1684 



SONEKILA 



with 



Qall white dots and is pale green below. Var. 

 lucli like the preceding variety but has 

 paler leaves. Var. picta li:i^ the purplish Ivs. of the 

 type, with au iri.L'tjIar Inn.-, "hite strip of silvery gray 

 down the mid. II. . \ ;.i-. U..l.rit yallier, R.B. 20:61, has 

 dark green Ivs, |„|,|i.i-,'.l wliite and with a lanceolate 

 figure of silviT .lew u ihu middle. Said to be a hybrid 

 of v.im. pii-lii an. I iiiuii.-lata. It has the stripe of pne 

 and the d.jts .>t tin- ..llier. 



5. margariticea, Lin.ll. This is the most important 



ferriiii' <■■ •':' <- -.- ■■ ■ ' '■■ ■•'■<' ']-<^ '- "v,.;.n the 



of llj.' I i'l- M ; .■•. I. ... M ..... ■. ,.\y ser- 

 rate, 7 1. ■■: . i-ii !■': 'I I" '"■'• . ■■"■111.' at the 



base: il- i-.i-n . ';^l .Mni, !■' v, 1 I . 1 il'i; (iic-rves too 

 parall.-li. l.lLJ:lii. i,.,\v.. |r,, _ Sn|.|..,st.d to be native 



guttata, \:u-. maraai itai-i'ii. is t-i r..n...usly referred to 

 Sonerila insteail of Salpinga. Sulpinga margarita- 

 cea is readily told from Soiierila margaritacea by its 

 5-nerved Ivs. and floral parts in 5's. 



6. H6ndersoni, Hort. This is referred by Cogniaux to 

 S. m.ii'i". ' ' " . "f wliich it is perhaps merely a horti- 

 cultiir 1 I i irade purposes it is convenient to 

 treat ii I'fcies. It seems to be the chief 

 pari'iii III III' ■; ,. |.i|pinent of the numerous hybrids 

 with I1I..1.I1.-.I i..lia;.'.-. It differs from the type in hav- 

 ing a broader leaf with a shorter acumen and rounded 

 base, and especially in being covered with irregular 

 blotches, which, however, do not cross the nerves. 

 P.M. 1875:159. I.H. 23:230. -The blotches are all about 

 the same size. S. Mctmei, Linden, has more regular and 

 roundish blotches, which are nearer white and on a 

 darker ground. The under side is netted with rosy pur- 

 ple. I.H. 23:254. 



7. argentea, Il.irt. ( .s". HiUiilirsuni, var. arrjinfea, 

 Fouriii.'i-I. l-'.>r hi.rti.-ultural |.u\-p.isi-s this may be 

 treatc.l as a .listin.-l s| i.'s. i-lia ra.-l.-rized by its silvery 



foil. 



Pith 



dark green except on the nerves. This is the parent of 

 most of the forms that have a silvery cast of foliage, 

 just as S. Hendersoni is responsible for the irregular 

 blotches. I.H. 23:230. — Sonerila Alp. Van De Sande 

 shows the Hendersoni and argentea blood in the large 

 silvery blotches, most of which are larger than in Hen- 

 dersoni. 



ntali. 





berless minute dots of 

 Robert Sallier, but the 

 very and more broken 



for by 1 



ulersigned. 



SOPHORA (Sophera. Arabian name of a tree with 

 ppa-slia|n-d (lowers). In.-Iuding Sli/plinolobium and 



Eda'ayilxia. I.t aa 111 i ii.< ^1 1 hiia in. ntal deciduous or 

 ever:^r(-.ii ir.-.s ..r ^I|||||. .1 1 .1. p.'rennials with 



alten.ai,-, ...I.I i.iiiiL-.i.' I-.- :..■ i.-eous. yellow, 



whitish .11- VI. .1,1 11. .U.I .,1.; i.i :i,.| i,.-,rr..w monili- 



form p.. lis. 'I'll.. I...-1 1 1 ,.. . .. , V, .7,n">nira, is 



hardy as far ,i,.,.|li a~ M . ,1 ...msfo 



be si.iii..« liai liaiili. !■ 11.. I I . . iih large 



p.-eially 

 r.- white 

 rk green 



SOPHORA 



10, free or connate only at the base: pod stalked, almost 

 terete or 4-winged, rarely compressed, few- to many- 

 seedeii, monilifonu, in.l.liisi-int or tardily dehiscent. 

 The fls. and frs. of .s'. ./../....,.,.. yield a yellow dye, S. 

 tomentosii has mcliial |ir..|..-iii. -, ;ind the seeds of S. se- 

 cuHdiflora contain ,..|.|,.,mi,.-. a ii..isonous alkaloid. S. 

 tetraptera is a valualiU- iinil.er lia'c- in its native country. 



2348. SoDhora Japonica, 



plementary list. ) * 



affinis, s. L. granditlora, 4. pendula. 1. 



alopecuroideSt s. l. Japonica, 1. platycarpa, 2. 



australis, s. L. Korolliowi, s. L. secundiflora, 3. 



Chilensis, 5. Macnabiana, 4. tetraptera, 4. 



Ghinensis, s. l. macroearpa, 5. tomentosa, s. L. 



chrysophylla, s. L. microphylla, 4. violacea, s. L. 



A. Fls. white or violet. 

 B. Lx-s. deciduous: fls. in terminal panicles, 

 c. Calyx rounded at the base. 

 1. JapAnica, Linn. {Styphnoldbium Japidnicum, 

 Schott). Japan Pagoda Tree. Tree, attaining 00 ft., 

 with spreading branches, forming a dense round head: 

 Ivs. 7-9 in. long; Ifts. 5-13, distinctly stalked, ovate to 

 ovate-lanceolate, acute, rounded at base, dark green and 

 glossy above, more or less pubescent beneath. 1-2 in. 

 long: fls. yellowish white, % in. long, in loose panicles 

 15 in. long: p...l .listiTi.'tlv stalked, glabrous, terete, 

 2-3 in. loiiu'. '..in. l.r..a.l. .l.iK-Sept. China; cult, in 

 .lapan. (in. l'I, |.|.. I'lii. Jl I, Jl I ; :;<,l, p. 222. U.M. 38:665. 

 (ing. fi, ). .'I , . M.li.ii. is'is: 1 si. ^ Var. pendula. Loud. 

 Pigs. 2::is, ■.■■:ri w-i. '.,. ... .,i,.i -;..r..i..,- y.. rHii,i,-,us 

 branchi's. \: M i-.'. I'l' i-i . ' . 'i ■ •. I'.'i: 'J4, 



are sever:.! .illli.l l..iui. ;i. . . . I ' i > n.ll 



duced from E. Asia, of sim i: . i ; i . i. . i .ii.. . 



the same hardiness; th.x ii. i' i nn 



under provisional names : : , . /. ,, 



kowl, tomentosa and I'ichi' > i' . ; r .li.-ii .. "I'l' 

 mentary list. The pictures i.f the \Vi.e|.iiig Soplio 

 (Pigs. 2.348, 2349) are adapted from Revue Horticole. 

 CO. Cahjx nnrrnired into the pedicel. 

 2. platycArpa, ^laxim Tr. r . simil:.r in liabit to t 



preceding but w.tl i. ....;. i. :i,. 11-15, altt 



nate, ov;iti- 1.1 .llipi I. .i . ... '..glabrous 



eel: 



ablo 



iind 2-' 



ally opposite small Ifts.: lis. papilionaceous, in 

 or terminal leafy panicles; calyx with 5 short 

 teeth; standard orbicular or broadly obovate ; stamens 



i-.H. Lis. persistent; fls. violet, in terminal racemes. 



3. secundifldra, Lag. Small tree, .35 ft. high, or shrubby, 



with short, slender trunk and upright branches forming 



