AN ENCYCLOPADIA 
OF HORTICULTURE. 493 
Statice—continued. 
S. spathulata (spathulate-leaved). Jl., calyx white: corolla 
purple, obcordate, larger than the calyx; spikes in two rows ; 
scape and branches perfectly round. August. J. radical, spathu- 
late, obtuse, glaucous, entire. h. lft. Barbary, 1804. Hardy. 
(B. M. 1617.) 
S. speciosa (showy). fi. white ; spikelets three or four-flowered, 
in very short, scorpioid-capitate, distichous and very densely 
imbricated spikes; scapes densely corymbose above. July. 
l. nearly orbicular or oblong-obovate, abruptly attenuate-cuspi- 
date, shortly narrowed at base. h.1ft. South Russia, 1776. 
Half-hardy. (B. M. 656; L. B. C. 1336.) 
S. spicata (spike-flowered). fl. pink or white; corolla lobes 
ovate ; spikelets two to four-flowered ; spikes terminal, or often 
many, sessile, cylindrical, very dense. Summer. Z. rosulate, 
glabrous or slightly hairy beneath, oblong-lanceolate, long- 
attenuated into a short petiole, obtuse, mucronate, entire or 
laciniate. h. 6in. Asia, 1819. Hardy annual. 
S. Suworowi (Suworow’s).* fl. of a pretty lilac-colour, produced 
in dense, branched spikes. Summer. J. radical, aplonielent 
ceolate, entire or coarsely runcinate. Turkestan, 1883. A 
strikingly beautiful, hardy annual. See Fig. 528. (G. C. n. s., 
xx. p. 595; R. G. 1095, f. 1-2.) 
Fic, 529. STATICE TATARICa. 
S, tatarica (Tartarian).* fi. bright ruby-red, din. long ; spikelets 
. sub-unilateral on the branches, one to three-tiowered ; scape stiff. 
erect, 2in. to din. long, soon giving off a long, broad, recury 
panicle. June and July. l. tufted, 4in. to 6in. long, oblong, 
spathulate, or oblanceolate, acuminate, mucronate, rigid, glabrous, 
narrowed into the petioles. h. 1ft. South-east Europe, 1731. 
Hardy. See Fig. 529. (B. M. 6537.) 
t. lia (narrow-leaved). A variety with narrower 
leaves than the type. Syn. S. incana (of Bieberstein). 
S. Thouini (Thouin’s). 4. yellow; spikelets two or three- 
flowered ; spikes secund, very short, angled, straight; scape 
corymbose above, more or less broadly three-winged, sub- 
dichotomous. May. J. sinuate or lyrate-pinnatifid, the lobes 
and sinuses rounded, the margins shortly ciliated. h. Lift. 
Teneriffe, Greece, Palestine, North i &c., 1829. A half- 
hardy, glaucescent annual. SYN. S. egyptiaca (B. M. 2363). 
STATUARY. Like some other descriptions of 
garden furniture, Statuary requires to be associated with 
special accessories, in harmony with it. Statuary can 
seldom be introduced with entire satisfaction, except when 
associated with architectural or geometrical lines. Such 
positions may be found in terrace gardens, along the sides 
of long, straight walks, or as a terminal object to such 
walks or at places where they intersect, and sometimes, 
with good effect, at the end of a vista or avenue. It is 
seldom out of place in the conservatory, where, even should 
it not be introduced with faultless taste, it is less likely 
to absolutely offend, than a puerile attempt at rockwork 
Statuary—continued. 
and waterfall. As to the size of the groups and figures 
to be introduced into a given space, this must be de- 
termined on the spot; and, in order to arrive at a 
proper decision in so important a matter, it is a good plan 
to set up outlines, simply constructed of rough boards, 
and then to diminish or enlarge them, until they appear 
in harmonious proportion to the general features of the 
situation. The choice of subjects will be determined 
by the taste of the proprietor, or those whom he con- 
sults, and the expense to be incurred. When the latter ~ 
does not permit of the introduction of marble or real > 
stone, recourse may be had to the very good artificial 
stone or terra-cotta objects which have been found to 
stand the test of exposure. 
It may be here remarked that Statuary, when exposed to 
the atmosphere, may be rendered more durable by the 
application of one of the patent colourless solutions sold 
for such purposes; but, for obvious reasons, paint should 
not be used. 
STAUNTONIA (named after Sir George Staunton, 
a traveller in China). ORD. Berberidee. A small genus 
(two species) of ornamental, hardy, evergreen, climbing 
shrubs, natives of China and Japan. Flowers moncecious ; 
sepals six, petaloid, the outer ones broader; petals none; 
stamens six; racemes axillary, few-flowered. Leaves 
digitately three to seven-foliolate. One of the species 
is in cultivation. It thrives in sandy loam, and may 
be increased by cuttings of young, half-ripened shoots, 
inserted in sand. In autumn, the long, trailing shoots 
should be cut back, leaving only those from which flowers 
are desired. 
S. hexaphylla (six-leafleted). fl., white, fragrant. April. 
l. composed of six firm, deep green, elliptic-ovate, acute leaflets. 
186. GC. 8, Ve 0ST: 8.2. Be od. 
S. latifolia (broad-leaved). A synonym of Holbellia latifolia. 
STAURANTHERA (from stauros, a cross, and 
anthera, an anther; the anthers cohere in the form of a 
cross). Syns. Anomorhegmia, Cyananthus (of Griffiths), 
Miquelia, Quintilia. ORD. Gesneracee. A small genus 
(two or three species) of stove berbs, inhabiting the Hast 
Indies and the Malayan Archipelago. Flowers blue, me- 
diocre or rather large, loosely cymose or unilaterally 
racemose; calyx broadly campanulate and five- cleft; 
corolla somewhat rotate-campanulate, with a . bilabiate 
limb, the posterior lip bifid; perfect stamens four. Leaves 
ample, membranous, solitary in the nodes or opposite and 
stipuliform. For culture of S. grandifolia, the only species 
introduced, see Klugia. 
S. grandifolia e-leaved). lin. long; cal ubescent ; 
corolla tube = A gy tinged wit: seas and me TF yellow ; limb 
purple ; throat white, with a deep yellow spot on the lower side; 
uncles terminating in many panicles. August. J. often 10in. 
ong, 4in. broad, oblong, inequilateral ; petioles stout, 2in. to 4in. 
long. Stems and branches succulent. A. lft. Moulmein, 1862. 
(B. M. 5409; F. M. 272. 
STAURITIS. See Stauropsis. 
STAUROGLOTTIS. Included under Phalænopsis. 
STAUROPSIS (from stauros, a cross, and opsis, 
appearance; so called from the shape of the flower). 
Erroneously printed Stauritis. Syn. Fieldia (of Gaudi- 
chaud). Orp. Orchideæ. A genus comprising about 
eight species of stove, epiphytal orchids, natives of the 
Malayan Archipelago (and the East Indies?). Sepals 
and petals free, much-spreading; lip continuous with the 
column, spreading, concave, not spurred, narrow, the 
lateral lobes short, the middle one rather long; pollen 
masses two; raceme few or many-flowered; peduncles 
lateral. Leaves distichous, spreading, coriaceous, flat. 
Stem leafy, not pseudo-bulbous, For culture \ OF the 
three species known to gardeners, see Vanda. 
S. Batemanni (Bateman’s).* f. large and spreading; sepals 
and petals yellow, spotted with crimson in front, rosy-purple 
at back, fading to violet at the edge, thick and fleshy, falcate ; 
lip purple-crimson, saccate at base, the front part furrowed and 
