CORDYLINE 



CORDYLINE 



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long, 9-15 lines wide, base 3-6 lines wide, scarcely costate ; 

 veins scarcely oblique, margins obscurely dentate : pani- 

 cle terminal and lateral, erect or cemuous : pedicels 

 .5-1 line long ; low^r bracteoles lanceolate ; perianth 

 lilac, 3-4 lines long, campanulate, interior segments 

 longer than the outer ; ovules 6-10 in each cell. Aus- 

 tralia. B.M. 2575. G.C. III. 17:207 (X'.cojiffcs^a). -Cool- 

 house ; vases, etc. Var. grindis, Hort. Large, highly 

 colored. Var. dlBOolor, Hort. Like var. grandis, but 

 with foliage dark bronzy purple. 



austr&lis, Hook. {D. indivlsa, Hort. I), calocdma, 

 Wend.). Fig. 547. Arborescent, 20-30 ft. high: Ivs. 

 densely rosulate, 3-4 ft. long, 12-18 lines wide; base 6-9 

 lines wide, acuminate, green ; midrib firm, prominent, 

 nerves on each side of it 12-20, scarcely oblique : panicle 

 erect, terminal, ample : pedicels very short ; bracteoles 

 deltoid, .5 line long ; perianth white, 3-4 lines long ; 

 tube short, campanulate, segments nearly equal, spread- 

 ing: mature seeds often solitary. NewZealand. B.M. 5636. 

 G.C. III. 23:153. Gn. 47, p. 312; 48, p. 197. I. H. 35:40 (var. 

 Doucetidna); 37:114 (var. DalUriilna) ; 40:190 

 (linehta, var. purpurdscens). S.M, 1, p. 487, 

 f. 189. — Coolhouse ; vases, etc. Var. atlrea- 

 strlfLta, Hort. Variegated with a number of 

 longitudinal yellow stripes. Var. atropurpiirea, 

 Hort. Base of leaf and under side of midrib 

 purple. Var. lined.ta, Hort. Lvs. broader, the 

 sheathing base stained with purple. Var. VMtcliii, Hort. 

 (D, Veitchii, Hort.). Base of leaf and under side of 

 midrib bright crimson. C. Hodkeri, Hort., is a garden 

 form. 



AA. Foliage of pelioled Ivs. 

 B. Li's, oblanceolate ; petioles broad. 



rilbra, Hugel. Slender, 10-15 ft. high : Ivs. contigu- 

 ous, ascending, 12-15 in. long, 18-21 lines wide above 

 the middle, thick, dull green both sides, distinctly cos- 

 tate ; veins oblique ; petiole broad, deeply grooved, 4-6 

 in. long: panicle lateral, nodding: pedicels very short; 

 bracteoles small, deltoid ; perianth lilac, 4.5-5 lines 

 long, inner segments longer than the outer : ovules 6-8. 

 Country unknown. G.C. III. 22:285. — Coolhouse; vases, 

 etc. D. Bru4nti, Hort., is a garden form. R.H. 1897, 

 pp. 514, 515. G.C. III. 22:285. 



BB. Lvs. lanceolate; petioles narrow, nearly terete. 



Haageina, Koch (C. Miirchisonice, F. Muell.). Slen- 

 der and small : lvs. contiguous, ascending, oblong-fal- 

 cate, 4-8 in. long, 2-2K in. wide at the middle, acute, 

 base rounded or deltoid, thick, dull green throughout, 

 distinctly costate ; veins slender, oblique ; petiole 3-4 

 in. long, deeply channelled : panicle lateral : pedicels 

 1.5-2 lines long ; perianth 4-4.5 lines long, tinged with 

 lilac ; segments spreading : ovules 6-8 in each cell : 

 berry with a dry pericarp. Australia. 



terminWs, Kunth (C. cannm folia, F. Muell.). Low 

 and slender, stem 3-6 lines thick : lvs. contiguous, ascend- 

 ing, green or rarely colored, 12-18 in. long, 2-3K in. wide, 

 acute, thickish, distinctly costate ; veins frequently 

 unequal, strongly oblique ; petiole 4r-6 in. long, deeply 

 channelled : pedicels very short or none ; bracteoles 

 deltoid, membranous ; perianth 5-6 lines long, white, 

 lilac or reddish, segments short : ovules 6-10 : berry 

 large, red. Bast Indies. A.G. 16:361. B.R.21:1749.-The 

 varieties in cultivation are almost innumerable. Those 

 in the American trade are the following (all stove 

 plants), usually considered as horticultural species : 

 am&bilis. Lvs. broad, shining deep green, in age be- 

 coming spotted and suffused with rose and white. Am- 

 boyfinsis. Lvs. oblong-lanceolate, recurved, deep bronze- 

 green edged with rose-carmine below ; petioles tinged 

 with purple. AnerliSnsis, Lvs. very broad, deep bronze- 

 red, with some white. Bdptistii, Fig. 548. Lvs. broad, 

 recurved, deep green, with some pink and yellow stripes ; 

 stem also variegated. I. H. 26:334. Batiaei. Lvs. broad, 

 dark green, with some white. b^Ua. Lvs. small, pur- 

 plish marked with red. BrasiliSnsis, Schult. Lvs. 

 broad. Cdntrelli. Lvs. dark metallic crimson, young 

 ones bright carmine. Codperi. Lvs. deep wine-red, 

 gracefully recurved : common in cult, f^rrea, Baker. 

 Lvs. narrow and somewhat oblanceolate, 5-7, bright or 

 dark crimson ; petiole short. Lowe 3 (var. versicolor) ; 

 29. B.M. 2053. L. B.C. 13:1224. Fraseri. Lvs. somewhat 



erect, broad, oblong, abruptly acute, blackish purple 

 with bloom, margin below with a deep rosy lake stripe 

 extending down the petiole. Gl&dstonei, Lvs. broad, 

 brilliant crimson. GuiUoylei, Lvs. long and narrow, 

 tapering both ways, recurved, striped with red, pink or 

 white, white on lower part of leaf and margin of peti- 



548. Cordyline terminalis, 

 var. Baptistii. 



ole. I. H. 19, p. 249. hybrida. Lvs. broad, variegated, 

 deep green margined with rose, in age deep rose, creamy 

 white in young lvs. imperi&lis. Lvs. arching or erect, 

 oblong, thick, deep metallic green, rayed all over with 

 bright crimson or pink, handsome. Jardiniere (ter- 

 minalis alba X Guilfoylei). Lvs. very small and com- 

 pact, narrow, green broadly margined with white, me- 

 tillica. Lvs. erect-arching, oblong, when young uni- 

 form rich coppery purple, in age dark purple-bronze ; 

 petioles same. F.M. 1872:24. nigro-riibra. Lvs. narrow, 

 linear-lanceolate, dark brown with rosy crimson cen- 

 ters, young often entirely rose. Norwoodi^nsis. Lvs. 

 striped with yellow, green and crimson, last color prin- 

 cipally confined to the margin ; petioles brilliant. Ee- 

 glna, A broad -Ivd. form. Eobinsoni4na, Lvs. long, 

 lanceolate-acuminate, arched, light green, striped with 

 bronze-green and brownish crimson. I.H, 26:342. 

 SoMldii. Lvs. broad, variegated. F.E. 7:961. Sodttii. 

 Lvs. broad, arching, deep green, crimson edged ; said to 

 beahybrid. Yotmgii. Lvs. broad, spreading, when young 

 bright green streaked with deep red and tinged with 

 rose, in age bright bronze. Youngii, var. rdsea, Hort. 

 Green, tinged with pink, white or carmine. Yoiingii, 

 var. &lba, Hort. Variegated with white instead of red. 

 Crosses with Scottii are known as Stricta, Albo-lineata, 

 Mrs. George Pullman, Mrs. Terry; with Norwoodiensis, 

 as Little Gem. 



List of synonyms, unidentified trade names and others : 

 C. angusta, Hort. {C. terminalis var.). Lvs. narrow, arch- 

 ing, diill dark green above, purplish beneath. A slender 

 form.— 0. angustifblia, Kunth = C. stricta.— C aurantlaca, 

 Hort.=? — O. Balmoredna. Hort. Lvs. bronzy, with white and 

 pinkish stripes.— C. Banksii, Hook. Lvs. very long, Unear- 

 lanceolate, 3-5 ft. long, 2-3 in. wide, petioled, green, glaucous 

 beneath: veins conspicuous. G.C. III. 18:6ia.— 0. BerMleyi. 

 Hort.=?— O. GassanbvcE, Hort.=?— C. Chelsoni. Hort. {form 

 of C. terminalis). Lvs. large, glossy dark green, almost black, 

 becoming suffused and edged with crimson. I.H. 19, p. 90.— O. 

 coTnpdcta, Hort. (0. terminahs form). Lvs. recurved, broad, 

 dull green, with bronze and rose stripes in age.— O. Dennisoni, 

 Hort. (C. terminalis form) . Dwarf : lvs. broad, bronzy purple. 



