S<JT.LA 



h's. but i>L'i'a<i,iually the two (.•oiiu' up together. As tlio 

 tioweriiig advaiin-s, in most i.'ases a tuft" of Ivs. siniilai- 

 to those of ^'. vt'iiKi shoot out by the side of tlie sti-iu 

 for the follow'iuy: year. 



7. Peruviana, Linn. {S. eilii)ris. Hort. ,S'. CInxii. 

 Pari.). t'uBAN Lily. Pekiivian .Iacinth. Hvaoin-i-h 

 OF Peru (onro thought to bo a P.-ruvian plaiifl. Fii^s. 



SCILLA 



1631 





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2274. Scilla Peruv'iana, at the end of its Uovvering season, 



2'273, 2274. Biilh lari^'^. ovate, tunicate : Ivs. many, 

 broad-liiifar. 6-12 m. Inutr: niarij;ins tjiliarnd with mi- 

 nute white bristles, channel. -d : scape r(il.)usr. teriniuatfd 

 by a many-lid. CMnieal. hn>;id and eoiii(.;nn raceme id 

 purple, lilac, reddi.sh or whitish tN.: ds. rotate; corolla 

 persistent; anthers short. May, June. Region of Medi- 

 terranean, not Peru. B.M. 74^1. i-in. 27, p. 288. R.ll. 

 1882, p. 5(.)S.-TheHyaeiuthof Peruisnothardyin Mass. 

 It propagates freely by offsets. It flowers all througii 

 May and -lune and f-.-nns a most attractive object in tiie 

 herbaceous boriln- <_>r lied. .S'. Peru riinin . hrj-wever, ha.s 

 one fault that may tLdI against it in tbe •.•piuion of many 

 cultivators — it nt-ver tiowers two years in sur-cession ; it 

 seems to need a whole year's rest afr^r tlie effort of pro- 

 ducing its laru'r spike of dowers. 



8. monophylJos, Link i .S. iiivin>j<ln'iJUi . Plan. .S'. pu- 

 ii'il'i. Brot. ). Dwarf S(^)rirj,. Leaf solitary, inclosing 

 the base of tbe scape. -2 in. long, }i in. broad, involute, 

 ovate-acuminate, with a ealbius apex, glabrous: scape 

 erect, slender, usually .1-21 )-dd. : pedicels long, ascending, 

 springing from a small sheathing bract: perlantli brigbt 

 lilac, ^-.2 in. across, open, spreading; filaments lilac-blue, 

 dilated at base; anthers erect, blue. IMay. Spain, Portu- 

 gal. B.M. 3023. -Hardy. 



9. bifolla, Linn. Fig. 227.">. Bull) tunicated, nblong- 

 oval: Ivs. 2, seldom 3, cuculUte, 4-8 in. hmg, ^4-^2 in. 

 broad: scape 2-8-fld., ebracteate: tis. stellately rotate; 

 perianth blue, sometimes reddish or whitisb : antbers 

 blue, versatile. March. Native to Europe, Asia Minor. 

 B.M. 74G. — Hardy. Several varieties of this exquisite 

 little plant are in the trade: dlba, wlnte-fld. ; rbsea, 

 pink-fld., etc. Cultivators would do well to ol)tain all 

 the varieties pos.sible; also as maiiv bulhs of this beau- 

 tiful species as they can afford. It is one of the most 

 charming of hardy, early s]>riugdloweriiig plants. 



10. Natal6nsis, Planch. Bulb thick, large, ovoid, sub- 

 globose: Ivs. broadly lanceolate, glabrous, 0-12 in. long, 

 3— i in. broad, ascending: scape erect, terete, .l-P'^ ft. 

 long: raceme dense, simple, elongated, open, many-fl<l. 

 (.50-100): bracts solitary, subulate: fis. pale blue, stel- 

 late, rotate: pedicels long, pale blue. Natal. B.'M. 

 5.379. F.vS. 10:1043. — Suitable for greenhouse culture. 



CO I ti- 



ll is a graceful and elegant species, suitabh^ 

 vation ill [)ols. 



11. hyacinthoides, Linn. ( ,s'. jxirrif/nra. Salisli.}. 

 HvAt.'iNTH S^TiLi.. Lvs. ID-PJ, spreading, I-] b.. ft. hmg, 

 .'■2-1^4 ill- broad, uan-owed at l)Otli ends, niinutely ciliate- 

 denticulate on the margins: scape straight, long: ra- 

 cemes niaiiy-tld., broad, open: iMMljnds long. ]-]'",: in.: 

 bracts wliitish, minulej persisK'ut; ]ieriaii!h bluish 

 lilac, open, campa.nulate. Aug. Region of Mediterranean. 

 B.M. 1141). -Hardy. This species is noted for its ex- 

 treme shyness in flowering. The bulbs are sometinu^s 

 2 in. in (liam., and produei- a profusion of offsets. In 

 Fish's "Bulb Culture" several varieties are nuuitioned : 

 caerulea, tine lihie; alba, flm- white, free-flowering; 

 r6sea, distinct flesh-c<dored ; rubra, deep red, large and 

 flne. 



12. Sibirica, Audr. (S. <t>nn.'ii<i, var. jinm-.r. Don)- 

 SiBEKiAN S(^L'iLL. Fig. 227lh Lvs. 2-4, ascending, nar- 

 row, 4-1) in. long: scapes 1-0, 3-(i in. long: racemes 1-3- 

 Hd. ; fls. rotate, horizontal or drooping, with short pedi- 

 cels; periantli deep blue. March. Russia, Asia Minor. 

 B.M. 1025. Gn. 11, p. 165. P.M. 14:100. L. B.C. 2:151.- 

 Hardy. This plant ought always to have a little shelter. 

 It forms attraidive tufts and has a desirable htibit for rock 

 gardens. Several trade forms exist; viz., alba, multi- 

 ilora, pallida. 



13. amoena, Linn. Star Hyacinth. Fig. 2277. Lvs. 

 4-7, fla.:'cid, ascending, glabrous, 0-0 in, long, 'n-r';; i"- 

 lu-oad: scaj'es several, equaling the lvs.: racemes sev- 

 era.l-H^l., i-'6. oi'en; ds. distant, i^--''^ in. in diain., blue: 

 jiedicels ascending or spreading. March. Austria, 

 (.-i-ermany. B.M. 341. — Hardy, ll grows luxuriantly, 

 several flowering stems being fi.iund on the same plant. 



14. Italica, Linu. Italian Sc^uill. Bulbs ovate, 

 clustered together: lvs. radical, several, tlaccid, spread- 

 ing, lani'eolate, acute, 4-8 in. long, ^ij-i^ in. broad : scajie 

 solitary, slen(b.-'r, longer than the lvs.: raceme densi-, 

 niau\"-fld.: pedictds liliform. sprc-'ading; bracts in pairs: 

 fls. fragrant, smelling like lilac, ]>ale blue : ])erianth 

 ndate, blue; segments puberulous at apex; fliamenfs 

 white: anthers sagittate, dai'k blue. March-Mav. B.M. 

 iUi3. L.B.C. 15:1483. -Hardy. This planthas less'brilliant 

 flowers than either ^'. Sibiricd or ^'. hi folia , but aliun- 

 dantly compensates for the jKileness of its bine by the 

 fnhiess and the sweetness of its fragrance. It is also 

 taller than eitlier of the others. 



b". Japbnica, Baker {OniitliniiaJiiw Jdp'Uiicitni , 



^Tliuul). Bin-iKi nliii Ja foiiira , Schultes, f. ). Japanese 



'.Jacinth. Bulb ovoid, y-12 lines thick: lvs. 2-3, flesby. 



herbaceous, G-12 in. long, 4^1^) lines broad, acute: 



scapes 1-3, strict, erect: raceme 20-GO-fld.: pedicels 



2275. Scilla bdolia ' 



^J. 



ascending: bracts minute, linear, white: perianth iK- 

 lines long, rose-purple : cajisnle turl.dnate, trisulcate, 

 2^--3 lines long; ovules solitary in each ovarian locule. 

 Japan. 



10. v6rna, Huds. Sea Onion. Spring Squill. A 

 delicate little plant, with a small bulb and narrow- 

 linear Ivs. 2—4 in. long: scape seldom in. long, with 



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