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SCABIOSA 



late; those of the stem pinnately divided with linear 

 lobes, the upper linear-lanceolate: involucral bracts ob- 

 tuse: fls. lilac or blue, 1-2 in. across. June-Aug. Not 

 known to be in the trade, S. varia, Hort., being presum- 

 ably mixed varieties of S. atropurpnrcn. 



(XX). 



3. Columbaria, Linn. A hardy perennial quite variable 

 in character, 2 ft. high: stem branching, glabrous or 

 nearly so: radical Ivs. ovate-obtuse, crenate, membra- 

 ncms, pul)i'si'i-nt on both sides; stera-lvs. glabrous, pin- 

 ii.ilcly part I'll, the segments linear, entire or slightly 

 iiL.'isiMl: tls. blue, in ovate-globular heads on long pu- 

 bfs.-cnt pi'iluncles. June-Sept. Eu., Asia, Afr.- Var. 

 4iba is cult. 



4. atropurpdrea, Linn. (S. mcijor, Hort.). Sweet 

 ScABions. Fig. 2262. An annual branching plant abotit 

 2 ft. high: radical Ivs. lanceolate-ovate, lyrate, coarsely 

 dentate; stera-lvs. pinnately parted, the lobes oblong, 

 dentate or cut: fls. dark purple, rose or white, in long- 

 peduncled heads, becoming ovate or oblong in fr. 

 July-Oct. S.Eu. Gn. 21, p. 118. B.M.247. P.S. 12:120:!. 



— Vars. candidissima, coocinea, compActa, miljor, n4na 

 and ptimila are often offered as if they were distinct 

 species, as S. nana, etc. 



5. steliata, Linn. An annual plant, hairy, simple or 

 somewhat branched, 6-18 in. high: Ivs. cut or somewhat 

 lyrate, the terminal lobe large, obovate, dentate, the 

 upper ones often pinnately parted : fls. blue, in long- 

 peduncled heads ; corolla 5-cIeft, the lobes radiate. 

 June and later. S. Eu. 



6. braohiata, Sibth. & Sm. An aniiiml sj ii"< .il.out 



1 ft. high: lower Ivs. ovate-oblong, tin- npixr pitnciidy 

 cut, lyrate; the lower lobes decurnni, iIm i. iminal 

 large, obovate, oblong: fls. lighfblue. Jum- anil l.-itrr. 

 Eu., Asia. 



7. CaucAsioa, Bleb. A hardy perennial 18 in. high: 

 Ivs. glaucous or whitish, the lower lanceolate-linear, 

 acute, the ujiper cut n.iid iliviileil: lieails (latlisli: tls. 



— Vars. alba anil perfecta :ur ,il-.i .,11, : i, M - >:;',i, 



8. graminifolia, l.nm, A |»rriMii:,: i.ii., ^liat 



iie-Oct. Eu. B.R. 10:835. 



J. B. Keller and F. W. Barclay. 



SCAPHOSEPALUM 



SCALLION, a name for the Shallot; also used for 

 onions that do not make good bulbs but remain with 

 thick necks, but generally pronounced and written .?c«(!- 

 1)0)1 in this country. The word is connected with Asca- 



Jo)))r,()i, (Allium Ascalonicum). 



SCANDIX (Greek, 



P6cten-Vei 



■efdUiui). Linn. See Chervil. 



in reference tn the rough- 



im. Fig. 2263. A hardy garden an- 

 ith finely cut Ivs. and small white 

 -Little grown here. 



P. W. Barclay. 



SCAPHOSfiPALUM (Greek, boat and sepal; alluding 

 to the form of the lower sepal). OrchidAcew. A genus 

 rei-entl> -.i.ar.ilr.l IMini M.'i-il.vallia ii| inn the character 

 of till' l.ii.ral -.i':'l-, V, lihii aii iiniti-il into a boat- 

 shu|".l "I .:iii. Ill lial.ii ih. |.l:iiii^ I'M-mble Masdeval- 

 lia, exri|ii that tlir paiis n t ilir rliiznuie are longcr, thus 

 making the tutts less compact, and the racemes assume 

 climbing habits, becoming very long and bearing fls. 

 for months in succession. The dorsal sepal is free or 

 nearly so: labellum and sepal small. The genus con- 

 tains about 10 species. 



Grow in a coolhouse well protected from the sun. Keep 

 the summer temperature as low as possible. Give plenty 

 of water when growing. When at rest, water sparingly 

 but do not allow the plants to become entirely dry. Use 

 as small a pan as possible. The culture is like that for 

 Jiasdevallia. 



gibberdsum, Rolfe (Masdevdllia gibherbsa, Reichb. 

 f.). Lvs. 3-5 in. long, oblong-obovate or lanceolate, ob- 

 tuse: peduncle 6-10 in. long, warty, bearing a loose ra- 

 ceme of 4-8 fls. : dorsal sepal boat-shaped, with a long 

 tail, dull red, with strong, greenish ribs; lateral .sepals 

 partly connate in a concave lamina, then snreading 



horizontally, yellow, spotted with red 

 yellowish tails. Colombia. B.M. 6990. 



punctitum, Rolfe {Masdevdllia pn»ct!)ta, Rolfe). 

 Densely tufted: lvs. elliptic-lanceolate, subacute, 3-5 

 in. long: peduncles pendulous: fls. small, dull yellow- 



