1630 



SCILLA 



A. Shape of fls. eriiiipuuii/afi-: color 

 blue. III lie - lilac, ruse - pmiile, 

 white, 

 E. Pedicels short: bnlcts lilnur. in 

 pairs; raceme man !i-il'l .: fls. 

 broadlij campainitalc . pro- 

 duced from April !•■ .lane ... 1. SeStallS 

 BE. Pedicels short: hracts i n pa irs. 



scarioas-lnialine 2. puschiiniOldeS 



BBB. Pedicels Ion'./ il-1^.^ in.}: ra- 

 ceme eqailaterol . cnnpact: 

 fls. cylindrical -c(tni pa nahile, 



produced in J/n// ■'•■ Hiapanica 



AA. Shape at lis. saucer - sha ped la 

 op.n-ralale. 

 B. t'alar I'f lis. rase, size saiall. 

 C. .S'l.rc of fls. saiall, color rose- 

 pa rph: r a c e III e d e n s e , 

 .ill~lill-fld .: Irs. I i II e a r, 

 fleshji 4. Numidica 



CC. Size of fls. cenl small (aiir- 

 cii/hlh in. Inaai: raceme 

 de n se : sea pe slender: 



liracis irhitish. miniile 5. CMnensis 



cue. Si:e ,,l fls. lunpr ( ' .. in. in 

 diaiii.j: pu.lieels laii.j. as- 

 e. ndinij or spreiidinp : ra - 



eeine apen. ,J II I If la Se pi . . H . aUtUmiiallS 



EB. Color of fls. blue or'lilac-lilue: 



size laripr ('^-7 lii.). 



C. Paeeiiie rent dense {IllO^I.'i- 



lld.], of first ennieal. Ilien. 



I, ,11, 1, cam pad and brand : 



sea'iH red, list. Mail 7. Peruviana 



CO. Hoe, aieseeeral-ta,„anlt-fld., 

 a/na: fls, laostht distant. 

 V. Lrs. single: raceme alioiit 

 .5-fbl.: J, la n t s ma It. 



^[ai/ 8. monophyllos 



DD. Lrs. in jiairs. e iiciil tale : 

 roeeme ,:-S-fld.. ebrac- 

 teale: perianth blue, red- 

 dish .or leb it i sli . .March. 9. "biSolia 



DDD. Leaers nnn'e than '/. . 



E. JCatiaaC cent b rii a d - 

 I o a e r a tale : b n I b 

 tarite: racnie iiianit- 



fld . i.',ij-jitii\. .\pril..^(^l. Natalensis 



EE. Fatiaa, la rae, hro,i,l 

 |'„-7>2 in.i: marain 

 cilia le-denlieubile: 

 rilCi. mis ma np - flit., 



ii/ieii. J ae/asi 11. hyacinthoides 



EEE. Falial/e I a a e , ,, I n I e , 



F. Xa. of fls. 1-d 12. Sibirica 



FF. y a . a f fls. J-.V . 



JAj rcli in. amoena 



FEE. 3'", -•/■ fls. i:-.:iJ: ra- 

 ef meat first cnieal. 

 lb. n npen 14. Italica 



EFFF. 3y. .if ft s . ..'Il-bll : 

 sea,,rs l-.l: hra.Ps 

 III i n ate , I i 



ichile 



EEEE. Fali.i/p: linear, tbiek, 

 ch a II II e led: raceme 

 n-IO-fId: (Is. fraijrant. 

 April to 2I111J 10. verna 



1. Sestalis, Salisb. [S. ni.lans. Sin. ,'J. noiiscriptn, 

 H..I1'. and Link. S.cerniia, yali.sh.). (_'(ijnioN Blue- 

 bell. Hakebell. Lv.s. 10-18 ill. long, Kin. broad, sub- 

 aoute, cniicave: scape solitary, tall, .stout; raceme 0-1.5- 

 fld.: bracts in pairs: tis. blue, purple, white or pink, 

 droopinf;. April to June. Western Europe, Great Brit- 

 ain. B.M. 1+01.— Aiuoutj tbe garden forms are ilba, 

 white; cserulea, blue ; Ulaclna, lilac-blue; rdsea, ro.se or 

 pink ciilorud; ciSrnua, nodding. This is one of the most 

 beautiful of .Squills, fragrant, thriving be.st in some- 

 what shady and sheltered places. Originally placed in 

 the genus Hyacinthus, on account of the general form 



.\'i. Japonica 



SCILLA 



of the perianth, it wa.s removed to Scilla as having the 

 segments distinct or nearly so, and is now often consid- 

 ered as forming a distinct genus (Agraphis, Link; En- 

 dymion, Duinort), either alone or with other species 

 which connect it with the other Scillas. 



2. puschkinioides, Kegel. Bulb ovate, tunicate: Ivs. 

 radical, 2-4, glabrous, broadly linear, obtuse, 2^4-3 in. 

 long: scape low, glabrous: pedicels erect, strict, short, 

 base bibracteate; bracteoles scarious, hyaline: perianth 

 campanulate, pale blue, middle nerve deeper blue: base 

 of filaments united; anthers linear-oblong; style fili- 

 form. Turkestan. 



3. Hispanica, Mill. {S. campanulata. Ait. S.pdtula, 

 DC). Spanish Jacinth. Bell -flowered SiiuiLL. 

 Lvs. a or 0, glabrous, ascending, lanceolate, X-1 in. 

 broad, subobtuse, convex at back; scape long: raceme 

 equilateral, compact: fls. oylindrical-campanulate; peri- 

 anth usually blue but often becoming rose-purple, or 

 white: pedicels 1-1>2 in. long. May. Spain and Portu- 

 gal. B.M. 1102. — Hardy. Several varieties of it are in tlie 

 trade under the specific name campantilafa ; viz., alba, 

 white; albo-m^ior, large white; camea, flesh-colored; 

 hyacinthoides, hyacinth-like; rosea, rose-colored. Tliis 

 species is worthy of wider acquaintance. The bulbs are 

 cheap and easily obtained in autumn, and if planted 

 then they are sure to bloom the following spring. 



4. Numidica, Foir. ( 6'. /larrifdra, Desf.). Bulb ovoid, 

 1-2 in. thick: lvs. 4-G, fleshy, herbaceous, linear, 6-8 in. 

 long, 13i!-3 lines broad, suberect : scape solitary or 

 paired, %-l ft. high: racemes dense, 30-60-fld.: pedi- 

 cels short, ascending, 3-5 lines long : bracts minute, 

 linear, evanescent: perianth rose-purple, IK lines long: 

 single ovule in each of the ovarian cells: capsule small, 

 globose, grooved. Flowering in winter in its native 

 home, Algeria. 



5. Chin6nsis, Beiith. (Barndrdia scillcAdes, Lindl.). 

 C'HiNESE Squill. Leaves 2 or 3, equaling or exceeding 

 the scape, rather hard, acute, channeled: bulb small, 

 ovate; scape erect, slender, or wand -like: raceme spi- 

 cate, dense, elongated: pedicels short; bracts whitish, 

 minute: perianth rose-colored tipped with green; stigma 

 a mere point. June. China. 13. M. 3788.— Half-hardy. 

 A beautiful species with the dense elongated raceme of 

 rose-colored flowers, worthy of cultivation in any rock 

 garden. 



2273. SciUa Peruviana in lull bloom (X }'i) . 

 --\lso known as Scilla ctliaris. 



0. autumnalis, Ijiiin. A rrniN Squill. Starry Hva 

 uiNTH. Lvs. sev.-ral, obtuse, channeled, half-terete, 

 growing on through the winter and dying away in the 

 spring: scapes several: racemes corymbose, spicate, 

 open ; perianth rose-colored, K in. across. July-Sep- 

 tember. Europe (Great Britain), North Africa. B.M. 

 !)1!). -Hardy. The flowering stems generally precede the 



