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STATlSTICiS 



1719 



bearing: 1 long terniinal .sv)ike ami several distant, ses- 

 sile lateral ones 4-tj in. long, nearly ^j in. tlin>u,:.^h: lis. 

 rose, small, nearly sessile, crowded. -lime, -hily. 

 Western Turkestan. B.M. 0il5*J.— A liaiidsome annual, 

 suitalile for growing in masses ami useful for cut 

 blooms. 



2. 3up§rba, Regel. A hardy annual resembling ^V. 

 Snivomirl, but with the spikes densely crowdrd into a 

 pyramidal pauit.-le. Asia. — Accordiui;- to Win. l'':di-.iiiii'r 

 in (t.F. 1 :lIs;>, this .s])ecies is not as luuMUi.tnie nor as 

 viii-ornus as ,s'. Stiirurmv'. Var. flore-albo, IJenarv, is 

 al>o oliered. 



3. sinuata, Linn. A !uoniii:U pUmt which may be 

 treated as au annual, about I ft. hiuli, uf a s[u-eadinL;- 

 growth: Ivs. lyrate-pinnatitid. the lobes round, the tei'- 

 miual bearing a bristle: scapes several, 3-."-winged, the 

 wings pn.tduced into liuear leaf- like appendagcN : 

 It ranches several. l>-\vinged : floral branch lets (jr pe- 

 diiacies broadly 3-winged, the wings dilated Indcw tin.' 

 spikelet and prnh-mged into '.-> unequal triangular, acute 

 appendages : sjukelets .'J—t-tld. : eru'idki white ; cal^'x; 

 large, blue. Tjate suuimev. MfditiTraiiean region itt 

 Europe. B.M. 71. 



4. macropliylla, Brouss. ( ,S'. JJblfordi. Hort., is a gar- 

 den form of this species). A tender, somewhat shruliby 

 species Z-A ft. high: stem branched and bearing clus- 

 ters of large, sessile, ovate-spatulate Ivs.: scape le;if- 

 less, much branched into a lari;-e, ]:)aii!eul:iti:-' cru-ymli : 

 branches winged: s|iik.drts 'J-dd. : e;i|\x idue; corolla 

 white. B.M. 412.3. B.K. :;l :7.-e'ult. iu ^. (_'alif. 

 Makes a good pot-plant f(U' winter lowering in a cool 

 greenhouse. T. D. Hatliold. in U.F. 9:4%, says: "Old 

 plants are somewhat sul>,iect to stem-rot. Plants should 

 be grown in rather undersized pots, iu a light soil wilb 

 which some charcoal has ber-u incorporated, ;nid -i\"eu 

 perfect drainage, as cxerssin^ moi-,ture at tin.- ro.its is 

 fatal. Propagation is rftVeted liy cutTJu-s of tlo' side 

 shoots placed in a cool propagLiting i)ed. or better liy 

 layering, which is will accomplished in summer by 

 making a notch in r'aidi of the side branches and then 

 burying the plant in ordinary garden si:>il behnv the in- 

 cisions." From the Canaries. 



5. speci6sa, Linn. A hardy perennial, about ] ft. 

 high: Ivs. obovate, attenuate on the petiole, stiftly and 

 shortly mucronate tipped, often purplish underneath: 

 scape somewhat angled: branches angled and winged, 

 recurved, not crowded, bearing unilateral, scorpioidly 

 capitate, densely imbricate short spikes: calyx per- 

 sistent, crowned with a silvery white funnel-shaped 

 l>'">rder ; corolla purple, very deciduous. Mirlsummer. 

 Siberia. B.M. G5G. 



0. Tat^rica, Linn. (.S'. rucona, var. Inih-r'uhi . Hort. 

 S. Be.'iseridna, Schult. ). A hardy perennial, 1-2, ft. 

 high: Ivs. tufted, obovate to oblong-spatulate, 4-G in. 

 long, narrowed into the petiole: scape widely branched: 

 branches triangular, slender, narrowly :-!-winged, some- 

 what recurved: spikelets 1-2-fld., in usually lax, simple 

 or branched spikes: fls. 2 lines long, typically red, with 

 several g:irden varieties. Caucasus. B.M. OoHT. — Va.r. 

 nana, Hort. (6'. incana, var. tiana), is a dwarf form. 



7, Bondu611i, Lestib. Fig. 2394. A tender annual or 

 liiennial plant, about 18 in. high; Ivs. radical, spatulate, 

 siuuately lyrate, hairy, subulate-pointed at the a]>ex; 

 lobes rounded, the terminal larger: scapes spver;d froTn 

 the same root, terete: iirauclies angled, dichotoUKiusiy 

 cymose; ultimate brancblets ob pyramidal, 3-wingeil, 

 forked at the apex: fis. yellow, individually large for tbe 

 genus, clustered in the fork of the l.iranchlets or jie- 

 duncles: bracts sc:irious, the inner furnislu-d witli 

 sharp spines. Summer. Algeria. E.H. lss.j:27b. B.I\1. 

 5158. P.S. 20:212!*. 



8, australis, Spreng. (S. F<'>rfinn, Lindl,). A hardy 

 perennial, about 1 ft. hi,u-h: h's. oldou-; or sonie\vb;it 

 spatulate, in arosette: sc;ipe rigid, pmiienlare : Itraurdies 

 angular, brachiate, ghtbrous : spike[ets4-5-bd.. in dense, 

 short, one-sided spikes: tis. yellow, small. Late sum- 

 mer. China. B.R. 31:G3. 



9, Limonium, Linn. (S. niorih'iHO, Lam., iu ]iart). A 

 hardy perennial, about 1 ft. iiigh: Ivs. ovate to (djiong. 

 entire, 2-0 in. long, attenuate on the long petiole: scape 



nearly terete, repeatedly forked, forming a corymbose 

 pauich_^: spikelets l-3dld., iu short, dense, "l-sided 

 s]ukes: fls. bluish juirph^ Seaeonst of Europe. X. 

 Africa, etc. — 6'. inarUinoi , Mill., is Anmria nui rUinni . 



10. Gm61mi, Willd. A hardy peremiial 1-2 ft. high : 

 Ivs. glabrous, broadly ovate or obovate, yi'j-y shortly 

 pctioled or sessile: scape terete Ind-iw, angled aliove, 

 diuisely corymliose-patncubvle : spikeh-ts usually 2-dd., 

 in dense, imbricated sei>rpioid spikes; Ms. blue. Late 

 summer. E. Eu. and Asiatic-. Ivussia.. 



11. collina, Cviseb. {S. I!v>-:y.r>-la)>a , Frivald). A 

 glaucous perennial with oblonLi-lanceolate to lanceolate 

 Ivs. sharply awiied. attenuate <mi the petiole; scape co- 

 rynd)Os<dy paniculate from near Ibe base, the Itranches 

 triangular, wide - spreading' : sjdkeh'ts 1-fld.. in dense, 

 short, numerous fascieh--] i k'; spikes; tis. rose. South- 

 eastern Europe and Asia ;[\liuor. 



12. eximia, Schrenk. A hardy perennial 1-2 ft. high: 

 Ivs. obovate or oblong, attenuate on the petiole, mucro- 

 nate tipped, margins whitish; scape erect; branches 

 not further divided, terete, pubescent: spikes ovate, 

 crowdeil, somewhat unilateral: spikelets 4-tld.: calyx 

 green ; corolla lihi,c - rose. August. Songoria. B.R. 

 33 ■ "^ 



13. el&.ta, Fisch. A hardy perennial about 2 ft. high: 

 Ivs. large, obovate, very obtuse, usually recurved at 

 apex and mucronate, long - attenuate on the petiole : 

 seapes much branched above: branches spreading, re- 

 curved, hairy triangular ; siiikelets 2-fld., in ovate, 

 loosely imiiricated spikes: Hs. blue, .Tuly, Aui^- South- 

 ern I^ussia. 



2394. Statice Bonduelli. 

 The flowers are about oue-tldrd inch across. 



14. latifolia, Sm. A hardy deep-rooting perennial 

 about 2 ft. high; Ivs. lar^n', obloiiL,^-(dliptical, obtuse, at- 

 tenuate on the petiole: scape \ery much branched: 

 branches terete or angled : jiaiiiclt' large, spreading: 

 spikelets 1-tid.. rarely 2-tld. , iu lax, narrow spikes: fls. 

 blue. Midsummer.' Russia.. — A handsome plant. 

 Should be q-iven a very deep soil in a. sunny position 

 and left undisturbed. 



S. Annrria, Linn,, is Anneria inaririma,. — >'^. grnndiffnrn . 

 rb.rt.^Armeria latifolia.— N. i'l'i-jiurrti . Ko--li ^ ATiui'via clon- 

 i^-Atn. — S. Psnidri-arineria, Pax. ^ Ariiin-ia latif'dia, — N. >nnlu- 

 lata, Bory iL' Ohauh. = Arnie7'ia a.r;^\re(-ej,liala. 



F. W. Barclav. 



STATISTICS concerning bortifuilture are very imper- 

 fei-t, wiilely scattered and not always available. The 

 United States Department of A^n'imlture has published 

 statistics of horticulture in various puidications. The 

 Synoptical Index of the Reports of the Statistician, 

 1803 to 1894, is a document of 258 pages published in 

 1>^97. The Section of Foreign IVlarkets has is.sued many 

 statistical pamphlets of great interest to importers and 

 exi)orters of horticultural products. ^Market-gardening, 



