SPARTUrM 



SPATHOfJLOTTlS 



1695 



I. Ail. 



leaf- 

 yerv 



filler, wliii-h is useil in S. I-'r;iiii;L- imd S)i;iiii for luukiiiff 

 ix.pt's. rords and clotiis. jM:iny s]n-ci('s ...f Cytisus and 

 Genista ^ver^.' forme riy iTt'crred To tliis yrmns. For 

 Sjxi rfiinti ^A'tui.'iisr, Bi\"., iS. Ivrox, I'oir., N. it. 

 })ni>ii ,Ij\w\\., S. rdil/dhi III , Linn, ami N. rir<iti/, 

 see (.ieni^ta; for N. j>u r</'ni.s , Linn., and N. srojui yin i,i , 

 Linn., s^e (.'vtisus; ,Sj>,n-/ i a m nm II iiloni in , Ait.=^('vli- 

 sus albus. 



juuceum. Liun. [h'iiiisla jaiica. Lam. Sfxi rl l,i ,il]i us 

 jtiin-iiis, Link.l. Spanish Hi^-mim. Lju-i-iit shrul', in 

 ft. lii^-li. A\ ith slender, trri'te. i^roen, rnsli-ldvc lu-aneli.s 

 siiaviii,--iy leafy or almost lealli-ss: I\s. oblanceolate l.o 

 linear, mTiro, Iduisli i;-rren and s]i;irimj,l\" appre.-^S' d |in- 

 iH'^e.'tit. '.j-lLj in. Ion-: lis. fra-rant . "yellow, ai)ont I 

 in. ioni;-. with anifde standard: po<l linrar. ])nlu'sefnl, 

 2-:; in. lon^-. June-Se].it, , in ( 'alif. bloomin-- alnuist llic 

 wlioh; year. B.M. 85. ILK. 'J:;:LI7-l (a^ N, .n' h I , h^li n s ) . 

 On. L"2. 1'. 404: lU, p.'J84; 44, p. oT. -Tljere i^ a donlde- 

 ^'■'' l^'-'i'i'i- Alfkei' Rehdek. 



SPATHIPHfLLUM (Greek wonL rrfrrrin- to tlo- 

 leaf-like spatlies). .l/vjrr.r . Aliont l.!(i s].eri<-s of n.aady 

 St em less jiiants, mostly from troi^ieal Ameriea, witli 

 large, oblon.ii; t:>r lanceolate, aeumiuate or euspidatr, 

 long-petioled leaves and flowers on a lon^-\)ednnede(l 

 spadix subtended Iiy an obloutJ: or lanceolate, leafdike, 

 white, persistent, flat spathe : stigma li-4-lol)ed : ovules 

 in eae'h lociile '2-S. fixed at tlje interior anp;les of tin- (.-ells. 

 Gardeners reeommeml as soil tVu' ffieir culture a mixture 

 of leaf-mold, prat and fibrous loam, toi;-rther with some 

 sand and charcoal. 



A. Spallie liss tlnni 4 hi. Ioikj. 



B. Lvs. ^-'-J hi. iri'lv. 

 Jloribtindum, X. E. Br. Petioles 4-6 in. long 

 blade oblong - elliptical or oldong - lanceolate 

 sharply acuminate, abruptly obtuse and. contracted into 

 anode at the base, dark green above, lighter beneath: 

 spathe <.)blong - lanceolate. l<"'ng - cus])idate - acumirnite, 

 about 2^o in. hjng by 1 in. wide, wliite ; spadix white, a 

 little shorter than the spathe. ( 'olombia. LIL 21:15'J. 

 F. ]8M"t, li. 76. 



EB. Lrs. J- ss llntn 2 iiu ivUle. 

 r. Scapi IJucl-ciitil (Did rurrid Ju'loir 'lie spiilhe. 



C^ndidum, N. E. Br. Petioles .Vi; in. long, minutely 

 speckled "with white : leaf- 1.) lade narrowly oblong-lan- 

 ceolate, -l^'s-O in. long by 1-1/% in. wide, acuminate at 

 apex, base cuneately rounded, bright green above, paler 

 beneath : spathe erect or spreading, according to 

 amount of curve in scape, o))lonL''-iance("date. acuminate, 

 3^2 ill- b^ng, 1 in. brrtad. wbire on both sides: spadix 

 shorter than the spathe. Columbia. F. 187;», p. ID. 



r;0. Sraj.r sln'l'jhf. 



Patini. N. E. Br. Petioles slender, terete, often mueh 

 longer than tlie blade; leaf-blade long lanceolate, 6-8 

 in. long, acuminate at both ends: spathe oblong-lanceo- 

 late, very long-acuminate, white excei>t for the green 

 costa, spreading or recurved; spadix long stipitate (5 

 lines), a little shorter than the syiathe. Colombia. I.H. 

 Ii7:.397. 



AA. Spiiflii'.'^ over 4 >.u. long. 



B. Pttii'hs 20 in. nr i,i<>re loiuj. 

 cochlearispatlium, Engl. (.S'. hflieo)ti<.^fdUHni, Schott). 



A large plant : Ivs. broadly oblong, 20-30 in. long, 

 shortly acute, the base rounded or cordate : spathe 

 ovate or oblong - ovate, narrowly cuspidate, somewhat 

 decurrent on the peduncle, 8-12 in. long; spadix 3-4 in. 

 long. Mexico. I.H. 21:189. 



BB. Pefiolri^ 5-10 hi. Jong. 

 c. Spadix 0-5 in. loiuj. 

 candicans, Poepp. {S. canncrfdlixm, Schott). Leaf- 

 blades broad-lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, 10-16 in. 

 long, acute or acuminate, base somewhat cnneate, acute, 

 deep green above, paler beneath: spathe i^i-l in. long, 

 oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, white on the face, green, 

 possibly rarely white, on the back: fls. odorous. West 

 Indies, Colombia. B.M. 003 (as Pothos caninxfolhiH). 

 CO. Spadir 2 in. Jotig. 

 tybridum, N. E. Br. A hvbrid between -?. candicans, 

 Poepp., and -S'. Patini, N. E. Br. Petioles G-8 in. long; 



leaf-blades broadly lanreidale lo oblong-hmceolate, ;ifu- 

 niiiKiti', S-!) in. long: spathe wiiile ou botlt sides, lan- 

 '■e.dale. neuininale; 4-.^) in. long; siKidix 2 in. ((,ng. LH. 



!9:4r,(). (i.e. II. ]'J:oUO. 



F. W. l;.M,TLAY. 



SPATHOGLOTTIS (Gn-ok, .-^/^ilhr and longiir .- said 

 lo refer 1<. Ilie shape of tlie lij.l. <>rrliidni.-<n . Llanis 

 agre,-iiiLL- with FJletia in habit and form of inlloiescenre : 

 iKseiidobnlbs broa<lly coni<\ 1-3-lvd. : Ivs. eiongale, Imig- 

 peiioled, narrow, plirate, articulated : scape laierai, 

 licaring lar-e t'ls. in a Irrjninal raceme: sepids frel^ 

 siiln;<|ual : petals siniilar or broader and Iohlo^f; (abid- 

 lum not spurreil, lalio-a] lubes somewhal conxolnle. mid- 

 dle Inl ,,■ da wed ; column blender: i-olliniaS. Al^nut III 

 species in Asia. Auslraiia and the .■\|;ila\- ishinds. 



S|ia!hoglottises grow best at the warm end of the ( 'al- 

 tleui i>r I'.ra/.ilian bouse in a moist, shady location. Pol 

 culfnre suilsthem best, and llie comi»ost"should cunsist 

 princi|.;dlv of i-q\uil i.arls jieat liber and s])hagnnm 

 moss with" a little chopped sod atbh-d ; about onohalf of 

 the pot siiouhl be flevoted to drainage. They all require 

 a lil.ieral amoTint of water when growing, but only 

 enough to keei) them in sound condition when at rest. 

 They are rather hard to increase by tlivision and 1be 

 supply depends u])on m-w importations. 



2359. 

 Spathoglottis Vicillardi. 



( X >2. ) 



plicata, Blimn-. Lrs. 2-4 ft. long, finely acuminate, 

 scape 2-3 ft. high, with a raceme 6-12 in. long: fis. 1 in. 

 across, lilac; sepals and petals broad, acute; middle 

 lobe of the labellum long and narrow, cuneately dilated 

 at the tip; calli yellow, villous. Malay Peninsula. 



atirea, Lindl. (S.pJicdfa, Griff.). Lvs. 12-18 in. high, 

 narrowly lanceolate: scape tall and stout, 2 ft. high; 

 raceme G-8 in. long: fls. l'^2 in. across, golden yellow; 

 sepals broad, obtuse ; middle lobe of the labellum 

 e(|ualing the falcate lateral lobes, narrowly lanceolate. 

 Malay Peninsula. G.C. HI. 4:93. — The lip varies, being 

 sometimes broad and refuse at the apex. 



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