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SOPHORA 



SOPHROCATTLEYA 



ovate to ovate-oblong Ifts. soft-pubescent beneath; the 

 third has larger oblong-lanceolate Ifts. broadly cuneate 

 at the base and slightly pubescent beneath. There is 

 also a form with variegated Ivs. 



cc. Fls. in racemes. 

 D. Foliage deciduous: racemes axillary. 

 3. affinis, Torr. & Gray. Small round-headed tree, 

 with slender branches, to 20 ft.: Ifts. 13-19, elliptic, 



3644. Pod of Sophora japonica. ( Xl) 



obtusish or emarginate, broadly cuneate at the base, 

 glabrous or with scattered hairs below, conspicuously 

 veined, 1-1 Yi in. long: fls. J^in. long, white tinged with 

 rose, with the Ivs. in axillary nodding racemes 3-5 in. 

 long: pod terete, moniliform, more or less pubescent, 

 in. long, black. Spring. Ark., Texas. S.S. 3:122. 



DD. Foliage evergreen: racemes terminal. 



4. secundifldra, Lag. Small tree, 35 ft. high, with 

 short, slender trunk and upright branches forming a 

 narrow head or shrubby: Ivs. 4-6 in. long; Ifts. 7-9, 

 elliptic or obovate-oblong to oblong, rounded or 

 emarginate at the apex, cuneate at the base, silky- 

 pubescent while young, dark yellowish green above, 

 1-2 ^2 m - long: fls. violet-blue, the standard marked 

 near the base with a few dark spots, very fragrant, 

 about 1 in. long, in 1-sided racemes 2-3 in. long: pod 

 white-tomentose, terete, 1-7 in. long, }^6-%in. thick; 

 seed bright scarlet. Spring. Texas to New Mex. S.S. 

 3:121. R.H. 1854:201. On account of its handsome 

 fragrant fls., to be recommended for planting South. 



AA. Fls. yellow, in axillary racemes: Ivs. evergreen. 



(Edwardsia.) 

 B. Pod 4-winged: fls. about 1 ^ in. long. 



5. tetrfiptera, Ait. (Edwdrdsia tetrdptera, Poir.). 

 Shrub or small tree, 30, rarely 40 ft. high, with slender 

 spreading branches: Ifts. very numerous, almost sessile, 



3645. Sophora japonica var. pendula, in winter. 



obovate to linear-oblong, silky-pubescent : fls. in 2-8-fld. 

 racemes, pendulous, about 1^ in. long: pod 4-winged, 7 

 in. long. Spring. New Zeal., Lord Howe Isl., Juan 

 Fernandez, Chile. G. 29 : 185. The following varie- 

 ties are in cult. : Var. grandiflora, Hook, f . (Edwdrdsia 

 grandiflora, Salisb.). Lfts. linear-oblong, obtuse, 



appressed silky-pubescent on both sides, about 1 in. 

 long, in 10-25 pairs: fls. 1% in. long; standard shorter 

 than wings. B.M. 167. G.C. II. 9:729. Gn. 24, p. 211; 

 76, p. 292. L.B.C. 12:1162. G. 5:593; 10:445. Var. 

 microphylla, Hook. f. (S. microphylla, Ait. Edwdrdsia 

 Macnabidna, Curt.). Lfts. orbicular-obovate to broadly 

 oblong, usually emarginate, glabrous or nearly so 

 above, sparingly pubescent beneath, sometimes only 

 on the midrib, J^-^in. long: fls. about \]^ in. long; 

 standard about as long as wings. B.M. 1442; 3735. 

 G. 34:503, 505. Gn. 24, p. 211. Gn. 12:87 also seems 

 to belong here. 



6. chrysophylla, Seem. (Edwdrdsia chrysophylla, 

 Salisb.). Tree, to 30 ft.: Ifts. 13-21, obovate-oblong or 

 oblong, obtuse, tawny or grayish pubescent beneath, 

 less so above, rarely glabrescent, J/2-1 in. long: fls. pale 

 yellow, about 1 in. long; standard slightly shorter than 

 wings: pod 4-winged, 4-6 in. long. Hawaiian Isls. 

 B.R. 738. 



3646. Sophora japonica var. pendula, in summer. 



BB. Pod not winged: fls. %-l in. long. 

 7. macrocarpa, Smith (Edwdrdsia chilensis, Miers). 

 Shrub or small tree, with the young branchlets densely 

 tomentose: Ifts. in 10-20 pairs, elliptic or obovate 

 obtuse, silky-pubescent beneath, %-l in. long: fls. 

 %-l in. long, in short racemes; standard as long as 

 wings: pod terete, not winged, 1-4-seeded. Chile. 

 L.B.C. 12:1125. B.R. 2798. 



S. alopecuroides, Linn. Grayish-pubescent undershrub, with 

 upright, virgate branches: Ivs. 6 in. long, with 15-25 oblong Ifts. 

 fls. yellow: racemes dense, terminal, about 6 in. long: pod terete 

 6^12-seeded. W. Asia to Himalayas. Half-hardy. S. austrdlis 

 Linn.=Baptisia australis. S. platycdrpa, Maxim. =Cladrastis 

 platycarpa. S. tomentdsa, Linn. Pubescent shrub: Ivs. 6-10 in 

 long; Ifts. 15-19, oval to oblong, obtuse, 1-1 % in. long: fls. yellow 

 in terminal 6-12-in. long racemes: pod 4-6 in. long. Southern 

 states, W. India. B.M. 3390. Not hardy North. 



ALFRED REHDER. 



SOPHROCATLJDLIA (compounded from Sophroni- 

 tis, Cattleya, and Lselia). Orchidacese. A name to desig- 

 nate the hybrids between the genera Sophronitis, 

 Cattleya, and Lselia. 



SOPHROCATTLEYA (compounded from Sophroni- 

 tis and Cattleya). Orchiddcese. A group established to 

 contain hybrids between Sophronitis and Cattleya. 



Sophrocdttleya Batemaniana=S. grandiflora x C. in- 

 termedia. Gn.W. 4:809.-- S. Bldckii=S. grandiflora x 

 C. Hardyana. S. Chdmberlainii triumphans=S. gran- 

 diflora x C. Harrisoniana. S. eximia=S. grandiflora x 

 C. Bowringiana. Gn. 72, p. 5. S. Heathii=S. grandi- 

 flora x C. Schroederae. S. Imperatrix=S. grandiflora 

 X C. Mossise. S. Marriottidna=S. grandiflora x C. 



