. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 1696 SPATHOGLOTTIS SPERGULA Vieillirdi, Reiehb. f. (S. AuguufdrHin, Reichb. f.,. Fig. 2359. Lvs. long-lanceolate, acuminate, 1-2 ft. long: scape 12-18 in. high, robust: raceme 6 in. long, broatl, corymb-like at first: fis. 2 in. across, very pale lilac, nearly white; sepals and petals ovate-oblong, subacute; la
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 1696 SPATHOGLOTTIS SPERGULA Vieillirdi, Reiehb. f. (S. AuguufdrHin, Reichb. f.,. Fig. 2359. Lvs. long-lanceolate, acuminate, 1-2 ft. long: scape 12-18 in. high, robust: raceme 6 in. long, broatl, corymb-like at first: fis. 2 in. across, very pale lilac, nearly white; sepals and petals ovate-oblong, subacute; labellum as long as the sepals, lateral lobes orange- brown, with orange calli speckled with red, middle lobe narrow, with a broadened tip variable in form. New Caledonia. 70i:i. 12:93. 6 atireo- VieiUdrdi, Hort-, is a hybrid between this and S. axirea. Pis. pale chrome-yellow, with the sepals slightly and the petals profusely dotted with crimson, the tips of the lobes of the lip rich crimson. III. 23:309. il:308. 5. KimbaUidna, Hoolv., is often regarded as a variety of S. aiirea, from which it differs in having the backs of tlie sepals mottled with red-brown, tlie ci'est ylabrons, and narrower lvs. 7443.âS. plicdta, var. Micholitzii, is advertised by San- der. Fls. amethyst color, with the segments broader tiian in the type. Habit more dwarf. HEtNEiCH Hasselering and R. M. Grey. SPATHYEMA (Greek; referring to the spathe). Arilcece. Skunk Cabbage. Skunk Cabbage is an ex- ceptionally interesting plant. In the East, it is the first wild flower of the year, though it is oftener considered a weed than a flower by those who have nothing but contempt for it. It is a hardy swarap-loviug perennial herb which pushes up its fascinating hooded spathes in midwinter or even before the first of January in favored situations. The spathes are 3-6 in high, usually grow in clumps, and the variation in their coloring is a never- failing delight. They are mott
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