1630 SCILLA 



A Shape of fls. campanulate: color 

 blue, blue -lilac, rose -purple, 

 white. 



B. Pedicels short: bracts linear, in 

 pairs: raceme many-fid.: fls. 

 broadly campanulate, pro- 

 duced from April to June ... 1. 

 BB. Pedicels short: bracts in pairs, 



scarious-hyaline 2. 



BBB. Pedicels long (1-1% in.): ra- 

 ceme equilateral, compact: 

 fls. cylindrical-campanulate, 



produced in May 



AA. Shape of fls. saucer - shaped to 



open-rotate. 



B. Color of fls. rose, size small. 

 c. Size of fls. small, color rose- 

 purple: raceme dense, 

 SO-60-fld.: Ivs. linear, 



fleshy * 



cc. Size of fls. very small (one- 

 eighth in. long): raceme 

 dense: scape slender: 

 bracts whitish, minute .... 5. 

 CCC. Size of fls. larger (% in. in 

 diam.): pedicels long, as- 

 cending or spreading : ra- 

 ceme open. July to Sept.. 6. 

 BB. Color of fls. blue or lilac-blue: 



size larger (%-l in.). 

 c. Kaceme very dense (100-15- 

 fld.), at first conical, then 

 long, compact and broad : 



scape robust. May 



CC. Raceme several- to many-fid., 



open: fls. mostly distant. 

 D. Lvs. single: raceme about 

 5-fld.: plant small. 



May 



DD. Lvs. in pairs, ciicullate: 

 raceme S-8-fld., ebrac- 

 teate: perianth blue, red- 

 dish, or whitish. March. 9. 

 DDD. Leaves more than 2. 



E. Foliage very broad- 

 lanceolate: bulb 

 large: raceme many- 

 fid. (50-100). April.. 10. 

 EE. Foliage large, broad 

 (%-lVz in.); margin 

 ciliale- denticulate: 

 racemes many - fid., 



open. August 11. 



EEE. Foliage lanceolate, 

 sometimes narrowly 

 so. 



F. No. of fls. 1-3 12. 



FF. No. of fls . 4-8. 



March 13. 



FFF. No. of fls. 6-30: ra- 

 ceme at first conical, 



then open 14. 



FFFF. No. of fls. 20-60: 

 scapes 1-3: bracts 

 minute , linear, 



white 15. 



IEEE. Foliage linear, thick, 

 channeled: raceme 

 6-10-fld: fls. fragrant. 

 April to May 16. verna 



1. festalis, Salisb. (S. nutans, Sm. S. nonscripta, 

 Hoff. and Link. S. cdrnua, Salisb.). COMMON BLUE- 

 BELL. HAREBELL. Lvs. 10-18 in. long, % in. broad, sub- 

 acute, concave: scape solitary, tall, stout; raceme 6-15- 

 fld.: bracts in pairs: fls. blue, purple, white or pink, 

 drooping. April to June. Western Europe, Great Brit- 

 ain. B.M. 1461. Among the garden forms are alba, 

 white; caerulea, blue ; lilacina, lilac-blue; rosea, rose or 

 pink colored; cernua, nodding. This is one of the most 

 beautiful of Squills, fragrant, thriving best in some- 

 what shady and sheltered places. Originally placed in 

 the genus Hyacinthus, on account of the general form 



festalis 

 puschkinioides 



3. Hispanica 



Numidica 

 Chinensis 

 autumnalis 



7. Peruviana 



8. monophyllos 

 bifolia 



Natalensis 



hyacinthoides 



Sibirica 

 amoena 



Italica 



Japonic* 



SCILLA 



of the perianth, it was removed to Scilla as having the 

 segments distinct or nearly so, and is now often consid- 

 ered as forming a distinct genus (Agraphis, Link; En- 

 dymion, Dumort), either alone or with other species 

 which connect it with the other Scillas. 



2. puschkinioides, Regel. Bulb ovate, tunicate: Ivs. 

 radical, 2-4, glabrous, broadly linear, obtuse, 2J-2-3 in. 

 long: scape low, glabrous: pedicels erect, strict, short, 

 base bibracteate; bracteoles scarious, hyaline: perianth 

 campanulate, pale blue, middle nerve deeper blue: base 

 of filaments united; anthers linear-oblong; style fili- 

 form. Turkestan. 



3. Hispanica, Mill. (S. campanulata, Ait. S. pdtula, 

 DC.). SPANISH JACINTH. BELL - FLOWERED SQUILL. 

 Lvs. 5 or 6, glabrous, ascending, lanceolate, K-l in. 

 broad, subobtuse, convex at back: scape long: raceme 

 equilateral, compact: fls. cylindrical-campanulate; peri- 

 anth usually blue but often becoming rose-purple, or 

 white: pedicels 1-1% in. long. May. Spain and Portu- 

 gal. B.M. 1102. Hardy. Several varieties of it are in the 

 trade under the specific name campanulata; viz., alba, 

 white; albo-major, large white; carnea, flesh-colored; 

 hyacinthoides, hyacinth-like; rosea, rose-colored. This 

 species is worthy of wider acquaintance. The bulbs are 

 cheap and easily obtained in autumn, and if planted 

 then they are sure to bloom the following spring. 



4. Numidica, Poir. (S. parvifbra, Desf.). Bulb ovoid, 

 1-2 in. thick: Ivs. 4-6, fleshy, herbaceous, linear, 6-8 in. 

 long, 1K~3 lines broad, suberect : scape solitary or 

 paired, %-l ft. high: racemes dense, 30-60-fld.: pedi- 

 cels short, ascending, 3-5 lines long : bracts minute, 

 linear, evanescent: perianth rose-purple, IK lines long: 

 single ovule in each of the ovarian cells: capsule small, 

 globose, grooved. Flowering in winter in its native 

 home, Algeria. 



5. Chinensis, Benth. (Bamdrdia sciUoides, Lindl.). 

 CHINESE SQUILL. Leaves 2 or 3, equaling or exceeding 

 the scape, rather hard, acute, channeled: bulb small, 

 ovate: scape erect, slender, or wand-like: raceme spi- 

 cate, dense, elongated: pedicels short; bracts whitish, 

 minute: perianth rose-colored tipped with green; stigma 

 a mere point. June. China. B.M. 3788. Half-hardy. 

 A beautiful species with the dense elongated raceme of 

 rose-colored flowers, worthy of cultivation in any rock 

 garden. 



2273. Scilla Peruviana in full bloom (X 

 Also known as Scilla ciliaris. 



6. autumnalis, Linn. AUTUMN SQUILL. STARRY HYA- 

 CINTH. Lvs. several, obtuse, channeled, half-terete, 

 growing on through the winter and dying away in the 

 spring : scapes several: racemes corymbose, spicate, 

 open : perianth rosp-colored, % in. across. July-Sep- 

 tember. Europe (Great Britain), North Africa. B.M. 

 919. Hardy. The flowering stems generally precede the 



