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SYNS. Hekorima, Hexorima. ORD. Liliaceae. A genus comprising four species of greenhouse or hardy, perennial herbs, natives of Europe, temperate and mountainous Asia, or North America. Flowers medium, solitary or twin at the axils, nodding; perianth pink or whitish, campanulate or expanded, deciduous, the segments distinct or scarcely connate at base, sub-equal; stamens six; bracts minute or wanting. Leaves alternate, ovate or lanceolate, membranous, sessile or amplexicaul. Three of the species are in cultivation. They are interesting plants, of common culture in any light soil. Propagation may be easily effected by seeds, or by divisions.
S. amplexicaulis (stem-clasping). fl. on long peduncles, which are abruptly bent above the middle; perianth greenish-white, the segments 1/2in. long; anthers tapering to a point; stigma entire. June. l. very smooth, glaucous beneath, strongly stemclasping. Stem 2ft. to 3ft. high, very smooth except at base. North America, Europe, &c. 1752. Hardy. SYN. S. distortus. S. distortus (distorted). A synonym of S. amplexicaulis. S. roseus (rosy).* fl., perianth rose-purple, more than half the length of the slightly bent peduncle; anthers two-horned; stigma three-cleft. May. l. green on both sides, finely ciliated. Branches sparingly beset with short, bristly hairs. h. 1 1/2ft. North America, 1806. Hardy. SYN. Uvularia rosea (B. M. 1489).
S. simplex (simple). fl. mostly solitary, rarely twin; perianth whitish, broadly funnel-shaped, five to six lines long; pedicels 2in. to 3in. long. June. l. oblong, acuminate, deeply cordate-amplexicaul, 2in. to 4in. long, glaucescent beneath. h. 2ft. to 3ft. Nepaul, 1822. Greenhouse.