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MECONOPSIS 



MECONOPSIS 



mouiui of beautiful cut foliage with nisty hsiirs, the sts. 

 slender, envt. naniciiliito: Ivs. at base stalked and 

 pinnatoly partial, the lobes ovate-obliuip: and sinuate; 

 st.-lvs. sessile, oblons;, ninnatitid: lis satiny, pale blue, 

 with erinkUnl iMund-M.)beoi'ilate petals; stamens very 

 inanv with oblonp oranjte anthers: eaps. oblong- 

 clliptie. Mountains v9.lX)O-10,0lX) ft.). Cent. Asia to W. 

 China. B..M. 4t>lv><. F.S. 8:753. G.C. 

 111. 53:147. C.n. 71, p. 626; 73, p 

 434: 77, p. 348. CM. ,57:637. R.H 

 1912:204. J.F.3:31,"). 0.7:449; 31:387 



AA. -S(."!. ):capc-likc and simple (or cen 

 none), hearing 1 to many fls. at top, 

 more or leas leafy: si. -Ivs. rarious. 



B. Plant irilh spines or rigid sharp 

 prickles or hairs. 



C. Li'S. distinctly lobed: fls. blue 

 or purple. 



5. acule&ta, Ro> le. Probably 

 perennial, somewhat (ilaueous, 

 sparsely hispid-aeuleate (with 

 short seattere<l prickles), 1-2 

 ft., leafy: Iv.s. remotely irreg- 

 ularly pinnatifid, oblonp; or 

 lanceolate in outline, sejinis. 

 broad and variously lobed and 

 obtuse or acute, mostly inickly : 

 fls. slcndcr-]x>dicelled, 2-3 in. 

 across, blue -purple; petals 

 broadly obovate or obcimeate- 

 rotundate: caps, broadly obconic, obovate or 

 oblong. i)rickly and bristly and at length becom- 

 ing glabrous. W. Himalava, at high altitudes 

 (10,0(X)-15,t)OOft.). B.M. .5456. G.C. 111. 46:00, 

 91. Gn. 65, p. 3S4; 75, p. 226. 



6. sinu&ta, Prain. Annual and biennial, jjrickly, 

 1-2 ft. or more, the st. leafy: Ivs. line.ar-oblong, 

 obtu.se, irregularly sinuate-lobed and the lobes 

 entire, sjiarsely prickly: fls. pale blue-purple, in 

 fcw-fld. raccme-hke cj-mes, 2-3 in. diam.: ca])S. 

 narrow, sparsely prickly. E. Himalaya. Var. lati- 

 fdlia, Prain, is the fonn in cult. It is vcrj' like M. 

 aculeata, but differs in les.s-lobcd Ivs., deep pink or 

 orange rather than pale green stigma, and cai)S. 

 longer, plant 1-4 ft., with spreading prickles: Ivs. 

 oblong, about 6 in. long and to 2 in. broad, obtuse, 

 irregularlv lobed or sinuate: petals IJ2 in. long, 

 blue. Himalaya. B.M. 8223. G.C. III. 44:202 

 (as M. sinuaia). Gn. 76, p. 316; 78, p. 240. 



cc. Lvs. nearly entire (or not lobed) : fls. blue 

 or purple. 



7. r&dis, Prain. Annual (monocarpic), prickly, 

 IJ2-3 ft., the spine.s spreading and pale straw- 

 color, rhizome fusiform: lvs. pricklj' both sides, 

 oblong-lanceolate, obtu.se or acute, almost entire 

 or sparingly toothed, narrowed to a wide 

 petiole, glauce.scent beneath: fls. in raceme-like 

 cjines, 23^ in. across, bright blue or pale i)ur- 

 ple, sometimes fluslicd with f)uqjle; petals 6-8, 

 ovate-oblong, obtuse; stamens numerous, with 

 blue fHament.s and yellow anthers: caps, sub- 

 globose or oblong. S. W. Chma, 13,000-15,(K)0 

 ft. B.M. 8.568. 



8. racemdsa, Maxim. Very like M. acukata, 

 but with entire lvs.: perennial or biennial with thick elon- 

 gated root, with yellow jjrickles, sts. erect or ascending, 

 leafy Ix-low, 1-2 J^ ft. : lvs. glaucous, more or less prickly, 

 the ba-sal ones linear-lanceolate or lanceolate, entires or 

 obwurely sinuate, the st.-lvs. contracted into short 

 wingwl petiole: fis. deep purple to pale lihv:, in long 

 racemose thymes; petals 6 (.5-8), obovate, spreading, 

 nearly 1 in. long: caps, with small apprcssod seta;. 

 Cent. Asia to China, 14,000-1.5,000 ft. altitude. G.C. 



75, p. 



III. 42:31; 46:92. G. 34:161. Gn. 68, p. 384; 

 510. — Offered abroad. 



BB. Plant not spiny or prickly, glabrous or only setulose. 

 c. Fls. yellow. 

 9. integrifolia, Kranch. (Calhcdrlia intcgrifdlia, 

 Maxim.). Yellow (!hiniosb Poi'I'Y. Biennial, usually 

 rcd<lish hairy, 1 J 2-3 ft.: lvs. mostly 

 radical, linear-lanceolate, to 8 in. long, 

 entire: fls. on scape-like .sts., many on 

 each ])lant and a half-dozen open at same 

 time, cu]i-sliaped, very large (4-8 in. 

 across), blight sulfur-yellow or primrose- 

 yellow; jietals 5-10, broadly obovate; 

 stigmas very many, large and nearly 

 sessile; stvle wanting. W. China, Thibet, 

 15,000 and more ft. altitude. B.M. S027. 

 G.C. 111. 36:240; 46:146; ,50: suppl. 

 Nov. 11. G.W. 9:534. G.M. 48:287. G. 

 27:633; 37:8. Gn, 67, p. 286; 73, p. 209; 

 78, 1). 217. G.L. 20:114. F.S.R. 3:80. 

 ng. 13:270. A.F. 24:781. (Some of these 

 references may apply to No. 10). — 

 A remarkable and showy plant, 

 intro. to cult, something more than 

 10 years ago from the ex]ilorations 

 of E. H. Wilson. A good garden 

 subject. A hybrid is announced between 

 this si)ecies and M. grandis. 



10. pseudointegrifdlia, Prain. Closely 



elated to M. integrifolia, with which it 



has been confused in cult.: differs in all 



the scapes being radical, simple and 1-fld., the style 



evident and with a narrower stigma. S. W. Thibet. 



cc. Fls. purple or reddish. 

 D. Proper st. none, the fls. borne singly (sometimes tunn) 

 on radical scapes. 

 E. Style none; fls. pink-red. 



11. punicea, Maxim. Annual (monocaniic), stem- 

 less: Ivs. tufted, radical, sparsely hairy, ovate-lanceo- 

 late, acute, entire, tapering to petiole: fis. large and 

 pendulous on scapes 1(5-20 in. high, arising directly 

 from the crown, very dark pink and showj'! petals 4, 

 or more in cult., ovate-oblong, 4 in. long and 2J4 in. 

 across; stamens many, the filaments flattened: caps, 

 ovate, 1 in. long. W. China, Thibet. B.M. 8119. 

 G.C. III. .36:289. G.M. 48:315. G.W. 10, p. 273. 

 Gn. 67, p. 318. 



EE. Style erident, even though short; fls. blue and purple. 



12. simplicifdlia, Don. Annual or biennial (mono- 

 caqjic), stemless, the foliage radical anfl tufted, spa^ 

 ringly hirsute : Ivs. ovate-lanceolate, acute or somewhat 

 obtuse, entire or toothed, narrowed to petiole: fls. 

 large (3 in. acro.ss) and showy, clear blue, on hirsute 



scapes 12-18 in. high, inclined but not 

 nodding; petals 6-8, ovate; stamens 

 many, with narrow filaments: caps, 

 very narrow. Himalaya. B.M. 8364. 



13. bella, Prain. Perennial, very 

 small, the radical Ivs. only 2-4 in. long; 

 stemless, the rootstock stout and fusi- 

 form: Ivs. pinnatisect, the segms, 

 sni.ill, ovate-oblong: fls. many, on 

 simple 1-fld. scapes 3 in. or less long, 

 pale blue; petals 4 or 5, broadly ovate, 

 P4 in. kmg and 1 J/2 in. acro.ss; stamens numerous, the 

 filaments blue: caps. J^in. long, pvriform. Himalaya; 

 local. B.M,S130. G.C. III. 40: 197. 



14. Delavayi, Franch. Annual (monocarpic), .5-9 in. 

 tall, with long thick and fleshy roots: lvs. .all radical, 

 glaucous, lanceolate, attenuate or cordate at baSe, 

 glabrous abov(^ and with sparse colored hairs beneath: 

 fls. solitary on the scapes, half-penduloiis, 1 ' 2^2 in. 



2342. Medeola virginiana — 

 the Indian cucumber-root. 



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