BRODI^A 



BRODI^A 



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IP limb wheel-shaped. Var. minor, Hort. Dwarf: fls. 

 Mlow, with dark band and blue anthers. Var. erecta, 

 ort. Dwarf. 



2. hyacinthina, Bailej- (Tritelela hyacinthina, Greene), 

 rom 1-2 ft.: Ivs. linear: fls. 10-30, 1 in. or less long, 

 ilky white or purplish. Calif. Perhaps this and B. 

 clea are forms of one species. 



3. lactea, Wats. (B. hyacinthina var. Idctea, Baker). 

 , the type, has the habit of B. laxa, but the fls. have a 

 ort tube with a rotate corolla, and are white, with 

 t-en midvein; filaments deltoid. Calif, to Brit. Col., in 

 :my forms. Watson combines the Hesperoscardum 

 <ieum and H. hyacinlhinum of Lindley, B.R. 1639, 

 to this species B. lactea, thereby not recognizing a 

 . hyacinthina. Baker, however, unites the B. laclea 

 rm with B. hyacinthina, describing var. lactea as "more 

 ;nder than the type, with white fls. and longer pedi- 

 1s." G.C. III. 20:459. Var. lilacina, Wats., is much 

 ronger, very bulbiferpus, grows in wet, heavy soils, 

 id has a larger fl., which is usually lilac-colored. Var. 

 ajor, Purdy. Like var. lilacina, but fls. white. 



4. gracilis, Wats. A tiny species, with small yellow 

 .: scape 2-4 in. and purplish: If. 1: fls. J^in. long, on 

 dicels of equal or greater length; filaments elongated 

 id very slender. S. Ore. 



AA. Segms. shorter than the tube. 

 o. Ifixa, Wats. Strong plant, 1-2 ft.: Ivs. linear: fls. 

 any, broadly tubular, purple; tube very narrow, and 

 ceeding the .segms.; filaments very slender; stamens 

 2 rows. N. Calif. B.R. 1685 (as Triteleia laxa). 

 C. III. 20:241. Showy, and one of the best. There 

 i 1 many variations. 



>'>. Candida, Baker (Triteleia Candida, Greene). Much 

 . B. laxa in character of bloom, but fls. only 6-10, 



. d segms. white or bluish with a green vein, and the 

 . set at an angle on the pedicel, so that they all face 

 e way: further distinguished by early flowering and 



e very broad and glossy, scarcely carinate Ivs. Calif. 

 7. peduncularis, Wats. (Tritelela peduncularis, 

 ndl.). Still stouter (1-2 ft.), with smaller and fewer 

 lite fls. on pedicels a few inches to a foot long; fila- 



. Tits short or none. N. Calif. G.C. III. 20:243. 



' lis species grows in wet, heavy ground close to water, 



: d is very cormiferous. 



5. Bridgesii, Wats. Fig. 665. Similar to B. laxa, 

 1 1 stamens in one row, corolla with a spreading 

 i:ib and sub-cylindrical tube, and color reddish purple; 

 1 iments deltoid. Cent. Calif. G.F. 1:126 (adapted in 



g. 665). Grows a foot or more high. 

 0. Hendersonii, Wats. Resembles B. Bridgesii: yel- 

 .v, banded purple: filaments somewhat winged, but 

 it deltoid :small-fld. S. W. Ore. 



Group 2. Conn not flattened, bearing many strong 



< sets, the coating hairy and reddish: Ivs. linear and 



< i~sv: scapes stiff, few-fld.; fls. large, of a thick, waxy 



< ague texture, funnelform (except B. Purdyi), very 

 liting, usually purple, in an open umbel; perfect 

 4 there 3. These brodieas are native to a heavy soil, in 

 i .her moist situations, and are hardy. They will thrive 

 i der conditions recommended for Group 1. (Hookera). 



A. Fls. funnelform, with a prominent lube. 

 B. Scape not rising above ground. 



10. terrestris, Kellogg (H. terrestris, Brit. & Greene). 

 frupe short or practically none, the umbel sitting on 

 t earth: Ivs. nearly terete: fls. %-l in. long; stami- 

 nlia emarginate, yellowish; anthers sagittate-oblong. 



< nt. Calif., along the coast. 



BB. Scape evident. 

 c. Slaminodia as long as anthers, or longer. 



11. grandifldra, Smith (//. coronaria, Salisb.). Scape 

 <)0 in. high: Ivs. nearly terete, dying before the fl.-st. 



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appears: fls. 3-10, bright blue, of good size (1 in. or more 

 long), segms. longer than tube, very lasting; stamino- 

 dia obtuse; anthers linear. Calif, to Brit. Col. B.R. 

 1183. B.M. 2877. G.C. III. 20:213. 



12. californica, Lindl. (H. californica, Greene). 

 Much like B. grandiflora: scape longer (12-30 in.); fls. 

 10-25, 13^-2 in. long, rose to deep purple; staminodia 

 linear and cuspidate. N. Calif. G.C. III. 20:215. 

 "The finest species for garden purposes," according to 

 Baker. 



13. minor, Wats. (H. minor, Greene). Much like a 

 small B. grandiflora: scape very slender, 3-6 in.; fls. 

 2-6 and only }^-l in. long; staminodia broad and 

 usually emarginate; anthers oblong. Calif, to Ore. 



14. stellaris, Wats. (H. stettaris, Greene). Low: 

 scape with long pedi- 

 cels and 3-6 bright 



purple fls., with 

 white centers: Ivs. 

 nearly terete: anth- 

 ers winged behind: 

 staminodia white, 

 longer than the 

 stamens, emargi- 

 nate. N. Calif. G.C. 

 III. 20:213 Very 

 pretty. 



15. r8sea, Baker 

 (H. rosea, Greene). 

 About 3-6 in.: Ivs. 

 nearly terete : fls. 

 5-8, under 1 in. long, 

 rose-red ; filaments 

 dilated; staminodia 

 white, obtuse and 

 entire, longer than 

 the anthers. N.Calif. 

 G.C. III. 20:213 

 A pretty species. 



cc. Staminodia' 

 markedly shorter 

 than anthers. 



16. <5rcuttii, Bailey 

 (H.Orcuttii, Greene). 

 Plant rather stout, 

 a foot or more high: 

 Ivs. linear, flat or 

 nearly so: fls. 5^15, 

 less than an inch 

 long, short - tubed, 



lilac; staminodia a small triangular scale, or none. S. 

 Calif. G.C. III. 20:215. 



17. filifaiia, Wats. (H. filifdlia, Greene). From 

 6-12 in.: Ivs. slightly flattened: fls. 3-6, %in. or less 

 long, dark-colored; staminodia triangular, twice shorter 

 than the anthers. S. Calif. 



AA. Fls. short and flaring. 



18. Purdyi, Eastw. Different from others in having a 

 short-tubed fl. with broadly spreading, declinate segms., 

 the throat constricted. Cent. Calif., in Sierras. 



Group 3. Corm long and cormiferous: Ivs. grassy: 

 scape tall, slender and flexuous; fls. small, in close, 

 head-like umbels, the separate fls. waxy and narrowly 

 tubular; perfect anthers 3, except in B. capitata. These 

 species thrive in a loose, perfectly drained, loamy soil, 

 with some humus. Hardy. The species are not readily 

 distinguished. All are from Cent. Calif, to Wash. 

 Known as California hyacinths. 



A. Anthers 8. 



19. congesta, Smith. Tall (2-3 ft.), with a globular 

 head of purple fls.: Ivs. somewhat terete, perishing: 

 fls. 6-12, sessile or nearly so, %in. long; filaments 0; 



665. Brodiaea Bridgesii. (plan 



