− | Scilla hispanica, Mill. (S. campanulata, Ait. S. patula, DC.). Spanish Jacinth. Bell-flowered Squill. Lvs. 5 or 6, glabrous, ascending, lanceolate, 1/2-l in. broad, subobtuse, convex at back: scape long: raceme equilateral, compact: fls. cylindric-campanulate; perianth usually blue but often becoming rose-purple, or white: pedicels 1-1 1/2 in. long. May. Spain and Portugal. B.M. 1102. Gn. 78, p. 456; 79, p. 265.—Hardy. Several varieties of it are in the trade under the specific name campanulata, viz., alba, white; albo-major, large white; carnea, flesh-colored; hyacinthoides, hyacinth-like; rosea, rose-colored. This species is worthy of wider acquaintance. The bulbs are cheap and easily obtained in autumn, and if planted then they are sure to bloom the following spring. | + | Scilla hispanica, Mill. (S. campanulata, Ait. S. patula, DC.). Spanish Jacinth. Bell-flowered Squill. Lvs. 5 or 6, glabrous, ascending, lanceolate, 1/2-1 in. broad, subobtuse, convex at back: scape long: raceme equilateral, compact: fls. cylindric-campanulate; perianth usually blue but often becoming rose-purple, or white: pedicels 1-1 1/2 in. long. May. Spain and Portugal. B.M. 1102. Gn. 78, p. 456; 79, p. 265.—Hardy. Several varieties of it are in the trade under the specific name campanulata, viz., alba, white; albo-major, large white; carnea, flesh-colored; hyacinthoides, hyacinth-like; rosea, rose-colored. This species is worthy of wider acquaintance. The bulbs are cheap and easily obtained in autumn, and if planted then they are sure to bloom the following spring. |