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EUCALYPTUS 



EUCHARIS 



to make a beautiful avenue tree ; young growth of a 

 deep copper color; adapted to the lemon belt (Fran- 

 ■ceschi). 



E. botnjoldes. Smith. Placed next after E. robusta in the 

 key. Tiilltree: lid not broader than the angular calyx tube. 

 P. T. M. Euccd. 4:-2. Timber valuable.— _E. citriodura, Hook.= 

 maculata, var. citriodora.— ^. declpiens, Endlich. Placed next 

 after E. goniocalyx in the key. Tree, 70 ft. high ; calyx tube 

 and pedicels terete: capsule raised above the rim of the calyx 

 tube: fr. -valves ending in 5 points. F.v. M. Eucal. 10:3.— £. 

 eugenioldes. Bleb. White Stringv-bark. Placed second after 

 E. Gunnii, var. undulata, in the key. Tree, 200 ft. high : fls. 

 more than 3 in an umbel: fr. ovate or globose, truncate : rim 

 narrow, the valves inserted somewhat below it. March-Sept. 

 F.v. M. Eucal. 10:4. Timber valuable.— -E. eximia, Schauer. 

 Mountain Bloodwood. Placed next beforeE.maculatainthe 

 key. Tree, about 80 ft. high: Us. cream-colored, sessile, in Oct. 

 frs. sessile. P. v.M Eucal. 0:2. Wood makes good fuel. Hand- 

 some tree when in blossom. — E. bicrassata, Labill. Mallee. 

 Placed after E. Plancboniana in the key. Shi-ub or small tree: 

 frs. rarely exceeding /^in. in diam.: peduncles erect, short and 

 thick, usually much flattened. F.v.M. Eucal. 5:6. "Will live in 

 mere sand and brave the most scorching hot winds, but will 

 bear some frost. The Ivs. supply a considerable proportion of 

 the mercantile Eucalyptus oil." — E. viacrorlnjncha, F. v. M. 

 Placed before E. viminalis in the key. Leaf-veins very ob- 

 liQue: fls. and frs. on short pedicels: lid conical: anthers kid- 

 ney-shaped, opening by divergent longitudiu.al slits. F.v.M. 

 Eucal. 1:5. — E. tnicrotheca, F.v.M. Placed next to E. sidero- 

 phloia in the key. Lid not exceeding 2 lines in length: fr.- 

 valves much exserted. F.v.M. Eucal. 10:6. One of the best 

 trees for desert tracts; tolerates the intense, scorching heat of 

 a desert summer, and a winter temperature of 18° F. Timber 

 valuable for cabinet work, etc.— £. minlata, Cunn. Placed 

 after E. paniculata in the key. Fls. in simple umbels, brilliant 

 ■orange-color: fr. with 3 or more cells, nearly 2 in. long. F.v.M. 

 Eucal. 6:4. A handsome ornamental tree. — E. obtusiflbra, 

 Auct.=virgata (below).— £^. pinnafa, a garden name. Is a 

 synonym of some other species.— £. tetrdptera, Turcz. Shrub, 

 10 ft. high: fls. very large, axillary, solitary, on a recur\'ed, flat, 

 and very broad peduncle; calyx tube almost obverse-pyramidal, 

 sharply quadrangular, broader than the pyramidal-conical lid: 

 stamens red. F. v.M. Encal. 2:10. One of themost ornamental 

 .species of the s^nus.—E. viruata, Sieh. (E. obtusiflora, DC). 

 Placed second after E. obliqua in the key. Shrub, 10-15 ft. 

 high: bark smooth: Ivs. large, falcate: umbels generally en- 

 closed in large bracts while in bud. j Buj-tt Davy 



EUCHAKlDIUM (from the Greek for charming). 

 Onagrclcca'. Two Oalifornian herba allied to Clarkia, but 

 differing in having the calyx tube much prolonged be- 

 yond the ovary, stamens 4 and opposite the sepals and 

 not appcndaged at the base. E. concinnum, Pisch. & 

 Mey. (H. grand if lortim, Fisch. & Mey.), is a graceful 

 garden annual, growing 1 ft. high. Pubescent or gla- 

 brous : Ivs. small, oblong, petioled, entire : fls. rose- 

 colored, nearly or quite an inch across; calyx tube fill 

 form, an inch or more long ; filaments filiform; petals 

 3-lobed. Of easy culture in auy garden soil. B.R. 

 23:1962. B.M. 3589. R.H. 184G:S3; 1857, p. 299. E. 

 Br6weri, Gray, is an annual 1 ft. high. Lvs. 1 in. or more 

 long, narrow-lanceolate; petals large, obcordate, with a 

 narrow lobe in the deep terminal sinus: filaments club- 

 shaped. L_ jj 3 



EtJCHARIS {very graceful, from the Greek). Ania- 

 rylUddcar. Perianth tube straight or curved, the throat 

 dilated ; segments broad and spreading ; perianth cup 

 either entire or toothed between the filaments : ovules 2 

 to many in each of the 3 locules: fls. white, in umbels, 

 very showy, standing on long, stout scapes: lvs. broad- 

 ovate, narrowed into distinct petioles. Sis or eight 

 handsome species from Colombia. Rootstock short and 

 bulb-like. The species are confused. JC. grandifJora, 

 fU. Candida and E. suhedentafa are the well-marked 

 types. The fls. in Fig. 789, adapted from authentic 

 plates, will distinguish the types. Hybridizes with Ur- 

 ceolina (see drceocliari!^). Monogr. by Baker, Ama- 

 ryllideas. j^ j.^ 3 



The Amazon Lilies, as Eucharis are popularly called, 

 are among the most desirable of warmhonse bulbous 

 plants, being not only very beautiful but also very free 

 in the production of flowers. 



When grown in pots, they require a coarse, fibrous 

 soil, composed chiefly of rotted sod, and enriched with 

 about one-fourth of dry cow manure and a sprinkling of 

 bone dust. The pots should be well drained, for much 

 water is needed during tlie growing season, but fre- 

 quent potting should be avoided, as the rools are im- 



patient of disturbance. Shading from full sunshine is 

 required, except during the winter months, and a night 

 temperature of 05-70° is best for these plants. By dry- 

 ing off the Eucharis to some extent for a few weeks, a 

 crop of flowers may be had at almost any season, pro- 

 viding the bulbs are strong and healthy, but they should 

 never be dried to such a degree that all the foliage is 

 lost, else the bulbs will bo much weakened. 



Good results are also had from planting out the 

 Eucharis on a bench in a warmhouse, the soil and treat- 

 ment being much the same as for pot-grown specimens. 

 The only insects ]iable to give much trouble in connec- 

 tion with these plants are mealy bugs and thrips, and 

 these may be controlled by thorough svringing. 



W. n. Tapltn. 

 A. Gup toothed and protruded from the perianth-tube. 



grrandifldra, Planch. (JiJ. Amasdnicayljind.). Amazon 

 IjIly. Star of Bethlehem (a name also applied to 

 Ornithogalum). Pig. 789. Bulb globular, 2 in. in diam.: 

 lvs. 2— i to each stem : scape 1-2% ft., bearing an um- 

 bel of 2-4 large (4 in. across), very fragrant star-like 

 fls. on pedicels nearly or quite 1 in. long; the segments 

 oblong and obtuse ; cup forming a distinct projecting 

 tube. P.S. 9:957; 12:1210-17. B.M. 4971. Gn. 48, p. 

 217. G.C. 111.7:193; IG: G05. A. P. 5:303; 8:445. F.E. 

 8:1000. F.R. 1:11; 2:304. 



789. Eucharis. 



Leaf of E. grandiliora, and fls. of (a) subedentata, 



(b) Sanderi, (c) grandiflora, (d) Candida. 



Var. Modrei, Baker, may be expected to appear in the 

 Amer. trade. It has smaller, rounder and thicker lvs. 

 and smaller fls., with the cup lined with yellow. 



Mdstersii, Baker. Bulb often smaller : scape 1 ft. 

 high, bearing 2 nearly sessile fls. in the umbel, the peri- 

 anth segments ovate and spreading and shorter than in 

 the last: cup forming a sliallow frilled or notched col- 

 lar. B.M. 0831. G.O. 11. 24:721. -Possibly a hybrid of 

 L\ grandiflora and ^. Sanderi. 

 AA. Cup almost entirely joined or adnate to th*- 



jierianlh-fu.he {the iringed filaments may project). 



Candida, Planch. Pig. 789, d. Bulb globose, bearing 

 stolons, 2 in. in diam.; scape somewhat flattened, glau- 

 cous, l-l'.j ft. liigli, bearing 0-10 short-pedicelled fls. 



