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SCILLA 



SCILLA 



bristles, channeled: scape robust, terminated by a 

 many-fld. conic broad and compact raceme of purple, 

 lilac, reddish, or whitish fls.: fls. rotate; corolla persist- 

 ent; anthers short/ May, June. Region of Medit., not 

 Peru. B.M. 749. Gn. 27, p. 288. R.H. 1882, p. 508. 

 The hyacinth of Peru is not hardy in Mass. It propa- 

 gates freely by offsets. It flowers all through May and 



3576. Scilla bifolia. (XJi) 



June and forms a most attractive object in the herba- 

 ceous border or bed. S. peruviana, however, has one 

 fault that may tell against it in the opinion of many 

 cultivators it never flowers two years in succession; it 

 seems to need a whole year's rest after the effort of 

 producing its large spike of fls. 



8. monophyllos, Link (S. monophylla, Plan. S. pib- 

 mila, Brot.). DWARF SQUILL. Lf. solitary, inclosing the 

 base of the scape, 2 in. long, J^in. broad, involute, ovate- 

 acuminate, with a callous apex, glabrous: scape erect, 

 slender, usually 5-20-fld.: pedicels long, ascending, 

 springing from a small sheathing bract: perianth bright 

 lilac, Jiin. across, open, spreading; filaments lilac-blue, 

 dilated at base; anthers erect, blue. May. Spain, 

 Portugal. B.M. 3023. Hardy. 



9. bifdlia, Linn. Fig. 3576. Bulb tunicated, oblong- 

 oval: Ivs. 2, seldom 3, cucullate, 4-8 in. long, J^-J^in. 

 broad: scape 2-8-fld., ebracteate: fls. stellately rotate; 

 perianth blue, sometimes reddish or whitish; anthers 

 blue, versatile. March. Eu., Asia Minor. B.M. 746. 

 Hardy. Several varieties of this exquisite little plant 

 are in the trade : alba, white-fld. ; rosea, pink-fld. ; ruber- 

 rima, red-fld. ; splendens, intense cobalt-blue fls. Cul- 

 tivators would do well to obtain all the varieties pos- 

 sible; also as many bulbs of this beautiful species as 

 they can afford. It is one of the most charming of 

 hardy, early spring-flowering plants. 



10. natalensis, Planch. Bulb thick, large, ovoid, sub- 

 globose: Ivs. broadly lanceolate, glabrous, 9-12 in. long, 

 3-4 in. broad, ascending: scape erect, terete, 1-1^ ft. 

 long: raceme dense, simple, elongated, open, many-fld. 

 (50-100): bracts solitary, subulate: fls. pale blue, stel- 

 late, rotate: pedicels long, pale blue. Natal. B.M. 

 5379. F.S. 10:1043. Suitable for greenhouse cult. It 

 is a graceful and elegant species, suitable for cult, 

 in pots. 



11. hyacinthoides, Linn. (S. parvifldra, Salisb.). 

 HYACINTH SQUILL. Lvs. 10-12, spreading, 1-1 J^ ft. 

 long, Y<z-\}<i in. broad, narrowed at both ends, mi- 

 nutely ciliate-denticulate on the margins: scape straight, 

 long: racemes many-fld., broad, open: pedicels long, 

 1-1 Yi in.: bracts whitish, minute, persistent; perianth 

 bluish lilac, open, campanulate. Aug. Medit. region. 

 B.M. 1140. Hardy. This species is noted for its 

 extreme shyness in flowering. The bulbs are some- 

 times 2 in. diam., and produce a profusion of offsets. In 

 Fish's Bulb Culture several varieties are mentioned: 



caervllea, fine blue; alba, fine white, free-flowering; 

 rdsea, distinct flesh-colored; rfcbra, deep red, large and 

 fine. 



12. sibirica, Andr. (S. amdena var. prsecox, Don). 

 SIBERIAN SQUILL. Fig. 3577. Lvs. 2-4, ascending, nar- 

 row, 4-6 in. long: scapes 1-6, 3-8 in. long: racemes 1-3- 

 fld. ; fls. rotate, horizontal or drooping, with short pedi- 

 cels; perianth deep blue. March. Russia, Asia Minor. 

 B.M. 1025. Gn. 11, p. 165. P.M. 14:100. L.B.C. 

 2:151. Hardy. This plant ought always to have a 

 little shelter. It forms attractive tufts and has a 

 desirable habit for rock-gardens. Several trade forms 

 exist, viz., alba, multiflora, pallida; amcenula, dwarf er 

 with brighter blue fls. 



13. amdena, Linn. STAR HYACINTH. Fig. 3578. Lvs. 

 4-7, flaccid, ascending, glabrous, 6-9 in. long, J/-%in. 

 broad: scapes several, equaling the Ivs.: racemes sev- 

 eral-fld., 4-8, open; fls. distant, 3^-^in. diam., blue: 

 pedicels ascending or spreading. March. Austria, Ger- 

 many. B.M. 341. G. 37:295. Hardy. It grows lux- 

 uriantly, several flowering sts. being found on the same 

 plant. 



14. italica, Linn. ITALIAN SQUILL. Bulbs ovate, 

 clustered together: Ivs. radical, several, flaccid, spread- 

 ing, lanceolate, acute, 4-8 in. long, J^-Kin- broad: 

 scape solitary, slender, longer than the Ivs.: raceme 

 dense, many-fld.: pedicels filiform, spreading; bracts in 

 pairs: fls. fragrant, smelling like lilac, pale blue; peri- 

 anth rotate, blue; segms. puberulous at apex; filaments 

 white; anthers sagittate, dark blue. March-May. 

 B.M. 663. L.B.C. 15:1483 Hardy. This plant has 

 less brilliant fls. than either S. sibirica or S. bifolia, but 

 abundantly compensates for the paleness of its blue by 

 the fulness and the sweetness of its fragrance. It is also 

 taller than either of the others. 



15. japonica, Baker (Ornithdgalum japdnicum, 

 Thunb. Barndrdia japonica, Schult. f.). JAPANESE 

 JACINTH. Bulb ovoid, 9-12 lines thick: Ivs. 2-3, fleshy, 

 herbaceous, 6-12 in. long, 4-16 lines broad, acute: 

 scapes 1-3, strict, erect: raceme 20-60-fld.: pedicels 



3577. Scilla sibirica. 



ascending: bracts minute, linear, white: perianth \y% 

 lines long, rose-purple: caps, turbinate, trisulcate, 

 23^-3 lines long; ovules solitary in each ovarian locule. 

 Japan. 



16. verna, Huds. SEA -ONION. SPRING SQUILL. A 

 delicate little plant, with a small bulb and narrow- 



