARTIUM 



SPATHOGLOTTIS 



1695 



fiber, which is used in S. France and Spain for making 

 ropes, cords and cloths. Many species of Cytisus and 

 Genista were formerly referred to this genus. For 

 Spartium ^Etnense, Biv., *S. ferox, Poir., S. monosper- 

 mum, Linn., S. radiatum, Linn, and S. virgatum, Ait., 

 see Genista; for iS. purgans, Linn., and S. scoparium, 

 Linn., see Cytisus; Spartium multiflorum, Ait.=Cyti- 

 sus albus. 



junceum, Linn. [Genista juncea, Lam. Spartidnthns 

 junceus, Link.). Spanish Broom. Upright shrub, 10 

 ft. high, with slender, terete, green, rush-like branches 

 sparingly leafy or almost leafless: lvs. oblanceolate to 

 linear, entire, bluish green and sparingly appressed pu- 

 bescent, K-1K in. long: fls. fragrant, yellow, about 1 

 in. long, with ample standard : pod linear, pubescent, 

 2-3 in. long. June-Sept., in Calif, blooming almost the 

 whole year. B.M. 85. B.R. 23:1974 (as S. acntifolius). 

 Gn. 22, p. 404; 34, p. 284; 44, p. 57.-There is a double- 

 fld. form. Alfred Rbhder. 



SPATHIPHtLLUM (Greek word, referring to the 

 leaf-like spathes). Araceo?. About 20 species of nearly 

 stemless plants, mostly from tropical America, with 

 large, oblong or lanceolate, acumiuate or cuspidate, 

 long-petioled leaves and flowers on a long-peduncled 

 spadix subtended by an oblong or lanceolate, leaf-like, 

 white, persistent, flat spathe: stigma 3-4-lobed: ovules 

 in each locule 2-8, fixed at the interior angles of the cells. 

 Gardeners recommend as soil for their culture a mixture 

 of leaf-mold, peat and fibrous loam, together with some 

 sand and charcoal. 



A. Spathe less than 4 in. long. 

 b. Lvs. 2-3 in. wide. 



Jloribundum, N. E. Br. Petioles 4-6 in. long; leaf- 

 blade oblong -elliptical or oblong - lanceolate, very 

 sharply acuminate, abruptly obtuse and contracted into 

 anode at the base, dark green above, lighter beneath: 

 spathe oblong - lanceolate, long - cuspidate - acuminate, 

 about 2H in. long by 1 in. wide, white; spadix white, a 

 little shorter than the spathe. Colombia. I. H. 21:159. 

 F. 1880, p. 76. 



bb. Lvs. less than 2 in. wide. 



c. Scape thickened and curved below the spathe. 



candidum, N. E. Br. Petioles 5-6 in. long, minutely 

 speckled with white: leaf -blade narrowly oblong-lan- 

 ceolate, 4%-6 in. long by 1-1)4 in. wide, acuminate at 

 apex, base cuneately rounded, bright green above, paler 

 beneath : spathe erect or spreading, according to 

 amount of curve in scape, oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, 

 3K in. long, 1 in. broad, white on both sides; spadix 

 shorter than the spathe. Colombia. F. 1879, p. 19. 

 cc. Scape straight. 



Patini, N. E. Br. Petioles slender, terete, often much 

 longer than the blade: leaf-blade long lanceolate, 6-8 

 in. long, acuminate at both ends : spathe oblong-lanceo- 

 late, very long-acuminate, white except for the green 

 costa, spreading or recurved; spadix long stipitate (5 

 lines), a little shorter than the spathe. Colombia. I.H. 

 27:397. 



AA. Spathes over 4 in. long. 

 b. Petioles 20 in. or more long. 



cochlearispathum, Engl. (S. heliconicefdlium, Schott). 

 A large plant : lvs. broadly oblong, 20-30 in. long, 

 shortly acute, the base rounded or cordate : spathe 

 ovate or oblong- ovate, narrowly cuspidate, somewhat 

 decurrent on the peduncle, 8-12 in. long; spadix 3-4 in. 

 long. Mexico. I.H. 21:189. 



bb. Petioles 5-10 in. long. 

 c. Spadix 3-5 in. long. 



candicans, Poepp. [S. canncefdlium, Schott). Leaf- 

 blades broad-lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, 10-16 in 

 long, acute or acuminate, base somewhat cuneate, acute 

 deep green above, paler beneath: spathe 4^-7 in. long 

 oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, white on the face, green 

 possibly rarely white, on the back: fls. odorous. West 

 Indies, Colombia. B.M. 603 (as Pothos canncefolius). 

 CC. Spadix 2 in. long. 



hybridum, N. E. Br. A hybrid between S. candicans, 

 Poepp., and S. Patini, N. E. Br. Petioles 6-8 in. long; 



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leaf-blades broadly lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, acu- 

 minate, 8-9 in. long: spathe white on both sides, lan- 

 ceolate, acuminate, 4-5 in. long; spadix 2 in. long. I.H. 

 29:450. G.C. II. 19:500. F. W. Barclay. 



SPATHOGLOTTIS (Greek, spathe and tongue; said 

 to refer to the shape of the lip). Orchidaceo?. Plants 

 agreeing with Bletia in habit and form of inflorescence: 

 pseudobulbs broadly conic, 1-3-lvd. : lvs. elongate, long- 

 petioled, narrow, plicate, articulated : scape lateral, 

 bearing large fls. in a terminal raceme: sepals free, 

 subequal; petals similar or broader and longer; label- 

 lum not spurred, lateral lobes somewhat convolute, mid- 

 dle lobe clawed; column slender: pollinia 8. About 10 

 species in Asia, Australia and the Malay Islands. 



Spathoglottises grow best at the warm end of the Cat- 

 tleya or Brazilian house in a moist, shady location. Pot 

 culture suits them best, and the compost should consist 

 principally of equal parts peat fiber and sphagnum 

 moss with a little chopped sod added ; about one-half of 

 the pot should be devoted to drainage. They all require 

 a liberal amount of water when growing, but only 

 enough to keep them in sound condition when at rest. 

 They are rather hard to increase by division and the 

 supply depends upon new importations. 



plicata, Blume. Lvs. 2-4 ft. long, finely acuminate, 

 scape 2-3 ft. high, with a raceme 6-12 in. long: fls. 1 in. 

 across, lilac; sepals and petals broad, acute; middle 

 lobe of the labellum long and narrow, cuneately dilated 

 at the tip; ealli yellow, villous. Malay Peninsula. 



aurea, Lindl. (S. plicata, Griff.). Lvs. 12-18 in. high, 

 narrowly lanceolate: scape tall and stout, 2 ft. high: 

 raceme 6-8 in. long: fls. 1% in. across, golden yellow; 

 sepals broad, obtuse ; middle lobe of the Jabellum 

 equaling the falcate lateral lobes, narrowly lanceolate. 

 Malay Peninsula. G.C. III. 4:93. -The lip varies, being 

 sometimes broad and retuse at the apex. 



