556 EUCALYPTUS 



to make a beautiful avenue tree ; young growth of a 

 deep copper color ; adapted to the lemon belt (Frau- 

 ceschi). 



E. botryoldes, Smith. Placed nest after E. robusta ia the 

 key. Tall tree: lid not broader than the angular calyx tube. 

 F. v.M. Eucal. 4:2. Timber v.aluable.-B. dlrindira, Hook.= 

 maeulata, %':..r <-itvi...inr.-i - F ,!..rlpi,,„ KTvIli-li Pl;..-«1 next 

 after E. l;..nhH■■,l^ >. 1,1 lin- ;,-v Tr,-.., 7" 11 lii_'ii. .Mlvvtube 



and pt'ilh'i I 1 !■ , ■ !■ I ;,. ciilyx 



. M Eh 



key. Tr 



f rs. sessi 



some tree when in blossom.— 



Placed after E. Planchoniana i 



frs. rarely exceeding *-^in. in d: 



thick, usually much tiatteneil. 



mere sand and )n-,-i,p n . i 



bear some frost, 'ii i 



the 1 



Placed before E. \ !,,,; 



lique; fls. and fr.^ t,n -^ii< ! i 

 ney-shaped, opening liydi\ 

 Eucal. l:b.—E. microthica . 

 phloia in the key. Lid noi 

 valves much esserted. F \ 

 trees for desert tracts; t<,li-i 

 a desert summer, nnrl ,r v. i 

 valuable for caMn. i 

 after E. panicului.i i 

 orange-oolor: fr. \\ ; i 



Eucal. 6:4. A h:ii, , 



Auct.— virgata (belou i.- /.'. 

 synonym of s( 

 10ft. high: lis 



and very broad peduncle: c;ilyx tube almost nl>verse-pyr;iniidal, 

 sharply quadrangular, br-K-nh-r tluin th" pvr.iinichd ciniiral lid: 

 stamensred. P. v. .\l. F.ii.-;il ■_■ M i ui.- of tljr- Tii.,vt (.riKuiicntal 

 species of the genu- -/'./,.,,,/./, Si.-i, -K ,,i,i ii^iii,,,-,, DC). 

 Placed second aft.-r K .ilili.|n:i in th.' k. ■, ^\,rn'' I"-!', ft. 

 high: barksmootli; lv<, hn-i', fiil.-iit.': uniii.]- -.ii. r;.lly en- 

 closed in large brat-ts wiiil.- in liii.i. J JLJl i;ll 1) v\v 



EUCHARlDIUM (from the Greek for charming). 

 OnafirAceif. Two Californian herbs allied to Clarkia, but 

 differing in having the calyx tube much prolonged be- 

 yond the ovary, stamens 4 and opposite the sepals and 

 not appendaged at the base. E. conclnnum, Pisch. & 

 Mey. {E. grandiflbrum, Pisch. & Mey. ), is a graceful 

 garden annual, growing 1 ft. high. Pubescent or gla- 

 brous : Ivs. small, oblong, petioled, entire : fls. rose- 

 colored, nearly or quite an inch across; calyx tube fill 

 form, an inch or more long ; filaments filiform; petals 

 3-lobed. Of easy culture in any garden soil. B.R. 

 23:1962. B.M. 3589. R.H. 184G:81; 1857, p. 299. E. 

 Brtweri, Gray, is an annual 1 ft. high. Lvs. 1 in. or more 

 long, narrow-lanceolate: petals large, obcordate, with a 

 narrow lobe in the deep terminal sinus : filaments club- 

 shaped. L. H. B. 



EtrCHAEIS (very graceful, from the Greek). Ama- 

 ryllidAceit. Perianth tube straight or curved, the throat 

 dilated ; segments broad and spreading ; perianth cup 

 either entire or toothed between the filaments : ovules 2 

 to many in each of the 3 locules: fls. white, in umbels, 

 very showy, standing on long, stout scapes: lvs. broad- 

 ovate, narrowed into distinct petioles. Six or eight 

 handsome species from Colombia. Rootstoek short and 

 bulb-like. The species are confused. E. grandi flora, 

 H. Candida and H. subedenfata are the well-marked 

 types. The fls. in Fig. 789, adapted from authentic 

 plates, will distinguish the types. Hybridizes with Ur- 

 c'eolina (see Urceocharis). Monogr. by Baker, Ama- 

 ryllideie. L H. B. 



The Amazon Lilies, as Eucharis are popularly called, 

 are among the most desirable of warmhouse bulbous 

 plants, being not only very beautiful but also very free 

 in the production of flowers. 



When grown in pots, they require a coarse, fibrous 

 soil, composed chiefly of rotted sod, and enriched with 

 about one-fourth of dry cow manure and a sprinkling o£ 

 bone dust. The pots should be well drained, for much 

 water is needed during the growing season, but fre- 

 quent potting should be avoided, as the roots _are im- 



EUCHARIS 



patient of disturbance Shading from full sunshine is 

 required, except during the winter uiontlis ind a night 

 temperature ot ()>-70° is best t i tl 1 1 ' I B\ dry- 



ing oflf the Eu. h lub to sola I Ml r I uw,,ks,a 

 crop of flowers ma-y be hid t li i i is n pro- 



viding the bulbs UL strong 111 1 li Iti \ i It tiii\ should 

 never be dri It ii h i 1 ^lee that ill the toliage is 

 lost, else tl I ill Hill I much weakened 



Good ri s ill 1 hid from planting out the 



Eucharis ( u I i I iii c w irmhouse, the soil and treat- 

 ment beiu^; mu h tK s hul is for pot giown specimens. 

 The only msttts liable to give much trouble m connec- 

 tion with these plants are mealy bugs and thrips, and 

 these may be controlled bv thorough syringing 



W H Taplin. 

 A. Cup toothed and protindtd fioin the penanth tube. 



grandiSldra, Planch (H ^jnasrfiuca, Lmd ) Amazon 

 LiLV. isTAB or Bethlehem (a name also applied to 

 Ornithogalum) Fig 789 Bulb globulai, 2 in indiam. : 

 lvs. 2-4 to each stem scape 1-2H ft , bearing an um- 

 bel of 2-4 large (4 m across), very fragiant stir-Iike 

 fls. on pedicels nearly or quite 1 m long the segments 

 oblong and obtuse , cup forming a distinct proiecting 

 tube. P.S 9 957, 12 1216-17 B M 4971 &n 48, p. 

 217. G.C. Ill 7 193, 16 665 AF 5 303, 8 445 F.E. 

 8:1000. P.E. 1 11, 2 364 



Var. MoArei, Baker, may be expected to appear in the 

 Amer. trade. It has smaller, rounder and thicker lvs. 

 and smaller fls., with the cup lined with yellow. 



MAstersii, Baker. Bulb often smaller : scape 1 ft. 

 high, bearing 2 nearly sessile fls. in the umbel, the peri- 

 anth segments ovate and spreading and shorter than in 

 the last: cup forming a shallow frilled or notched col- 

 lar. B.M. 6831. G.C. II. 24:721.-Possibly a hybrid of 

 M. grandiflora and H. Sanderi. 

 AA. Cup almost entirely joined or adnate to the 



perianth-tube [the winged filaments may project), 



cdndida, Planch. Fig. 789, d. Bulb globose, bearing 

 stolons, 2 in. in diam. : scape somewhat flattened, glau- 

 cous, 1-lK ft. high, bearing 6-10 short-pedicelled fls. 



