STAD.MANXIA 



therefore very uncertain names, iiii.l tin.' following 

 (liaguu^is of the genus (taken from Bakrr's "Flora ut 

 Mauritius and the Seychelles," 1877) is prubably suffi- 

 ciently inclusive. Fls. regular, polyy:amous; calyx a 

 deep cup. \vith 5 obscure, deltoid teeth; petals none; 

 disk thick, elevated, lolied; stamens y, regular, ex- 

 sertcd : style short; stii^ma capitate: ovary deeply 

 3dobed. 3-locu!ed; ovules s(,)Utary in eacli cell ; fv. usually 

 1-ceIled by abortion, lary,-e. dry. ruuml. imU'liiscrnt. 



The generic name is sometimes wrirreii Siadtmannia, 

 a spelling which is said t'.i lie an error d;i! inu' bark to 

 "Walpers" Annales ( LS.'il-.^L' i . N. <innihl!ls is an Ameri- 

 can trade name which srcms to br jivacrirally unknown 

 to science. H. A. Siebrorbt says it i^ "an imiiosing 

 decorative plant for stove euliun-.'" 11.- adds tiiat it 

 requires the treatment given Fatsin J<i pouira and 

 liardrnias. Give heavy loam. Propagated by cuttings 

 under glass, or out of doors in summer. 



S. oppositifblia. Lam. (S. Sideroxylon, DC). ROTS de Fer. 

 Lvs. alternate, petioled, abruptly pinnare: Ifts. s-iJ, .->piM.site, 

 oblong, sliort-stalkeJ. obtuse, coriiiceous, i-Mitire, oliliinie at 

 base: panicles dense, eylhuirical, Z~\ iu. loni:: L"r. hard, tilolai- 

 lar, nearly 1 in. thick. -^y y^^ 



STAGHORN FEKN. Plarnrrrlnm. 



STANHOPEA 



1715 



sheathed with scah-s and each bparinu^ a sini.de lari^^e 

 jilaited leaf contracted to a petiole at the liasc' 



Heinkk.'H Hasselbkin*;. 

 Sta.nhoi)eas enjoy a shadv, moist location. A tempera- 

 ture of bU-lia'^ F. at uiglit and 70-7:)^ duriTii,- the day 

 should be nu^intained in winter, witli a gradual advance 

 of 1(_)^ toward midsummer. They siionld be yrown sns- 

 lieudeil fnnn the roof in orchid cabins or terra cotta 

 I'askets wiiii lari;e openin-s at the boUom. and if drain- 

 age is used it should be pla<-ed in such a manner tiiat 

 it will not interfere with the exit of the pendulous 

 Ilower scapes. Kqual parts chopped splia^num anrl 

 peat tit)er forms a i;-0(hI ciunpost. By severin-- the 

 rhizome here and there herweeu the old ])sendobidbs, 

 new .irrowtlis will be sent up and thus the stock may lie 

 increased. 



R. ISl. ("4 REV. 



ixnEX. 



atrata, W. 



Idcnlnr, 10. 

 Bucepliahis, 4. 

 iH'Vonieusis, 7. 

 eliiirnea, 1, 

 ci-oruuta, 12. 



Oraiidifloro . 1, 4. radiosa. 11. 



insii,'iiis, (3. saurata, II. 



Imes.-eiis, 1). ShiUtleworthii, S. 



)naci'li'.\a, 7. superba. 9. 



IMartiana, 10. tigriiia, 9. 



oculata, ;;. Wardii. 2. 

 platycL-ra?^, 5. 



STAGHORN SUMACH. See Bin. 



STANDING CYPRESS. GiJi 



■ufnlla. 



STANGERIA (Wm. Stanger, surveyor - general of 

 Natal: died It^.M). <.\i/r,i'Ji)rtif . Stangeria paradoxa, T. 

 Moore, is unique annuig the cycads by reason of the 

 venation of its leatiets. Iu all the other memi)ers of 

 the family the veins of the leaf -.segments are i)arallel 

 and horizontal: iu this one plant they are all free and 

 run directly from the midrib to the mart;-in. This 

 pinnate venation is so extrtiordiiuiry that the plant 

 looks more like a fern tiian a cycad, and in fact it was 

 so described before the fruits were known. Stangeria 

 is a South African plant with an odd turnip-shaped 

 stem (properly caudex or rhizome), at the- top of which 

 are S— i hand^onie leaves each 2 ft. loug and 1 ft. broad, 

 with about 12 pairs of leadets which are fern-like and 

 unusually broad for the family. This plant was intro- 

 duced to the American trade by Reasoner Bros., of 

 Oneco. Fla., in lisi'O, but it is little known in cultivation 

 in this country. 



All the cycads have a hiudi reputation amoni,' con- 

 noisseurs as deeorative foliage plants for warm conser- 

 vatories. The most popular is Ci/rds vrcoluta, which 

 see for cultural suggestions. The flowers and fruits in 

 this family are ver^' singular and interesting. The 

 male cones of Stangeria are b inrbes lonu; and an inch 

 or so in wiilth. The female coin.'S are much smaller, 

 2-3 in. long. The structure of the cones and fruits 

 shows that Stangeria is closely related to Enceph- 

 alartos. The species above mentioned is probably the only 

 one. but it seems to have several well-marked varieties. 

 For a fuller account see B.M. 5121. ^-_ 3I_ 



STANHOPEA (named for the Earl of Stanhope, presi- 

 dent of the Medico-Botanical Society. Loudon i. Orvhi- 

 dcicece. A genus of about 20 species inhaiiiting tropical 

 America from Mexico to Brazil. Tliese plants are easily 

 grown and very interestin.ir. but the fugacious character 

 of their dowers has been uufavoral)le to their extensive 

 cultivation. The flowers are produced on thick scapes, 

 which bore their way through the material in which 

 they are planted and emerge from the bottom of the 

 basket. The flowers ex]>and with a perceptible sound 

 early in the morning. They are large, fragrant, and 

 curiously formed. The sepals and petals are usu- 

 ally retlexed: they are subec^ual or the petals are nar- 

 rower. The labellum is remarkably transformed. The 

 basal part or hypochil is boat-sha[)ed or saccate, often 

 with two horns on the upper mari^in. This passes 

 gradually into the mesochil, which consists of a fleshy 

 central part and two lateral horns. The terminal lobe 

 or epichil is firmly or movably joined to the mesochil. 

 It is usually fleshy and keeled but not saccate. The 

 'base of the iahellum is continuous with the long-winged 

 column. Pseudobulbs clustered on the short rhizome. 



A. Lalxlhnti iri/Ji u)i exrdriifr'l <n- 



sn.-riit,; base ,nl >t phuu- irr- 

 nnu.il Jnhr. 

 B. M-surliU ,{lid plrin-i<li<l liuiul- 



'"!/ 1. eburnea 



BB. J/, snrhl/aiul jilunidia pns' >'/. 

 r. Ili/pochil h.>„t-sh.tin.l. .<],,, rt 



<nu]. srssih 2. Wardii 



CO. Uiljuwhll hoaf-.slnijH'iJ. Jnu</ 



innl sliilktd :■;. oculata 



-t. Bucephalus 

 "i. platyceras 



ceo. ITup'o.-lii! siircilii' nr f/Iobosr. 



IJ. kpirliU ettfht' or nhsn- 



l.fe'!/ 3-inntlnd at tin- 



aj" J- d, insignis 



7. Devoniensis 

 s. Shuttle worthii 



Dr.. L'pirJiit rrldraiti/S-tnnthrO 



at tJi'' ape.r 0. tigrina 



Id. Martiana 

 U. saccata 



A A. L''lh<'lhnn r*'<hirf'd to a .narrate 



poai-Ji 12. ecomuta 



1. eburnea, Lindl. {S. firaudifJora . Lindl.). Pseudo- 

 bulbs conical. V -2 in. long: lvs. leathery, 8-12 in. long: 

 scapes X)endulous, with small bracts, 2-3-fld. : fls. 5 in. 

 across, ivory white; sepals broad; petals narrow: la- 

 bellum 3 in. long, solid, fleshy, excavated at the base 

 and bearing 2 hooked horns over the motitii, spotted 

 above with reddish purple ; colunni pale green, with 

 liroad wimj:s toward the apex. Ouiana. B.M. .3J59. 

 l-^R. ]y:ir.29. l.II. 14:.".:;l ivar. sprHahiJis). L.B.C. 

 bKUU (as Ceratorhilns <jra >iditlvrns ) . B. 4:170. 



2. Wardii, Lndd. Pseud<tbulbs 2 ii^.long: lvs. lar,a:e, 

 broad and leathery: flower-stem It in. i<:mg, bearing 3-9 

 fls.. which are bright yellow to tr^lden <">raicirf^. spotted 

 with crimson: Uderal sepal round - oldoni:-, crnn/ave, 

 acute: petals lanceolate, revolute. tlie cavity in thebase 

 of the labellum deeji velvety purple. Aug. .Mex. and S. 

 B.:M. r)2s9. — Var. aiirea, Hort. {S. aurea, Lodil.). Fls. 

 golden yellow, with 2 dark spots on the hypochil. 

 Fragrant. 



3. oculata, Lindl. Lvs. ovate, with a blade 1 ft. bum-; 

 scape 1 ft. long, clothed with scarious j.ale brown 

 sheaths, ;i-0-fld. : fls. 5 in. across, very fraii'rant. pale 

 yellow, thickly sj)otted with purple: sepals :: iu. long, 

 reflexed ; petals one - half as large; liypoidiil narrow, 

 wljite. s]M)tted -witJi crimson ami having 2 large dark 

 brown spots near the liase. Mexico. B.M. 5300. B.R. 

 21:1800. L.B.C. lS;17(i4 (as Ceratoch)hi>i ocjdatvs). 

 S.H. 2, p. 435. (t.C. in. ]1):2G4. Gn. 56:1450. -Distin- 

 ■ruished from 5. Bncpph'ilns and .S'. Wardii by the 

 jialer color and long, narrow hyjioidiil. There are sev- 

 eral varieties, differing in color and markings. 



