LYCOPODIUM 



LTCORIS 



959 



obsciirum, Linn. {L. dendroideum, Michx. L. Jn- 

 p6nieum,Th\uih.). Stems (j-12 in. hi^'h, nuich-brancbed : 

 Ivs. loose, erect: spikes erect, ^-l^i in. long. Tem- 

 perate N. Amer. to Japan. — The common Grountl Pine. 



1338. Lycopersicum esculentum beneath; L. pimpi- 

 nellifolium at top ; hybrid between. 



CCC. Stems {main ones) wide-iraiJing , with erect 

 branches. 



ann6tinum, Linn. Stems trailing, often .several feet 

 long, with numerous ascending branches G-8 iu. high, 

 which hear sessile, solitary spikes. Arctic and north 

 temperate zones of both hemispheres, 



clav&,tum, Linn. Main steni trailing to the length of 

 several feet, usually much branched; spikes 1-4 on an 

 elongated peduncle. Arctic and nortii temperate regions 

 of both hemispheres. — The common Club-Moss. 



AA. it'.s. 4-ra)iked, on fan-like branches. 

 complana.tum, Linn. Fig. 1340. Stems trailing on the 

 surface of the ground: branches spreading out in a 

 horizontal plane: Ivs. of the under side of stems re- 

 duced to slender, spreading, cuspidate apices: first and 

 .second forks of peduncles approximate. Northern hemi- 

 sphere.— //. Chamcec i( pariss u s , R. Br., is an allied spe- 

 cies, with stems growing underground. 



L. M. F— ..,^0D. 



LYCORIS (named after anereid in Greek mythology). 

 AmaryUlddcea?. A genus of 5 species of remarkable 

 bulbs from China and Japan, with large, 6-parted flow- 

 ers. Pour species are in cultivation, two of which are 

 hardy in New England. Two bloom in summer and two 

 in early autumn. Two have red fls., one has lilac or 

 purple fls., one yellow or orange. Three have the peri- 

 anth segments more or less recurved and tinted or 

 crisped at the margin. In all cases the tls. appear with- 

 out foliage, being borne on a scape 1-3 ft. long, in um- 



f.l 



bels of 4-12 fls. each 3-4 in. across. The white filaments 

 and yellow anthers are conspicuous features. The leaves 

 make their growth, die down, and after a long rest the 

 bulbs send up fluwer-stulks alone. These plants ai(^ 

 highly esteemed in China and Japan, and bulbs are con- 

 stantly being sent to the w^estern world, but with usf 

 they seem to be w^ayw^ard and uncertain, particularly as 

 to the time of blooming. Lij'-orls anrea reverses the 

 custom of nature. It rests iu the wet season and flowers 

 in the dry season. How the bulbs can remain dormant 

 during the early Chinese summer, with the thermometer 

 at 85° in the shade and a yearly rainfall of 100 inches, is 

 a mystery. Botanically this gi^nus is placed next tr) 

 Hippeastrura, an American genus, in which the seeds are 

 numerous in a locuie, and u.sually flat, while in Lvcoris 

 they are few in aloculeand turgid. Hurticulturally Lyco- 

 ris is most nearly comparalile to Ni-rine, but the seeds 

 of the former are black and of the latter green. Bakt^r, 

 Handbook of the Amaryllidea?. 1^88. 



A. BJoomiug injultj <(nd Aitgnsl. 

 u. Fls. did/ nd. 

 sangiiinea, Maxim. Bulb o\'oi<l, 1 in. indiam.; neck 

 1-2 in. Jong: Ivs. linear: stamens shorter than the 

 perianth segments. Japan. — The only species with seg- 

 juents neither wavy nor reflexed. Baker says the fls. are 

 bright red. The Yokohonia Nursery Co. is probably 

 mistaken in giving the blooming period as May and 

 June.- They also advertise var. ^Iba. J. N. Gerard says 

 the Ivs. of this and the next appear in March ; also that 

 the fls. of L. sdtiijiiinrd are dull brownish red. 



BB. /'7,s'. rosij Uhtc. 

 equamigera, I\Iaxiin. {Ani'irfiUis HdlVn , Hort., at 

 least in part). Fig. 1341. Bulb globose: Ivs. produced 

 iu spring, 9-12 lines wide: fls. rosy lilac, banded yellow. 

 Japan. B.M. 7547. G.C. 111.21:137. G.F. 3:177. -The 

 only fragrant kind. Var. purpiirea, Hort., introduced 

 about 1898. This species is hardy in New England. 



AA. Blooming from 



Sepf.-IVov. 



B. Fls. orange-colored. 



atlrea, Herb. {JVerlne 

 aiirea, Bury). Golden 

 Spider Lily. Bulb 2 in. 

 in diam. : Ivs. sword- 

 shaped, 6-9 lines wide, 

 glaucous, produced in 



1339. Lycopodium 



lucidulum, 



o m ra o n in cool 



woods. Sporangia 

 in the axils of foli- 

 age leaves. 



1340. Lycopodium compla- 

 natum. 

 r>enizen of dry banks. Spor- 

 angia in spikes. 



May. China. B.M. 409 and B.R. 8:611 (as Amaryllis 

 anrea). G.C.III. 17:2(J3 and 18:.545. Gn. 47:997.~Baker 

 says it blooms in Aug. and has bright yellow fls., but 

 all the colored plates show orange-colored fls. 



