504 



5. Goldieina, 



])liA( 



;na 



nuik simple, slender; Ivs. dis- 

 tant, sprt-u'lini.'. ihi.k .il,l,,iiL,' ( T-S in. X 1-5 in.), cuspi- 

 dately puin!. >■. i. i . i ■ kmIIv rounded or cordate, glossy 

 green, cm ir. -spotted and banded, young 



Ivs. oftiii; i: petioles erect (2-3 in. long), 



deeply ill- ii . un ,wn(?). W. Trop. Afr. B.M. 



6630. R.il. l,.,^. p. 1... 1.11.25:300; 42, p. 257. G.C. II. 

 17:49.-A Hue foliage plant. 



6. Sanderi&na, Hort. {D. thaloldes, var. variegAfa, 

 Hort. ?). Slender: Ivs. distant, alternate, spreading or 

 recurved (7-10 in. x ^-1% in.), narrowly lanceolate, acu- 

 minate, on rather broad petioles (1-3 in. long), glossy- 

 green, broadly margined with white. Congo. A.F. 8: 

 1281; 11:2.35. I.H. 40:175. G.C. III. 13:445.-Int. by 

 Sander & Co. in 1893. 



7. GodsefIi4na, Hort. Woody, but very slender, rather 

 diffuse : Ivs. at many nodes small, erect, scale-like and 

 lanceolate, the others opposite or in whorls of 3, oblong 

 or obovate, spreading, cuspidate, sessile (3-4 in. x lH-2 

 in.), Arm, green, with copious white spots: raceme 

 short-peduncled ; bracts small : fr. globular, greenish 

 yellow or red, nearly 1 in. in diam. Congo. G.C. III. 

 21:347. Gn.50, p. 276; 51:1115, and p. 299. A.F. 13:1340. 

 F.E. 10, supp. 2:12. Gng. 6:294.-Int. by Sander & Co. 

 Fine for decorative purposes. 



D. arbbrea. Link. Lvs. green, sword-shaped, dense, sessile. 

 Gt. 46. p. 226 and 1438.-Z). BruumfieliU, Hort. J.H. III. :)3i.'')41. 

 G.C. III. 20:667; •'■M-IW -J>. rmirinnn. Kniith. Lvk. oMaiu'OO- 

 late, green, purple on tlif ln;iii,'iii. [:i-.-in ii-tiolr.l (tI 44]:lSt>4, 



— i>. cx/i*7idrica. Hook. !,\^ linrrn- I.li l;it.or i>lM.\ .tl,' k'ljM-co- 



late, bright green, spi-.a^lin^ P.M. ,'.sni — /». , //,yj//r,,, 'rtninl-. 

 Lvs. sprf.iding, p.-l i,.l, .1, ilil.'ki-l,. .■lliiiti.' kiiK....l.'it.'. ^-k'^^.v. 



K. M. WlEGAND. 



Dracsenas should be divided into two sections 

 types for practical purposes : 



(1) The Tropical type: This includes the colored fo- 

 liage sorts and the garden hybrids, all of which can be 

 propagated from both root and stem-cuttings or joints. 

 All of them require a stove or warmhouse temperature, 

 and must be erown quick, and never allowed to get pot- 

 be allowoil lo u-'t p.. I liMunil. :iii(l with liquid or other 

 stimulant :hm1 pk iiI\ ..I' lii;lit will cul.ir well. 



(2) The Cor.iyliiH- or Subtropical or Australian type: 

 This embraces the kinds known to gardeners as atts- 

 trails, indivisa, tineata, sanguinea, aurea -striata, 

 Doucetlana,unihraculifera,Rumphii. Nearly all of these 

 are propagated from seeds, and require a cooler tem- 

 perature. 



Following are some popular current Dracaenas: San- 

 deriana makes not only a perfect center plant for table 

 jardinieres with small ferns and selaginellas, but it also 

 makes a fine larffc d r:]tivi' ]il:mt hv puffin!^ from .■!- 



4-5 i 





bound until ea 



then repot, and one II ' i i i ■ ■ ■.. ■ m ;i 



short time. Oodanfm .m i- ;, i:,In:,1,|, |,I:iii1 h.r ,, k.MIL'- 



Ing basket, easily iiropagatiMl from top .-ihoots. Other 

 popular kinds are: Norivoodiensis , ulbo-marghiata, 

 terminalis alba, Gladstonei (one of the most brilliantly 

 colored of the broad-leaved type), Guilfoylei, Aner- 

 leyensis, Scnttll, In/brida, metallica, ferrea, Ve-Smet- 

 iana, Victoria - HegitKV, Sanderiana, Godseffiana, 



grorilis. H. A. SlEBRECHT. 



DRACOCfiPHALUM (Greek, dragnn's head, from the 

 wide-open mouths of the flowers). Labiatir. This 

 genus contains a few hardy herbaceous perenni.'il plants 

 of the mint family, of ea'sv culture and of minor im- 

 portance. The whorls of Hs. are distant or crowd..] into 

 spikes or heads, the colors liliio or some sivole of j.tir- 

 ple. The genus has altocrctli. r :il.oiit :;o sp.iiov, fn.m 

 Europe, especially the Mi-.lit.i ];in.:ii; ir-iMii; aN.i .\sia 

 outside the tropics. All the ^p.vi,'^ ,|, .,i ik, ,1 )i, k,w are 



DRACOCEPHALUM 



erect, but some others are diffuse : uppermost lvs. like 

 the lower ones or reduced to bracts. Very closely allied 

 to Xepeta. Sandy loam, moderately rich, and a rather 

 moist, partially shaded situation will suit these plants 

 best. In a sunny, dry border they are never very 

 showy; the fls. are of short duration, and are seldom at 

 their best except in very moist seasons. Prop, by di- 

 vision or seeds. 



734. Dracunculus vulgaris ^ 



A. hvs. entire, not cut in any way. 



Ruyschijlna, Linn. Stems slightly pubescent : lvs. 

 linear-lanceolate, glabrous : bracts ovate-lanceolate, en- 

 tire; whorls in somewhat interrupted spikes: fls. 1 in. 

 long, purplish blue or purple; anthers villous. Siberia. 

 Var. Jap6mca, Hort., has white fls. shaded with blue, 

 and is a distinct improvement. G.C. II. 12:167. — Ac- 

 cording to Vilmorin, this species has been sold as £>. 

 Altaiense (see D. grandiflorum). 



KK. Lvs. deeply S-5-cleft. 



Austrlacum, Linn., has the habit of the above, and be- 

 loiii,'s to the s.'iinc subgenus Ruyschiana, but the lvs. 

 an- .livi.loil ami more distinctly revolute at the margin. 

 .\lioiit 1-1'... ft. hii;li : fls. blue, IK in. long and more. 

 .luly, .\ug. Ku., Caucasus. 



AAA. Lvs. cut only at the margin, mostly crenate. 



B. Whorh crowded together into spikes or heads. 



c. Color of fls. blue: lvs. not wrinkled. 



grandifldrum, Linn. (D. Altaifnse, Laxm., but plants 

 in trade under this name are said to be D. Ruyschiana). 

 About 1 ft. high. Root-lvs. long-stalked, oblong, notches 

 at base: stem-lvs. few, short-stalked, ovate, not notched 

 at base, the uppermost still more rounded: whorls in 

 spikes 2-3 in. long, the lowest whorl usually at some dis- 

 tance: fls. 2 in. long. June, July. Siberia". B.M. 1009. 

 P.M. 13:51. 



(■('. Color of fls. purple: lvs. wrinkled. 



specidsum, Benth. Allied to D. grandiflorum, but 

 stem pubescent instead of pilose above, root-lvs. more 



