STAPELIA 



STAl'HYLEA 



1717 



dromns, S (18441. dc-^i rilns ^'j ^]„.ri,.^, ami iviakr- 

 refereiu'es to sevi-ral move. The Ma|irlia^ ave ii.-ually 

 grown with greenliuu^e sueeuleiirs, lieili fer ihe :,a-eat 

 oddity of their forms and tor the -.iimular and oftin 

 htrge. sllowy rtowers. Tin- plants ale lealh-s. The 

 strongly angled nsnall\" 4-sided green loanehes ei- 

 stents are generally more or less ee^eted willi inhereles 

 and exereseeiKH-s. Tlie tlowers eounmnily arisi- frnni the 

 angles and notelies «.if the st<.-nis, aj^l-arencly in no regn- 

 larity. and they are tisnall\- grt.>tL'si[Uel\- l.iarred anil 

 mottled with dark or dnll colors. They generalh- emir 

 a strong and earritniTike odor. The ealyx and eorella 

 are .>-i>arted: eortdla-see;nients spreading and nsnath" 

 narrow. nsnall\- Ileshy. mesily pnrple or marhhal. ni 

 some s|K'eie^ pale; ei-ewn eempri^inu- J series of ^eah's 

 orhraeis. of whieh the inner are narrnwer. eaeh series 

 in .5's hm the -eale^ senntim.'v lel.ed orliilid: fr. of 2 

 t'oUiele-.. eontaiuintt e^nnvise ^eedv. Seme of the s]H.eies 

 have tiowers several iuehe^ aero^s, aUloiugli ihe ]danis 

 themselves are relative!}' snndl: in faet. the hewers nf 

 ^'. tjiii'iiitta are a fo^it acre~>. 



The 8tapelias are easy ef ettlfivai ion. I\le~t of the 

 species demand the treatnienr given te t'aiie En|)li(.rhias 

 and to eaeti. — a light, airy, rather dry positien dnrinL;' 

 the growing and idooming seasons anil a soil nuuh- pei- 

 ous with ruhhie. Thev are no'stly snmnier and fall 

 hloomers. They shenld rennun ilormant in winter. 

 Propagared easily Ipy enttim:^, Tlie\- ih. l^est. hew ever, 

 when n<it grown yo dry as eaeti are urewn. 



The Stapelias are know-n in (■ttlti\"arion nnistly in lio- 

 tanio garilens and in the eoUeeti-ins ec anmtenr~. Cinly 

 names itow oeetir in the American trade, and one 

 of these heh:mgs properly in the i^eiais Echidiie|isis, 

 Several other species are likely to he fetind in fan- 

 ciers' coUecticins. 



A, r-.,,-..,e. f',,,';,oJ e„7y Of /;,, c,,;, ,,;„,,,/„//,, ,'.v . /fr-/,,',?- 



)|'.y',so^■. 

 cylindrica, Hurt. This is properly Efliiil nvpsU rtrei- 

 fonni:^, Hook. f.. i>niitted frein '\',d. II. hot known in tlie 

 trade as a Stapelia: stems cylindric.il. tufted. 1-2 ft. 

 long, becoming rectirved "r iieitdith.-ns at the ends, '^ in. 

 or less thick, nearly or qitite simple. S-gri"i\'ed ami 

 marked hy shallow transverse depressicnis : r!s, aris- 

 ing from ftirrows in the stem, small i ahont ^4 in, 

 across ). yellow, sessile. Proliatdy Snnth African, hut 

 habitat ttnknown. B.IM. ."CJeO. 



AA. Corr'ini irith si.'ah .s'. 



E. Fls. pah. iiell'-'H-, Hh.nd 1 ff . across. 



gigantea, N.E. Br. The larirest ami finest species yet 

 known, arid one of the lariiest and eddest of tliovers: 

 branches matiy. tistially less than 1 ft. len^^ ohtnsely 4- 

 angled: as described by W. Watsun. "the Ifowers are a 

 foot in diameter, leathery-like in texture, the surface 

 wrinkled and the color piale vellew. with red-brown 

 transverse lines and covered with very line silky p>iir- 

 jilish hairs; each tiower lasts two or three days. :ind on 

 first opening emits a disagreeable cxhir." Zulnlaml. B. 

 -M. 706S. G.C. It. 7;69::1; IIP 4;729. i-i.F. .S ;."1."'. -"The 

 reqtiirenients of .S. (li'iont, n ." "Watson writes, "are some- 

 '^vhat exceptional. It thrives only when grown in ;i het. 

 moist Steve from April till Sept endier. when the itrowtli 

 matures and the fiewer-buds show. It should then be 

 hun;.: up rir placer! ujien a shelf n(;-:ir the roi.d-ghiss in a 

 sunny dr}' positi'.m in the stexe." 



EB. Fls. lielJoK . J in. r,r /. ss <(e,'es.^. 



variegata, Linn. 1 .S, Ci'niixii. Schult.l. About 1 ft, 

 tall, with 4-augled sharply to.ithed stems; fls, sijlitary. 

 sulfur-vellow. the lobes ovate-acute and trans\'ersehs- 

 spofted' with bloo,l-red. B.M. '26. E.H. IS.iT. \<. 4:;.-Aii 

 old garden pdant. still seen in ollectiens. often nmbr 

 the name ^'. Cariisii. 



BB. _F/.s. piii-ph , !,i. or h_ss (irross. 



gxandiJlora, 3Iass. Pi-. 2:;:12. Afiout 1 ft. tall, irray- 

 plibescent. the branches 4-wing-angled and teethed; tls. 

 4 or .5 in. across, dark pttrple with a liu'liter shade en the 

 segments, stripeil ..r marked with 'vvhite. hairv. K.PI. 

 18.5.i. p. 1.54. -An old garden plant. 



glabriJolia, X. E. Br. ( .s'. yra i,<]:ih''ra . var. i,rn,or. 

 Hort.l. Pis, somewhat small and net hairy, tlie seg- 



ments b, mimt s;reiigl\ r.llexed. dull |.urple-red with 



yellowish white lines. (,,(', II. (i:^siri. 



.s'. Asl.rius, .'\liiss, Sl'AlJFIsn I'LoWKie rovirl': liramdies -1- 



,'ni[,dcd, iiLesilv cui'Kcl, sh;irii- ihr-d: iL t ..I- ,- ill a.T.iss ;vitl 



siirea.lniL- su,,--l,ki. ,,il, ,■,,,. s,.;;i,,,.„i s, M.il.t ■ piii-iile mill iraiis 

 Verse yelimMsli I,,,,-,. 1 1. .M . .-,:.;r,, L, H. (.'..', ; i.',;;. ( Iti ei-e,l l,v I'dalie 

 l,s;i;;. — ,s'. ;;i//"n„,,s, sims^s. iiiinnalis.-,S. „e,-,„,//,.v .lac.j 

 .\lioiit I'l-S iii.:^ la-an-'hes 4-ali;;led, with lar^-e. siirea.li at; teeth 



with li'.-iiisMise neirkiii^- iif red imriile. 1;..M, hlTi; I, ',,",■,'_' ], 



I'^lt line el' I 111 I nlniil.iliest . 1 1' 1 1 1 c . 4,1 1, U 1 1 1 s , 1 ,1 , | I h , ■ 1 1 ,■,, 1 1 1 ■ line, 

 lint ItMii-iil' ill liie .\liiel'icall irii.le. — ,S'. y/e i/Oe hi ,,i 1 , Sli-iiis 

 st.iat and ereer. strnii-ly 4-al|eleil, siimal e - I mn lied mill will, 



hltlexiil pi-iljls: 11. ;dii.Ut :i ill. arress. llail'\', liriOMi li,,ITeil Mill: 



,\elle\\ , 1 he iiiar^ius 111' the segments hrnw ii-iiiiriile il .M ,'il,tl" 

 i'.S. llCL'ul'J. 



Ill fs;:.;. hhillc rct:ili.^aied the fiillewillj.' names, in ;;,!ililii,ii I,, 

 seine et Ihn-e ,'ili.i',e: ,S. e/ieii, ,,, «. Jacq. (preperlv S. iiieta 



liiiiinl: " ris. thi! is: corell,., yellow, marked wilh iniiner- 



iiiis ral'ens siiei„: iheerb or rirrle is marked with larte sjiets 

 lit run n-niis, iliirk hi'iiwii, vrlliiw," — s', i/i/Zivi-K IS. detlexa, 

 •hicir.'l; "(Inly iiheiit 'J iii. ari'i i-s, rile ruler i.'1'eenisli erpale 

 red. ileepfx wrink led."— .s. i.l.i n ill..r,i . .Jaei|.- "FloHer Hat: ce- 



I'elhl slirr:i,|il|e. sll 1 111 C - V el 1 1 , W , liHed lllnl Slilltted witll dark 



lilll'pl.-."-,S, ;. r,.'laln, .M:iss.: "Hislinct tliiWei'S. I'ed, with whit- 

 ish l.iliitrlii.s. sjijiietli, very tles|,v. :,nd wilh I'riiiged miirKins.'' 

 — .s'. j'c/e. ,\l;iss,: "The tlowers :ire of an iiliscnre violet eelor, 

 variet'ated with die|i iiurple ;iaii pale red transverse stiipes, 

 the iiiari;iiis eilsed witli dark vinlet hidrs."— ,S. Tstnntnnsis. N. 

 E Br.: " .\ very rare species tiniii the Tsetne river, t'orolhi 

 3 ill. in diiimeter, the face entirilv dull, sin. ikv purple, darker 

 at the tips 1,1 theli,li,.s' ^ jj. B. 



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!;392. Stapelii £randiflora { ■ l-'O. 



STAPHYLEA M-ire.-k. .^tui>l .,'i. . .-lustrr; referring to 

 Tlie iiirlMjvv,>enoH i . <_', h!s-ir<)r> </ . Blal-hek Xut. Orua- 

 ni'-iir:fl <lccid!iori< >liriiVis. willi oii|M.i,s;it,.->. stipulate odd- 

 ]pi!iii;irH I'l- .'l-foliolart- leaver and white flowers in ter- 

 minal. U'^ually iinddiiii: panirirs fnllt.wed by (■apsular 

 liladdf)--like frniis. 'i'lie -jin-ir^ ar^ all inhabitants of 

 tenij.'i-raTe rei:i'"pn-. and >'. i n h'Ha . S . Bii mahhi. an^i 

 ,s'. i>hn<ntn. are hardy n^rth. while .S. ('"Irlt'n.-a is Imrdy 

 at least as far n-irt'li as I\Ia-s.; >S'. IJ"/,i)i<Ji_r( an<l .s'. 

 Kiii'xli are more Ti ndrr an<l serni not tr* be in cnltiva- 

 tii'n in this onunlry. They ar<- all diL'sir;dde shrubs with 

 hand^nnic briirht '>r liudit i:ri rii foliai:i' and pretty whiti- 

 fltiwers in spring-. TIhy ar^- well adajili-d for slirub- 

 beries, lait liII c-xrvy^x s' P.i'nnthhi ari' lialile to b.^rome 

 bare and unsi:^htl_\- at the ba^r and are 1hrrefor<- not to 

 he rocoiniiiended 'i'>r sinude s]KMdmens. N. t'olr], n-n and 

 its liybrid .'^. eJnj'iiis are jierhap? the most !.)eautifnl 

 species while in bloum. Tin- former bb-.ims at an early 

 aiA"'-^ and is -tmii^tiim-s jV.riad. Stapliyh'as o-r^w woll in 

 aluiMst any kimi '<f -<di and I'nvitiMH. but do tir^r in a 

 sMiiiewliat moist, riidi sf.iii and jiarrly shaded situatiMn. 

 Pr<ip. by s.'i-d-^. layers an<l >nrkers. ( .rofiiwoud cut- 

 tiuirs frnm forced iilants r^n.x r.-adily. 



Eischt specdes in the temperate rey:iims of the north- 

 ern hemis].here: shrubs. Muth smooth striped bark: 

 Ivs. and Ifts. stipulate: fls. perfect. 5-nierous in termi- 

 nal iianirh--: ^f]>als and petals .1. of about the same 

 len.irth. nin'iirht: stamens -">: jdstils 2-:!. usually connale 

 bidow: I'r. a :2-:"Mi'bi-d, inflaied,. meud'ranous capsule. 



