LACHENALIA 



LACHENALIA 



1765 



bulbs in one season. Seeds of lachenalias germinate 

 readily in a few weeks, and with good treatment many 

 seedlings will bloom before going to rest. In the 

 opinion of the writer, L. Nelsonii, is still the most 

 satisfactory kind to grow. (T. D. Hatfield.) 



INDEX. 



luteola maculata, 4. 

 mutabilis, 5. 

 Nelsonii, 4. 

 orchioides, 5. 

 pallida, 11. 

 pendula, 3. 

 pustulata, 8. 

 quadricolor, 4. 

 racemosa, 11. 



reflexa, 1. 

 Regeliana, 1. 

 robusta, 10. 

 rubida, 2. 

 superba, 4. 

 tricolor, 4. 

 unifolia, 9. 

 violacea, 8. 

 virenti-flava, 5. 



atroviolacea, 5. 

 aurea, 4. 

 aureliana, 3. 

 Commit, 4. 

 convallarioides, 10. 

 d'Ancona% 4. 

 glaucina, 6. 

 liliflora, 7. 

 lucida, 11. 

 luteola, 4. 



A. Perianth ventricose, oblique at the base. 



1. reflexa, Thunb. (Coeldnthus complicdtus, Willd.). 

 Bulb globose, %in. or less diam.: Ivs. 2, thin, falcate, 

 clasping the base of the st. for 1-2 in.: peduncle and 

 infl. 2-6 in. long; spike usually few-fld., the rachis 

 flexuose; fls. all erect or spreading, yellowish, about 1 

 in. long; inner segms. slightly longer than the outer 

 and spreading at the very tip; stamens included, but 

 style becoming exserted. L. Regeliana is a hybrid of 

 this and L. tricolor var. aurea. 



AA. Perianth oblong to cylindrical, not oblique or 



ventricose. 

 B. Fls. (at least the lower ones) drooping or pendulous. 



2. rubida, Jacq. Bulb globose, about J^in. thick: 

 peduncle and infl. 6-9 in. long: Ivs. usually 2, much- 

 narrowed to base, spotted: raceme 6-20-fld.; outer 

 segms. bright red, tipped green; inner ones yellow 

 below the tip, a little longer than the outer segms. 



3. pendula, Ait. Bulb globose, about 1 in. thick: 

 peduncle and infl. 6-12 in. long, more robust than in 

 Nos. 2 and 4; raceme few- or 



many-fld., 2-6 in. long, all except 

 the upper fls. more or less nod- 

 ding; outer segms. linear-oblong, 

 yellow, passing upward into red, 

 not spotted; inner bright red- 

 purple at the tip, little if at all 

 exceeding the outer. B.M. 590. 

 Gn. 18:60; 23, p. 142; 33, p. 

 249, and 45, p. 355. Gt. 61, p. 

 218. G.W. 10, p. 329. G. 5:551. 

 F. 1871:265. V. 8:172. Var. 

 aureliana, Hort., has outer segms. 

 red, barely tipped yellow; inner 

 ones tipped green. R.H. 1890 : 396. 

 G.C. III. 23:195. 



4. tricolor, Thunb. Bulb glo- 

 bose, to 1 in. diam. : peduncle and 

 infl. to 1 ft.: Ivs. usually 2, 6-9 

 in. long, often spotted: raceme 

 mostly 3-4-fld., sometimes many- 

 fld.; lower fls. nodding; outer 

 segms. yellow, tipped green; inner 

 purplish red at the tip, much ex- 

 ceeding the outer. L.B.C. 8 : 767. 

 B.M. 82. F. 1871:265. Gn. 18: 

 60; 47, p. 163. G.W. 10:329. 

 Var. quadricolor, Baker (L. 

 quadricolor, Jacq.). Perianth with 

 a red base and greenish yellow 

 middle; outer segms. tipped green; 

 inner ones tipped red -purple. 

 L.B.C. 8 : 746. Var. luteola, Baker 

 (L. luteola, Jacq.). Perianth lemon- 

 yellow, tinged green toward the 

 tip. B.M. 1020; 1704. L.B.C. 8: 

 734. F.S. 18:1873. Var. luteola 

 maculata, Hort. (L. luteola ma- 

 culata, Hort.), differs from the 



preceding in having spotted foliage. Var. Nelsonii, 

 Baker (L. Nelsonii, Hort.). Fig. 2055. Perianth bright 

 yellow, both series of segms. faintly tinged green: 

 probably the lachenalia most grown in this country, 

 bearing freely for a long season long racemes of brilliant 

 fls. : treated much as are hyacinths indoors, being kept 

 cool. Gn. 49, p. 470; 75. p. 143. Gng. 5:262. J.H. III. 

 30:231; 62:291; 63:136; Gn.W. 16:25; 21:301. G.W. 

 43: 591; 52: 724. G.Z. 31:121. G. 19:174. Var. aurea, 

 Hook. (L. aurea, Lindl.). Perianth bright orange- 

 yellow. F. 1871:265. B.M. 5992. Baker observes that 

 "the varieties are connected by intermediate stages. 

 Several hybrids between L. pendula and the varieties 

 of L. tricolor are in cult., the finest of which is L. 

 Cammii, Hort., which combines the bright yellow fls. of 

 L. aurea, with the habit of L. pendula." Var. superba, 

 Hort., is described as a very large form with boldly 

 colored fls. Var. d'Ancdnae, Hort., is a form with light 

 yellow fls. tipped green and purple. 



BB. F Is. not drooping, all erect or at least spreading. 



5. orchioides, Ait. Bulb globose, to 1 in. diam.: Ivs. 

 usually 2, strap-shaped, often spotted, 1 in. wide, 

 clasping the base of the st.: peduncle and infl. 6-12 

 in.; fls. white, yellow, red or blue, all ascending, the 

 perianth only about J^ m - long; stamens and style 

 included; inner segms. somewhat longer than outer. 

 B.M. 854; 1269. L.B.C. 11:1076 (as L. mutabilis). 

 "The most striking color forms," says Baker, "are 

 atroviolacea, hyacinth-blue; virenti-flava, greenish 

 yellow, and mutabilis, inner segms. dull yellow, tipped 

 red-brown." 



6. glaucina, Jacq. Bulb globose, 1 in. diam.: Ivs. as 

 in No. 5: fls. long, white, red, yellow or tinged blue, 

 erect-spreading; perianth %-% in. long; stamens and 

 style reaching tips of inner segms. which are longer than 

 outer. B.M. 3552. B.R. 1350; 1945 (both as L. pallida). 



Plan ,f u* Laiynnth CaOenae ffitt ma 



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2054. The maze on St. Catherine's Hill, Winchester, England. 

 From a plan made in 1710. 



