GALANTHUS 



DD Outey setjments 9-12 lines long 

 i. Caucasicus Biker {F Eedouiei Rupr ) Lvs. 

 finallv-) 111 1 lu iiiostlT<) lines bioad outet secrmenta 

 oblong pituUt with a veiy narrow claw Fls later 

 than nivih (_ m lu \ an Tubergen seems to cata- 

 logue ^ 11 maximus ot this species but consult ><o 11. 

 cc Foliage lay glaucous 

 D Imiei sigmcnts mth lobes rather spreading 

 0) CI aped 

 5. filwesu Hook Giant Snowdrop Pig 8S0 Bulb 

 larger and tl moie globose thin m nivali'. outer seg- 

 ment, oblon^ s^itulite 9-I0 lines long b-9 lines broad : 



GALAX 



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innei segments green m 

 the sinus Mt o£ 4si- 

 Minoi B M blOb R H 



teri. Thej also form a 

 narrower tule than m 

 any other species \ m 

 Tubergen aii\ ertises 

 Cassaba (\ P 



the lower half and also around 



889. QaUnthus nivalis and Elwesii. 



The upper fls. arc G. iiuaUs. The lowest one is G. Elwesii' 

 The luiaaie t!s. are a variety of 6. Elwesii. 

 3:471. Gns. 5:1811 Gt. 4S, p. 22.1. Gn. 55, p. 206) ,ochro- 

 spilus, unguiculatus (li. c. HI. 17:301 1, and Erithras, or 

 Whittalli (Gn.57,p.4ri), which has the largest fls. G. 

 rohustiu^. Hort., seems never to have been" accounted 

 for )iy Baker. It may perhaps be G. Flwesii, var. 

 rohristiis which is a trade name. It is broad-lvd. and 

 ghuicous. 

 Lid. Inner segments with lobes not spreading or crisped. 



6. Graecus, Orph. Very near Elwesii, but differing as 

 above and in the smaller fls. and narrower outer seg- 

 ments- April. Chios. 



BBB. Width of lvs. greatest, 0-n lines. 



c. Green color only near the sinus. 



D. Colored on both sides of the inner segments. 



7. latilolius, Rupr. Bulb 1 in. thick : lvs. lorate, 

 bright green ; outer segments oblong-spatulate, (i-9 

 lines long ; inner segments green around the sinus, in- 

 side and out : anthers suddenly narrowed to a sharp 

 point, while in nivalis and Elwesii they are gradually 

 narrowed. Caucasus, where it fls. in Mav. G.C. II. 

 11:237; 15:404; 1868:578. Gt. 48, p. 229. 



DD. Colored on only one side. 



8. Ikarise, Baker. Resembles Poster! in foliage, and 

 Elwesii not in coloring but in the square, crisp lobes of 

 the inner segments, which tend to recurve. Outer seg- 



40 



ments nearly 1 in. long : stamens rather shorter than 

 the inner segments ; green color occupying half the 

 outside of the inner segments. Island of Nikaria (the 

 classicallkaria). See GC III. 13:506. Gn. 52, p. 361 

 and 49, p. 330. Int. 1893. 



cc. Green color also on the lower half of the inner 

 segments. 



9. Fdsteri, Baker Resembles latifolius in foliage and 

 Elwesii in flower, but the apical lobes of the inner seg- 

 ments are short and erect, and smaller than in Elwesii. 

 Also the stamens are not more than half as long as the 

 inner segments, while in nivalis, Elwesii and latifolius 



" " ' Asia Minor. Int. 1889. 



AA. Lvs. plaited, the edges permanently rolled back. 

 B. Green color only near the sinus. 



10. plicatus, M. Bieb. Bulb larger than in nivalis: 

 outer segments oblong from a very narrow base, very 

 convex on the back, 9-12 lines long, wide-spreading or 

 even reflexed : inner segments green in the upper half, 

 with a white edge. March, April. Crimea. This is 

 much confounded with G. Caucasicus. G.C. 11. 11:236. 

 U.K. Ti.'jlJ. B.M. 2162. G.M. 34:1.55. 



11. grandiflorus. Baker (O. mdximus. Baker, not 

 Vclatowskv I. Possibly a hybrid between plicatus and 

 some form of nivalis, remarkable for its robust habit 

 and green color, extending more than half way down to- 

 wards the base of the inner segments. Int. 1893. See 

 G.C. III. 13:3.54, 056. See also G. Caucasicus, var. 

 maximus. No. 4. 



BE. Green color also on the lower halfo- the inner 

 segments. 



12. Byzantinus, Baker. Intermediate between plica- 

 tus and Khvesii. "Lvs. 3 in. broad," which seems 



harcll> i li i' , _'h!ii.-ous on both sides, especially be- 



ne;itli ; nnetly and permanently recurved; 



outir 'Mi;, convex on back, 9 lines long, 4 



lines i.r >:iii . ;.!]: Ml Inhes somewhat reflexed and crisped: 

 stamens iiimli shorter than inner segments. Int. 1893 

 See G.C. III. 13:226 ■^y_ jj_ 



GALAX (Greek, gala, milk ; alluding to the white- 

 ness of the flowers). Diapensiarrn'. Galax lvs., with 

 their lovely shades of red or bronze, furnish some of 

 the most artistic decorative material for Christmas. 

 The diapensia family has only genera, and all of them 

 are monotypic or nearly so. The family seems to be 

 nearly crowded out in the struggle for existence, and its 

 geographical distribution is interesting. Galax is dis- 

 tinguished from the other genera by the corolla 5- 

 parted, with entire segments : stamens connate with 

 the spatulate staminodes : anthers 1-celled : style 

 very short. The plant has long been cult, in hardy bor- 

 ders and rockeries for its beautifully tinted, persistent 

 lvs. and its slender spikes of fls. borne in July. The 

 plant grows about 6-9 in. high, and is nntirp to the moun- 

 tains of Virginia to Georgia. .1, 1:. KrII. i- r.coinmends 

 a northern aspect in the low.r |i,ui of ih,' rockery, 

 where the plants can have slKidi- ;iiid moisture. Prop, 

 by division. Galax is usually cidlcil "CoU.sfuot." 



aphylla, Linn. Galax. Rhizome perennial : lvs. all 

 from the root, heart- or kidney-shaped, crenate-dentate, 

 often tinged with red or bronze, with radiating nerves 

 and slender petiole, sheathing at the base. B.M. 754. 

 G.F. 5:605. "Aphylla" means "leafless," referring to 

 the scape. -^^ jj. 



The use of Galax leaves for decorative purposes in a 

 commercial way dates back only to 1890, when they 

 were introduced to the northern florist trade by the 

 writer, who had experimented with them for several 

 years before that date, sending to hospitals and indi- 

 viduals. The reports received fully justified the intro- 

 ducer in advertising the leaf widely as a f orist's deco- 

 rative material for making wreaths, crosses, and in 

 fact all designs for which ivy leaves up to that time 

 had been employed almost exclusively. To-day Galax 

 leaves have to a great extent taken the place of ivy 

 leaves, being less expensive, easier handled and kept, 

 and furnishing long, wiry stems. The brilliant bronze 



