212 CALANTHE 



corymbose racemes ; petals ohovate-spatulate, sepals 

 obovate-oblong ; labellum 4-parted, the anterior lobes 

 usually broader than the posterior or basal lobes. 

 Blooms from May to July. Malaya. B.M.2615. 



Vditchii, Lindl. Fig. 313. A hybrid between C. rosea 

 and C. vestita : fls. rose-colored ; labellum with white 

 spot near the base. Winter-tlowerlng. There is also a 

 white variety. This hybrid was raised bv Veitch, in 

 185C. B,M. 5375. Forms of this are var. bSUa, Hort., 

 with pink lis.; var. Sandhurstiana, Hort., with crimson 

 fls.; var. S^deni, Hort., with deep rose fls. C. JHyer- 

 manii, Hort. (G.P. 4: 17), is a hybrid of C. Veitchii and 

 C. vestita. Var. supfirba, Hort., has richer color. 



Masuca, Lindl. .Scape 2 ft. long, with large, many- 

 ribbed, dark Ivs.: fls. 1 in. across, the segments over- 

 lapping ; deep violet, fading to lilac, the lip deep violet- 

 purple. Summer and autumn. N. India. B. M. 4541. 

 Var. grandiflora, Hort., is of greater size throughout. 



C. discolor, Lindl., and C. Jap6nica, Blume, both of Japan, 

 have been offered by dealers in Japanese plants; but they are 

 unknown to general cultivation. OakeS AilES. 



CALATHfiA (Greek for basket, the application not 

 agreed upon). Scitmiiiiiiicea. Pcr.iiiual tnli:,:,.!. j,lant.i 

 which are commonly cult, as .Mai-ania-. I-.-.m, Maraiiia 

 the genus differs chiefly in tccliiih-iil . haian, is. Iti 

 Maranta the fruit is 1-seeded, in ( Miatii.a u-ually :;- 

 seeded; in the former the fl.-clu^ters are branched and 

 few-fld., in Calathea usually capitate or cone-like. Of 

 Calatheas there are 70 or 80 species, mostly of trop. 

 Amer., but a few of trop. Afr. The Ivs., for which the 

 plant is grown, arc varic.iislv niai-ktcl with Shanes of 

 green, red, brcuvii, ^ li-. , ai.l .Int. , Tlie Ivs. spring 

 from the very ba-' i i' : -i ' 'i , i; i aljove the rhi- 

 zome. Sepals :;. i I - . I!.:..,,,: - i ,a tubular, with 3 

 spreading lobes : .i:iiim n- :;". ].. lai lil,. , :i sterile and 1 

 bearing an anther on its siile icimpare Cnnna). L.H.B. 



Calatheas are among the handsomest of ornamental- 

 leaved stove plants. They may be propagated by divi- 

 sion of the crowns, or in those species which make sec- 

 ondary L'l"'Alll-. li i tltllML'- lakrll just 1 ,r |. .\V t llC UOdO 



and ill-' ' ■■ -i ■! iii'l 111 iliiiiiili-|i.its and 



plUU'4.M II- .. i II'. ' .: , . nil I. Mil, ,11, lirat. About 



the 



vth 



i-..iiiiu,ni,, -. 1- til, I,, I 1 ■ ; ,1 ,i,,|,.:,_',iting and also 

 f,,f i-,,i„,tiiiiL-. Til,- -,,;. I" , ■ : ■ , I, lu is one-third 



LT !. iii,i-,,ii- l,,:ini Ml sii,., i i . . , , h inl fibrous peat 



111- rli,i|ip,,ii f, I'li-i t. aii,l ,,,., I III 1 ,1 ii ,,i mold and clean 



teihuf sail, I, I,, \\)ii,ji iiiir, i,, aii,ii il a I'eW nodules of 



charcoal i,. I,, , p iL,' iiii\tiif,' s(vi..et. In repotting, the 

 old soil si|,,n|,| I,, s] 111 I,, ,1 IV, ,111 the roots, and the plants 

 potted |,„'-il.\ 111 ihi iirw inivture, using clean, well- 

 drained pills, .If r,T tlir I IV, piiii,' anil sliallow-rooting 

 species, pans :>!■■■ pr.,r.aalil.'. .\ 11 iiiatun'il Iravis sliould 

 be removed at tlii- i im-,. anil aiii r r, p-ti m^- i li, \ should 

 be placed inacl,,-,-. « ai in. iii,,|.t aiiii.i-plii it ami kept 

 shaded, to indiua- aiti\f root i^n-owtli. As tin., |ia\'es de- 

 velop they require an abundant supply of water at the 

 roots, frequent spraying with a fine syringe, and to be well 

 shaded from direct sunlight. These conditions should 

 be reduced on the approach of winter, but at no season 

 must the plants be allowed to 1,<..-,mii('i|vv. The tempera- 

 ture during winter shonli I II,, I I ill i„ i,,\. r,m. strong- 

 growing species, as C. .:, ' ,, iliiiiT, il out in a 

 palm house under the sli ■ ; n , -. wliih- the 

 low-growing or creeping -p, , n - an • \, , INnt suli.iects 

 for inside rockeries, where a warm, Imniid atmosphere 

 can be maintained. c„it. by Edward J. Canning. 



There are many species of Calathea in fancy collec- 

 tions, but the following list includes those which are 

 known to In- ill tin- Aiiier. trade. Since the plants are 

 often iiaimil ami .1. si-ribed before the flowers are 

 known.it i- imi alwavs possible to determine the proper 

 genus, r, insult M.tnmta, PIinDiiioi,. -.md Stnniiiintlie. 

 For horticultural ])nrposes, buttitii, a I , li.u a, ii i - rannot 

 be used in clas.siflcation of the s|" , ih, i-llowing 



scheme, therefore, is based on eval m , , , ,,t.rs. 



Index: C. albo-lineata, 3; Bai-hi niiaiin. '< . i Imiiliora- 

 censis, 10; crotalifera, 20; eximia, :;l; tasciata. 4; La- 

 geriana, 7; Lagrelliana, 19; Lietzei, 11; Lindeniana, 12; 

 majestica, 3; Makoyana, 13; UarcelU,25\ medio-picta, 

 22; micans,23; mtens,14; olivaris,X6; ornata, 3; Prin- 



CALATHEA 



ceps, 15; pulchella,2; regalis,Z\ rosea-lineata,G; rosea 

 picta, 6; smaragdina, 5; tubispatha, 8 ; Vandenheckii, 

 24 ; Veitchiana, 10 ; vlrginalis, 25 ; }yagneri, 6 ; War- 

 Wiotiana, 18; zebrina, 1. 

 •.?. marked only hij transverse bars. 

 I.imll ' .H-n-'hi''i -ri,rhi/i. Sims). Large, 

 ■ ' ' ' I - ' " I- ,"■ '-I'liji- beneath, 

 - ,-! deep and 

 . - ; . I ' . -hurt scape. 



Br 



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: plants 



1:1(14. L. l.-Thc commonest sp.-ci 

 nearly all collections of warm greenho 



2. pulch^lla, Koem. Weaker grower than C. zili-iiia, 

 the Ivs. lighter colored, with two series (large and 

 small) of broad green bars. Braz.— By some considered 

 to be a form of C. zebrina. 



3. omita, Koern. {Maranta regAlis, Hort.). Dwarf: 

 Ivs. oblong-acuminate, the stalks 1 ft. long and blades 

 usually shorter, red beneath, green above and marked 

 with two bars between each of the transverse veins. 

 Colombia. — The transverse markings are usually bright 

 red. and this form is taken as the tvpe of the" species 

 (I.H. L': 74. L. 20). In var. 41bo-lineata, Hort. {Cula- 

 II,:, I ami Uardnta dlbo-linedta . Hort.). the lines are 

 ^^lllt, iF.S. 4:413. L. 55). Var. majestica, Hort. (J/. 

 n,,i,,'-i";i. Lindl.), attains a height of 4-5 ft. It has red- 

 stnped Ivs. I.H. 41:1. 



4. fasoiata, Kegel & Koem. Dwarf: Ivs. long-cordate, 

 the blade 10-12 in. long, pale green and purple-tinged 

 below, green above, with wh.'te bands running otf to the 

 margin. Braz. Gn. 2, p. 3. L. 23. 



5. smaragdina, Lind. & Andr4. Two ft. : Ivs. wide- 

 spreading, oblong-lanceolate and acuminate, silvery 

 green below, dark green above: with prominent bands 

 of different shades of green, the midrib prominent. 

 S. Amer. I.H. 17: 16. 



AA. Ims. variously marked and blotched, often mar- 

 gined, or only the midHb colored. 

 B. Markings red, parallel with the margin. 



6. rdsea-picta, Regel {C. rdsea- linedta , Hort.? M. 

 Wdgneri, Hort.). Dwarf: Ivs. nearly orbicular, purple 

 beneath, the upper side dark green, the midrib red, and 

 an irregular red zone (sometimes two zones) two-thirds 

 of the distance from the midrib towards the margin. 

 Amazon, P.S. 16:1675-6. Gn. 2, p. 3 



BB. Markings in shades of brown or bronze. 



7. Lageriilna, Hort. Lvs. large, dark red beneath, 

 the prominent veins rich bronze. 



8. tubisp4tha, Hook. f. Two feet or less high : lvs. 

 obovate-elliptic, short-acuminate or cuspidate, thin, 

 greenish beneath, lively green above, and marked mid- 

 way between the rib and the margin with lighter trreen 

 and squarish patches of brown. W. Afr. B. M. ,')'i42. 



BBB. Mar/tings in shades of yellow and green. 



9. Bachemi&na, Morr. Lvs. unequilateral, cordate at 

 the base, long, smooth, finely striate, with parallel 

 greenish or whitish markings along the primary nerves, 

 purplish beneath. Brazil. 



10. Chimboiac^nsls, Lind. Dwarf : lvs. oblong-ovate, 

 8-12 in. long, acuminate, green above and below, with a 

 very dark green white-margined band running length- 

 wise the blade midway between the rib and each mar- 

 gin. Neighborhood of Mt. Chimborazo. I.H. 17: 6. 



11. Li6tzei, Morr. Lvs. oval-lanceolate, truncate or 

 shallow-cordate at base, undulate, purple beneath, deep 

 green and shining above, with feather-like blotches of 

 deeper green. Brazil. 



12. Lindeni&na, Wallis (C. Lindeni, Wallis & Andr^). 

 Lvs. elliptic-oblong, short-acuminate (12 in. or less 

 long), deep gieen above with an olive-green zone either 

 side of the midrib, and beyrad which is a darker zone 

 of green, the under side counterfeiting ti e upper side, 

 but with purplish zones. Peru. I.H. 18:82. — By some 

 considered to be a form of C. rosea-picta. 



13. Makoy&na, Morr. {Maranta oliv&ris, Hort.). 

 One to 4 ft. : lvs. broad-oblong, obtuse or somewhat 

 short-pointed, the stalks red, the leaf olive-green or 

 cream-colored above but marked against the midrib 



