1888 



UTRICULARIA 



UV'ULAKIA 



A. Huhit aqnnl'r: foliage dissi'cffJ i>il''> 

 numerotci (Jir-ad-like seijnii'tifs: / rs. 



floating vulgaris 



AA. Habit terrei^irinl or ':pij>Jn/tir: foh'tfje 

 entire, erect. 

 B. Color of fls. irhi/e, irillt a t/cUniv 



palate montana 



BB. Color i)f fU. fivUoir, irith an oniinji' 



palat<' bifida 



n\i. Color nf fl^. imrplr, riu/rt i.r llhn-, 

 H-llh a y.'tlu,r /><,/afr. 

 B. Lrs. t>ro„,ler than h>n,j. 

 C. Sltaiw nf /vs. r. nifonn. 



D. Fls. pnh' hhi,' i'r Jilor jaiithina 



DD. Fls. r<>sr-rnlor<''I reniJomus 



fC. Shape of Irs. ohmrdah- Humbolcllii 



BB. Lrs. In,,, I and narnnr, Inintr, oh- 

 Innq or hi nrrol <i h' . 



('. Fls. pnir lllar Endresii 



CO. Fl.'i. riohi-j'itrph longifolia 



vulgaris. Linn. TTardy nalivo nqnatii^ plant, -with 

 cn.twded, L!-:;-iiiniiatciy dividi'd I-Ioating- Ivs, H iu- long, 

 provided with nuiiK-rnus Idadders and yellow fis. ^4 in. 

 long or more, l)orne in li-lid-tld. racenios. June-Auf,^ 

 Brooks and ponds, Eu.. Asia, N. Anier. B.B. ;!:T.)1. 

 (in. 28, p. 4-0:{.— Advertised l.y American aqnatie spe- 

 cialists and collectors of native jdants. 



montana, Poir. Tropieal American epiphyte, vith 

 cd listers nf tidxTs ' -.-^^ in. loni^, niinute, deformed, 

 useless blatlders and iar.ue white Us, with a yellow 

 ItaUite, the tls. 1-4 on a scape, each IV.2 in, across. Lvs. 

 4-fi in. lon^, elliptic-lanceolate. Trunks of trees, "West 

 Indies and S. Amer. B.M. rill2;i. F.S. 19:l'.)fl.'. l.Il. 

 18:04. — A lovely species. 



bifida, Linn. Terrestrial species from tropical Asia, 

 with minute bladders and small yellow fls. resembling 

 a diminutive Limiria or Butter and Efjgs. Lvs. densely 

 matted, erect, thread-like. 1-2 in. loiifj^; fls. yellow, with 

 an orange pale, ■'« in. long, 5-8 in a raceme; pedicels 

 drooping in fruit. India, Malaya, China, Japan, Phil- 

 i[ipines. B.M. G(j80. — Once cultivated at Kew. 



janthina, Hook. Epiphytic Brazilian species growing 

 in the leaf -axils of a bronieliad ( Vriesia), with kidney- 

 shaped lvs. and beautiful pale blue or lilac fls. I^.^ in. 

 across, ornamented by 2 vertical yellow lines on the 

 palate edged with dark violet. Lvs. with stalks 4-G in. 

 long and blades 2-4 in. across: scape aliout G-fld.; up- 

 per lip hemispheric, arching: lower lip transversely 

 oblong, entire. B.M. 7466.— Int. by Sander, 1892. 

 "Janthina'' is the same as "iantbina," meaning violet- 

 colored. 



reniJ6rmis, A. St. Hil. Brnzilian species found in 

 sphagnum Ijo^s, having kidney-sliaped lvs. and rose- 

 colored fls. with 2 darker lines on the ];>alate: upjM-r lip 

 truncate, emarginate ; lower lip ;!-iol)ed, tlie lalt-ral 

 lobes broad, the midlobe much slu)rter and scarcely 

 produced. Brazil. — Once advertised by John Saul, but 

 probablv lost to r-nUivfition. Very large for the gemis, 

 the lvs."3'ii-l t't. long and scapes l?^-2 ft. high. 



Humboldtii, Schomb. Ouiana species, with long- 

 stalked, cordate or ol.)cordate, mostly solitary Ivs. and 

 dark purple-blue fls. 2H in. across, with a trianu'ular 

 lower lip. Scapes abont n-fld. F.S. i;J:r!90.-(-)ne of 

 the showiest species. Commonly cult, in Eng., api>ar- 

 ently not in America. 



findresii. Rrdcbb. Epiphytic Costa Rican species, 

 witli tubers al.iout ^.4 in. long, solitary lvs. and pah- lihic 

 fls. \%--'2 in. across, with a yellow palate : lvs. l-:5 iu. 

 long, narrowly ellipric-lanceolate: scape about ,5-fld. 

 B.M. 6656, Var. ra^-jus, Hort., was offered by Pitcher 

 & Manda, 1895.- A deciduous species found at altitude 

 of 2,000 feet. 



longiiolia, Gardn. Fig. 2624. A Brazilian species, the 

 typic;d tv>rm of which is perhaps not in cultivation. /'. 

 Fonjclidiia , Hort., introduced by Sander, is said by the 

 Kew authorities to be a form of tliis s])ecies and the same 

 as the plant figured in On. 52:li:;2 (aiiapted in Fig. 2624) 

 under the erroneous title of f'. hitifolia . It has beauti- 

 ful violet-purple fls. nearly 2 iu. across, with a vellow 



palate. Lvs. lanceolate, erect: 

 last well. C.C. III. 13:713. 



12-20-fld. and fl.s. 

 W. M. 



TJVULARIA (Latin, uvule, palate, referring to the 

 hanging flowers). Liliaeea-. Bellwokt. "Wild Oats" 

 in S'juje jiarts. A genus of two species of very grace- 

 ful wnodland. perennial herbs nalive to North America. 

 The plants grow about 15 in. high, with a number of 

 clustered slender stems wliich are forked and leaf- 

 liearing mainly above. Thefoliage isof a delicate green, 

 wliich with the terminal, narrow, bell-shaped, drooping 

 flowers make the plants eleii'ant though }iot showy. 

 The species ui'e perfecth^ hardy and easy of cultivation 

 in any light, rich soil and a shady situation. They do 

 well north of a wall in a well-]tre])are<l border and in 

 siich a position they far exceed the plants of the woods 

 in luxuriance. Strong roots may be slowly forced for 

 sju-ing flowering. For distinctio7i from Oakesia, see 

 fliat genus, to which some of the plants commonly 

 known as Uvularias are referred. 



2625. Bellwort- Uvularia perfoliata (X"^). 



A. Lv^. pubescent beneath. 

 grandiflbra, Sm. Stems l-l^i ft. high, with 1 or 2 

 lvs. below the fork: Ivs. oblong, oval or ovate, some- 

 what acuminate: fls. pale yellow, l-l^-.j in. long; seg- 

 ments usually smooth on both sides: stamens exceeding 

 the styles: capsule obtusely 3-angled, truncate. May, 

 June. Rich woods, Quebec to Minn, south to Ga.. 

 Tenn. and la. B.B. 1:409. 



AA. IjVv. not palieseent beneath. 

 perfoliata, Linn. Fig. 2625. Stems more slender than 

 in {'. grandi flora, with 1-3 Ivs. below the fork: Ivs. 

 oval, oblong or ovate: fls. pale yellow, about I in. long; 

 segments glandular papillose within; stamens shorter 

 than the styles: capsule obtusely 3-angled, truncate. 

 May, June. Rich woods, V. S. 



J. B. Kellkk and F. W. Barclay. 



