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L.ELIOCATTLEYA 



LAGENARIA 



Miiiri.i=L. leiiebrosa \C. Wariicri. Sepals ami prtals briKht rose, 

 the former shaded with yellowish brown, the petals jjale on the 

 nisrsin; lip red-inirple, narrowly white-marKined. A.t. 23:1047. 

 (.".nK. UM">0. — U: (i<>l/m<liia Wt'dirdV is listed. — l^. i;r<ici7is=L. 

 aneepsxC. Bow rinciana. — Lc. Uruudni.-r<=L. DayanaxC. Harri- 

 soni.ina. — tr. //<imi(/<inii=J.. DayanaxC. bieolor. — Lc. IlarMi- 

 .iria = L. tenebrosaxC. Hardyana. .Sepals pale yellow, slistlilly 

 rost>-niarke<i : petals yellow, deeply suffused with rose; lip rose- 

 purple, shading to crimson at base. G.M. 45:833 (ivs var. su- 

 lHrba>.— i.c //iirri<iiir<p!i=L. aneepsxC. Harrisoniana. — Lc. 

 y/iirri,«,iiii.T=L. xanthinaxC. I.oddigcsii. — Lc. Hdrrisonkt-Schil- 

 /m.iriii=Le. Sehiileriana xC. Harrisoniana. — Lc. IhisUdiana= 

 Le. CJrcenwocxiii xC. Dowiana var. aurea. — Lc. hcatonhmis^lj. 

 DigbyanaxC. Hardyana. — Lc. Himplinnei^Lc. roiiselensis X C. 

 Dowiana var. aurea. — Lc. llenrictlac=Lc. Greenwoodii xC. 

 Luddemanniana. — Lc. Hersc{nli.r=h. BoothianaXC. aurea. — 

 Lc. H<i(lgliinson:r=l.. harpophylla XC. Mossise. — Lc. H6pkuisn= 

 Le. Pallas X L. tenebrosa. — Lc. Humherlii=L. majalis or L. super- 

 biensxC. .\clBndia'. — /.<-. Hurslii=L. purpurataxC. Skinneri. 

 — Lc. Hycihia=l.. purpurataxC. Lawreneeiina. Sepals and 

 petals rosV-lilao, the sepals more deeply lined; lip entire, the limb 

 nearly orbicular, crenuhite-erispate, purple. CO. 13. — Lc. iilustris 

 =L. "l^atonaxC. I')owiana var. aurea.— /-c. Jmpcrdtrix-Rcgina= 

 Le. M.artinettiixC. Mendelii. — Lc. Iiigramii='L. DayanaxC. 

 Dowiana. Sepals and petals light rose; lip dark crimson-purple, 

 faintly m.irked with a lighter hue. J.H. III. 63:207 (as var. 

 gigan'teal. O.U. 4:49. — Lc. intermcdio-cinnabariiia^h. cinnabarina 

 xC. intermedia. — Lc. ini'frsa=L. purpurataxC. Warneri. — Lc. 

 Isaacii=L. BoothianaxC. Harrisoniana. — Lc. Kerclidi'ex=h. 

 aneeps var. albaxC. Triana? var. alba. — Lc. labiato-dnceps^lj. 

 aneeps x C. labiata. — Lc. Ldmbcause^L. pra-stans X C. Hardyana. — 

 Lc. Lawrencedtio-caUistoglossa=Lc. callistoglossa X C. Lawrenceana. 

 — Lc. leucaita^L. harpophylla X C. bicolor. Sepals and petals clear 

 yellow; lip with eream-white lateral lobes, the middle lobe narrow, 

 elongated, piuplc. CM. 44:77.^. — Lc. lildcina^h. LatonaxC. 

 Pittea\ — Lc. Llptonii^L. aneeps xC. labiata. — Lc. Lucnsiuria^ 

 L. tenebrosaxC. labiata. Sepals and petals bright violet-purple; 

 lip bright red-carmine, the limb strongly crisped, with brighter 

 lines in the throat. CO. 2.5. — Lc. lumuidsa^hc. Truffautiana. — 

 Lc. Litiia =X. harpophylla x C. Harrisoniana. — Lc. iiUea = L. 

 I^tonaxLc.'Gphir. — Lc. Macbeamdna='L. aneeps var. Sehroederi- 

 ana X C. Schroedera?. G.C.III. Sl;237. — Lc. MardcUn = Lc. 

 devoniensis X C. Luddemanniana. .Sepals and petals light lilac; lip 

 with the front lobe magenta-purple, marked with deef) yellow in the 

 throat. F.>I. 1SS1:437. — Lc. Marica=h. cinnabarina X C ame- 

 thystoglossa. — Lc. Mardnx^L. Digbyana xC Warcsewiczii var. 

 imperialis. O.R. 1901:329. — Lc. Massaugedna'='L. tenebrosa X 

 C. Sehiileriana. — Lc. Mauricii^='L. purpurataxC. Trianffi. — Lc. 

 jno(/is=L. BoothianaxC. Mossia!. — Lc. Moringstdnix={'>). — Lc. 

 Morninatdnia: = Lc. Pallas X Lc. Fascinator. G.M. 54:411. — 

 Lc. Mossemilidna^hc. bletehleyensis X C. labiata. — Lc. Mdnsisc- 

 erdndis=:L. grandisxC. Mossiae. — Lc. MueUeri=L. purpurataX 

 Lc. Canharoiana. — Lc. Mi/ra=L. flavaxC. Triana. G.M. 47:330. 

 CO. 10. — Lc. Nephelia=l,c. AmesianaxC. Mossiie. — Lc. ni'mlis 

 =L. glaucaxC. intermedia. — Lc. N6rba=h. xanthinaxC. 

 Moi^ia". Sepals and petals white, tinged lightly with yellow; lip 

 rose, with crimson venation. G.M. 40:725 (as var. superba). — 

 Lc. Horissima=L. aneeps xC. Gaskelliana. — Lc. ochrdcca=L. 

 harpophyUa x C. .Sallieri. — Lc. odAra^L. purpurata xC. Mendelii. 

 •—Lc. ()fireri=Lc. interniedio-flava x C. Percivaliana, although 

 parentage doubtful. — Lc. Paulii=^L. purpurata x C Sehiileriana. 

 Lind. 784. — Lc. Peiter3ii=h. glaucaxC. Lawrenceana. — Lc. 



PerriMaa=L. PerriniixC. granulosa. — Ac. PfTrino-Mdssia;^h. 

 'erriniixC. Mossia*. — Lc. Pisdndra^h. erispaxC. Eldorado. — 

 Lc. Pdmmerux'=hc. elegans var. Fournieri X C. Mossice var. imperi- 

 alis. — Lc. P^twcUii='Lc. Sehiileriana var. Wolstenholmia?xC. 

 Mendelii. — Lc. prscstaits-bicolor^'Lc. Binotii. — Lc, Prlnoier8ii= 

 L. purpurata X Lc. elegans. Und. 750. — Lc. Pagelii=h. super- 

 biensxC. Triana. — Lc. liex^Lc. Canbamiana. — Lc. rfoj(/a=L. 

 guperbiensxC Laurenceana. — Lc. R6bsonise='Lc. IngramiixC 

 Bowringiana. — Lc. Roezlinna='L. xanthinaxLc. elegans var. 

 .^'■hilleriana. — Lc. ron.'iel('nsiv=^'lj. cinnabarina X C. Forbesii. — Lc. 

 Ri'th'irfiibJu'ina=^ljC. Martinetii xC Mossise. — Lc. rubigindsa=L. 

 BoothianaxC Sehiileriana. — Lc. 8atmdnea=Lc. G. S. Ball X L. 

 Latona. — Lc. iSfindhur«teana=Lc. OphirxC. Hardyana. — Lc, 

 tcaTnpHtonensis=Lr. La France xC Dowiana var. aurea. — Lc. 

 6'c^rertdna=Le. elegans xC gigas var. Sanderiana. — Lc. Scliiff- 

 mdnnii==(l). — Lc. Schneideri^j-. Amelia xC. Dowiana var. aurea. 

 — Lc. iicfiOenbrunni:niiis=hc. elegans var. TurnerixC. aurea. — 

 Lc. Schroe^lerdfcena^hc. highhurycnsisxC Schroedera-.— Lc. 

 Sckwarzidna=hc. bletehleyensis XC. aurea. — Lc. Srguinii=h. 

 cinnabarina xC. Schroederfie. — Lc. Senartii=-'Lc, elegans xC cal- 

 listoglossa. — Lc, Sh^phtfrdii^h, nigrescens X C. Dowiana. O.R. 

 1906:145. — Lc. Skinnerohrirtna=l.. cinnabarina xC Skinneri. — 

 Lc. .SoUinoe^'ina=L. PerriniixC. Eldoraflo. — Lc. Stalleridnfi^L. 

 PerriniixC. laVjiata. .Sepals and petals much like those of C. 

 labiata; lip with the base white. erimRon-lined, the front lobe dark 

 rich purple. .I.H. III. 48:407.— Lc. stdlhtn=L. xanthinaxC. 

 intermedi.i var. alba. — LiC. Sl^pTruinnti=J.r. corbeillensis X C. 

 Warsrewiezii flatter described p. *i90. vol. II.). — Lc. Stcppcutedi- 

 nTin=ljc. Andromeria xC. Luddemanniana. — Lc. leigT]moulhitnKis= 

 \yi. amandaxC. labiata. — IjC. l/^egotf'ti=^L. tenebrosa X Lc. Gotto- 

 iana. — l^. Thiit/auTite=J^f;. elegans var. Turni-rixC Mossia-. — 

 Lc. Thurgoodiiirvi^l.r. Martinettii xC Hardyana. — -Lc. tifiriTia=' 

 I>". elegans var. prasiata X Lc. Aelandije. — Lc. TTuffnutiinm'=h. 

 tenebrf/?a x C. Do*iana. Sepals and petals yellowish brown, darker 

 linM; lip d^-p \iolet-purple, deeper lined, the front lobe narrowly 

 whit'-margined. CO. 2.'i. O.U. 10:1.")2. — Lc. V'ncuna=L. cinna- 

 barina xC guttata. — IjC. Vdtrni'fi(/ri=L. pury>urataxC. labiata 

 %-ar. Warneri. — Lc. rci/tenpoc/ii'i =Le. warnhamensis X C Triana*. 

 — Lc. Vcitchitina^=lj. crijroaxC labiata. Fls. lilac; lip with the 

 throat brown-fltriper], the disk amethyst. — Lc. ventiHta=Lc. 



Aphrodite X Lc. Sehiileriana. — Lc. Vuiisix='L. tenebrosa X Lc. 

 PncEbe. — Lc. cf(!j"ca«s=Lc. elegans xC Eldorado. — Lc. Watctlieri- 

 dtiii^lj. erispaxC. guttata var. Leopoldii. — Lc. Wair{nii^L, 

 BootheanaxC. Walkeriana. O.R. 1907:249.— Lc. Wmsi<ma= 

 L. purpurataxC. Triame. — Lc. ir/ii(a'=Lc. VinesiajxC. Mossiie. 

 — Lc. \Vigdiiix^=ljC. GottoianaxC. Mossia). — Lc. Witliam3onii= 

 L. purpurataxC. mariana. — Lc. WiUotta'^L. DayanaxC labiata. 

 — I^c. winton^nsis=hc. MylamianaxC. Harrisoniana. — Lc. 

 lV<i^eri=L. puinila XC. Gaskelliana. — Lc. WdIl€rise=L. ancepa 

 xC. Loddigesii. O.K.. 1907:145. — Lc. wo(}dfordi6nsis=^L. crispa 

 xLc. "C. G. Roebling." — Lc. Wrigleyi^h. aneeps xC. Bowring- 

 iana. Sepals and petals rose-purple; lip pui^le, the throat lighter, 

 purpel-lined, and with a touch of yellow. C.O. 33. G.M. J0;795. 

 — Lc. Wylamiana=h. crispaxC. granulosa. — Lc. Zfni)hin = hc. 

 elegans X C. Loddigesii. — Lc. zephyra=C. Mendelii XI>. xanthina. 



Heinrich Hasselbrinq. 

 George V. NASH.f 



LAGENARIA (Latin, lagena, a bottle). Cucurbitacex. 

 GotTKD. Calabash Gourd (the true calabash is Cres- 

 centia). Probably one species, although several sjiecific 

 names have been given to the various forms: a tender 

 tendril-vine, producing hard-shelled fruits in very 

 many forms that are used for ornament and in the 

 making of utensils; and the rampant vine makes a 

 good temporary screen or cover. 



Plant musk-scented, with a sticky feeling, monoecious 

 or dia-cious: fls. solitary, white, funnelform, very soft 

 in texture, withering in the sun; staminate fls. on very 

 long, slender stalks (usually exceeding the If.); pistil- 

 late fls. mostly short-stalked, with three 2-lobed stigmas 

 and hairj' ovary: tendrils forked, long and slender: st. 



2059. Various forms of gourds, Lagenaria leucantha. 



striate-grooved, soft-hairy: Ivs. large, soft-pubescent, 

 cordate-ovate or reniform-ovate, sometimes angled, 

 the edges obscurely apiculate-sinuate, on prominent 

 or long petioles. L. leucantha, Ru.sby (Cuairbita 

 Lagenaria, Linn. C. leucantha. Duch. L. I'ulgdris, 

 Ser.), is widely grown in tropical countries and is often 

 spontaneous; probably native in Trop. Afr. and Asia. 

 To this species belong the gourds known in this coun- 

 try as Hercules' club, sugar -trough, dipper, snake^ 

 calabash, bottle, miniature bottle, depressa, and others: 

 see Gourd, Vol. IIL In some countries, the young fr. 

 is said to be eaten a.s we eat svnnmer squash. 



Lagen.aria is a tender annual, which should re(!eive the 

 culture of squashes. The season in the northern states 

 and Ont. is often too short for the full maturity of 

 the frs., particularly if seeds have been brought from 

 the S. Give a quick warm soil and sunny ex|)osure. 

 In the N., seeds may be started inside in pots, or on 

 inverted sods, after the manner of cucumbers. The 

 lagenarias are rampant growers, often running 30-40 

 ft., and covering the ground or a fence with a (lense 

 mass of hirge, roundi.sh, soft Ivs. It is exceedingly 

 variable in its fr., and has received many species-names 

 as L. microcaryn, R.H. 18.55:61; L, clavata: L. pyro- 

 thbca, R.B. 23, p. 198; L. rirginalis, white-fruited, 

 G.C. III. 11:8.5; var. InngUfdma, Gt. 48, p. 1.59; L, 

 verrucMa, Hort., with ball-shaped very warty fr., Gt. 

 .39 (1890), p. 106. L. verruchm v.ar. (HordaTiiaua, llort., 

 is a form with warty pear-shaped fr. The hard shells 

 of the frs. are used for drinking-cups, water-jugs, and 

 many domestic utensils. From the pear-shaped shell 

 of a small-fruited form the Paraguayans drink their 

 famous mate, or Ilex tea. Some of the commonest 

 forms are shown in Fig. 20.59. The long curved forms 



