182 BRODl.lCA 



G. ixioldes, Wats. Allied to B. /«j((,butdwarfer(3 in. 

 to 2 ft.). Fls. few to many, on pedicels 1-i in. long, in 

 shades of vellow and often purple-tinged ; filaments 

 winged, 2-toothed above. S. Calif, to Ore. B.R. 1590. 

 B.M.3588(as(;'.W/i;-n.;" Iiitm). G.C. III. 20: +59. -Many 

 handsonii- v,n 1. lir-, I'Im lic^st is var. BplSndens, Hort. 

 (Fig. 27(11, , lii I. 1 1-1, t yellow fls., the limb wheel- 



shaped. \ I uinmi. II ri. Dwarf: fls. yellow, with 

 dark baii.l umI Mu. :iiiili,is. Var. er6cta, Hort. Dwarf. 



7. hyacinthlna, Haik'v. Ann. Hort. 1891,267 {Tritelela 

 hifiirhdiiiiia, lireene)." From 1-2 ft.: Ivs. linear : fls. 

 l6-:!il. I ill. or less long, milky white or purplish. Calif. 

 -Probably a t'oriii of the nfxt. 



S. lactea, Wats. Ill ibc t> 1" , 111- ibi li.iMt of B. laxa, 

 but the Hs. h:Lvi- a sboir iiii . ■■ rorolla, and 



are white, wiib (.TCM n iiiich I i; i i ;ioid. Calif, 



to Brit. Coliiiiil.ui, ill inanv i.in,- 1; K. li.:;'J (as Hes- 

 peroscoi'tlKiii liu'ttmn ami 11 . iiiju' tnUn luim ]. G.C. III. 

 20:4.59.-Var. lilaclna, Wats., i.s much stronger, very 

 bulbiferous. f,'ro\vs in wi-l. heavy soils, and has a larger 

 fl., which is usually lilac-colored. Var. mijor, Furdy. 

 Like var. lilai-i,i,i. but Hs. white. 



9. gracilis, Wats. A tiny species, with small yellow 

 fls. Scape 2-4 in. and purplish: If. 1: fls. Kin. long, on 

 pedicels of equal or greater length; filaments elongated 

 and very slender. N. Calif., in Sierras. 



Group 2. 

 In this group the corm is not flattened, and bears many 

 strong offsets ; the coating is hairy and reddish. The 

 Ivs. arc linear and grassy; the scapes stiff, few-fid.; the 

 fls. of a thick, waxy tcxtun-, funnel-form (except B. 

 /"HCf/^i), very lastinl'. usually i.iir|ile. These Brodiseas 

 are native to a heavy soil, in latiiir moist situations, and 

 are hardy. They will thrive under conditions recom- 

 mended for Group 1. (Hookera.) 



10. grandiJldra, Smith (Hookira coronAria, Salisb.). 

 Scape 4-10 in. high: Ivs. nearly terete, dying before the 

 fl.-st. appears: fis. a-10, blue, of good size (1 in. long), 

 very lasting; staminodia obtuse; anthers linear. Calif, 

 to Brit. Col., Ore., and Wash. B.R. 1183. B.M. 2877. 

 G.C. 111.20:213. 



11. Calif6rnica, Lindl. (ffoofcera Califdrnica, Greene). 

 Very like B.grandinora: scape longer ( 12-30 in.) : fls. 

 10-20, lK-2 in. long, rose to deep purple : staminodia 

 linear and cuspidate. N. Calif. G.C. III. 20: 215.-"The 

 finest species for garden purposes," ace. to Baker. 



12. minor, Wats. Very slender, 3-G in. : fls. >^1 in. 

 long: staminodia broad and usually emarginate; anthers 

 oblong. Calif, to Ore. 



13. terr^stris, Kellogg. Scape short or practically 

 none, the umbrl sittiii- on the earth: Ivs. nearly terete : 

 fls.%-1 in. loll-; siainiiMiilia emarginate, yellowish: an- 

 thers sagittati-olil.iii^'. ( 'iMitral Calif., along the coast. 



14. Btelliris, Wnts. Low: scape with long pedicels and 

 3-6 bright purple Hs., with white centers : Ivs. nearly 

 terete: anthers winged behind: staminodia white, longer 

 than the stamens, emarginate. N. Calif. G.C. III. 

 20: 213. -Very pretty. 



15. Crouttii, Bailey, Ann. Hort. Is'.'l. _'o7 ill-"h'ra 

 Orcuttii, Greene). Plant rather stmr . i ■ nioc 

 high: Ivs. linear, flat or nearly so: i , i ilmii 



an inch long, short-tubed, lilac; siu im :i -innll, 



triangular .scale or none. S. Calif, d.i . Ul. 2u: :;!."). 



16. filifolia, Wats. (Hookera filMlia, Greene). From 

 6-12 in.: Ivs. slightly flattened: fis. 3-6, ?i In. or less 

 long, dark colored ; staminodia triangular, twice shorter 

 than the anthers. S. Calif. 



17. rbsea, Baker (Hookera rdsea, Greene). About 

 3-6 in.: Ivs. nearly terete: fls. 5-8, under 1 in. long, 

 rose-red ; filaments dilated ; staminodia white, obtuse 

 and entire, longer than the anthers. N. Calif. G.C. III. 

 20: 213. -A pretty species. 



18. Piirdyi, Eastw. Ditterent from others in having a 

 short-tubed fl. with broadly spreading, declinate seg- 

 ments, the throat constricted. Cent. Calif., in Sierras. 



Group a. 

 In these pretty Brodia?.as the corm is long and bulbif- 

 erous. Lvs. grassy; the sc*pe tall, slender and flexuous; 



BROMUS 



the fls. in a close, head like umbel, the separate fls. 

 waxy and narrowly tubular. They like a loose, perfectly- 

 drained, loamy soil, with some humus. Hardy. The spe- 

 cies are not readily distinguished. All are from Cent. 

 Calif, to Wash. Known as "California Hyacinths." 



19. congfista, Smith. Tall (2-3 ft.), with a globular 

 head of purple fls.: Ivs. somewhat terete: fls. 6-12, ses- 

 sile or nearly so, % in. long ; fliaments ; staminodia 

 purple, 2-toothed. N. Cal. G.C. III. 20:213. -Blooms late. 



20. multill6ra, Benth. Similar to Ji. congesta: fls. 

 6-20, sessile or short-stalked, umbellate, % in. long, 

 blue; staminodia lanceolate, entire. Calif., Ore., Utah. 



21. capitMa, Benth. Lower (1-2 ft.): Ivs. narrow- 

 linear: fls. many, in a capitate umbel, % in. or less long, 

 lilac {& var. alba); three inner anthers winged. Calif., 

 Utah, N. Mex. B.M. 5912. G.C. III. 20: 238.-Early 

 blooming. 



Var. parvifldra, Torr. Dwarf (3-6 in.), very early. 



Group 4. 

 Bulb as in Group 1: fls. many, in a dense umbel, the- 

 tube about as long as the segments. 



22. Doiiglaaii, Wats. Lvs. linear: scape l}^-2 ft. : fls. 

 few, in a close umbel, saccate as in Brevoortia cocoinea, 

 blue : segments as long as the tube, the inner one» 

 wavy: filaments winged. Ore. and Wash. B.M. 0907. 



23. H6wellii, Wats. {Tritele\a Hdwellii, Greene). 

 Fls. bell-shaped, white: differs from B. Douglasii in 

 smaller fls., and segments not more than half as long as 

 tube. Wash. B.M. 6989. 



Va- lilaclna H—* '^ — o* ♦'■e i->."'i="'"e''* o* a" 

 Brodiceas and a f,cod growc i IN poict lam blue sug 



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BEOMfiLIA (Br 



c DiCftrs 



f, I ters 



p il ir as 



St I 1 / leita 



m \ I II t 11 1 I t 1 I 1 t Ananas 



( ulturc as for Billl ergia whi h see Monogr bj Mlz,. 

 in De Can lolk s M m t,r 1 hanei 9 



Pm^uin, ijinn. i'inuuin oi Jamaica. \\il.u FinE. 

 Three or 4 ft. high : lvs. broad-toothed and spiny, 

 bright green, but becoming pink and red w-ith age : fls. 

 reddish, pubescent, in a dense panicle, with a mealy 

 rachis, the sepals acute : fr. as large as plums, acid. 

 W. Ind. — Makes a good hedge in tropical countries, andi 

 the fr. yields a cooling .juice. 



Bin6tl, Morr. Panicle lax: sepals rounded at the top: 

 habit open and spreading. Braz. l. h. B. 



BEOMPTON STOCK, See Matthiola. 



BKOMUS (Greek, food). Graminea:. Brome Grass. 

 Annual or perennial grasses, with large spikelets, usu- 

 ally over 1 in. long. Lvs. flat, the sheaths often closed: 

 panicle branched, somewhat spreading ; spikelets sev- 

 cral-fld., erect or drooping, awned, rarely awnless; 

 empty glumes 2, unequal, acute; flowering glumes usu- 

 ally rounded on the back (except B. unioloides). Species 

 about 40, most abundant in the North Temperate zone, 

 some also in temperate S. Amer. ; a few on the moun- 

 tains of the tropics. A number of kinds used as for- 

 age grasses. The common Chess is B. secalinus. 

 A. Spikelets lO-flowered or more. 



brizsefbrmis, Fisch. & Mey. {B. squarrdsus,va.T.muti- 

 CU.1, C. A. Mey. ). An elegant biennial grass with droop- 



