SOPHORA 



a narrow head: Ivs. 4-6 in. long; Ifts. 7-9, elliptic or 

 obovate-oblong to oblong, rounded or emarginate at the 

 apex, cuneate at the base, sUky-pubescent when young, 

 dark yellowish green above, 1-2K in. long: fls. violet- 

 blue, the standard marked near the base with a few 



2349. Sophora Japonica, 





dark spots, very fragrant, about 1 in. long, in one-sided 

 racemes 2-3 in. long: pod white-tomeutose, terete, 

 1-7 in. long. K-'U in. thick ; seed bright scarlet. Spring. 

 Texas to New Mexico. S..S. 3:121. R.H. 1854:201. -On 

 account of its hand.some fragrant fls. to be recommended 

 for planting south. 



AA. Fls. yellow, in axillary racemes: Ivs. evergreen. 

 (Edwardsia.) 

 B. Pod 4-winged: fls. about 1)4 in. long. 

 4. tetr4ptera, Ait. Shrub or small tree, 30, rarely 

 40 ft. high, with slender spreading branches: Ifts. very 

 numerous, almost sessile, obovate to linear-oblong, 

 silky-pubescent beneath: fls. in 2-8-fld. racemes, pen- 

 dulous, about \}4 in. long: pod 4-winged, 7 in. long. 

 Spring. New Zealand, Lord Howe Island, Juan Fer- 

 nandez, Chile. — The following varieties are in cultiva- 

 tion: Var. grandiflora, Hook. f. { t:,hr,inUia ,,i„,i,n- 



Lfts. 



10- 



wiugs. B.JI.KIT. (;.('.ll.:i:7:i:». iiii.L'4,i.. iJli. L.H.C. 

 12:1102. Var. microphylla, Huok. i. (Hophorti iiuno- 

 phijlla, Ait. Edwdrdsia Macnabidna, Curt.). Lfts. 

 orbicular-obovate tobroadly oblong, usually emarginate, 

 M-?^ in. long: fls. about ij^ in. long; standard about as 

 long as wings. B.M. 1442, 3735. Gn. 24, p. 211. Gn. 

 12:87 also seems to belong here. 



BB. Pod not winged: fls. H-1 in. long. 



5. macrocfirpa, Smith {Edwdrdsia ChiUnsis, Miers). 

 Shrub or small tree, with the young branchlets densely 

 tomentose: lfts. in 10-20 pairs, elliptic or obovate obtuse, 

 silky-pubescent beneath, %-l in. long: fls. %-\ in. long, 

 in short racemes; standard as long as wings: pod 

 terete, not winged, 1^-seeded. Chile. L.B.C. 12:1125. 

 B.R. 21:1798. 



S. afrinis, Terr. & Gray. Small, deciduous round-headed 

 tree. 20 ft. high: lfts. 13-19, eUiptie-ovate, nearly glabrous, 

 1-lH in. long: tls. white, tinged rose, % in. long, in slender, 

 axillary racemes: pod terete, black, 14-3 in. long. Spring. 

 Ark., Tex. S.S. 3:122.-,^. ainpecuroides, Linn. Gr.-iyish pubes- 

 cent underslirub, witlx upright, virgate branches; Ivs. 6 in. 

 long, with 1.5-2.5 oblong lfts.: Hs. yellow: rivc^mes ileuse, ter- 

 min.-d. about 6 in. long: pod terete, 6-r2-se.-.lia. W. Asi:. to 

 Hiiii;il;iy.Ts. HaU-iiardy.— A', mtstrdlis. Linn l;;i|.t!-,i ms- 

 trails. -\. r7,;,:,„,s<s, Hort. Allied to S. .la i" ' •' 1'. 



ovati' to n\at.--o)ilMnf,'. pubescent beneatli, , :!-. 



pair. I, ink. I'n.lial.ly from China.— .S. rh, ' -"■„. 



(E.lwavaMa .•lir.v^,,phylla, Salisb.). Allin.l l-^ ,■ ■,■:,!■: ■■-:i- 

 pubesceiire more golden yellow: lfts. 1.5-10, o1kiv:iI,'. small: 

 fls. smaller: standard shorter than wings. Sandwich Islands. 



1685 



, Eorolkbwi, Hort. Similar to S. Japonica; lfts. 



Ivs. 6-10 in. Inns: lfts I.'-IO. nval to nl = |r,n- r.l.tij^-.- l-I^rjin. 



long: tK .^..il.i^^ i n I , ■ l I n i n : . ' . T, I _' I n l,,n- , ,, , I"., I 4-6 in. 



shrubby species from Ceylon, not in cultivation, but under the 

 same name another imperfectly known species, probably from 

 China, is cidt. It lias 15-17 oblong, .acute lfts.. sparingly pu- 

 bescent above, densely beneath, and pale violet flowers. 



Alfred Rehder. 

 SdPHKO- CATTLEYA. Orchid hybrids between Soph- 

 ronitis and Cattleya, little known in America, 



S0PHRO-L.ffiLIA. Orchid hybrids between Sophro- 

 nitis and Lselia not advertised in American trade cata- 

 logues. 



SOPHEONlTIS (Greek, modest). Orchiddcem. A 

 genus of about 4 species cultivated on account of 

 their neat habit and brilliantly colored flowers: pseudo- 

 bulbs small, with 1 or rarely 2 small flat Ivs.: fls. 

 from the top of the pseudobulbs, brightly colored; se- 

 pals and petals nearly equal, spreading; labellum with 

 a broad middle lobe and small erect side lobes, the base 

 leading into a cavity in the wall of the ovary; column 

 short, the stigmatic surface covering 2 wing-like pro- 

 jections at its summit; poUinia 8, This genus is closely 

 related to Lselia, Cattleya, etc. 



These plants, and also Sophro-Cattleyas and Sophro- 

 Lffllias, thrive in the temperature of the Cattleya house. 

 In growing season, give a moderate supply of water and 

 plenty of fresh air. Rest them at 50°-5o°, and water 

 sufBciently to keep them from shriveling. Grow them 

 in shallow pots with plenty of drainage, and a thin 

 layer of fine turfy fern root, using no sphagnum. 



grandifldra, Lindl. (S. cocclnea, Reichb. f.). Pseudo- 

 bulbs clustered: Ivs. about 2 in. long, elliptic: fls. soli- 

 tary, on short peduncles, lH-4 in. across, brilliant 

 scarlet, often with a shade of orange, with an orange 

 labellum; sepals oblong-lanceolate; petals broadly ellip- 

 tic; labellum narrow, with folded sides. Flowers dur- 

 ing the whole winter. Organ Mts. B.M. 3709. P.S. 

 1:22; 17:1716. P.M. 9:193. Gn. 25:443 (var. roscn) ; 31, 

 p. 358; 48:1025. I. H. 34:32. J. H. HI. 34:319. G.C. II. 

 22:561; 111.9:669; 111.17:492; 111.21:266. R.H. 1880:492 

 (var. aurantiacal. A.F, 6:609. 



c6mua, Lindl. Very small plants with a creeping 

 rhizome bearing 1-lvd. pseudobulbs: Ivs. ovate, thick 

 and leathery, a little over an inch long: fls. 4-8, on a 

 stem from the axils of the Ivs., bright scarlet or reddish 

 orange, with an orange lip; sepals and petals ovate; 

 labellum ovate-acuminate, shorter, concave. Winter. 

 Rio Janeiro. B.M. 3677. B.R. 13:1129. 



violicea, Lindl. One of the smallest of cultivated 

 orchids: pseudobulbs ovoid, 1 in. long: Ivs. linear, 2-3 

 in. long: fls. bright rose, about 1 in. in diam. ; sepals 

 and petals oblong-lanceolate, acute; labellum rhombio- 

 obovate, flat. Winter. Organ Mts., Brazil. B.M, 6880 

 Heinrich Hasselbrino and Wm. Mathews. 



SOBBABIA (derived from Sorbus: the leaves resem- 

 ble those of the mountain ash). BasilXma. Bosdeete. 

 Ornamental deciduous shrubs with rather large, odd- 

 pinnate or bipinnate leaves and white flowers in termi- 

 nal showy panicles. Sorbaria sorbifolia, S. alpina and 

 S. Aitchisoni are hardy north, while S. Lindleyana is 

 only half-hardy. They are well adapted for borders of 

 shrubberies and woods or for planting on banks of 

 brooks or rivers, but should not be brought together 

 with slow-growing and delicate shrubs, as they spread 

 in suitable soil rather rapidly by means of suckers and 

 are likelv to overi-row<l other plants. The handsome 

 bright green f..Ii;,L.' aii-ar- \ . i .\ railN in spring. The 

 large white pan . ,„,.,. are showy, 



hut become mtli- ,; , ■ : - liave faded and 



should be ri-i.h. . , li- -i . . .rx-pt S. Mille- 



fo?i!(»i, which i.r, 1, r.s .i i.al,. i ili... v.lII drained soil and 

 sunny position, grow best in a somewhat moist and rich 



