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STAPHYLEA 



STATICE 



with 1 or few snl'iiiobose rather lari^e. tjony seeds in 

 eaeli cell. 



A. Lrs. .!-fnl,„l,llc. 

 B. Miildli- Uilfli-t flir.rt-xtall;,'d: panirje sessile 



Bum^lda, DO. Shriih, (1 ft. hiyli, with upright and 

 spreading slender l.iraneljes: Itls. iiniadly oval to ovate, 

 shortly acuminate, crenately .serrate, with awned teeth, 

 light green, almost glabrous, l^j-2^j in. long; lis. about 

 K in. long, in loose, erect panicles 2-3 in. long; sepals 

 yellowish white, little shorter than the white petals; 

 capsule usually 2dobed, somewhat com])res,sed, %-\ in. 

 long. June. Japan. S.Z. 1:9.5. 



2393. Staphylea tritoUa (, J.i), 



BB. Middle leaflet si. jider-sliilked ; p,ii,ieles stiilked. 



trifolia, Linn. American Bladder Ndt. Fig. 2393. 

 Upright shrub, with rather stout branches, H-1.3 ft. high ; 

 Ifts. oval to ovate, acuminate, finely and sharjdy serrate, 

 slightly ]»ubescent beneath or almost glabrous, l^.^-;i in. 

 long: ds, about -^;5 in. long, in nodding panicles or uni- 

 beldike racemes; sepals greenish Avliite, petals white; 

 capsule nmch inflated, usually 3-lolied, l^i-2 in. long. 

 April, May. Quebec to Ontario and Jlinu., south to S. 

 C. and Mo. (it. 37. p. 529. — Var. pauclOdra, Zabel. Low 

 and suckering : Ifts. smaller, In-nader, glabrous nt 

 length; Hs. in short, 3-S-tld. racemes: fr. often 2dobed, 

 IJ^-IK in. long. 



AA. Lfts. 5-7-fnlinhil,', null/ ,ve,i s ioinl 11 1/ S-ffjl inlafe : 

 p.iiiiehs si,, Iked. 



B. Pavicle raeeme-llke, ohlnini , penduhnts : H.-hnds 

 s„h,jhdj„se. 



pinnata, Linn. Upright shruli, attaining 1.5 ft., some- 

 times treedike; lfts. .5-7, ovate-oblong, long-acmninate, 

 sharply and finely serrate, glabrous and glaucescent be- 

 neath, 2-3 in. long; panicles 2-5 in. long, on peduncles 

 about 2 in. long: sepals oval, whitish, greenish at the 

 base, reddish at the apex, about as long as the oblong 

 petals ; capsule 2-3-lobed, much inflated, subglobose, 

 about 1 in. long. May, June. Europe to W. Asia. Gn. 

 34, p. 280. 



BB. Piniicle hrneid. e.erile. iipeiijlt or ,ie,ddin!/: fl.- 

 biids idiueifte-idiloiii] . 



C61cliica, .^teveu. Upright shrub, attaining 12 ft.: 

 lfts. usually 5, sonielimes 3, oldong-ovate, acuminate, 

 sharply serrate, glabrous and pale green beneath, 2-3 in. 

 long; panicle 2-3 in. long and almost as broad, on a pe- 

 duncle 2-3 in. long : sepals narrow-oblong, spreading, 

 yellowish white; petals linear-spatulate, white: capsub' 

 obovate,much inflated. U., -2 in. long, iMa.y, June. Cau- 

 casus. B.M. 7383. R.H. 1S7I1, p. 257. Jlj'lII 34-183 

 P. 1879, p. 123. (-i.e. II, 11:117; III. 2:713; ]0-l(Vl' 

 .\.(;. 18:123. (It. 24:.s:;7; 37. p. 5111. ( in. .3 1, p. 281 . -Var 

 Coulombieri, .Zabel (,s'. (Puiilnmhiei-i , Andn'). Of more 

 vigorous growth, witli denser foliage: Ivs. larger and 

 longer-stalked; lfts. loug-acundnate : stauiens glabrous • 

 capsule 2-4 in. long, spreading at the aiavx. 



S. Bolanderi, A. Gray. Allied to S. trifolia: llts broadiv 

 oval or idmost orbi.aUar, gl:dinins: sbimi'iis ami stvii-s ex 

 serted: Ir. 2K in. long. Calif, G.F. 2:.545.—,S. ,-/,•„«».■(' Zabrl 

 Intermediate between and supposed to be a hybrid of' S pin- 

 nata and Colchica: Ifts. nsnally 5: panicles very largeandnnd- 

 dmc. A very free-flowering variety witli pinkish tinged fls is 



var. Hessei, Zabel. — .9. Emodi, Wall. Shrub or small tree; lfts 

 :-), oval to oblons, 2-ti in. lon{^: fls. in peduncled, pendulous, ra- 

 ceme-like panicles : fr. 2-3 in. long. Hinndayas, 



Alfred Rehder. 

 STAR APPLE. See ChrpsophijUum. 



STARFISH FIOWER. Stapeliu Aslerias. 



STAR FLOWER. Asler. Trieiilalis, Triteleia and 

 (dher idants. 



STAR GRASS is C'liluris trinirfita. 



STAR OF BETHLEHEM. Ornillioijalum nmhelhi- 



l uh> . 



STAR THISTLE. Centnureu. 

 STAR TULIP. Cdloehorliis. 

 STARWORT. Aster. 



STATICE (from a (Ireek name meaning astringent, 

 given by Fliny to some herbj. Pliimhagindcew, (Sea 

 Lavender. About 12U .species well scattered about the 

 world, but mainly seacoast plants of the northern hem- 

 isphere and especially numerous in Asia, Mostly per- 

 ennial herbs, rarely annual or shrubby, with usually 

 tufted rather long leaves (radical in the iierliaceous spe- 

 cies), and small blue, white, red, or yellow flowers. 

 Panicles little branched or much branched, spreading 

 and leafless; bracts subtending the fl. -clusters, scale- 

 like, soniendiat clasping, usually coriaceous on the 

 back, and with membranous margins ; fls. in dense, 

 few- to several-fld. spikelets, or 1 or 2 in the axils of a 

 liract: s])ikelets usually erect and unilaterally arranged 

 on the branchlets or more rarely nearly sessile in dense, 

 cylindrical spikes; calyx funnel-shaped, often colored 

 and searious and persistent. Statioe is most readily 

 ilistinguished from Armeria by the inflorescence, Arme'- 

 ria bearing its flowers in a single globular head, 



Statices are of easy cultivation but prefer a rather 

 ilee|), loose soil. From the delicate nature of the fl.-pani- 

 cles the species are better suited to rockwork and iso- 

 hde<l positions than for mixing in a crowded border. 

 .Many of the species are useful for cut bloom, especially 

 for mixing with other flowers. 



INDEX, 



australis, 8. Foetiini.i. mariliina.'j. 



Besseriana.^ell. (imoiini, 10. nana, ti. 



Bondrielli, 7. HoUordi, 4. sinuata, 3. 



collina, 11. ineana, 6. speciosa, 5, 



elata,, 13. latifolia, 14. superba, 2. 



exinua, 12. Limonlum, 9. Suworowi, 1. 



flore-albo, 2. niacrophylla, 4. Tatarica, 6. 



A. Fls. in lonei, Cjiliiidyicnl sjdkes. 



p.. iSj:il,'es ill nil iijieii piliiiele 1. SuWOrOwi 



BB. iSj>ikes ill dense pn iiieles 2. superba 



AA. Fls. in more eir less ii iiilalerul 

 spikes or clusters . 

 B. Brinielies leillijed. 



c. Caljix hliie: eortilla white. 



D. Pl'iiit lierli.ieeiiiis 3. sinuata 



dd. Plinit sliriilihij 4. macrophylla 



cc. Cal.ijj: lehilisli: enrol 111 hi lie... 5. speciosa 

 ei.'C. Oaljj.r green or leli it isli : eomllii 



reddish (i, Tatarica 



cero. Colipr iiiid enrol!,, ijelloie 7. Bonduelli 



BB. Bronelies terete or siiiijjli/ angled. 



c. Fix. ipdtnie S. australis 



cc. Fls. not l/eltnie. 

 K. Coljl.r 1,1,1, . 



E. Petioles rather l,ii,,/ 9. Limonium 



EE. Petioles short or iiniie II). Gmelini 



I'll. Call/.r irhilish or ,jreeii 



E. B,;,,-ls ijreeii . .' ll.coUina 



EE. Br,i,ts ,ehit,--liianjiii,d. 



y. Spit.-, Ills P-fld 12. cximia 



FF. Spit.-, lets j-il,l 13. elata 



FFF. t^pikelets 1-fld 14. latifolia 



1. Suwbrowi, Regel. A tall annu;il: ivs. radical, ob- 

 !;inc<'ohite. ..btuse, tnucronate, b-S in. bnig; margins en- 

 tire or sinuate: scapes several, stntit, obtusely angled, 



