Spiranthera 



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Spiranthes 



fuoto : Cassell et Company, Ltd. 



SPIE^EA DISCOLOR (see p. 353). 



floribus roseis, flesh 

 coloured. 



graiuliflora, large 

 flowers, pk. 



jiuniculata, wh. (syits. 

 alba, Douglasi latifolia, 

 latifolia, aiid montana). 



minor, dwarf er, smaller 

 flowers. 



Schinabecki, hybrid 



(chamajdrifolia X tri- 

 lobata). 



sorbifolia, 3' to 6', Jy., 

 hdy. shr., wh. (syt. 

 floribunda, Foxii, Pal- 

 lasi, and pinnata). 



tomeiitosa, '3', Jy., hdy. 

 shr. , ro. or wh. 



trilobata, 1' to 2', My., 

 hdy. shr., wh. (sans, 

 creuata sublobata, hy- 

 ]>ericifolia trilobata, 

 rupestris of gardens, 

 not Siebold, and thalic- 

 troides of gardens, not 

 Linnaeus). 



vacciniifolia, 1' to 2', Jy., 

 hdy. shr., wh. (Don, 

 not Lodd. , si/nx. laxi- 

 flora and rhaninifolia). 



Van Houttei, My., wh., 

 often grown in gardens 

 as coufusa. 



vestita, !', Je., hdy. 

 per., wh. (syn. eamts- 

 c-hatica himalensis). 



SPIRANTHERA. 



An ornamental, fragrant Stove shrub (ord. 

 Rutaceae). Propagation, by Cuttings of half-ripe 

 shoots under a glass in sand, giving a little air 



Reicrnsis to japonica 



and by Keti- Hand-List 



to sorbifolia. 

 gracilis, 2' r Jy., hdy. shr., 



wh. (/. vacciniifolia 



of Lodd. , not Don). 

 Humboldtii. sum., hdy. 



per., wh. 

 hypericifoliii , 4' to 6', Jy., 



hdy. shr., wh. (xiin. 



thalictroides) . 

 lu-vigata, 2' to 3', Je., 



hay. shr., wh. 

 lobata, 2', Je., hdy. per., 



pk. Queen of the 



Prairie. 



Margarita?, pk., hybrid ?. 

 Millefolium, 2', sum., 



hdy. ev. sh., wh. (*//. 



Chamaebatiaria Mille- 

 folium). 

 opulifolia (sir Neillia 



opulifolia). 

 pectinataj 6" to 1;V, 



sum., hdy. per., wh. 

 pikoviensis (.W/H. Nicou- 



dierti), hybrid (creuata 



X hypencifolia). 

 pubescens, 2', Mch., hdy. 



shr.. wh. (Mfif. ohinen.sis 



of gardens.) 

 s;ilicifolia, 3' to .5'. Jy., 



hdy. shr., ro. or pk. 



Billardi, Je., etc., red. 



floribus albis, wh. 



occasionally to avoid clamping off, and wiping the 

 glass at the same time. Soil, sandy loam, with a 

 little peat. Spiranthera of Hooker is Pronaya ; 

 that of Rafinesque is Eustrephus. 



Only Species : 

 odoratissima, 6', Jy., wli. 



SPIRANTHES. (LADY'S TRESSES.) 

 A large genus (ord. Orchidaceae) of terrestrial 

 Orchids, requiring outdoor, greenhouse, or stove 

 treatment. Propagation, by division just before 

 growth begins. Soil, for the stove and greenhouse 

 species, fibrous peat and turfy loam, well drained, 

 and kept on the dry side when at rest ; for the hardy 

 ones, a similar mixture, with chalk or limestone. 



Principal Species and Varieties : 



oestivalis, 6" to 12", Jy., colorata, 2', Ap., grh. or 



hdy., wh. 

 autumnalis, 4" to 8", 



Aug., hdy., wh. 

 cernua, 6" to 18", Sep., 



hdy., wh. (">/>/. Neottia 



cernua). 

 cinnabarina, 2' to 3', Je., 



grh., flesh, yel. (*i/. 



Stenorrhvuchus cimia- 



st, , sc. (-W///S. colorans, 

 Neottia speciosa, anil 

 Stenorrhyuchus specio- 

 sus). 



inaculata, Ivs. spotted 

 bright grn. 



Ortgiesii, ITS. ro. , 

 blotched wh. 



bariuus) .' 



Other Species and Varieties : 

 australis, 0" to 12", Je., elata, 1' to 2', Jy., grh., 

 grn. 



grh. , pk. , wh. 



Neottia australis). 

 bicolor, 1', Jim., grh., 



grn., wh. (Liiidloy, not 



Urispbach, KIJH. Neottia 



bicolor). 

 bracteosa, 1', My., grh., 



yel., wh. 



_ Neottia 



elata and N. minor). 

 Esmcralda, H', grh., grn., 



wh. , yd. (syn. niar- 



garitifcra). 

 euphlebia, 1' to H', Nov., 



gih. , wh. , red, or. 

 orchioides, 2' to 3', Nov., 



