et ee. lle 
S. albo- purparonni (whiteand-parple). J. much 
` S. Sedeni; dorsal sepal having a pinkish tinge on 
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Selago—continued. 
S. Gillii (Gill’s).* f. pink; corolla tubular ; spikelets terminal, 
lin. to in. long, or the panicle shortened and loosely few- 
flowered, J. clustered, whitish, glabrous, elliptic-lanceolate or 
the lower ones ovate, three to six lines long. Stem branched. 
h. 6in, 1829. (B. M. 3028; B. R. 1504.) 
S. rapunculoides (Rampion-like). A synonym of S. spuria. 
S. rotundifolia (round-leaved). fl. purple ; corolla tube filiform, 
three or four times longer than the calyx ; spikelets terminal, 
straight, pedunculate, scarcely lin. long. J. obovate-elliptic, 
Cire. entire, clustered-fasciculate. Stem straight, terete. 
h. lft. 
S. serrata (toothed). fl. blue, disposed in long spikes or fascicled 
corymbs ; corolla tube filiform, elongated ; bracts linear-subulate. 
l. obovate-elliptic, acute, serrated, decurrent, often glabrous. 
Stems straight, leafy. h. lft. 1774. SYN. S. fasciculata (B. R. 
184; L. B. C. 1423). 
S. spuria (spurious). Ta violet ; corolla tube filiform, very long ; 
spikes short, terminal. l. linear-elongated, acute, toothed, the 
upper ones shorter and entire. Stem nearly simple, erect. h. 2ft. 
1824. Syn. S. rapunculoides. 
SELANDRIA CERASI. A name formerly given in 
England to the Sawfly now known as Eriocampa limacina, 
the parent of the dreaded Slugworm, frequently so destruc- 
tive to most kinds of fruit-trees, e.g., Cherry, Pear, and 
many others, as well as to several forest-trees, e.g., Oak 
and Birch. See Slugworms. 
SELATIUM. A synonym of Gentiana. 
SELENIA (probably from selene, the moon; con- 
nection not obvious). ORD. Crucifere. A small genus 
(two species) of small, hardy, annual herbs, natives of 
Texas and Arkansas. Flowers yellowish, in terminal, 
leafy racemes; sepals spreading, coloured, sub-equal; 
petals erect. Leaves pinnatisect. S. awrea, whether for 
the colour or odour of its flowers, or for the consider- 
able time it remains in blossom, is well worthy of cul- 
tivation. It requires similar treatment to other hardy 
annuals. 
S. aurea (golden).* fl. erect, the lower ones solitary in the upper 
axils, the upper ones collected into a sub-corymbose raceme ; 
sepals greenish-yellow ; petals golden-yellow, twice as long as the 
sepals, obovate-spathulate. June. J. lin. to 2in. long, 4in. to din. 
broad, linear-oblong, pinnatifid; segments about five to seven 
pairs. h. Yin. 1881. (B. M. 6607.) 
SELENIPEDIUM (from selenis, a little crescent, 
and pedion or podion, a slipper; in allusion to the 
crescentic, slipper-shaped labellum). South American 
Lady’s Slipper. Including Uropediwm. ORD. Orchidee. 
A genus comprising about a dozen species of stove, 
terrestrial orchids, differing from Cypripediwm in having 
a three-celled and three-furrowed or three-lobed ovary; 
they inhabit the mountainous parts of south America, 
Flowers showy or rarely mediocre, pedicellate; sepals 
spreading; petals free; lip sessile, spreading, inflated 
like a slipper; peduncles many-flowered. Stem erect, 
leafy. Regarding S. Schlimii, Mr. B. S. Williams re- 
marks (in the “Orchid Grower’s Manual”): “ This is a 
difficult plant to cultivate. The imported plants appear 
as if they had been growing beside streams of water 
which are subjected to being flooded, for the leaves 
are frequently coated to a great extent with deposited 
mud; and it would, therefore, appear that our difficul- 
ties with this plant have arisen chiefly from an insuffi- 
cient supply of water. We pot in peat, adding a little 
turfy loam and sand, with good drainage, and take 
care that water does not lodge in the heart of the 
plant. It is best grown at the cool end of the Cattleya 
house.” For general culture, see Cypripedium (under 
which the species were formerly included). - 
Ainsworthii (Ainsworth’s).* f, iti - 
mie Seared with pati oth ty merienn Po 
ventricose ; rather broad, purple, with a green mid-vein 
a id area near the base; side lacinie of lip reflexed, 
pale sulphur-yellow, copiously spotted inside at base ; staminode 
meipten colon, with a dark purple, hairy border outside. 1878. 
A hybrid between S. Sedeni and S. Roezlii. 
er than in 
e margin, 
elongated-ovate; petals pinkish, 5in. to 6in. long, twisted, 
Selenipedium—continued. 
hanging down beyond the lip; pouch of the lip dull crimson- 
red, the inflected edges at its base ivory-white, bordered with 
ink, and nearly covered by rosy spots. J. long, green, linear- 
orate. A handsome garden hybrid between S. Dominianum 
and S. Sehlimii. SYN. Cypripedium albo-purpureum (Gn. xxi. 332). 
S. calurum (beautiful-tailed).* f. large and sh6wy, freely pro- 
duced; dorsal sepal pale green, longitudinally ribbed with 
purple; petals pale green, edged with rose-red near the base, 
wholly bright rose-red at apex, 2sin. long, narrower and more 
twisted than in S. Sedeni; lip of a deep wine-crimson outside, 
very handsome. J. elongated, channelled, acute, green, in a 
thick tuft. Stems tall, branched, brownish-red. A handsome, 
free-flowering hybrid between S. longifolium and S. Sedeni. 
SYN. Cypripedium calurum (F, & P. 1884, 145; W. O. A. iii. 136). 
FIG. 471. INFLORESCENCE OF SELENIPEDIUM DOMINIANUM. 
S. cardinale (cardinal). fl., dorsal sepal blush-white, faintly 
striped with green ; petals blush-white, with a patch of crimson- 
urple hairs towards the base ; lip similar to that of S. Schlimii 
But about lin. in diameter. December. A beautiful hybrid 
between S. Sedeni and S. Schlimii albiflorum. 
S. caricinum (Carex-like).* fl. pale green, the sepals and petals 
having a white margin, and its fate being blotched with brown; - 
narrow, defiexed and twisted; lip black-dotted on the 
inner margin, oblong; staminode bordered with black hairs; 
spike rising clear of the leaves, four to seven-flowered. l. stiff, 
narrow, channelled. h. lft. or more. Peru. Plant hav a 
Sedge-like appearance. SYNS. S. Pearcei (F. d. S. 1648), Cy- 
pripedium caricinum (B. M. 5466). 
(tailed).* fl., sepals and petals yellowish, marked 
with brown; — talline often reachi jit. in 
more deeply coloured towards the base; lip reddish-bro’ the 
basal portion yellow, spotted with reddish-brown ; scapes to 
lift. high. April and May. J. ensiform, distichous, light green. 
