DRAC^NA 



503 



BB. PliuUs ])ireiiniiil. 

 c. Leaves rigid. 



M&wii, Hook. Forming low, densely tufted, bright 

 green patches : stem much branched, densely clothed 

 with spreading, rosulate Ivs. : Ivs. linear-oblong, ob- 

 tuse, bristly , with a prominent midrib below : scape very 

 short, woolly, 2— 4-fld., very short-pedicelled : petals 

 thrice as large as the sepals, obcordate, white : pods el- 

 lipsoid, compressed. Spain. B.BI. 6186. 

 cc. lyvs. not rigid. 



Fladnizfinsis, Wulf (i>. nivdlis, DC. X). Lappdnica, 

 Willd.). Lvs. oblong-linear to lanceolate, ciliate: pods 

 elliptic-oblong to ovate-lanceolate, not hairy. Arctic re- 

 gions.— According to De CandoUe, these three names 

 were distinct species. 



AAA. Fls. rose or purple. 



Pyreniica, Linn. Height 2-3 in. : lvs. inversely wedge- 

 shaped, 3-lobed at apex: fls. white at first, changing to 

 rosy pink. May. Pyrenees. B.M. 713. -Said to be 

 easily prop, by cuttings. 



violicea, DC. Lvs. obovate-oblong, obtuse, equally 

 woolly on both sides : scapes leafy: petals obovate, 

 dark purple. Andes of Equador at elevations of 13,000- 



15,000 ft. 



5650. 



W. M. 



DRAC^NA {female dragon; the dried juice supposed 



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2-3}^ft.bylK-2i 

 hraculifera. . 

 Green, costa obscure, 3-4 ft. by 

 13-18 lines. C. australis. 

 white-pellucid. 1). Boolt- 



AA. Lvs. oblanceolate, broadly petioled or sessile. 



B. 3^ in. by lK-2 in., opposite or whorled. D. 



Godseffiana . 



BB. 12-15 in. by 18-21 lines, alternate. C. rubra. 



BBB. 1)4-3 ft. by %ii-i in., alternate. D. fragrans. 



L4.A. Lvs. ovate, lanceolate, or elliptical, petioles narrow. 



Lvs. 4-8 in. by 2-23^ in., oblong-falcate, green. 



C. Haageana. 

 Lvs. 7-8 in. by 4-5 in., oblong, white-spotted. 



V. Goldieana. 

 Lvs. 7-10 in. by K-1'4 in., lanceolate, white- 



raareined. D. Sanderiann. 

 Lvs. 111-18 in. by 1-3K in., elliptical. C. termi- 



The following Dracaenas are in the American trade: 



Boerhavii, 1; Draco, 1; fragrans, 4; Godseffiana, 7; 

 Goldieana, 5; Hookeriana, 3; Knerkii, 4; latifolia, 3; 

 Lindeni, 4; Massangeana, 4; Rothiana, 4; Sanderiana, 6; 

 umbraculifera, 2. 



1. Draco, Linn. Dragon Tree. Arborescent (60 ft. 

 high), branched : lvs. very numerous, crowded, sword- 

 shaped, erect or the outer recurved (1^2-2 ft. x 1.5-21 in. ) , 

 scarcely narrowed below, long-attenuate at the apex, 

 glaucous-green: pedicels .3-6 lines long: bracts minute, 

 lanceolate : perianth 4 lines long, greenish; filaments 

 flat: berries orange. Canary Isl. B.M. 4571. R.H. 

 1869, p. 416; 1880, p. 196. G.C. U. 14:749.-Fine forcon- 

 servatory. D. Boerhavii, Tenore, is a garden form, 

 with elongated lvs. all recurved. 



2. umbraculifera, Jacq. Arborescent (3-10 ft. high), 

 simple : lvs. very numerous, crowded, sword-shaped 

 (2-3K ft. X lK-2 in. ) , outer recurved, all green and shin- 

 ing, attenuate at the apes, scarcely narrowed toward the 

 conspicuously undulate base, costa distinct on both 

 faces: pedicels 4-6 in. long: bracts minute, deltoid: 

 perianth large, 2 in. long, white, tinged with red; fila- 

 ments filiform. Mauritius. L.B.C. 3:289. 



3. Hookeriana, Koch. Trunk 3-6 ft. high, sometimes 

 branched : lvs. numerous, densely clustered, sword- 

 shaped (2-2M ft.xlK-2 in.), outer reflexed, all long at- 

 tenuate at the apex, scarcely narrowed below, margin 

 white-pellucid, lower face concave, indistinctly costate 

 ' ea" ' ri s "' 3 n 'ong wh'e je" els 3-4 in. 



f, p r jn h green hi Id n 1 nf, f laments fili- 

 for er e orinf,o Cape Cood Hop D. latifdlia, 



R s a 1 o cul ral var tv w h 1 . 3-3K in. 



V do C C '0 30 ar a da B M 4 9 as Cordy- 

 IneB ,1 ^ 



4 fragrans Ker G wl (ill frdj Linn. San-^ 



f S. ore ent ft. high or 



ore 1 3 ft x2K-4 in.), 



e 1 prea 1 ng or recurved, 



fli i gr e n 1 t nctly costate : 



rac u p d 1 IK in. long: 



733. Dracaena fragrai 



fls. glomerate ; perianth 0-8 in. long, yellow : berry 

 orange-red. Guinea. B.M. 1081. A.G. 18:389. F.R, 

 4:189. — Much used for erpenhoii5;p and table decoration. 

 D. Knerkii, Hort. F"rm v iM, -'.--v li-bt green, less 

 pendulous lvs. D.Hothi a in ii.M, \ _.:,nl. n f..nii. I.H. 

 43,p. 97. R.H. 1877. ji.' Li , !• in, I l-n . i /'. Ain- 



deni, Son.). Fig. 7:;:; ; i r:i\ . r^id from 



base to apex by creaim ' li t- t :; •;-. \'t r\- dicorative. 

 I.H. 27:384. F.R. 4:191. Var. Massangeana, Hort. (Z). t 

 Massangedna, Hort.). A broad, yellow stripe along 

 the center of the leaf throughout its entire length 

 F.B. 4:193. 



