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Scilla — continued, 



short, ten to twelve-flowered ; scape slender, terete, 3in. to 4in. 

 long. Spring. L, produced ones two or three, oblong-lanceolate, 

 Sin. to 4in. long, acute, erect, fleshy. Laristan, Central Persia, 

 1884. 



S. lingulata (tongue-shaped). Jl., perianth blue, carapanulate, 

 star-like, about Jin. long ; raceme oblong, rather dense, six 

 to tifteen-flowered ; scape 2in. to 4in. lon^. Spring. I. six to 

 eight, fleshy -herbaceous, glabrous, ascending, lingulate-lorate, 

 embracing the scape at base, 2in. to 3in. long, four to six lines 

 broad. Bulb six to eight lines thick. Algeria, Morocco, 1887. 

 (R. G. 1261, f. 2.) The variety alba (R. G. 1261, f, 4) has white, 

 and lilacina (R. G. 1261, f. 3) lilac, flowers. 



SCOLOFENDBIUM. To the varieties of 8. vulgare 

 described on pp. 393-4, Vol, III., the following should now 

 be added : 



8* vnlgare ramo-marginatum (branched, margined). Similar 

 to the form lato-digitatutn^ but with the contracted and lined 

 character of marginatum in the leafy portion and elsewhere. 



S, T» Valloisii (Vallois'). A strong-growing variety, having the 

 fronds dilated and irregularly divided and crested at their 

 summit, forming large, bunch-like tufts. (R. H. 1886, p. 447, 

 f. 114.) 



SXSDT79I. To the species and varieties described on 

 pp. 403-7, Vol. III., the following- Bhould now be added: 



8» CduUs (edible). A synonym of Cotyledon edulis, 



S. formoBanum (Formosa), fl. bright yellow, mostly sessile, 

 bracteate ; petals lanceolate, acuminate, spreading. Summer. 

 I, one to three, whorled, lin. to liin. long, ^in. broad, flat, spathu- 

 late, obtuse, recurving towards the apex, softly succulent. Stem 

 repeatedly branched from near the base. h. about 6in. Formosa, 

 1835. A glabrous, half-hardy or greenhouse annual. 



SEIiAQINELLA. To the species described on 

 pp. 409-12, Vol. III., the following should now be added : 



8. gracilis (slender), ste-ms 2ft. to 3ft. long, sub-erect, pinnately 

 branched, rather rough ; pinnte narrow-lanceolate, 4in. to 5in. 

 long; pinnules simple, the lower ones lin. long, ^in. broad. 

 L bright green, ovate-falcate ; stipular ones narrow-lanceolate, 

 cuspidate, parallel and close-set. spikes terminal, tetragonal, 

 ^in. to lin. long. South Sea Islands, 1886. An elegant, stove 

 species. 



8. perelegans (very elegant). The correct name of this plant 

 is S. incequalifolia perelegans (under which it is described on 

 p. 411, Vol. III.) See Fig. 61, p. 601. for which we are in- 

 debted to Messrs. W, and J, Birkenhead. 



8. tassellata (tasselled). steTns erect ; branches and branchlets 

 flat, closely pinnate, the tips furnished with fertile, quadrangular 

 spikelets about IJin. long, giving the plant a tasselled appearance. 

 Brazil, 1887. Stove. See Fig. 62, p. 603, for which we are in- 

 debted to Mr. Wm. Bull. 



8* Tiridang^la (green-angled), stems sub-erect, sarmentose, 

 3ft. to 4ft. lung ; pinnae deltoid, 1ft. long, erecto-patent ; pinnules 

 with simple upper and compound lower erecto-patent tertiary 

 divisions ; ultimate segments usually iin. to lin. long, bright 

 green at base. L of the lower plane contiguous or nearly so 

 on the branchlets, lanceolate - falcate, acute, ^in. to ^in, long 

 (iin. long and much spaced on the pinnseX bright green, dilated ; 

 leaves of the upper plane very small, distinctly cuspidate, spikes 

 square, lin. to 2in. long: bracts strongly keeled. Mountains 

 of Fiji, 1884. Stove. 



SEXiIINIFEDIXTM. To the species and varieties 

 described on pp. 413-4, Vol. III., the following should 

 now be added: 



8. Bolssierianum (Boissier'a). fl, yellow, veined and tinged 

 with bright green, marked brownish-crimson on the edges of 

 the sepals and in other places; petals curiously twisted and 

 horizontally extended, the edges erose ; lip rounded. 1887. 

 (G. C. ser. iii., vol. i., p. 143.) 



S. lenoorrbodum (white and rose). Jl. white, nearly like those 

 of S. RoezLii in shape ; upper sepal washed purple ; petals 

 beautifully margined purple, and having very stiff, purple 

 hairs at the base inside ; lip marked purple and sulphur, and 

 with brown spots inside at the bottom, the sac purple ; 

 peduncle hairy. I. very broad and firm. 1885. A hybrid 

 Between 5. Jtoezlii and S. Schlimii albijlorum. 



S* Saundersiannxn (Sauuders^X jt large ; dorsal sepal white, 



striped purple and green, oblong-triangular, the lateral ones 

 white, CTeen at top, broad and wavy ; petals reddish-purple, 

 broad, ligulate, undulated ; lip bright reddish -mauve, hemi- 

 spheric in front. 2. bright green. 1888. A hybrid between 

 & cavdatum and S, Schlimii, 



8* Sohrodersa splendens (splendid). A very brilliant variety. 

 1887. (L.ii.69.) 



Silene — continued. 



S. pusilla (dwarf). A tiny plant, rarely exceeding IJin. in 

 height, forming a dense mass ; the flowers, which are about 

 Jin. in diameter, are so profusely produced as to almost 

 entirely hide the foliage. It is a charming little subject, 

 either for pot culture or for growing on the rockery, 1887. 

 (G. C. ser. iii., vol. ii., p. 44.) 



SILFHIITM. To the species described on p. 435, 

 Vol. III., the following should now be added: 



S. albiflomm (white-flowered), fl.-heads sessile in the axils or 



stoutly pedunculate, 3iin. across ; involucre sub-globose ; ray 

 florets pale straw-coloured or creamy-white, narrowly oblong, 

 bifid. September, I, ovate, pinnatifid or bipiunatittd, coria- 

 ceous, the uppermost ones linear ; lobes linear, 2in. to 5in. 

 long. Stem simple, 2ft. to 4ft. high. Texas, Plant clothed 

 with short prickles. (B. M. 6918.) 



SOLANT7M. To the species and varieties described 

 on pp. 452-6, Vol. III., the following should now be added : 



S. albidum Poortmanni (Poortraann's whitish). Jl. white, 

 small, produced in numerous cymes, towards the end of the 

 season, on the young, white-tomentose shoots. I. large, 

 pinnatifid, 2ft. lon^, bright green above, white-tomentose 

 beneath. Andes, 1886. A noble, half-hardy perenniaL (R. H. 

 1886, p. 232, f. 67.) 



S. Jasminoides floribundum (abundant-flowered). A more 

 floriferous plant than the type, and having smaller and less 

 pinnatifid leaves. 1886. Garden variety. 



SOPHBOCATTLEYA BATEMANNIANA. A 



synonym of the hybrid Lcelia Batemaniana (described 

 on p. 460, Vol. III., under name of SopJironitis grandi- 



flo ra) . 



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SOFHItONITIS. To the species and varieties de- 

 scribed on p. 460, Vol. III., the following should now 

 be added: 



S. grandlflora anrantiaca (orange). A variety with dark 



orange-red flowers. 1886. (R. H. 1886, p. 492.) 



SFAENDONCEA. A synonym of Cadia (which see). 



SFATH06LOTTIS. To the species described on 

 p. 467, Vol. III., the following should now be added: 



S. Augustorum (named in honour of Auguste Linden and 

 Auguste de Rhonne> two travellers and collectors). A synonym 

 of S. Vieillardii. 



S. Regnieri (Regnier's). This is closely allied to S, LohMi, It 

 differs as follows : /. smaller, having no stripes on the lateral 

 sepalff ; stalked ovaries shorter ; side partitions of the lip 

 shorter and broader ; callus standing more backwards ; 

 peduncle having shorter hairs. L much broader. Cochin 

 China, 1887. 



S» Vieillardii (Vieillard's). /. pale lilac, disposed in a nearly 

 capitate raceme; lip tripartite, the side lobes rectangular, 

 retuse, the mid-lobe long-clawed, oblong, two-lobed at apex. 

 I, broadly cuneate -oblong, acute. Pseudo-bulbs ovoid, tinted 

 brown. Sunda Isles, 1886. Syn. S. Augustorum (L. 25). 



To the species described on pp. 432-3, 

 VoL III., the following should now be added : 



To the species and varieties described 

 on pp. 474-8, Vol. III., the following should now be 

 added : 



S* buUata (inflated). Jl, dark pink or claret-coloured, in much- 

 branched, dense, terminal corymbs; pedicels short, villous, 

 bracteolate. Summer. L sub-sessile, Jin. long, coriaceous, 

 glabrous, dark green and bullate above, paler beneath, ovate- 

 oblong, crenate ; nerves pinnate, very prominent on the under 

 surface- Branches erect, wiry, cylindnc, densely clothed with 

 reddish-brown down. Japan. A dwarf shrub, lit. to lift, high, 

 (R. G. 1215). Syn. S. crispifolia (of gardens). 



S. crispifolia (crisped-leaved). A garden synonym of 5. bullata. 



S. gigantea (gigantic), of gardens. A robust-growing form of 

 S. kamtchatica, 



S* kamtchatica (Kamtchatkan). JL white, sweetly scented, 

 larger than those of S. Ulmariay corymbose ; sepals reflexed, 

 pilose ; carpels very hairy. I, palmately lobed ; upper cauline 

 ones somewhat hastate or lanceolate ; petioles appendiculate. 

 h. 6ft. to 9ft. Kamtchatka and Behiing's Island. 



S, k. himalensis (Himalayan). ;. white-downy beneath ; 

 segments often acuminate. (B. E. 1841, 4.) 



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SFIBANTHES. To the species and varieties de- 

 scribed on p. 478-9, Vol. III., the following should now 

 be added: 



S. leucostlcta (white-spotted). Jl. green, with a brown-tipped 

 lip, hairy ; sepals lanceolate ; petals linear, forming, with the 

 dorsal sepal, the galea ; lip ligulate, dilated in front, the apex 

 obtusely triangular ; raceme few-flowered. 2. petiolate, oblong, 

 acute, spotted white. Columbia. 1885. 



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