SCILLA 



1631 



Its. but occasionally the two come up together. As the 

 flowering advances, in most cases a tuft of Ivs. similar 

 to those of .S". rerna shoot out by the side of the stem 

 for the following year. 



7. Peruviana, Linn. (S. cilidris, Hort. S. Ctiisii. 

 Pari.). Cuban Lilv. PERUvnAN Jacinth. Hvacinth 

 OP Peru (once thought to be a Peruvian plant). Figs. 



2274 Scilla Per 



2''Ti 2274 Bulh l-ir„H ovate tunicate Ivs many, 

 broad linear b-12 m long margins ciliated with mi- 

 nute white bristles channeled sl ipe rt bust terminated 

 bj 1 many fld t ninl brjad ind cfrapact raceme of 

 purple lilac reddish ir whitish fts fls rotate corolla 

 persistent, anthers shirt Ma\ June Region of Medi- 

 terranean not Peru B M 'W (tu 27 p 288 R H. 

 1882 p o08 -The Hy It inth if Peru IS not hardy in Mass. 

 It propagates fre( 1\ bj oftsets It flowers all through 

 May and June and f jrms a most attractn e object in the 

 herbaceous border or bed 6 Peiumnni however has 

 one fault that may tell against it in the opinion of many 

 cultivators— It never flowers two >eirs in succession it 

 seems to need a whole -year s rest after the effort of pro- 

 ducing Its large spike of flowers 



8 monophyllos. Link (S monopliyUa Plan S pii- 

 nnla Brot ) Dwarf Squill Leaf solitary inclosing 

 the base of the scape 2 m long, H m broad involute, 

 ovate acuminate with a callous apex glabrous scape 

 erect slender usualh -y-lO fld pedicels long ascending, 

 springing from a small sheathing bract perianth bright 

 lilac I3 in across open spreading fllaraents lilac blue, 

 dilated at base anthers erect blue May Spam Portu- 

 gU BM 3023 -Hardy 



9. blfdUa, Linn. Fig. 227o. Bulb tunicated, oblong- 

 oval: Ivs. 2, seldom 3, cucullite, 4-8 in. long, M-K in. 

 broad: scape 2-8-fld., ebracteate: fls. stellately rotate; 

 jierianth blue, sometimes reddish or whitish: anthers 

 blue, versatile. March. Native to Europe, Asia Minor. 

 B.M. 746.-Harih-. Sevi-r.-il varieties r,f this exquisite 

 rdsea. 



.btn 



all 



filul S[,rri... ;.. ||.,.\ ,;i-| ;i;rMr(l. ll js Ml f thC UlOSt 



olKiriuiiig uf harily, early spring-flowering plants. 



10. Natal6nsis, Planch. Bulb thick, large, ovoid, sub- 

 globose : Ivs. broadly lanceolate, glabrous, 9-12 in. long, 

 3-4 in. broad, ascending: scape erect, terete, 1-lJ^ ft. 

 long: raceme dense, simple, elongated, open, many-fld. 

 (50-100): bracts solitary, subulate: fls. pale blue, stel- 

 late, rotate: pedicels long, pale blue. Natal. B.M. 

 5379. F.S. 10: 1043. -Suitable for greenhouse culture. 



103 



It is a graceful and elegant species, suitable for culti- 



11. hyaciuthoides, Linn. (S. parvifldra. Salisb.). 

 Hyacinth Si^cill. Lvs. 10-12, spreading, 1-lK ft. long, 

 a-lU in. broad, narrowed at both ends, minutely ciliate- 

 denticulate on tin- margins: scape straight, long: ra- 

 cemes many-tid., broad, open: pedicels long, 1-1^ in.: 

 bracts wliitisli. minute, persistent; perianth bluish 

 lilac, open, caiii|iai]uhite. Aug. Region of Mediterranean. 

 B.M. lUO. -Hardy. This species is noted for its ex- 

 treme shyness in flowering. The bulbs are sometimes 

 2 in. in diam., and produce a profusion of offsets. In 

 Fish's "Bulb Culture" several varieties are mentioned: 

 csBrillea, fine blue; ilba, flne white, free-flowering; 

 rdsea, distinct flesh -colored; rUbra, deep red, large and 



12. Sibirica, Andr. {S. amce 

 Squill. Fig. 2: " 

 , 4-6 in. long: scapes 



Lvs 



1-3- 



fld.: fls. rotate, horizontal or .In.c.pin^', with short pedi- 

 cels; perianth deep lilur. Maicli. Kussia, Asia Minor. 

 B.M. 1025. Gn. ll,p. Hi.-,. P.M. 14:l(ii). L.B.C. 2:151.- 

 Hardy. This plant ought always to have a little shelter. 

 It forms attractive tufts and has a desirable habit for rock 

 gardens. Several trade 'forms exist; viz., Alba, multi- 

 fldra, pallida. 



13. amoena, Linn. Star HvACtNTH. Fig. 2277. Lvs. 

 4-7, flaccid, ascending, glabrous, 6-9 in. long, i^-% in. 

 broad: scapes several, equaling the Ivs. : racemes sev- 

 eral-fld., 4-8, open: fls. distant, l4-% in. in diam., blue: 

 pedicels ascending or spreading. March. Austria, 

 Germany. B.M. 341. — Hardy. It grows luxuriantly, 

 several flowering stems being found on the same plant. 



14. Itdlica, Linn. Italian Squill. Bulbs ovate, 

 clustered together: Ivs. radical, several, flaccid, spread- 

 ing, lanceolate, acute, 4-8 in. long, H-}4 i°- broad : scape 

 solitary, slender, longer than the lvs.: raceme dense, 

 many-fld.: pedicels filiform, spreading; bracts in pair 



fragrant, 

 rotate, blue; ^' . 

 white: anther- 

 663. L.B.C. 1.1 

 flowers than luii 

 dantly compeii.^a 

 fulness and the 



pale blue : perianth 

 us at aiM'x; filaments 

 1... M:nvli-M:iv. B.M. 

 ^phiiali.-.sl,.>s brilliant 



re.ss of its blue by the 

 fragrance. It is also 



taller than either of the others. 



15. Japbnica, Baker {Ornithdgalum Japdnieum, 

 Thunb. Barndrdia Japdnica, Schultes, f. ). Japauese 

 Jacinth. Bulb ovoid, 9-12 lines thick: Ivs. 2-3, fleshy, 

 herbaceous, 6-12 in. long, 4-16 lines broad, acute: 

 -3, strict, erect: raceme 20-60-fld.: pedicels 



2275. ScilU bifoIia(XX) 



ascending: bracts minute, linear, white: perianth 1% 

 lines long, rose-purple: capsule turbinate, trisulcate, 

 2K-3 lines long; ovules solitary in each ovarian loeule. 

 Japan. 



16. v^ma, Buds. Sea Onion. Spring Squill. A 

 delicate little plant, with a small bulb and narrow- 

 linear lvs. 2-4 in. long: scape seldom 6 in. long, with 



