SCHIZONOTUS 



G.C. III. 25:21.— A very variable species, of whicli the 

 following are perhaps the most important forms: Var. 

 ariaefdlius, J. G. Jack (Spiraa arlittbUa, Sm.). Large 

 shrub, with arching branches : Ivs. usually truncate at 

 the base, ovate, with dentate or entire lobes, pale green 

 and pubescent beneath: panicle drooping, ample to 10 

 in. long. B.R. Ii;:i:!ii5. O.F. +:(il7. Var. Purshianus, 

 Rehd. IN/'. ■r,.<,:.h,r. I'urshl. Similar t„ tin- f,.rmer, 

 but Its. wliitMi-t.,in,.|ito^,. lM-n,-;,tli. V:ir. hssus, Kchd. 

 (Sp. fuss,,. Lin.ll.. :„h1 pn.l.al.ly Ilalndls.- 1,^ „„sln)Us. 

 Heller). Simihir t.. var. a n„ loliiis in liul.it. but 

 smaller: Ivs. crenate at the base, narrower, with entire 

 lobes, whitish-tomentose beneath ; panicle drooping, 

 loose, to 5 in. long. Var. dumdBus, Dippel {Sp. du- 

 mdsa, Nutt. Sp. Boursieri. Carr.). Erect shrub, 8 ft. 

 high: Ivs. cuneate, coarsely toothed, pubescent above, 

 whitish-tomentose beneath, X-1 in. long: panicle erect, 

 rather small and dense. R.H. 1859, p. 519. This last 

 form is the least desirable as an ornamental plant. 

 5. purpurdscens, Gray, is Solanoii ).iiri>Mr.i^.-. n ~ 'hTriie, a 



Californian Asi-lepiail, not ill cult. It ■ : ' •• 'tli .is- 



cending stems 1 ft. high, eord.'ite-ovair I ■ il pur- 



SCHOMBURGKIA 



1627 



le fls 



SCHIZOPfiTALON (Greek, .c«< and petal; in refer- 

 ence to the pinnately cut petals). Cruclfene. A genus 

 of possibly 5 species of annual herbs from Chile, with 

 alternate, "sinuate, dentate or pinnatifid leaves and pur- 

 ple or white flowers in terminal racemes. The main ge- 

 neric character lies in the shape of the petals, which are 

 flat and pinnately cut into regular segments. 



Walkeri, Sims. Plant 1-2 ft. high: Ivs. sessile, sinu- 

 ate, dentate, the upper linear : fls. white, fragrant. 

 B.M. 2S79. R.H. 1880, p. 355. -A very pretty annual of 

 quick growth K. w. Barclay. 



SCHIZOPHRAGMA 



to cleave and 

 1 e wall of tl e valve 

 f aqA c Ornamen 



i II t 1 pet 



t ng ot du oval to broadlj 



Ion July Japan S 



34 I 81 -Ihe pe es s 



n lo 1 I 1 I 1 4 1 t>le 



1 o 4-5 lo 1 1 e n 1 ter le fl cons t only 



f n 1 e h t I 1 a n" the branchlets of 



the flo f 11 11 11 11 1 1 1 



hydrangeo les '^ / II fa 



CI 1 11 



long 111 I II 



nate 1 I 1 1 I ly 



dentate 11 u 1 ill 11 la 



1 ous 2-1 n 1 g V ne p 1 n 1 d h n b oa 1 

 marg nal tl pe 1 elled con 

 ovate wh te sepal abo t 1 

 Z 1 6 100 C 1 p 301 

 often conf unde 1 w h Hj J 

 ea ly d t n 1 ed by t mar nal fl h n 4 e{ als 

 It h s 1 een on ntrodu ed un ler the name C S a 

 iiifegerrima, which is a Chilean plant with entire ever- 

 green leaves. The plant usually thrives best in a shady 

 exposure. Alfred Rehder. 



SCHIZOSTYLIS (Greek, to cut, and«^v't'.• alluding to 

 the tiliform segments of the style), iriddceiv. Two 

 species of South African perennial herbs with tufted, 

 sometimes fleshy roots, narrow equitant leaves and a 

 slender scape bearing 6-12 red sessile flowers in a dis- 

 tichous spike. Perianth with a cylindrical tube and 

 bell-shaped limb divided into 6 nearly equal oblong seg- 

 ments: stamens inserted on the throat of tube: capsule 

 obovoid-oblong, obtuse. 



cocoinea, Backh. & Harv. Crimson Flag. A winter- 

 blooming tender plant: stem 1-2 ft. high, bearing 2-3 

 Ivs.: basal Ivs. 2-3, about \M ft. long: fls. bright red, 

 about 2 in. across. B.M. ,5422. F.S. lC:1637.-The fol- 

 lowing cultural notes are taken from Garden and Forest 

 9:16: "The species blooms from Oct. to late Dec. and is 

 useful for cut-flowers at this season. It is perfectly hardy 

 in England but of little use here except for indoor use. 

 The roots should be planted out in rich soil in spring 

 about 8 in. apart, and encouraged to make a strong 

 growth. In the fall the plants may be lifted, potted and 

 placed in a cool greenhouse, where they will flower. 

 After flowering they may be stored in a frame until 

 spring, when the fleshy roots will need to be separated 

 (leaving 3-5 buds to each root), and planted out as. 

 before." y. W. Barclay. 



discolor (X Ya). 



SCHOMBIJKGKIA (named for Dr. Schomburgk, nat- 

 uralist and geographer, who explored British Guiana). 

 Orchidclcete. This genus contains about 12 species, in- 

 habiting tropical America. They have the habit of 

 Cattleyas or Lffilias, except that they are less compact. 

 Pseudobulbs long, fusiform, bearing several brown 

 scales and 2-3 leatln ry Ivs. at tlir summit: fl. -stems 

 from the top of the |..rii,l,,l,iilli^. -,., mutinies very long, 

 bearing a terminal rarniM' .,i paiNrl,- of showy fls. The 

 fls. are like those id' l„'p|ia , \r,|,t tliat the sepals and 

 petals are narrow and undulate and the labellum does 

 not completely envelope the column. The labellum is 

 always evidently 3-lobed. 



Give Sehomburgkias plenty of heat and a light place 

 near the glass, which should be slightly shaded during 

 the hot summer months. Give freely of water in the 

 growing season. Rest them in a temperature of 55°. S. 

 tibicinis and S. Lyonsii are to be classed amongst the 

 showy easily grown orchids, resembling Laelias. 



tibicinis, Batem. {Epidindrum tibichiis, Batem.). 

 Fig. 2270. Pseudobulbs X-VA ft. long, taperingupwards: 

 Ivs. 2-3, oblong, leathery: raceme 4-8 ft. high, bearing 



