RICH AR 1)1 A 



raCHAKDlA 



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21-'7. 1'>1;m1.' ;ll..,ut- TwicT :iv l>il 

 tllr ;11M'X. rm'(lal.'-.sa;;ilt;ilc- at ll 



^I'atlii:'^ \-ar_\-iii,L;- i^rcally in si/a 

 \\ llile. ria-aliiy insidr at liu-iia.- 



as ^\ iilr, c.Misjiidate at 

 lasp. la.tli Iravtis ami 

 -jiatlir :;-lii ill. |,,,m-. 



Ilarili^- (iinwaiais and 



an-. Ill 



i^'T' 



lln 



liarrnwiin;- to a c-nspidali.' tip. S. Africa. B.il.biri. (in. 

 o:::n,-i4. -Fray-rant. S|„ii-t^ v, iili .I.Mililr and tl-i]>le sjialln-s 

 ot't<.-u UL-L-U1-. A.F. j:b.l. (in. 4ii, p. -1-17. i-iee Fig. IIILHI. 



^"ar. nana compacta, >Ioi-f. ( /,'. ii,)iia •yim i,:'u:t'i , 

 H.M-t.). Li'i'Tia-i liEM. Fit;. -i:;n. Likv the tvia-. but 

 oiil.v rj-l(i in. lii-li: spatlifs :;— 1 in. Ic.ui;. Vai-.'Devoni- 

 6nsis, H..i-t. I A'. /I, ,--.„/, •„.k;..-, Hc.rt.lT Dwarf; freer 

 blniniiev than Litlh- (ii-ni. and nn-rn fragrant. 



Them are nnin.v f mnis nf tin- I'alla Lily in niltivatioil, 

 a number uf wliieli have reeei\-ed Latin names. Seme 

 of these hortioultural names are: oandidissima, spathe 

 lar.ge, ]iure -n-hite: g-ig-antea, plant very lar-.-; Gode- 

 freyana, dwarf, v.hite: grandiSlora, spathe large. 



Pentlandii, Whyte. Ere.-t perennial: Ivs. ovate-eor- 

 d;de, :n-niniii;ite - i-ainlate. w-itli an nia-n sinus. l,as;d 

 Inlies ninnded: luidrdi thirk: spatlie giddrii V(-llow-. 

 brieidly trunipet-sliaped. its lnw(u- niaruins eunxnlnti- 

 one third, flaring :d>'p\-(:-. the sidnilaTc tip abruptly ri-- 

 curved, margins recurved, sli^hllv warty and with :i 

 black-purple bhiteli at tin- base williin. AasutnhuMl, S. 

 Afr. B.JI. 7:;y7, -Hunker w-ritcs i in P,.3I. 7:!:I7| th:it 

 "It. PcnthiiiiUi is runek the laruestdea\-ed s)M-cies. .ami 

 is the only one with a deeply ganilioge yellow s|>athe 

 within, -which is much the largest ;uid broadest of any." 

 First flowered in lb'J2 by E.^Whyte, Pentlalid Hoiise 

 (Lee, England). 



CO. B.ise ffthf haf-hliuh' Imxfufc. 

 hastata. Hook. f. (7.'. Lufiri'irJiei. N. E. Br.). Pride 



OF THE ("NO... YelL.iW (.'aLLA. Petloli-s I .rlstly beloW" : 



bhnles dull green, hastate-ovate, twice longer than wide, 

 rather flaccid, 8-16 in. long, cuspidate at the apex, basal 

 lobes separated by a narrow sinus: spathe cup-shaped, 

 ~) in. long (with a tail 1 in. loni.'). greenish vellow, the 



2128. Richardia albo-maculata ('^ l-.'.L 



tip erect, bhe-k-iiurple at the base within, the 

 nerves nsiiallv rather pironiiueut ab.-.v.-. P..1M. 

 Gn, 18:2(12. 

 li. Adhntu. Hort. IjeichtUn. .Strong-growing, with Ivs 



atf^ral 



.31 7(.;. 



S, .\fr. |iisii-il,i 

 psiis, Thci-.- ai-,> livl.i-i.ls 

 k-ba, S.-linll, Lc-it-l.la.l,. 



.;llll^' white Willi .a i.iack nr 

 .1 l.v -Ma.x Lcichtlin ((ieruia 

 (Ins and K. Klli..l tiana.— J,' « 

 istate, iiarr.iw, the bic-.-d l.il. 



2129. Calla with double spathe ( < '^i'). 



fourth the length of the apical one, 20 in. long. 3 in. wi.le at the 

 base: peduncle 4-4^2 ft. loiiK. Aiigolu. — R. uiirata. Hurt., said 

 te lie a hybrid of hustata and albo-maciil.ata, but better regarded 

 as a v.-ii-iety of hastata: leaves spotted; spathes large, .vellow. 

 Sai.l t.. he a hybri.l of R. albo-maculata .wd R. hastata.— "/f. 

 snffii^it . A distiii.:-t dwarf-habited plant with a creamy white 

 spathi., the base in the inside of .'i rich viol.-t-].nri.l.- --Ici.Ie. It 

 is app.-irently a plant of good coiistitnti.ni." (.n. .'.,'., p. :d7. 



.J-u;ed (j. Smith. 



CiiUur,: of CaJIax.-BicJianli,! Afri^-aiia has been 

 known for gemu-;iti(uis as the f'ldhi Lil)'. Though often 

 ,gr..iv-n as :( window iilant. it is ver>- unsuitable ami sel- 

 dom bhii.ms under Iniu.s... tre;dment. "\Mien grown for 

 winter flowers, it is cust-.mary t.i give the roots a rest 

 during sunimer time. They nniy be drie.I and stored if 

 necessary. It is in this c.ui.litieu tlmt we get Cali- 

 fornian C'allas. If is the o).ini.,n of the writer that 

 snmnter-restin.g w<.nid be tin- best treatment for those 

 grown as house ]-.hiu(s. ;ts w.ll lo-.ovu ilried ror.ts are 

 nn.re likely to blnom. But rest nnist be enforced, f..r 

 L'allas will gr.;.w all the y.-ar rnnnd, incre;isiug in size 

 and numbers when ydanle.l ..ut. We ahv:iys get tlie 

 largest blooms from sunnnir-i:-rowu plants. They are 



taken up in the autumn, giv.-n g 1 l..ani and plenty of 



root-room, with a liberal allowance of litiuid fertilizer 



when well established. They thrive best under g 1 



light, and in a minimum temperature of d')^ . 



There are several varieties. ;dl diifering only in size. 

 from those which grow six fe.-t x<> "Little (Toin " — cme 

 foot. 8ome are said to lie more odorcuis (h.-m others, 

 though all are fragrant. Besides being invaluable pot- 

 jdants, they can be used with g.iod effect in indoor 

 \viuter .gardens, gr.oving luxuriantly wlnn p:(rtly sub- 

 merged: and also in "b..g" gardens, and nn thenuirgins 

 of ponds, to give subtro]iical effects. 



}i. EUioifl'ina ^ although intrnduced f.. i-ultl\'ati..u 

 tib.-.ttt ten years ago, is yet rare. It is nudoulitedly an 

 acquisition. It is a S.iutli African sp.e./ies. ai.'.ut whi.-b 

 w^e know eomparativel\- little. I-h-nm what s.-raps of in- 

 fitrmafion -\ve have g;ithi-re.l reg;irdii-ig it fr.>ni time to 

 time, we c..nclu.b- it is r;irher an upland sp.-cies, and 

 our experience with it w-<.uld indicate that frost imiy 

 occasionally visit its habitat, or ;it h-;ist that it will 

 endure a lower t(^m]ier;dure tlnni liirlun-'lui Ji'n'ruun. 

 and succeed. \\'heii intrndu.-.-.l. we tht.ught it difli- 

 cult to grnw. It w;rs hrst grewn in this i-.uintry by 

 "\Villi;im Rnliinsim, gar.b-uer to F. L. Anies. X'ortii 

 Easton, ihiss.. Mr. Harris, gar.b-uer to H. H. Hunne- 

 w-ell. Welh-slev. 3I;iss.. :ind Mr. .Joseph Tailhv. of 

 AV.-Ih.sh-y. The hist nanie.l is a commercial gr.'.wer, 

 who h.oked n)..iu his inipcu-tafion as :in investnient. 

 The bnliis (conns or roots) were exfiensive, — a guinea 



