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EUCHARIDIUM 



EUCHARIS 



EUCHARIDIUM (from the Greek for charming). 

 Onagracese. Pretty small annuals, one of which (E. con- 

 cinnum) is well known in gardens. 



Three Calif ornian herbs allied to Clarkia ( and often 

 referred to it), but differing in the calyx-tube being 

 much prolonged beyond the ovary, and the stamens 4 

 and opposite the sepals and not append aged at the base; 

 petals lobed. Cult, simple, as for Clarkia. 



concinnum, Fisch. & Mey. (Clarkia concinna, Greene), 

 is a graceful garden annual, growing 1-2 ft. high, sim- 

 ple or very nearly so, pubescent or glabrous: Ivs. 

 small, oblong, petioled, entire: fls. regular, rose-colored, 

 nearly or quite an inch across; calyx-tube filiform, an 

 inch or more long; filaments filiform; petals 3-lobed, 

 the middle lobe not much exceeding the others. B.R. 

 1962. B.M 3589. Of easy cult, in any garden soil; a 

 useful annual. 



grandifldrum, Fisch. & Mey. (Clarkia grandiflora, 

 Greene) . Differs from above in being diffusely branched 

 from the base, corolla larger, irregular, 3 upper petals 

 approximate and the other separate and declined, all 

 the middle lobes long-clawed. There is a var. alba 

 advertised. 



Breweri, Gray (Cldrkia Breweri, Greene. C. Sax- 

 edna, Greene). 1-2 ft. high: Ivs. 1 in. or more long, 

 lanceolate, entire, short-petioled: corolla irregular; 

 petals broadly obcordate with the middle -lobe narrow- 

 spatulate and much exceeding the other lobes; filaments 

 club-shaped: has a honeysuckle fragrance. L t jj. B. 



EUCHARIS (very graceful, from the Greek). Ama- 

 rylliddcese. AMAZON LILY. Hothouse bulbous plants 

 of great beauty and delightful fragrance, blooming in 



late winter and 

 spring and at 

 other times if the 

 requisite treat- 

 ment is given. 



Bulb tuni- 

 cated, 1-2 in. 

 diam. : Ivs. 

 broad-ovate, 

 './M,!' M | narrowed into 



\/M It \ \ distinct petioles, 

 W//I prominently 



/L J ,1 , parallel -ribbed, 

 radical: fls. 

 white, in um- 

 bels, very showy, 

 standing on long 

 stout scapes; 

 perianth -tube 

 straight or 

 curved, the 

 throat dilated; 

 segms. broad 

 and spreading; 

 perianth-cup 

 either entire or 

 toothed between 

 the filaments: 

 ovules 2 to many 

 in each of the 3 

 locules. Six or 

 8 handsome spe- 

 cies from Colom- 

 bia. The species 

 are confused. 

 E. grandiflora 

 (known to gar- 

 deners as E. amazoniea), E. Candida and E. subedentata 

 are the well-marked types. The fls. in Fig. 1432, 

 adapted from authentic plates, will distinguish the 

 types. Hybridizes with Urceolina (see Urceocharis). 

 The Amazon lilies, as eucharis are popularly called, 



1432. Eucharis. Leaf of E. grandiflora, 

 and fls. of a, E. subedentata; b, E. Sanderi; 

 c, E. grandiflora; d, E. Candida. 



are among the most desirable of warmhouse bulbous 

 plants, being not only very beautiful but also very free 

 in the production of flowers. When grown in pots, they 

 require a coarse fibrous soil, composed chiefly of rotted 

 sod, and enriched with about one-fourth of dry cow- 

 manure and a sprinkling of bone-dust. The pots should 

 be well drained, for much water is needed during the 

 growing season, but frequent potting should be avoided 

 as the roots are impatient of disturbance. Shading 

 from full sunshine is required, except during the winter 

 months, and a night temperature of 65 to 70 is best 

 for these plants. By drying off the eucharis to some 

 extent for a few weeks, a crop of flowers may be had 

 at almost any season, providing the bulbs are strong 

 and healthy, but they should never be dried to such a 

 degree that all the foliage is lost, else the bulbs will be 

 much weakened. Good results are also had from plant- 

 ing out the eucharis on a bench in a warmhouse, the 

 soil and treatment being much the same as for pot- 

 grown specimens. The only insects liable to give much 

 trouble in connection with these plants are mealy-bugs 

 and thrips, and these may be controlled by thorough 

 syringing. (W. H. Taplin.) 



grandifldra, Planch. (E. amazoniea, Lind.). AMAZON 

 LILY. STAR OF BETHELHEM (a name also applied to 

 Ornithogalum). Fig. 1432. Bulb globular, 2 in. diam.: 

 Ivs. 2-4 to each stem, the petiole about 12 in. long; 

 If .-blade 1 ft. or more long and 5-6 in. broad, oblong: 

 scape l-2J/ ft., bearing an umbel of 3-6 large (4 in. 

 across), very fragrant star-like fls. on pedicels nearly 

 or quite 1 in. long; segms. spreading, oblong and obtuse; 

 tube of perianth cylindrical and curved, 2 in. long; 

 cup forming a distinct projecting tube. B.M. 4971. 

 F.S. 9:957; 12:1216-17. Gn. 48, p. 217; 59, p. 25; 61, 

 p. 125; 63, pp. 71, 131; 66, p. 412; 76, p. 67; 77, p. 418. 

 G.C. III. 7:193; 16:665; 28:115; 35:117; 41:71; 51: 

 141. R.H. 1912, p. 115. G. 3:407; 9:301 (E. amazoniea 

 var. grandiflora)', 10:5. G.L. 21:476. G.M. 46:83. 

 G.W. 2, p. 87. G.Z. 2:1. A.F. 5:363; 8:445. F.E. 

 8:1000. F.R. 1:11; 2:364. Var. Modrei, Baker, has 

 smaller, rounder and thicker Ivs., and smaller fls. with 

 the cup lined with yellow. Of all warm greenhouse 

 bulbous flowering plants, E. grandiflora (E. amazoniea 

 of the gardener) stands without a rival in the purity 

 and beauty of its bloom. Prop, by offsets, but one 

 must always bear in mind that these plants do not 

 like to be disturbed much at the roots, and it will be 

 some time before they recover from the operation of 

 being divided. The spring is the best time to separate 

 the bulbs. Turn the plant out of its pot, and take a 

 hose with a gentle pressure on it and wash all the loam 

 carefully away from the roots, care being taken to 

 break as few as possible. It thrives well in a good turfy 

 loam. Add about a third of dried cow-manure, with 

 as much sand and charcoal to keep the whole porous. 

 The pots should be well drained with crocks, as these 

 plants will never do well if the soil gets into a "sour" 

 condition. Three bulbs to a 6-inch pot are enough, but 

 if large specimens are desired for exhibitions, increase 

 the number and the size of pot, having in view what is 

 desired. Do not give much water after plants are 

 divided, until growth has begun. When they are grow- 

 ing vigorously, a copious supply of water is required. 

 A temperature of 65 by night should be maintained, 

 and during the day it may run to 80 or 85*. The air 

 should never be allowed to become "stagnant." This 

 applies, of course, to all kinds of plants grown in glass 

 structures. It must be remembered that in their native 

 place the plants grow outdoors, and in heating green- 

 houses allowance should be made for the free admis- 

 sion of fresh air at all times. Eucharis like a light shade 

 over them during the brightest part of the day, but 

 from about the end of Sept. until March they will 

 stand all the sun possible. E. grandiflora can be flowered 

 2 or 3 times during the year. When the Ivs. are fully 

 matured, cease watering until signs of flagging of the 



