1630 



SCILLA 



A. Shape of fls. campaiiulate: color 

 blue, blue -lilac, rose -purple, 



B. PedlcelStlJiort: bracts linear, in 

 pairs: racememany-fld.: fls. 

 broadly campanulate, pro- 

 duced from April to June ... 1. festalis 

 BB. Pedicels short: bracts in pairs, 



scariovs-hyaline 2. pusclikimoides 



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

 ceme equilateral, compact: 

 fls. cylindrical-campanulate, 



produced in May 3. Hispanica 



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, 



-fid.. 



Ivs. It 



4. Numidica 



fleshji 



CC. Size uf fls. I'.nl .iiinlll {oii,- 

 eiqlitl, iH. /"i/vi.- nicriiie 

 den.s,: ..,„,., siriuler: 

 bracts whitish, minuie 5. Chinensis 



oco. Size of fls. larger {% in. in 

 diam.): pedicels long, as- 

 cending or spreading: ra- 

 ceme open. .Tuhi fn Sept.. C. autumnalis 



B. Color of C/.s. I.hir nr)ll„,--lflue: 



fid. 



long, compact and liroad : 



scape robust. May 7. Peruviana 



00. Raceme several- to many -f hi., 

 open: fls. mostly distant. 

 D. Irvs. single: raceme about 

 5-fld.: plant small. 



May 8. monophyllos 



DD. Lvs. in pairs, cncullate: 

 rnrpwe .IS-fld.. ehrar- 

 tfiiir: ,Mr\,<„n,},]u,'.n<l- 



biiolia 



DDD. Lc 



E. F' 



11,1- 



large: raceme many- 

 fid. (50-100). ^prtL.lO. Natalensis 

 EE. Foliage large, broad 

 (%-iy^ in.); margin 

 ci liate-denticulat,': 

 racemes many - fl,l., 



open. August 11. hyacintlioide» 



EEE. Foliage lanceolate, 

 sometimes narrowly 

 so. 



w. No. of fls. IS 12. Sibirioa 



FP. iTo. of fls. 4-8. 



March 13. amcena 



FFF. -ZVb. of fls. 6-SO: ra- 

 ceme at first conical, 



then open 14. Italica 



FPFF. Ifo. of fls. $0-60: 

 scapes IS : bracts 

 minute, linear, 



white 15. Japonica 



EEEE. Foliage linear, thick, 

 channeled: raceme 

 6-10- fid: fls. fragrant. 

 April to May 16. Tema 



1. festiliB, Salisb. (S. ntifans. Sra. S. nonscripta 

 Hot!, and Link. S. cirnua, Salisb.). Comjion Blue 

 BELL. Harebell. Lvs. 10-18 in. long, Kin. 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 dlba 

 white; caerillea, blue; Ulaclna, lilac-blue ; rdsea, rose or 

 pink colored ; c6mua, 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 



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. puBchMnioldes, Regel. Bulb ovate, tunicate: lvs. 

 radical, 2-4, glabrous, broadly linear, obtuse, 2K-3 In. 

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

 base bibracteate; bracteoles searious, hyaline: perianth 

 campanulate, pale blue, middle nerve deeper blue: base 

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

 form. Turkestan. 



3. Hisp4nica, Mill. (S. campanulAta, Ait. S. pdtula, 

 DC). Spanish Jacinth. Bell - flowered Squill. 

 Lvs. 5 or 6, glabrous, ascending, lanceolate, K-1 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-lK 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., £llba, 

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

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

 species is worthy of wider acquaintance. The bulbs are 

 clieap anil (asiiy obtained in autumn, and if planted 

 thi.-u tin y are sure to bloom the following spring. 



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

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

 long, ll.;-3 lines broad, suberect : scape solitary or 

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

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

 liuear, evanescent: perianth rose-purple, IJ^ 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. (Barniirdia scilloldes, 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 whiti.sh, 

 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. 



6. auttunnaiis, 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 rose-colored, K in. across. July-Sep- 

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

 919. - Hardy. The flowering stems generally precede the 



