STREPTOPUS 



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those of S. polyanthus, about \ l /z in. long, blue or bright 

 mauve, throat yellowish white. Garden hybrid. 



15. Dyeri, W. Wats. (S. Wendlandii x S. Dunnii). 

 Acaulescent: If. solitary, 2xlJ ft., rich olive-green 

 above, vinous purple beneath, soft-hairy: fl.-st. 1-2 ft. 

 high, several from a If.: fls. numerous, long-tubular, 

 bright red-purple. A garden hybrid. 



3737. Streptocarpus kewensis. 



16. kewensis, Hort. (S. Rexii x S. Dunnii). Fig. 

 3737. Lvs. 2 or 3, large, but not so large as those of S. 

 Dunnii, oblong or elongate-ovate, bright green: fl.-sts. 

 numerous, each 6-8-fld., forming a tolerably compact 

 mass: fls. bright mauve-purple, striped with dark 

 brownish purple in their throat ; corolla about 2 in. long, 

 IM-IJi m - across. Garden hybrid. 



17. Watsonii, X. E. Br. (S. luleus x S. Dunnii). Lf. 

 solitary. similar to but smaller than that of S. kewensis: 

 scapes several, bearing 10-16 fls. each: fls. about 1J4 in. 

 long and 1 in. across, bright rose-purple, with a white 

 throat, which is striped with brownish purple. Garden 

 hybrid. G.C. III. 2:215. 



The folio-wing species are either little known or have not found 

 their way into general cult.: S. Armtiagei, Baker & Moore, is closely 

 allied to S. Dunnii, differing in having a corolla much less funnel- 

 shaped and straighter, with less spreading lobes; originally described 

 as soh'tary-lvd., but 4 Ivs. are said to have developed in the cult. 

 plant. S. Afr. S. Bdnksii, Lynch (S. Wendlandii X some hybrid), 

 has 2 Ivs. about 19x13 in. for the lower, the second somewhat 

 smaller: fls. large, purple-blue. Garden hybrid. G.C. III. 56:192. 

 S. biflams, Pucci, is a name appearing in horticultural journals for 

 some unknown plant, which is said to have several blue fls. S. 

 biflorv-polyanthus, Duch., is a hybrid, the female parent of which is 

 S. polyanthus, the male the above-mentioned S. biflorus: it is said 

 to have 5 ovate-oblong, crenate, rugose Ivs. : several scapes with 

 2-4 pale lilac fls. F.S. 23:2429. S. Blythinii, Lynch (S. Wend- 

 landii xS. cyaneus), has 2-5 Ivs., the largest of which is 15x9 in. 

 and another is 12x7 in., green beneath, in some cases reddish 

 toward the tip, in others with the color here and there: scapes 9-10, 

 each with 5-14 fls., about 14 in. high: fls. about 1H in. across, 

 lavender or bluish purple: petals marked with dark purple stripes. 

 Garden hybrid. G.C. III. 56:260. S. cantabrigiemis. Lynch (S. 

 cyaneus X S. Dunnii), has several Ivs. which are 7-8 x 3 in.: scapes 

 about 7 in. high, 2-12-fld., conspicuously hairy: calyx-segms. linear- 

 lanceolate; corolla 2 in. long, about l*-i in. across, tube funnel- 

 shaped, lobes rounded, throat white with 7 deeply colored lines, 

 limb deep rose. Garden hybrid. G.C. III. 59:131. S. Gaudlnii, 

 Hort., is offered in the trade. S. Greenii, Hort. ex Wilson (S. 

 Saundersii X S. Rexii), is dwarf er and more compact than the former 

 parent, the scapes many-fld.: fls. pale lilac-blue. Garden hybrid. 

 G.C. II. 17:303. Said to be the first hybrid streptocarpus.-^. 

 Hitlstii, EngL, resembles S. caulescens: plant about 1^2 ft. high, 

 producing a large number of sts., each bearing 6-8 dark violet-blue 

 fls. Ji-1 in. long, spotted with white on the midlobe of the lower lip. 

 German E. Afr. (Section I.) B.M. 8150. S. hybridus, Hort., is a 

 name applied to garden hybrids in general. S. Kirkii, Hook. f. 

 Caulescent; st. 4-6 in. high, stout, erect, hairy: Ivs. 1-2 in. long, 

 broadly ovate, obtuse, crenate, finely pubescent on both surfaces, 

 base rounded or cordate; petiole \y- h>in. long: scapes axillary, very 

 slender, 3-4 in. high: fls. drooping, opposite; calyx-lobes lanceolate, 

 pubescent: corolla 3 4in. long, pale lilac, tube hairy, upcurved, 

 broad and subcampanulate, mouth expanded, lobes short rounded, 



ciliate, Trop. E. Afr. B.M. 6782. (Section I.) Allied to S. caules- 

 cens. S. lichtensteiningis, Hort. (S. Wendlandii X S. Watsonii), has 

 2 Ivs., 1 prostrate and the other smaller and erect: fls. numer- 

 ous, lilac-blue. Garden hybrid. S. Mahdnii, Hook. f. Acaules- 

 cent: If. solitary, 1 ft. or more long, flat on the ground, sessile, ovate- 

 oblong, crenulate, tip rounded, base cordate: scapes many, crowded, 

 densely pilose: fls. long-pedicelled; calyx-segms. pubescent, linear, 

 corolla violet, tube Jim- long, pubescent, decurved, somewhat 

 inflated above; lobes rotundate, Brit. Cent. Afr. B.M. 7857. 

 S. muUiflbra, Laing., is a seedling of S. Rexii, with up to 30 large 

 bluish purple fls., which have darker purple lines in the throat and 

 running up onto the lower lip. Garden hybrid. G.C. III. 18:211; 

 32:327. I.H. 43, p. 67.^5. artintatis, Craib. Caulescent; st. soli- 

 tary, erect, simple, 6-16 in. high, leafy: Ivs. ovate to elliptic-ovate, 

 apex obtuse, base cuneate, crenate or crenate-eerrate, 1-3 ^ x 

 J^-2 Ji in., both surfaces glandular-pilose; petioles up to 2 in. long: 

 infl. axillary, cymose: calyx-lobes lanceolate or linear-lanceolate, 

 white-glandular-hairy outside; corolla purple outside, paler within, 

 tube over 1 in. long, limb about Jiin. across, lobes reflexed-spread- 

 ing, wide oblong, tip rounded. Siam. B.M. 8526. S. Veitchii, 

 Hort., is offered in the trade. p TRACY HUBBARD.f 



STREPTOPUS (Greek, twisted stalk, referring to the 

 peduncles). Liliacese. TWISTED STALK. Perennial 

 herbs, with the aspect of Polygonatum, hardy and 

 adapted to the wild-garden; should be grown in shade 

 or with rich, loose, and moist soil in sunlight. 



Stems erect from a short dense, or longer, repent 

 rhizome, simple or slightly branched: Ivs. alternate, 

 ovate or lanceolate, membranaceous, sessile or clasp- 

 ing: fls. medium-sized, solitary or paired in the axils, 

 nodding, rose or whitish; perianth campanulate, segms. 

 distinct or connate at base; stamens 6; style 3-cleft; 

 ovary sessile, ovoid, 3-celled: berry subglobose, inde- 

 hiscent. About 6 species, Eu., Temp. Asia, and N. 

 Amer. Woodland plants closely related to Disporum 

 which has terminal fls. 



A. Fls. purple or rose. 



roseus, Michx. Fig. 3738. Pvootstock short, stout: 

 st. 1-2 ft. high : Ivs. sessile, only partially clasping, 2-4 

 in. long: peduncles less than 1 in. long, mostly 1-fld.: 

 fls. about J^in. long: berry red, ^in. thick. May- July. 

 Moist, rich woods in the northern states, S. to Ga. 



3738. Streptopus 

 roseus. (X>i) 



AA. Fls. greenish white. 



amplexifdlius, DC. Pvootstock short, stout: st. usu- 

 ally taller than S. roseus: Ivs. clasping, 3-6 in. long: 

 peduncles 1-2 in. long, usually 2-fld.: fls. about H m - 

 long: berry red. May-July. Moist rich woods, N. U. 

 S. and Canada south to N. C. and New Mex. ; also in 

 Eurasia. F. w. BARCLAY. 



