SCIADOPITVS 



SOIL LA 



U)2d 



Hkf ; llie upper oiU's. rrowdiMl al tin- aj^ex uf thr slioot, 

 bear iu their axils iiiTill(--like l\ s, i>r aiM'tln'r kind, 

 which, howfvt-r. arr i.-' ni-idrred liy >umic l.uTaiiists Ti> 

 l.e k-af-likc shoots, oi- rla(lo|ih\iki." but litirar ami coii- 

 luUe in :^'>. whiU.- orlui-^ lirli..-vr thnu to i.-nn^isT of 

 two connate h s. corrt-spouiliui,^ \\ ith tlu- 1 1 .-cliisti'i-s in 

 I'mu-;. Their uiorphi_>liii;i..-al vtnii'tnir iiojiit v h>\vanl-; 

 the lirst exp hi nation, wliilc iln/y ;irf 1\>, iti rr,i;-aril ti.) 

 thfir physioht^iral function. V\s. iiioinrriiuis ; ike 

 staniinatr ovak coii-;i.sTiiii;- o|' spirally (li>pos,Ml l!m_-( U.mI 

 anthers ami ap|ieai"ini;' in (h'nsf rlnsti'rs at thr rnd.s of 

 the -hoot^: tkc pi~titlair arr ~olJrary ;a tlir i-ials of llie 

 .-.liL'uts and Cfjnsist ot' luinierous s[)iraM\' arrani;iil si-ah-s 

 subtendei-I by a small brai't am I l-c.-iriim 7-*J wvuk'-- : ^'oue 

 oblonij-ovate, woody, the bracr^ roiniatr.wiTli tlic broadly 

 orbicular, thick scales, spreading' at tin- maraio; seed- 

 oval, coiniires-ed. with narrow ^Nin^r, omai'i^inari' at ike 

 a]iex. Tin* wikmI is nearly white, very stroui:" and siraiu,lit- 

 i^-rained. 



verticillata. Sieb. Oc Zncc Umdrelt-a Pine. Fii;'. 2".^71. 

 2'2~'2. Tree, attainini.;- biii ft., with a-eond iiil;- l)ranches 

 forniiug a narrow jiyramiikd. i-nmpart koad, in old age 

 loose and with pendulous br;inidirs: scaledike Ivs. dark 

 brown. ^6 in. hmg: needles ITi-Oo in each whork lim.air, 

 stiff, obttise. deeply furrowed on both sides, dark green 

 and glossy above with a white line beneath, 3-6 in. long; 



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2272. Umbrella Pine — bci^dopitys verticillata I trimmed). 



cone 3-5 in. long, r»\-are-olilr'nu': .^oe<"l ^.j in. ]nnu-; fotvle- 

 dons 2. -Japan. S.Z. 2 :]ol, lli2. F.S. H:14s.'.. U.^'l. i-lT. 

 •■'■■2. p. lifl; -37, p. 4:;7. :Mn. 4. p. ].'4. (.rrii;. l:!',",. iln. 

 2S. p. 204. 20.5; 38, p. 4!io. K.H. I>s4, p. HI, IT.-Thpre 

 is a dtvarf var. and a v;ir. \\"itii varit^^ateil t'i>liai;i-. Initli 

 introduced from .Japan. Alfeed Rehdek. 



SClLLA (the old Ureck name used by Hippocrates ; 

 / //'i"/-t-, accordim,' ti> ]\iiller, alluding to the poisonous 

 Ijulljs). Liliacfif. SuriijL. "Wied Hy.\cin'th. Blue- 

 BELE. About 80 spech-s of perennial bulbous jdants, 

 widely distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa in tem- 

 perate districts. They are remarkable for easy culture, 

 quick growth and l.ieautiful Idue, rose or wliite howers, 

 blooming early iu the spring (some in autuiun), and 

 therefore, de.s'irable plants for the wild garden, rock 

 garden, or border. Some are stove plants. Some of the 

 South African forms have handsome siuitted foliage. 



Genericallv, the .Squills are distinguished as follows: 

 Bulb tunicat'ed, large or small : Ivs. radical, 1-several in 

 number, linear, lorifonn, lanceolate, oblong or nearly 

 ovate, in S'-illa auiummilis appearing after the flow- 

 ers; scape 1-several, simple, leafless: Hs. in racemes. 



\vliirh :M-r sc^-i-ral- to m:my-tld,. open, cimqiai't or spi- 

 c;iii': tiraets sni;dl, sometimes lninllt(^ li\"aline: pedicels 

 sImo'I (ir long, smiietimes tiliforni: ris. small m- middle- 

 sized I I in. ;ieriiss ) , segmeiil s ,,t |M-.ri;iiitli disl (net. pcri- 



aurll l.dui'. p<tn;cl;ilU-l>loe. l-UNt-c,di,|',.d Ml' wliill-h, i.piii 

 rdtare, i\\ lindiJeal-caiiipanulatL', "l M|>eii i-alii|i;utulate, 

 >i'giMcnt,- piTsNtrnt f'lV sDiiie time: stamen^ tl, aili.xed 

 at liase ur brl.jw flje middb- of liir sigiiirnts: aldliers 

 (.vate (ir "lilclii;-. drliisring loiiuiliidiiially. iiitroi's,; ; 

 ti\'ai'y scssilr, .sti-iiia .small cai>lT:iir: i.)\-uli-s 2 in f;ie!] 

 Incnie, randy 8-10, asrcndim;-: eiqjsule gloljcse: seeds 

 1-2 in i-irh ",.ell. rar.ly nmre; te>t:i Mark. ;q'|ire-srd; 

 eiidu'Vii small in ;dbiniien. The gi-jius is dislingiiished 

 fr"iiiV'/)M7/.M.;. /////// .dii.-Hy by the r..\<n- ft the H.iwi-rs 

 and decidumis ]irriaiilli, f rmn y///0''// jy/// ^/,s' Ijy the seg- 

 UH-nts di^tinet fl'om tie- li;ise or very nearly sn. (ireat 



l-friraiu jiosm-ssi-s thrr,- s; ic-s of Snlhi. 'S. rf,-n<i. S. 



u nl/f in III/ lis and .s', iiiilifiis. \chile tl(M'many lias, in ad- 

 diti.in tn :S'. II 111 mil nulls, three others, viz.. .S. alinniu, 

 S. I,il\,li,i and «. fliilii.-ii. 



Aiti'Om' the earh" fli>\\-ers there are none more v;ilu;dile- 

 tiKMl tin- Srillas." Thev varv r.nisid.-rabl V in form of 

 flower ;ind foliaii-e. iind alllion^-h ty|dcally the\- have 

 blue or lilue-|iurple llov,-ers, mo^r, if' nrd all of tiie spe- 

 cies in etiltivatiou lia^'e white and red-]ittriili' forms. 

 Srillii sn/irir-'i and .s'. Iilfi.lia ;ire thr earliest to 

 flower, and ot tln-so finans the Asia I\finor or Taurian 

 forms are in advance. Tin- form of .S. Siliirini known 

 as iniilliflfii-'l is nearly ov.-r Ijotore the usual typo be- 

 gins to expand. Thero is also somotimes eulfi^'ated in 

 the garden a ph-.isiim- white Scilla. with h yieintli-liko 

 flowers, known to the trade as :S'. iniiuiiii. But Ihese 

 white forms are nio-tly iMplities ; the ehVr-tive ones are the 

 blue-flowering kinds, (.'ceasicuud InJulds between .'Scil- 

 las and t'hionoiloxas are met with' ( see ]i. ;;ii"i. ('In- 

 liiivsrilhi All> III i.~ tlio acco|.ted name for a natural liv- 

 brid belweeu Cliioiioihirii LiiviUUi: :iieJ Hrill.l liifolin. 

 tir-i oOtainod liy .Mr. Alien, .d' Skepfon. ^lallnt. in IMH. 



Xfim". of tho liardy Si|Uills require special ciilttire, and 

 if jdaide'l where th^-y i-jvi la-main iindisturiiod for a 

 series of ye;irs. thov sokh.nii di^iqqioilit i.ine if llie soil is 

 oei-iisioiiallv elira-liod l,v t,jp-dressiim-s of manure, etc. 

 Tlu- bull.s Should bo pla'nted as (-arly as llo^-illle in au- 

 tumn. The A-nrieti(-s ma>' be imua-iesed by otTsets taken 

 afti-r tho foliai^'e has matnrod. l-^u' tie- Cool i:rcenhons,- 

 (U- coiisorvatory, iiuiriy of the Seitlas aro idoal subjoets. 

 For this rnlture, .1 or il bulbs m;iy bo imt in a ."-in. ]iOt 

 ami tlio ve^-o! a ft^/rwards tr:iii~ferrrd to a rold(i-ame 

 and coverod until growth roniuienrrs. Tji to this perioil 

 very little wtiter will be ro.piifod. but as the tlover- 

 elnster :ippo;irs tie- qimntily slmnld bo increased tmd 

 the I'Ots transl'eri-od to the i;reonliouse. giving' thom a 

 position near the o|ass. Tie- foliiege matured, the Ijtilbs 

 mav be shaken out (d' tlie s--il ami siored. 



trghifii ,SV,7/./. formerly called Srilhi mn ril i mu . 

 needs to Ije mentionod in this eounerlion on :e-eotiut of 

 its yielding :i nmdieiue lor many rontui-ios hold in 

 estoom. _Vlnio,>t oveiw" enn- is fjuniliar with syrti}> of 

 S-|uills. nml h:is olifaim.-d roliof from i|s uso in severe 

 -/olds. J'he soale.^ ot the bulb rontain muoihm-o, sinks- 

 triti. sugtir and rryst.als ot caleium oxalate I stated by 

 botanists toward oti' -miiN): the le-livi- ]ii-iiiei]des aro 

 scillipierin. srilliloxin tied si-illin (the hittor lu-odueing 

 numbness, vomitino, oti-. l. S--illa bulbs ,,r roots should 

 nevi-r bo uso.l unloss ttmlor ].roiier direeti-.ii. as, in llieir 

 fr.-.-h st:ite they are exrremely acrid, and miglit iirt.vi- 

 darm'erous. 



The tnnle namos are consider;ilily eonfusod. :\r:iny of 

 the so-r;dlod hortirultural spo.-ies ami races m;iy l.ie 

 united tis nn-re varieties of spocies. that have been de- 

 flnod botauietdly. The folhiwina' nane^s are believed to 

 ineliide till those in the American trtide. but other spe- 

 cies are krn.iwui to faiu-iors. 



IXIiEX. 



rimo-na, i::, hyte-iiithoides, 11, 3. j-ar' i77..,-n, 4, 11. 



tmtmiiiialis. 6. Ttalira, 14. palnln . :i. 



bifoli.-i, !l. Jatieuieti, l.'i. Pernviaiui, / , 



caiiij'iiiiiilata, ::. iiwimphplla. 8. privcoj. 12. 



ccriu'a. 1. nionophyllos, S. piiiiiihi, ^. 



Cliiiieiisis. .5. Natalensis, Ity piischkinioides, 2. 



cHiaris, 7. noii.tcriptit, 1. s<'illi'<iil''s. .'). 



Chisli,!. Nmiiidica, 4. Sibirirti, 12. 



fest.'dis. 1. nutans, 1. veriiii, 10. 

 Hispanic.%, 3. 



