SCILLA 



SCILLA 



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KEY TO THE SPECIES. 

 A. Shape of fls. campanulate: color blue, 



blue-lilac, rose-purple, white. 

 B. Pedicels short: bracts linear, in pairs: 

 raceme many-fld.: fls. broadly cam- 

 panulate, produced from April to 



June 1. nonscripta 



BB. Pedicels short: bracts in pairs, scari- 



ous-hyaline 2. puschkini- 



BBB. Pedicels long (1-lVz in.): raceme [oides 



equilateral, compact: fls. cylindric- 

 campanulate, produced in May. . . 3. hispanlca 

 AA. Shape of fls. saucer-shaped to open- 

 rotate. 

 B. Color of fls. rose, size small. 



c. Size of fls. small, color rose-purple: 

 raceme dense, SO-60-fld.: hs. 



linear, fleshy 4. numidica 



cc. Size of fls. nery small ( l /$in. long): 

 raceme dense: scape slender: 



bracts whitish, minute 5. chinensis 



CCC. Size of fls. larger ( l Ain. diam.): 

 pedicels long, ascending or 

 spreading: raceme open. July to 



Sept 6. autumnalis 



BB. Color of fls. blue or lilac-blue: size 



larger (%-l in.). 



C. Raceme very dense (100- 150- fid.), 

 at first conic, then long, compact 

 and broad: scape robust. May. 7. peruviana 

 cc. Raceme several- to many-fld., open: 



fls. mostly distant. 

 D. Lvs. single: raceme about 5-fld.: 



plant small. May 8. monophyllos 



DD. Lrs. in pairs, cucullate: taceme 

 3-8-fld., ebracteate: perianth 

 blue, reddish, or whitish. 



March 9. bifolia 



DDD. Lts. more than 2. 



E. Foliage xery broad-lanceolate: 

 bulb large: raceme many- 

 fld. (50-100). April 10. natalensis 



EE. Foliage large, broad ( l Arl\^. 

 in.); margin ciliate-dentic- 

 ulate: racemes many-fld., 



open. Aug 11. hyacinthoides 



EEE. Foliage lanceolate, sometimes 

 narrowly so. 



F. Number of fls. 1-3 12. sibirica 



FF. Number of fls. 4-8. March.13. amoena 

 FFF. Number of fls. 6-30: raceme 



at first conic, then open.. 14. italica 

 FFFF. Number of fls. 20-60: 

 scapes 1-3: bracts minute, 



linear, white 15. japonica 



EEEE. Foliage linear, thick, chan- 

 neled: raceme 610-fld.: 

 fls. fragrant. April to May.16. verna 



1. nonscripta, Hoff. & Link. (S. nutans, Smith. S. 

 festdlis, Salisb. S. cernua, Salisb. Hyatinthusnonscriptus, 

 Linn.). COMMON BLUE SQUILL. HAREBELL. Lvs. 10-18 

 in. long, Yi\n. broad, subacute, concave: scape solitary, 

 tall, stout : raceme 6-15-fld. : bracts in pairs : fls. blue, pur- 

 ple, white, or pink, drooping. April-June. W. Eu., Great 

 Britain. B.M. 1461. Among the garden forms are alba, 

 white ; caerulea, blue ; lilacina, lilac-blue ; rdsea, rose- or 

 pink-colored; cernua, nodding. This is one of the most 

 beautiful of squills, fragrant, thriving best hi somewhat 

 shady and sheltered places. Originally placed in the 

 genus Hyacinthus, on account of the general form of the 

 perianth, it was removed to Scilla as having the segms. 

 distinct or nearly so, and is now often considered as 

 forming a distinct genus (Agraphis, Link; Endymion, 

 Dumprt.), either alone or with other species which con- 

 nect it with the other scillas. 



2. puschkinioides, Regel. Bulb ovate, tunicate: lys. 

 radical, 2-4, glabrous, broadly linear, obtuse, 2J/-3 in. 

 long: scape low, glabrous: pedicels erect, strict, short, 

 base bibracteate; bracteoles scarious, hyaline: perianth 

 campanulate, pale blue, middle nerve deeper blue; base 

 of filaments united; anthers linear-oblong; style fili- 

 form. Turkestan. 



3. hispanica, Mill. (S. campanidata, Ait. S. pdtula, 

 DC.). SPANISH JACINTH. BELL-FLOWERED SQUILL. 

 Lvs. 5 or 6, glabrous, ascending, lanceolate, l /z~\ in. 

 broad, subobtuse, convex at back: scape long: raceme 

 equilateral, compact: fls. cylindric- campanulate; peri- 

 anth usually blue but often becoming rose-purple, or 

 white; pedicels 1-1% in. long. May. Spain and Portu- 

 gal. B.M. 1102. Gn. 78, p. 456; 79, p. 265. Hardy. 

 Several varieties of it are in the trade under the 

 specific name campamdata, viz., alba, white; albo- 

 major, large white; carnea, flesh -colored; hyacin- 

 thoides, hyacinth-like; rdsea, rose-colored. This species 

 is worthy of wider acquaintance. The bulbs are cheap 

 and easily obtained in autumn, and if planted then 

 they are sure to bloom the following spring. 



4. numidica, Poir. (S. parviflora, Desf.). Bulb ovoid, 

 1-2 in. thick: Ivs. 4-6, fleshy, herbaceous, linear, 6-8 in. 

 long, -1^-3 lines broad, suberect: scape solitary or 

 paired, J^-l ft. high: racemes dense, 30-60-fld.: pedi- 

 cels short, ascending, 3-5 lines long: bracts minute, 

 linear, evanescent: perianth rose-purple, 1J^ lines long: 

 single ovule in each of the ovarian cells: caps, small, 

 globose, grooved. Flowering in winter in its native 

 home, Algeria. 



3575. Scilla peruviana in full bloom. Also known as Scilla 

 ciliaris. (XK) 



5. chinensis, -Benin. (Barndrdia scilkhdes, Lindl.). 

 CHINESE SQUILL. Lvs. 2 or 3, equaling or exceeding 

 the scape, rather hard, acute, channeled: bulb small, 

 ovate: scape erect, slender, or wand-like: raceme spi- 

 cate, dense, elongated: pedicels short; bracts whitish, 

 minute: perianth rose-colored tipped with green; stigma 

 a mere point. June. China. B.M. 3788. Half-hardy. 

 A beautiful species with the dense elongated raceme of 

 rose-colored fls., worthy of cult, in any rock-garden. 



6. autumnalis, Linn. AUTUMN SQUILL. STARRY 

 HYACINTH. Lvs. several, obtuse, channeled, half- 

 terete, growing on through the winter and dying away 

 in the spring: scapes several: racemes corymbose, 

 spicate, open; perianth rose-colored, J^in. across. July- 

 Sept. Eu. (Great Britain), N. Afr. B.M. 919. Hardy. 

 The flowering sts. generally precede the Ivs. but occa- 

 sionally the two come up together. As the flowering 

 advances, in most cases a tuft of Ivs. similar to those of 

 S. verna shoot out by the side of the st. for the fol- 

 lowing year. 



7. peruviana, Linn. (S. ciliaris, Hort. S. Clusii, 

 Parl.). CUBAN LILY. PERUVIAN JACINTH. HYACINTH 

 OF PERU (once thought to be a Peruvian plant). Fig. 

 3575. Bulb large, ovate, tunicate: Ivs. many, broad- 

 linear, 6-12 in. long; margins ciliated with minute white 



