NOLANA 



NOLINA 



2147 



iiifl several inches: Ivs. solitary or in pairs, entire, 

 usually fleshy, the lower long-iietioled; the upper short- 

 petioled, .sessile or attenuated into a winged petiole: 

 fls. bonie singly in the axils of the Ivs., mostly short- 

 peduneled, connnonly blue or pur))le, rarely white or 

 rose; calyx .5-partetl; corolla short funnel-shaped or 

 bell-shaped, as in Convolvulus, entire, 5-angled or .'i-lO-, 

 lobed; ovaries .5 to many, 1-5-seedetl, arranged in 1-2 

 series or clustered irregularly aroinid the base of the 

 style. — .\bout 20 species, aU native in Chile and 

 Peni, mostly seaeoast plants. 



The characters by which several species of Nolana 

 have been separated are not well defined. It is probable 

 that A', prostrata and A^. parndoxa should be considered 

 as one species. The chief characters which have been 

 used to distinguish them arc the number of ovaries in 

 each flower and the number of seeds in each ovary; 

 but these characters van,- in different plants of these 

 and other species of Nolana. 



Nolanas grow readily from seeds sown in the open in 

 May. For early blooming and for seed-production they 

 should be started under glass in March and t ransplantetl 

 in May. A', paradoxa is used with fine effect when 

 planted in large patches in the border or on rocky hill- 

 sides. All of the species do well in pots. They prefer a 

 light soil and sunny situation. A', paradoxa is well 

 suited for use in vases and baskets. 



A. Si. smooth or sparsely hairy. 

 B. Fls. large {1-3 in.), dark blue, not striped. 

 paradoxa, Lindl. (,V. atriplidfolia, Hort.? A^. grandi- 

 flbra, Lehm.). Fig. 2483. Seven to 10 in. tall: root- 

 Ivs. verv- long-petioled, ovate; st.-lvs. ovate, mostly 

 sessile or with winged petiole, fleshy: fls. large, 1-2 in.; 

 sepals ovate-lanceolate; limb of corolla blue; throat 

 white, inside of tube light yellow; ovaries commonly 

 many, 1-seeded. Chile. B.R. 86.5. Not B.M. 2604, 

 which is A'. teniUa. — This is the most common species 

 in cult. Var. alba, Hort., has white fls. Var. violacea, 

 Kort., has violet fls. F.S. 13: 1294. H.F. II. 1 :60. 



BB. Fls. small i^in.), light blue, striped vnth 

 dark purple. 

 prostrata, Linn., not Hook. Resembles N. paradoxa 

 but is distinguished by the St. being more reclining, the 

 fl. is smaller and the throat of corolla marked with 

 violet-purple veins: caljTc pyramidal with triangular 

 lobes: ovaries commonly few, 2-4-seeded. Perhaps this 

 should be united with the preceding; it is native to 

 Peru. B.M. 731. 



AA. St. densely hairy. 

 B. St.-lrs. lanceolate, thick: plant hoary-pubescent. 

 lanceolata, Miers. St.-lvs. rather narrow, mostly in 

 pairs, 2-6 in. long, the base obliquely clasping or slightly 

 decurrent on the outer side: sts. hairy: fls. 1-2 in. broad, 

 with a spreading .5-lobed limb, each lobe deeply 

 notched; limb of corolla azure-blue, throat yellowish 

 white, marked at the ba.se with a line of purpli-sh blue 

 and spotted yeUowi.sh green. Chile. B.M. .5327. 

 H.F. II. 5:55. 



BB. St.-lvs. ovate, membranaceous: plant viscid-hairy. 



tenella, Lindl. St. and whole plant viscid-hairy: st. 

 slender: upper Ivs. ovate, membranous, obtuse, with 

 rounded ba.se and winged petiole: j)eduncle long-hairy: 

 fls. virjlet-blue, with a white throat; limb .5-lobed, each 

 lobe tipped with a broad point. Chile. B.M. 2604 (erro- 

 neously as A^. paradoxa, but poorly .shown a-s no hairi- 

 ness is indicated). — Not advertised in Amer. 



S. W. Fletcher. 



A. C. HoTTES.f 



NOLINA (C P. Nolin, joint author of an essay on 

 agriculture, Paris, 1755). Liliiicese, tribe Noltnese. 

 Sub-acauleseent, or small trees, with dracena-Iike 

 leaves, little cultivated except under glass, and some- 





times in open grovnids in southern California and com- 

 parable regions. 



The liliaceous tribe Nolinece, in addition to Dasy- 

 lirion, contains 3 genera with unarmed Ivs., .so closely 

 related that they have been united by excellent botan- 

 ists under the genus Nolina. 

 As now limited, however, 

 Nolina has panicled small 

 polygamo-dicccious fls. and 

 wingless 3-lobed 1-3-seedcd 

 often inflated fr.; Calibanus 

 differs from it in the fr. being 

 neither lobed nor inflated; 

 Beaucarnea, like Dasylirion. 

 has 3-winged fr., neither lobed 

 nor inflatetl, and its trimk dif- 

 fers from that of Nolina in 

 being more swollen at base. 

 S. U. S. to Cent. /Vmcr. Mon- 

 ograph in Proc. Amer. Phil. 

 Soc. 50 (1911), by Trelease; 

 species 24. Other species than 

 those enumerated below may 

 be expected in the collfctions 

 of amateurs. Treatment in 

 cult, as for yuccas. 



longifolia, Hemsl. ( Yucca 

 longifblia, Schult. Y. Barran- 

 casccca, Pasquale. Dasylirion 

 longifblium, Zucc. RouUnia 

 Karwinskiana, Brongn. Beau- 

 cdrnea longifolia, Baker). 

 Rough-barked small tree .5-10 

 ft. high, with somewhat swol- 

 len base and few short 

 branches crowded at top: Ivs. 

 thin, green, rough-edged, more 

 or less frayed at tip, 1 in. x 3 

 ft. or more, gracefully pendent: 

 infl. nearly sessile; fls. rein, 

 long: fr. }4'm. lolig, J^in. wide, inflated; seed roundi.sh, 

 ^sin. diam. S. Mex. Abhandl. Akad. Muenchen. Ck 

 2.3:1. R.B. 1865:20; 31, p. 2:30. Gn. 24:433. G.C. 

 II. 7:493, 567. BuU. Soc. Ort. Tosc. 1890:6. G.W. 

 11, p. 14; 14, p. 199. G.Z. 3:20. Natur, 34:340. Gt. 

 29:117; .33:68. R.H. 1911, p. 206. Proc. Amer. Phil. 

 Soc. .50:3, 8, 13, and p. 426. 



The following species are given the nomenclature 

 under Beaucarnea: 



B. recurvata, Lem. (B. tuherculhta, Roezl, Nolina 

 recurvata, Ilemsl. N. tuberculata, Hort. Pinceneclilia 

 tuberculdta, Lem.). Becoming 30 ft. high, slender- 

 branched above, swollen at base: Ivs. green, thin, 

 smooth-edged, recurving, ?4in. x .3-6 ft.: infl. nearly 

 sessile; fls. i^in. long: fr. unknown. S. E. Mex. I. 

 H. 8, p. 58. G.C. 1870:1445; III. 46:4. D.G. Mag. 

 1871:288. Gt. 28:210. Gn. 19, p. 372. R.H. 1911, p. 

 207.— Tender in Cent. Fla. 



B. guatemalensis, Rose. Fig. 2484. Slender, some- 

 times mucli-branched tree, 20 ft. high: Ivs. green, 

 thin, smooth-edged, recurving, 1 in. x 3 ft.: infl. 

 short-stalked; fls. >^in. long: fr. I/2 x ^in. Guate- 

 mala. Contr. U. S. Nat. Herb. 10, p. 88.— Tender 

 in Cent. Fla. 



B. stricta, Lem. (B. recurvata stricta. Baker. B. 

 glaiica, Roezl. B. Purpiitsi, Rose. PincencctUia glaiica, 

 Lem.). Becoming AO ft. high, somewhat branched: Ivs. 

 pale, slightly rough-edged, straight, ]/i-}/2 in. x 2-3 

 ft.: infl. short-stalked; fls. ^m. long: fr. J^ x Yzm. S. 

 Mex. D.G. Zeit. 28:223. Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc. 

 .50:8, 14. 



B. gracilis, Lem. (B. oedipus. Rose. Nolina hislrii, 

 Hort.). Becoming :}0 ft. high, greatly swollen at b.ase, 

 variously branched: Ivs. very glaucous, rough-edged, 

 straight, J4 x 18-20 in.: infl. short-stalked; fls. i^in. 



2484. Beaucarnea 

 guatemalensis. 



