3228 



STAPHYLEA 



STATICE 



large and _ nodding. A very free-flowering variety with pinkish 

 tinged fls. is var. Hessei, Zabel. S. emMi, Wall. Shrub or small 

 tree: Ifts. 3, oval to oblong, 2-6 in. long; stalk of terminal 1ft. 

 about 1 in. long: fls. in ped uncled, pendulous, raceme-like panicles: 

 fr. 2-3 in. long. Himalayas. ALFRED REHDER. 



STAR-APPLE: Chrysophyllum. Starfish Flower: Stapelia 

 Asterias. S. Flower: Aster, Trientalis, Triteleia and other plants. 

 S. Grass: Chloris truncata. Star of Bethlehem: Ornithogalum umbel- 

 latum. S. Thistle: Centaurea. S. Tulip: Calochortus. Starwort: 

 Aster. 



STATICE (Greek name meaning astringent, given 

 by Pliny to some herb). Syn., Armeria, Auth., not 

 Linn, (see Vol. I, p. 395). Plumbagindcese. SEA-PINK. 

 THRIFT. Interesting hardy border perennials, biennials, 

 and annuals useful for both the many-flowered bright 

 inflorescence and the stiff more or less evergreen foliage ; 

 flowers blue, lilac, white, yellow. 



The genus Statice as defined by Linnseus, "Genera 

 Plantarum," ed. 5 (1754), is based on Statice, Tpurn., 

 and Limonium, Tourn. : Statice of Tournefort is the 

 Armeria of later authors, while Limonium of Tourne- 

 fort is the Statice of later authors and of Linnseus in 

 part. Consequently, in dividing the Linnaean genus we 



INDEX TO STATICE. 



3681. Staphylea Bolanderi. 



must retain the name for that part of it which represents 

 the origin of the name, which is exactly what Miller did 

 in "The Gardener's Dictionary," ed. 8 (1768), retaining 

 the name Statice for those species with a globular head 

 and reestablishing Limonium as the generic name of 

 those species with an open inflorescence. This treat- 

 ment is accepted by most recent authorities although it 

 is not followed by Pax in Engler & Prantl's "Natur- 

 lichen Pflanzenfamilien." 



Although the individual flowers are small, some of 

 the sea-pinks are very showy because of the great 

 numbers of clustered blossoms and the brilliant colors. 

 The flowers are often scarious and may be treated as 

 everlastings. The evergreen or semi-evergreen character 

 of the tufted foliage also adds much interest. The 

 plants are easy to grow, remaining for some years when 

 well established, rooting deep. Usually grown from 

 seed. 



KEY TO THE SPECIES OF STATICE. 



A. Calyx produced into a spur. 



B. Bracts between the fls. small, scarcely 



exceeding the fruiting pedicels 1. fasciculata 



BB. Bracts between the fls. about equaling 

 the calices in the interior of heads. 



c. Lvs. linear 2. Welwitschii 



cc. Lvs. oblong-ovate 3. mauritanica 



AA. Calyx not produced into a spur. 



B. Tube of calyx usually pilose all over. 

 c. Inner Ivs. of rosette not like the 



outer 7. juncea 



cc. Inner Ivs. of rosette like the outer. 



D. Pedicel as long as the calyx-tube. 4. Armeria 

 DD. Pedicel about half as long as the 

 calyx-tube. 



E. Apex of Ivs. rather acute 5. labradorica 



EE. Apex of Ivs. obtuse 6. sibirica 



BB. Tube of calyx glabrous or pilose only 



on the ridges. 



c. Spikelets stipitate inside the invo- 

 lucre 15. leucocephala 



cc. Spikelets sessile inside the in- 

 volucre. 



D. Exterior Ivs. of the rosette dif- 

 fering from the others. 



E. Involucre pale brown 13. majellensis 



EE. Involucre white, showy 14. undulata 



DD. Exterior Ivs. of the rosette the 



same as the others. 

 E. Lvs. oblong-lanceolate or 



broader 12. pseudo- 



EE. Lvs. linear-lanceolate or nar- [armeria 



rower. 



F. The Ivs. 3-cornered in cross- 

 section 8. caespitosa 



FF. The Ivs. flat. 



G. Blades 3-7-nerved 11. plantaginea 



GG. Blades 1-, occasionally 

 obscurely 3-nerved in 

 No. 9. 



H. Involucre pale brown. 9. montana 

 HH. Involucre green 10. purpurea 



For descriptions of the following species and varie- 

 ties of Statice, see Armeria (Vol. I). 



3. S. mauritanica, Hubb. (Armeria mauritanica, 

 Wallr. A. cephalotes, Hook., not Schousb.). 



4. S. Armeria, Linn. (Armeria maritima, Willd. A. 

 vulgaris, Willd.). Var. alba, Hubb. (Armeria vulgaris 

 var. alba, Hort.) Var. grandifldra, Hubb. (Armeria 

 vulgaris^ var. grandiflbra, Hort. ex Bailey). Var. 

 Laucheana, Hubb. (Armeria vulgaris var. Laucheana, 

 Bailey. A. Laucheana, Hort.). Var. purpurea, Hubb. 

 (Armeria vulgaris var. purpurea, Hort. ex Bailey). Pos- 

 sibly a synonym of S. purpurea, so considered by some 

 authors. Var. rubra, Hubb. (Armeria vulgaris var. 

 rubra, Hort. ex Bailey). Var. splendens, Hubb. (Ar- 

 meria vulgaris var. splendens, Hort. ex Bailey). Possi- 

 bly the same as var. Laucheana. 



6. S. sibirica, Ledeb. (Armeria sibirica, Turcz.). 



7. S. juncea, Hubb. (Armeria juncea, Girard). 

 9. S. montana, Mill. (Armeria alpina, Willd.). 



10. S. purpurea, Koch (Armeria purpurea, Koch). 



11. S. plantaginea, All. (Armeria plantaginea, Willd.). 

 Var. leucantha, Hubb. (Armeria plantaginea var. 

 leucantha, Boiss.). 



12. S. pseudoarmeria, Murr. (Armeria latifolia, 

 Willd., not S. latifolia, Smith. A. cephalotes, Link & 



