SARACA 



3077 



indica, Linn. A medium-sized tree: Ifts. 6-12, oblong 

 or oblong-lanceolate, acute or obtuse, 3-9 in. long, 

 entire, short-pet ioled: fls. orange-red, fragrant, col- 

 lected in compact, roundish panicles which are shorter 

 than the Ivs.; stamens usually 6 or 7, inserted on the 

 fleshy annular ring at the summit of the calyx-tube ; style 

 long, curved: bracts red, appearing as a calyx: pod 4-10 

 in. long, 4-8-seeded; seeds oblong, compressed, 1H in- 

 long. India and Malaya. B.M. 3Q18 (asJonesia Asoca). 

 It has flowered well with greenhouse treatment at 

 height of 4 ft. It is suitable for outdoor planting only 

 in tropical regions. Intro, into S. Fla. 



caulifldra, Baker. A shrubby tree: Ifts. 10-12, rigidly 

 subcoriaceous, the upper oblanceolate-oblong, acute, 

 1 ft. or more long, the lower shorter, more oblong: 

 corymbs solitary or in pairs, nearly sessile, dense, 4-6 

 in. "broad: fls. scarlet; stamens 7. India. Intro, into 

 S. Fla. F. TRACT 



SARCANTHTJS (name from Greek words signifying 

 and flower, in allusion to the fleshy nature of the 

 blossom). Orchidacese. A small genus related to Vanda, 

 and owing to the smallness of the fls. seldom cult.: 

 sepals and petals similar; labellum firmly united with 

 the base of the column, spurred, with 2 small lateal 

 lobes and a longer concave middle lobe: foliage and 

 habit of vanda. Give plenty of water in the growing 

 season. They should have basket cult., with fern- 

 root, and a temperature of 65 to 85. When at rest, 

 give very little water and reduce the temperature to 

 55 = . Cult, practically as for vanda.' 



teretifdlius, Lindl. (Luisia teres, Lindl.). St. 1 ft. 



high, with cylindrical Ivs. 2-4 in. long: raceme bearing 



inconspicuous fls.; sepals and petals oblong, dull 



green, with red disk; labellum slipper-shaped, white, 



lateral lobes edged with red. Sept. China. B.M. 3571. 



5. inflatus, Rolfe. Distinguished by its inflated spur, which is 

 much longer than the segms. of the lip: sepals and petals green, with 

 2 dark brown stripes; front lobe of lip light yellow, side lobes white, 

 Annam. S. robustus, O'Brien. Lvs. narrowly oblong, about 6 in. 

 long: spike few-fld. : fls. cream- to blush- white, marked with claret- 

 purple. Borneo. G.C. III. 55:21. 



HEINRICH HASSELBRING. 



SARCOCEPHALUS (Greek, flesh and head, alluding 

 to the fleshy heads of fruit). Rtibidcese. Shrubs or trees 

 sometimes climbing, suitable for warmhouse culture or 

 hardy in the extreme southern United States. 



Branches subterete or obtusely quadrangular: Ivs. 

 opposite, rarely in whorls of 3, subcoriaceous: heads 

 terminal and axillary; fls. whitish, pale pink or yellowish 

 and crowded; calyx-tubes cohering, teeth 5-6, hairy; 

 corolla narrowly funnelfprm, rather fleshy, 5-lobed; 

 anthers 5, subsessile; disk inconspicuous; ovary 2- 

 celled; syncarpium fleshy. About 30 species. S. 

 csculentus, Afzel. A tree with long branches or often a 

 scandent shrub 10-25 ft. or more high: Ivs. elliptical, 

 short-acuminate: fls. in terminal heads, white, pale 

 pink or yellowish, fragrant; calyx-teeth furnished with 

 alternating filiform-clavate appendages: fruiting head 

 2%-3% in. diam., deep red with brown granulated 

 surface. Trop. Afr. Edible, the peach or country fig 

 of the natives of Sierra Leone. S. ovatus, Elmer. Tree, 

 18 ft. high, with rigid branchlets: Ivs. glabrous, leath- 

 ery, ovate or elliptic, acute at the base, obtuse at the 

 apex, 7 x 3H in.: infl. capitate, peduncled; fls. reddish; 

 calyx with clavate, pubescent and deciduous appen- 

 dages; corolla glabrous, nearly J^in. long. Philippines. 

 Said to be intro. into Calif. 



SARCOCHiLUS: Thrixtpermum. 



SARCOCOCCA (Greek, flesh and berry, alluding to 

 the fleshy fruit). Buxaceae. Ornamental woody plants 

 grown chiefly for the handsome lustrous foliage. 



Evergreen glabrous shrubs: lys. petioled, alternate, 

 coriaceous, entire, without stipules: fls. unisexual, 

 apetalous, in short axillary racemes with the pistillate 



fls. at the base; sepals 4 or 6; disk wanting; st animate 

 fls. with 4-6 stamens opposite the sepals; pistillate fls. 

 with a 2-3-celled ovary with 2-3 short erect or recurved 

 styles: fr. indehiscent, globose to ellipsoid, coriaceous or 

 fleshy, 1-2-seeded. Five species distributed from Cent, 

 and W. China to the Malay Archipelago. 



They are handsome evergreen shrubs with ovate to 

 lanceolate entire lustrous leaves, rather insignificant 

 whitish flowers in axillary clusters and red or purple 

 berry-like fruits. S. ruscifolia and S. Hookeriana var. 

 humilis have proved hardy in sheltered positions at the 

 Arnold Arboretum, while S. saligna is tender. They do 

 not seem particular as to the soil and do best in partly 

 shaded situations. Propagation is by seeds or by cut- 

 tings which root easily. 



A. Lvs. distinctly 3-nerved, caudate-acuminate. 



saligna, Muell. Arg. (S. pruniformis, Lindl. Pachy- 

 sdndra coriacea, Hook.). Shrub: Ivs. oblong-ovate to ob- 

 long-lanceolate, caudate at 

 the apex, broadly cuneate at 

 the base, 2-5 in. long; petiole 

 J^-Jim. long: racemes about 

 y&n. long: fr. purple, ovoid, 

 J^-J^in. long. Himalayas. 

 B.R. 1012. I.T. 3:90. 



AA. Lvs. obscurely veined. 



Hook.eriana, Baill. (S. 

 pruniformis var. Hookeriana, 

 Hook.). Shrub: Ivs. oblong- 

 lanceolate to narrow-lanceo- 

 late, acuminate, cuneate at 

 the base, 2^-3^ m - l n g> 

 petiole M-Hin- long: styles 

 3: fr. subglobose, black. 

 Himalayas, Afghanistan. Gn. 

 25, p. 359. Var. digyna, 

 Franch. Styles 2. W.China. 

 Var. humilis, Rehd. & Wilson. 

 Shrub, 1-5 ft. : Ivs. lanceolate 

 to oblong-lanceolate, 1M~2 

 in. long. W. China. Only 

 the varieties seem to be in 

 cult. 



ruscif 61ia, Stapf . Shrub, to 

 6 ft.: Ivs. ovate to elliptic- 

 ovate, acuminate, rounded 

 or broadly cuneate at the 

 base, dark green and lustrous 

 above, 1K~2 in. long; petioles 

 >->in. long: fls. in few, usu- 

 ally 4-fld. racemes: fr. sub- 

 globose, dark scarlet. 

 Oct. -Feb. Cent, and W. 

 China. Var. chinensis, 

 Rehd. & Wilson (S. saligna 

 var. chinensis, Franch.). 

 Lvs. elliptic-ovate to ellip- 

 tic-lanceolate, cuneate or 

 broadly cuneate at the 

 base, 1M-2J3 in. long. 

 W. China. 



ALFRED REHDER. 



3548. Snow-plant Sarcodes 

 sanguinea. ( X about 1) 



SARCODES (Greek, 



flesh-like) . Monotropaceae. 

 S. sanguinea, Torr. (Fig. 3548), is the SNOW-PLANT of the 

 Sierra Nevadas. It is a low and fleshy plant growing 

 3-12 in. high and entirely devoid of green Ivs. It 

 belongs to that strange family which comprises the fleshy 

 and parasitic plants, of which the Indian-pipe or corpse- 

 plant is an example. Few species are known in this 

 family, and they are all local or rare. The snow-plant 

 derives its popular name from its habit of shooting up 

 and blossoming as soon as the snow melts away in the 



