SONERILA 



fibrous peat and clu.pped sph:ii,^num, sprinkled with 

 sand and inter^persrd with hits uf eharcoah The phmt.s 

 shuuKl have a partially shaded position, and should 

 never he syringed. Ni.n-er allow water to rruiain on the 

 leaves. The species seed freely. Tho varieties are 

 propagated hy division. vx- -.r 



Sonerilas thrive best in a (dose and uioisturedadm 

 atmosphere with just enuugti Vfutilation to keep tlicni 

 from molting or deeayiug. A temperature of not less 

 than 75^ suits them best. Cuttings of wtdl-riin-ni'd 

 growth are placed under a glass case or lM!bi,dass in ii 

 bottom heat of 70-80°. Care must be taken everv morn- 

 ing to allow the drops of condensation whicii gather on 

 the glass to dissipate. For poiting material'use tine- 

 screened leaf-mold^ with plenty of silver sand inter- 

 mixed and a little tinely chopped fresh sphagnum 

 on the top of the pots or pans. These plants" 

 have shallow roots, and require plenty of 

 drainage, consisting r.f fine broken potsherds 

 mixed with either rharcoal or finely ground 



SONERILA 



1683 







I>. CnJornfn.rrrs ,1a rk jut rp'h' : 

 Irs. rnr.'rr</ u-,lh short, 



d<irl: jinrph: Ixi'trs 4. orlentalls 



.n. Color of urrrry. <,rrr>,: Irs. 



<llou<luh(r-pnh.-srr,<t. the 



pnhrsrrnrr uo/ /nn-p/isl. 



E. Lrs. n-i/h II .hirk qrr,',! 



(/rnnu<K oinl /uurrf-Uh-r 



spots of rr,jn/or si^r 



Olid o rro}ujrNn'i>f ,. margaritacea 



EE. Lrs. iri/ll a ilork q rrru 

 i/rouH'J, <nn] irr<\in!or 

 iiillit -co/oni! h/ofcJn's 



hrtivvrn i],,' reins 0, Hendeisoni 



EEE. Li:s. silrrr/i, cni/f ihc 



nvrrvs dork ijn'<:ti 7. argentea 



1. speciosa, Zenker. This is practically tlie 

 only sjieeies .-ult. for its liowers : height"! ft.: 





2345. Solidaeo Canadensis. 



'^347, Solidag'o rugosa. 



soft-coal clinkers. When the [ilants have made their 

 full growth (whicli they do if started at the proper time 

 in early spring) they start into tlower. At this time 

 the plants should be hardened off by gradually with- 

 holding water, and they should also be kept a little 

 cooler. When fully ripened they may be cut back in 

 order to furnish material for cuttings. Keep the old 

 stools a little warmer and they will gradually start into 

 new growth again. These plants make choice decorative 

 plants in pans or even in wire baskets and can be used 

 for choice table or mantel decorations. 



H. A. SlEnREOHT. 

 INDEX. 



argentea, 7. Mamei, 6. iiicta, ri, 4. 



gxittulata-, 4. rnar£:aritaf'e:i., 5. imnrtata, 4. 



Hender>;oHi 6. orient alls, 4. speciosa, 1. 

 maculata, 2. 



A. Foliarie not varifr/nted 1 . speciosa 



AA. Folidiie variei/(if':d . 



B. C'lh/x has rothr r long and s/iorse 



ghi odnjnr Jioirs 2. maculata 



BB. C'lhi.r .jloLroHs nr ra re i if <lo(h^d- 

 sra rfji . 

 C. No. of iirrrrs ?': iHarf/iii of Irs. 



mi. nut I I If serrate :i. picta 



CC. No. of iif^rrrs 9 or 7: morgin 'd' 

 I vs. Hliorplij (Did pronii ncnthj 

 Scrrotr . 



Ivs. opposite, cordate-ovate, green above, sometimes 

 crimson beneath, mostly 7-9-nerved: lis. purple or rose, 

 4-14 in a cluster, 1 in. across. India. B.M. 502G; 4978 

 (^. I'h'.jan^). F.S. 2;!:2442. 



2. maculata, Roxb. This differs from the other spe- 

 cies here described in having Ivs. of um-.jual sizes. 

 The larger one of each pair maybe M-.l in. long; The 

 smaller a half or third as long: Ivs. ovat-' or obJon;^, 

 unequal at the base, minutely denticulate. 0-11-nerved; 

 tls. violet. India. R.H. 1865, p. 91, is too poor to deter- 

 niine.— Probably not in cult. 



:i. picta, Korth. Erect or ascending, with scurfy or 

 pnlteruhnis branches : Ivs. slmrt-petioled, Itroadly lan- 

 ceolate, wedge-sha]'ed at the base, minutely serrate. 7- 

 nerved, lined with white along the primary nerves: tls. 

 rosy. Sumatra. "*S'. jjicta of the trade is probably ^'. 

 orientalis, var. picta. 



4. orientalis; Linden. The botanical status of tliis 

 naiue is doui.itful. in horticulture it applies to a gronp 

 of varieties sent out by Wm. Bull in 1891. and remark- 

 able for two novel features: some of the varieties have 

 dark purple or bronzy colors; others are peppered all 

 over with an infinite number of small, light-colored 

 dots. All have dark purple nerves. In I.H. 37:113 the 

 Ivs. are shown as ovate, acuminate, more or less cor- 

 date and unequal at the base, with 9 or 10 nerves, en- 

 tire: color of fls. not recorded. Habitat not stated. The 

 typical form is said to have bronzy Ivs. with an ama- 

 ranth reverse. Var. g"uttulata has green Ivs. peppered 



