SOPHORA 



n narrow hoad : Ivs. -t-i; in. loui:-: Ift^. 7-li, t'Ui|itir nr 

 iilioviitf-oliloiii: to oblou:;, r.iuiuU-a or emarmnalr at tlic' 

 apex, ouueali- at tho Ijaso. silkv-pulie^-.a.ut wlii-ii vomii;. 

 .lark yrll.iwi^li ur,.;,„ al.ox,', l-2'._, in. Ion-: ri^.'violrt- 

 bliK', tin- ^lan.larn niarkr.l noar the ba-^o «ilU a fow 





SORBARIA 



1C85 



•ft 





2349. Sophora Japonica, var. pendula, in summer. 



dark sp.it-;, very fraerant. about 1 iti. Ions, in .-ine-sided 

 raceme^ 2-.'! in. bnii,': i..i.l white-tomentose, terete, 

 1-7 in. l.mi:-, ';--'4 in. tlii.'k ; seed briglit '.rarlet. Spring. 

 Texas to New Mexico, s.s. :!:rjl. R.?T. Is.'i4:2ill. — On 

 account ot' its handsome fraurant fls. to be rrcnnuended 

 for planting south. 



AA. F!.<. inll'-^ir. hi nrilhrni raceiiifx: Irs. tvt nrretn . 

 {A'.hr,:n]sl::., 

 E. r^"! J-H-:iifi,,l: fis. uluritt v., in. Ion,/. 

 4. tetraptera. Ait. Slirnb or small tn-e. Hb. rarely 

 40 ft. hii'h. with ~leu.lfr -preadinir brancln-^: Ifl-. vei\ 

 numerous, alni.,.st se-^ile. obovate to linear. .blont:. 

 silky-pubf-./ent beneath; ti-. in 2-S-fld. ra.eni.--. pen- 

 dulou-. Lib.xit p.-. in. bmi:: i....! 4-win:.'e.l. 7 in. lont'. 

 SpriniT. New Zealan.i. L.nal Howe Ivlan.l, ,Tn;in Fer- 

 nandez. Chile. — The f..|l..winL;' varieties an- in cultiva- 

 tion: Var. grandiilora, H.H.k. f. i £:hr,!ril-<!ii iir.null- 

 lluni. ,S;disb.l. Lfts. line:ir-.ibl.,n-. :,b.-.nt 1 in. i..ni.'. in 

 lf-2.'. pair-.: fls. 1-. in. I..11-: stamhir.l slcrfor than 

 wins:^. B.3I.lb7. ft.C. 1 1, o :7l::1. bin. 24. ji. 211. L.B.b'. 

 12:nb2, Var. microphylla. Hook. f. i .v.i/.7oo-.i min;,- 



pJlfllhl. Ait. EiJil'ii rilxni M.trinlhiri,,,! . I'urt. 1. Lft-. 



orViicular-ob.ovate to br.ia.Uy oblons-, usualh- .-nuiririinite. 

 ^4-^-2 in. lon.e: fls. about ] b, in. lonu^: stan.lard :ibijut a^ 

 h.nir as wint's. B.IM. 1442. :17:;.'. "Gn. 24. p. 211. Gn. 

 12:^7 also seems to liehamr her.-. 



EB. Pod not iviio/.il: fls. '■_,-! /'a. ;..)(</. 



.5, macrocarpa, Smith { EihriinL^tn C'lul.'usi.^. :\Iiersl. 

 Shrub, or smal] tree, w-ith the y..un:r branchhts .l.-nsely 

 foment. .se: lfts. in 10-20p:nr-. elliptic ..r ..bovate obtuse, 

 silky-pubescent heneath, b,-l in. lonir: rN. ;\i-l in. lon^'. 

 in sh.-rt racemes; stan.lar.l as lon^.' a^ winLTs: p....! 

 tereti-. n.-.t winge.l. 1-4-see.led. bhile! L.B.C. 12:112'. 

 B.R. 21;179S. 



,^. afrnn's, Torr. Sc Gray. Small, der-iiluous rnund-heade.l 

 tree, 20 ft, hif^'h: lfts. i:>-10, elliptic-ovate, nearly glabrous, 

 1-1^2 in. long: tls. white, tini,'ed rose, ^,j iu. lon:^', in slender, 

 axillary racemes: pod terete, blact, ^.n-:^ in, L.ni;. Spring, 

 Ark,, Tex, S,S, 3:122. ~.S. a!'>//ccuri'nde.s, Linn. iir;iyish pubes- 

 cent nndershmb, with npri^dit, vlrgate bran.-li.-s: ]\-.;. G in, 

 long, with l,]-25 oblong lfts,: tis. yellow: ra.-.-aies .l.iise, ter- 

 minal, about 6 in. long: pod terete, 6-12-seeile.l- W, .Avia t.-. 

 Himalayas. Half-hardv,— .S, air.'itrali.s, Linn. = Bapri^i;. aii.-- 

 tralis, — .<, Chhiensis. Hort, Allied to S, .Japoai.ci, Lfts. 11-17, 

 orate to ovate-oblong, pubescent beneath, "bi-1 in, l.tng: tl<. 

 pale pink, Prohablv from China.— 5. chnis'>!>}t{i!la. Seem. 

 (Edwardsia chrysophylla, Salish.l. Allie.l to S. telraptera: 

 pubescence more gol.ien yelb'w: lfts. 1.-.-10, oliov:iTe. small: 

 lis. smaller: standanl shorter than wings. Sandwich Islands. 



IvK, !l:7:;S.-.s. A"..;..(;,.oc., ll.,i-l. Siaiil;.r 1 ., ,^ ,I:ip..oi.-a ■ Ifis 

 usa;dbN 11, li.i..'e..l:Oe, .l;.rk -.-.-.■n ;,b,.v.. p;,l.. :,,i.l ,.ppiv.s,„l 

 pub, '.K.,, an beue:nli. 1-]'., in. I..n^: tl,, whin,, l'r..l.:ii.lv li-.,iii 

 .■.■u frill .,r .■ast.aai .\siii.-.v. In,,,, iitoxo . Lniii, 1 •ill i.s..,.nt 'shrub 

 Ivs, i;-Pi ill. I. .11-: Ifw. p-.-lll, ,,val to III. I. .11-, ., tills.,, 1-p' iu 

 b.lu;: lK.\.lli.w, iu l.uiiiiiinl, i;-l--iii.l.iu^ r:i. .■iiip-, ■ jiod Hi in 

 Ion-, s. siiii..., W. Iii.iiii I;,M. :;:;.in. N,,i Imvily u,irtli.-,s 

 '""o'i'.'.v", Ibirt., is siiiiiliir I,, s. ,k'i]...inr;i, but iui]i.-r]...alv 



kl|..^VIl: iris, l,i--l, nviil I.. . ibl. ,11 -, ].ub. s.-ruf benca I ll , al i. .li'l 

 liu.li.ii-. Pr.ilialil.v to. Ill .\sia.-.s. ,-;„l,,,;;i . Tlnvaif, is a 

 sliriii.li,\ .«]..-. ■i,,s fi',.iii ( i,,» I, .11, uot iu .■nlfivaliou, but unili-r tli.- 

 same uiiiii.' :in..ili.'r iiiiii-rb-.a ly know ii sii.,,,i,.s, i.n.l.ul.lv fr..iii 

 CliiiKi. is .-ult. ll li:is l.-.-lT ol,l..nu, a.Mil.. Ifls., s,,;iriu-lv i.u- 

 bcsi'cnt al...ve, densely bcueafh, :iuil ]ial., vi..l,,t How.-rs, 



A i.iu;i;i. RElti.EK. 



SOPHEO-CATTLEYA. (ir.dii.l hvbri.ls between Soph- 

 ronitis :iud C;ittk-y:i. lillh' known in Anicriiai. 



SOPHEO-L.ffiLIA. ih-chid hybri.ls betwe.-n Sophro- 

 nitis :inil La.dia ii..r ;i.lv..rti-e.l iu Ani.aaiain trade cata- 

 lo^n.■s. 



SOPHRONiTIS iiireek, moiUsft. C),T/,,-,7,-„,„r, A 

 .nenns of ab.iut 4 species cultivated on ;iccouut of 

 th.ir neat habit anil brilliantlv colored llowers: pseudo- 

 bulbs small, witli 1 or r:ire'lv 2 Miiall Hat Ivs,: Hs. 

 from the to|. of the i.s.-mlobulbs, bri-htly lailoreil ; se- 

 pals :in.l petals ii.-atl\ eipial, spreadin-; labellum with 

 ;i broad middle h.bo :ind small erect sid.. h.bes, the base 

 leadiniz' irito a i';i\-iTy in the wall of The loary; c.ilumn 

 short, the sii^-niaiic surf;ic.- ci>\"erin- 2 win--like jiro- 

 .iections at its sumniit ; p.,llniia ,s. This -onus is closeh' 

 rehite.l to Lrelia, Cattb-ya, etc, 



Tliese [.dauts, and :ils,, Sophro-C:ittb.yas an.l Si.phro- 

 L;eli;ts. thrive in the tenii.erature ...f the (.'attleya house. 

 In gr.twing season, j^i\'e a moderate suiipl>'<tf water and 

 plenty of fresh air. Rest them at :iil°-:"i:i°, and water 

 sutliciently to keel* them from shrivelin-. Grow them 

 in shall. .«- pots with i.lenty ..f .haiinai;.-, an.l a thin 

 htycn- ...f tine turfy fern r.....t, usini^^ no spha-ntmi, 



grandiflora, Lindl. i ,s', cccibou, R.-i.dib, f . b Pseud..- 

 l.uil.s clustered; Ivs. :ib,.ut 2 in. b.n-, .dlii.tic; tls, soli- 

 tary, on short i..'.lnnrl.'s, lb;-4 in, across, brilliant 

 scarl.d, ..fteu with ;i sba.le of oraiiLo.a with an ortintce 

 lab.dluin; sepals oblon--Ianreolate ; |i.d:iK l.roiidly ellip- 

 ii..; hdiellum narrow, with folded sides. Flowers dtir- 

 in- til., whole wint.T, C)rs:an :\Its. B.M. 3709, F,S, 

 1:22; 17:1716. P. JI. : IPM. f in, 2,i ; 44:"! ( var, /■n,scrt ) ; HI, 

 )., :!:is; 4s;i02o, l,H, :i4 ::-;2, J.H, 111, :;4;:ild, G,C, n. 

 22:,"iiil: 111, 9:bi;fi; 11I,17:4m2; ni,21;2r.i;. R.H. Ib.Sb :1!12 

 (var. ui(/'c(/((ou-.! ). A.F. b:bny. 



c^rnua, Lindh Very small y.lants with ;i creopin- 

 rliiz..me bearin- 1-lvd. piseti.lobtilbs : l\ s. c.vjite, tlii.'k 

 an.l leathery, a little over an inch ion-: lis, 4-.S, ott a 

 stem from the axils of The l\-s,, bri-ht s. unlet or re.blish 

 i.r:in-e, with an or;ili-o lij.: sejiiils :ind pietals ..vate; 

 labelhTm ovate-a. nniiiuiTt-. sh.;.rtfr, concave, Winter, 

 Rto .Janeiro, B,31, :;ii77, B,R, lo;112y, 



violacea, Lin. 11. Cine of tlie sniall.-st of cultivate.l 

 ..ndii.is; ps.,u.!.'bnlbs ..\-..i.l, 1 in. Ion-; Ivs, linear, 2-M 

 in, b.n-; lis, bi-i-bt rose, til.out 1 in, in diam,; sepals 

 and petals obh.u^^-lam/eolate, acitte; labellum rhombic- 

 obovate, flat. Wiuter, Cirgan Jits,, Br;izil. B,JI, 6880 

 HEixr;iei-i HAssEnnEixi;; ;ind "\V>t, JIathews, 



SOEBAEIA I derive. 1 from Sorl.u^: tin- leaves resem- 

 ble Th.'se of the im..untaiu ash 1, J-Jo.si!,,,,,; . J^oscwta. 

 i tniametttal decidticius shrtibs with ratlier large, o.ld- 

 ]. innate f.r bipinuate leaves and white flowers iu termi- 

 nal showy panicles, Soi-horia sorhlf,'!io . S. (tlpiiia and 

 ^', .1 i/'.-h l.^oiii are liar.ly north, while ,S'. Li ndhijona is 

 only half-hardy. They :ire well a.bipto.l for borders of 

 shrtibberies an.l w.....ls or for platiTiti- ..u hanks of 

 bro..k< ..r rivirs, but slcnbl not 1..- l.r.ai-ht together 

 ^vith s]...w--r..win- an.l .loli..';ite shrubs, :ts they spreail 

 in suitable soil rather ra].i.Uy by means of stickers and 

 ;ir.- likely to overcr..">wd other p.lants, Tlte handsoitie 

 bright -reen f.iliage ai.p.ears very eatdy in siiring. The 

 tar-e white pianic'los ;ip]..-;iriii- in suinuTer are showy, 

 but I. ..(■.. me rather uTisi-litlv after floA" Inive faded and 

 sliLiild be remove, 1, The Sorhariti^. 'except S, JliJh- 

 b./fe//^ , which prefers a rather dry, w.-lbdrained soil and 

 sTitTn\" ii.:.sition, grow best in a siuuewhat moist and rich 



