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Scutellaria—continued. 
truncate or loosely cordate at base, green above, purple, and 
puberulous on the veins, beneath; petioles puberulous. A. 1ft. 
to 2ft. Quito, 1882. A very ornamental, stove sub-shrub. 
(B. M. 6615.) 
S. incarnata (flesh-coloured). fl. in terminal, secund spikes ; 
calyx tubular, compressed ; corolla flesh-coloured or pale reddish- 
violet, pubescent, six times longer than the calyx, with a spread- 
ing limb. Summer. J. petiolate, ovate, deeply serrated, lin. to 
3in. long, intense green, pubescent above, tomentose beneath ; 
floral ones linear-lanceolate, equalling the pedicels. Stem erect, 
2ft. high, pubescent. Central America, 1856. Stove perennial. 
(B. M. 4268.) 
S. i. Trianai (Triana’s). This variety chiefly differs from the 
type in the much richer rose-scarlet of its corolla, and in the 
smaller, glabrous foliage. (B. M. 5185.) 
S. japonica (Japanese). fl. opposite, loose ; calyx slightly pilose ; 
corolla blue, six to eight lines long, pubescent ; racemes loose- 
flowered, 6in. long, Summer. l. petiolate, ovate, obtuse, deeply 
crenate, rounded or truncate at base, glabrous ; lower ones 1}in. 
long ; floral ones gradually becoming smaller. Stems prostrate 
at base; branches ascending. Japan. (P. M. B. x. 123.) 
S. Lehmanni (Lehmann’s). /. bright red-scarlet, disposed in short, 
terminal racemes. Summer. J. cordate, petiolate. Stems erect. 
h. lft. to 2ft. Columbia, 1884. An ornamental stove perennial. 
(R. G. 1152, fig. 1, a-c.) 
S. macrantha (large-flowered). fl. opposite, secund; calyx 
- pilose; corolla blue, lin. long, the tube much dilated upwards, > 
the hood incurved ; racemes many, simple. August. Z. sessile, 
lanceolate, obtuse, entire, nearly glabrous, ciliated ; floral ones 
longer than the calyx. Stem procumbent at base, ascending, 
aa purplish, nearly glabrous. Eastern Asia, 1827. (B. M. 
S. minor (lesser). Hedge Hyssop. jl. pale pink - purple, jin. 
long. July to October. Z. shortly petiolate or sessile, lin. to 
lin. long, obtuse, with one or two crenatures near the base ; 
upper ones quite entire. h. 4in. to bin. Europe (Britain), &c. 
Habit resembling S. galericulata, but smaller. (Sy. En. B. 1061.) 
S. Mociniana (Mocini’s).* f. opposite, secund ; calyx one-sixth 
the length of the corolla; corolla showy, bright scarlet, Ljin. 
to lsin. long, with the inside of the lip yellow and the tube 
clothed with short, fine hairs, the limb erect. Summer. l. petio- 
late, ovate, sub-sinuate-crenate, slightly ese above, nearly 
glabrous beneath ; lower floral ones conformed, the upper ones 
small, oblong. h. 14ft. Mexico, 1868. A very beautiful stove 
shrub. (Gn., Sept. 1, 1877; I. H: 562; R. H. 1872, 350.) 
S. orientalis (Oriental).* /l. in oblong, tetragonal spikes; corolla 
yellow, or with the lower lip fuscous or purplish, lin. to l}in. 
long. August. Jl. petiolate, ovate, incised-toothed, four to ten 
lines long, hoary beneath; floral ones entire, membranous, 
slightly imbricated. Stems creeping, and often rooting from the 
base, yee: slenderly cano-tomentose. South Europe and 
Central Asia, 1729. (B. M. 2120; S. B. F. G. 45.) 
S. (rather small). ñ., calyx as long as the pedicels ; 
corolla violet, pubescent, twice or thrice the length of the calyx. 
Summer. /. ovate, or the uppermost ones ovate-lanceolate, 
sessile by a truncate or slightly cordate base, about 4in. long, 
some of the lower ones with one or two coarse teeth, the lowest 
_ slender-petiolate. Roots tuberous. A. 4in. to 10in. North Ame- . 
` > rica, 1822. Plant branching from the base, usually erect. 
* GH. E. F. 106) 
=S, pulchella (pretty). A synonym of S. grandiflora. 
S. purpurascens (purplish). /. in terminal, loose racemes ; 
corolla jin. long, the tube and upper lip bright blue, the lower lip 
dark violet with a median white stripe. Summer. l. on long 
jloles, broadly ovate, obtuse, sinnate-crenate, very broadly 
cate, rounded, or sub-cordate at base, slightly hispid above, 
or glabrous on both sides. A. lft. to 2ft. South America, 1880. 
A useful, decorative, greenhouse perennial. (B. M. 6464.) 
S. serrata (serrated). fl., corolla blue, fully lin. long, nearly 
glabrous, with a narrow tube, a moderately ampliate throat, and 
- @ rather narrow upper lip; raceme simple or rarely a pair of 
racemes at the base of the terminal one. August. l. three to 
five pairs, ovate or ovate-oblong, coarsely and sharply serrated, 
acute or acuminate, mostly acute at the base, 2in. to 4in. long ; 
upper floral ones entire and lanceolate. Stem lft. to 2ft. high. 
North America, 1800. (A. B. R. 494.) 
S. splendens (opia .* f. scattered; corolla scarlet; ten 
x to eleven lines long, the tube elongated, slender, the lobes 
shortened; racemes simple, elongated. October. l. olate, 
_ broadly ovate, obtuse or scarcely acuminate, 4in. to bin. long, 
ascending, branched, hairy or pubescent. h. 1ft. Mexico,” 
1841." Stove perennial. (B. M. 4290, under name of S. cordifolia.) 
- S. Ventenatii (Ventenat’s). 4., calyx small; corolla scarlet, 
elongated, many times longer than the calyx, the upper lip deeply 
four-cleft ; bracts very deciduous, narrow, the lower ones sub- 
ovate ; racemes terminal, elongated, sub-secund or sub-distichous. 
_ August. d. long-petiolate, rather thick, cordate-ovate, somewhat 
; obtuse, dteply-serrated. A. lift. Santa- Martha, 1844. An 
J a erect, branched, softly pubescent, greenhouse perennial. (B. M. 
cordate at base, hairy on both sides; floral ones minute. | 
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~ Scutellaria—continued. 
S. villosa (villous). f. glandular-villous ; corolla scarlet, the 
tube elongated, slenderly funnel-shaped, the lobes shortened ; 
bracts small ; racemes terminal, many-flowered, short, corymbose. 
July. l. petiolate, cordate-ovate, soft, acuminate, deeply sinuate- 
toothed, wrinkled, pilose, purple beneath. Stems acutely tetra- 
gonal, branched. h. lft. Peru, 1842. Stove shrub. (B. M. 
4789 ; F. d. S. 961.) 
SCUTELLIFORM. Platter-shaped. 
SCUTICARIA (from scutica, a whip; alluding to 
the shape of the leaves). Orp. Orchidew. A small 
genus (two species) of stove, epiphytal orchids, one 
Brazilian, the other a native of Guiana. Flowers very 
handsome; sepals sub-equal, erecto-patent, the lateral 
ones adnate with the foot of the column forming a pro- 
minent chin; petals rather smaller; lip sessile, articu- 
lated, broad and concave, the lateral lobes large, erect, 
the middle one small and spreading; pollen masses 
four; scapes one-flowered, growing from the sides of the 
stem. Leaves very long, fleshy, sub-terete, furrowed, 
continuous with the stem. Stems very short, fleshy, 
one-leaved, at length scarcely fleshy-thickened. The 
species thrive either on blocks or in baskets with sphag- 
num. During the growing season an abundance of 
water must be supplied to the roots. Propagation 
may be effected by divisions, made -as growth is com- 
mencing. f 
S. Hadwenii (Hadwen’s). This is the correct name of the plant 
described in this work under name of Bifrenaria Hadwenti. 
S. Steelii (Steel’s).* fl. primrose-yellow, with reddish-brown 
blotches, large, fragrant; lip marked with brownish-crimson, 
especially on the lateral lobes, the crest having three orange- 
coloured teeth in front; scape one to three-flowered. on 
l. one 
each branch of the ebulbous rhizome, terete, 2ft. to 4ft. long, 
channelled, tapering to a fine point. British Guiana, 1834. 
Syn. Mazillaria Steelii (B. M. 3575; B. R. 1986; W. O. A. ii. 55). 
SCUTULA. A synonym of Memecylon (which 
see). 
SCYPHANTHUS. A synonym of Gramma 
carpus (which see). 
SCYPHULARIA. Included under Davallia (which 
see). ; 
SCYTALIA. Included under Nephelium. 
SCYTALIS. A synonym of Vigna (which see). 
SCYTANTHUS (of Hooker). A synonym of Hoodia 
(which see). f 
SCYTHES. Since the introduction of mowing 
machines, these have not been so extensively used in 
gardens. The ordinary form of handle and blade answers- 
well for mowing grass where no machine is kept, and 
also for cutting it where a machine cannot conveniently 
be worked. A Scythe for lawn - mowing should be 
“hung” differently from those used amongst long 
field-grass. The stick and handles should be attached 
so.that the edge of the blade may be slightly raised above 
ground when the back is resting on the ground. The 
workman should be careful to avoid, so far as possible, 
what is called “ ribbing ”—that is, mowing so as to show 
the marks of the Scythe after the grass has been swept 
up and taken away. This is scarcely possible unless the 
blade has been properly attached to the handle for the 
special purpose of cutting short lawn-grass. 
SEA BEET. A common name for Beta maritima. 
* SEA BELLS. A common name for Calystegia Sol- 
anella. 
SEA BUCKTHORN. ‘ee Hippophe. 
: SEAPORTHIA. A synonym of Ptychosperma — 
(which see). 
The plant so well known in gardens as 
S. elegans is Ptychosperma Cunninghamiana. 8. coronata, 
S. Kuhlii, and 8. malaiana, are garden names of Pinanga 
coronata, P. Kuhlii, and P. malaiana respectively. 
SEA HEATH. See Frankenia. 
