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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Stenomesson —continued 
sft. or more long. SYN. Coburgia fulva (B. M. 3221; B. R. 
1 
S. i, trichromum (three-coloured). fl., perianth tube scarlet, 
43in. long, slightly curved; limb segments green above the 
middle, paler within. 12. glaucous, obtuse, sub-erect. SYN. 
Coburgia trichroma (B. M. 7 and 5686). 
S. i. versicolor (various-coloured). ji., perianth varying in colour 
from scarlet to whitish-fulvous, the lower part curved, lin. long, 
the upper part ventricose, 1jin. long; limb lin. long, the seg- 
ments acute, spotted with green outside, whitish within. l. 2}ft. 
long, 2in. broad. SYN. Coburgia versicolor (B. R. xxviii. 66). 
S. latifolium (broad-leaved). ji. shortly pedicellate, nearly erect ; 
perianth orange-yellow, the tube cylindrical-infundibular, the 
segments spreading-recurved; scape umbellately five-flowered, 
green, March, l. petiolate, lanceolate-oblong, acuminate, nar- 
rowed into Paper striate-nerved. h. lft. Lima, 1837. 
Stove. (B. M. .) 
S. luteo-viride (yellowish-green). Jl. five or six in an umbel, on 
very short pedicels ; perianth tube greenish-yellow, cylindrical, 
2in’ to 3in. long, the segments yellow, with a distinct, green keel, 
lin. long; corona green, żin. long; scape 14ft. long. Spring. 
l. about four, linear-lorate, glabrous, lft. long, lin. broad, nar- 
rowed gradually to the point. Andes, 1878. (B. M. 6508.) 
S. pauciflorum Drar. fi. two to an umbel, one sessile, 
the other pedicellate, nearly erect ; panne yellow, nearly 2in. 
long, contracted above the middle, the segments green at back, 
concave, lanceolate, rigid ; stamens exserted ; scape glaucous. 
May. J lanceolate, narrowed at both ends, petiolate. h. 1ft. 
Peru, 1822. Syn. Chrysiphiala pauciflora (H. E. F. 132). 
S. Pearcei Pareso). f. six to eight in an umbel; perianth 
greenish-yellow, cernuous, funnel-shaped, the segments primrose- 
yellow, tinged externally with n, oblong, erecto-patent ; 
pedicels 2in. to 4in. long ; scape Siit. to 3ft. high, firm, slight 
compr May. l. lorate-lanceolate, 14ft. long, spenen 
gradually upwards to an_acute point, and downwards into a 
n iole 2in. to 3in. pone; the edges rather revolute. 
Andes of Bolivia, 1872. (Ref. B. 308.) > 
S. Stricklandi (Strickland’s). fl. five or six in an umbel ; peri- 
anth bright red, the segments aoe than the tube.. Spring. 
l. petiolate, oblong-lanceolate. Andes of Ecuador, 1882. 
suspensum (suspended). jl. four to six, drooping, on icels 
about lin. long ; perianth bright scarlet, lin. long, the oe half 
its le , the divisions żin. deep ; spathe two-leaved, lyin. long ; 
scape , erect, naked, lft. high. May. J. two, linear, acute, 
lft. long, 4in. broad, fleshy, Peru, 1865. (Ref. B. 22.) 
viridifiorum een-flowered). fl., perianth green, very 
pretty; peduncle short; bracts marcescent, deciduous ; aiana 
erect, 6ft. high, terete, smooth. May. J. long, flat, ensiform, 
about jin. broad, erecto-patent, diverging. Peru, 1839. SYN. 
Callithauma viridiflorum (B. M. 3866). 
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an umbel; perianth yellow, with erect segments; stamens ex- 
serted ; scape Tin. long, glaucous. April. J. obovate-oblong, 
-nerved, petiolate, recurved at the margins, glaucous 
beneath. A. ift. Lima, 1842, Stove. (B. R: 1843, 2.) 
STENOPTERA (from stenos, narrow, and pteron, a 
wing; alluding to the linear, contracted inner segments 
- of the perianth).. Syn. Porphyrostachys. ORD. Orchidee. 
A small genus (three species) of stove, terrestrial orchids, 
natives of the mountains of tropical America. Flowers 
showy or mediocre, in a dense or slender spike. Leaves 
clustered at the base of the stem. The species are un- 
known to cultivation. 
STENORHYNCHUS. Included under Spiranthes 
(which see). 
: STENOS. This term, used in Greek compounds, 
‘signifies narrow; e.g., Stenophyllum, narrow-leaved. 
STENOSEMIA. Included under Acrostichum 
(which see). 
STENOSOLENIUM. A synonym of Arnebia. 
STENOSPERMATION (from stenos, narrow, and 
spermation, a diminutive of sperma, a seed ; in allusion to 
the slender seeds). ORD. Aroidew (Aracew). A genus 
consisting of about seven species of stove herbs or sub- 
shrubs, natiyes of tropical America. Flowers all herm- 
aphrodite ; spathe navicular, convolute, at length opening 
wholly deciduous; spadix long-stipitate, inappendiculate, 
much shorter than the spathe, cylindrical ; peduncle ter- 
minal, straight. Leaves distichous, coriaceous, lanceolate 
acuminate ; petioles short or elongated, sometimes sheath- 
ing along their whole length. Caudex elongated, creeping, 
or rooting at the nodes. §. pompayanense, the only 
-coloured).* jl. on short pedicels, six in - 
Stenospermation—continued. 
species introduced, requires culture similar to Spathi- 
phyllum (which see). 
S. pompayanense (Pompayan). fl., spathe ivory-white, boat- 
s E Ani spadix suffused with white, about 2in. 
long. J. elliptic-oblong or oblong-lanceolate, slightly obtuse at 
base ; petioles half to three-quarters the length of the blades, 
sheathed above the middle. Caudex ascending. h. lft. Pom- 
yan Andes, 1875. Evergreen perennial. SYNS. S. Wallisii (B. M. 
and G. C. 1875, 116-7), Spathiphyllum Wallisii. 
S. Wallisii (Wallis). A synonym of S. pompayanense. 
STENOSTEMUM. A synonym of Stenostomum 
(which see). 
STENOSTOMUM (from stenos, narrow, and stoma, 
a mouth; alluding to the shape of the flowers). Syns. 
Sienostemum, Sturmia. ORD. Rubiacee. A small genus 
(about five species) of pretty, small, stove, evergreen trees, 
natives of the West Indies, now included, by Bentham and 
Hooker, as a section of the genus Antirrhwa. Flowers 
white, small, cymose; calyx five-toothed ; corolla funnel- 
shaped, five-lobed; stamens five; peduncles axillary. 
Leaves opposite, oval or oblong, shortly petiolate; sti- 
pules at length deciduous. For culture of the two 
species introduced, see Hamiltonia. 
S. lucidum (clear). f. distant; peduncles once or twice bifid 
below or at the middle. May. J. elliptic or elliptic-oblong, 
chartaceous, 2in. to 3in. long, blunt, shining-glabrous. 1818. 
A small tree. 
S. tomentosum (tomentose). fl. distant; peduncles rather ex- 
ceeding the leaves, once or twice bifid about the middle. May. 
l. elliptic, šin. to 4in. long, glabrous above, velvety-tomentose 
beneath. 1822. A small tree. 
STENOTAPHRUM (from stenos, narrow, and- 
taphros, a trench; referring to the cavities in the rachis 
in which the spikelets are seated). Syn. Diastemanthe. 
ORD. Graminee. A small genus (two or three species) of 
stove, creeping, radicant grasses, inhabiting tropical 
regions, mostly near the sea. Spikelets-usually two or 
four together in very short spikes, embedded in the alter- 
nate notches of the broad rachis of a spike-like panicle, 
the rachis of the partial spike usually produced into a 
short point beyond the insertion of the spikelets, and 
the common rachis often disarticulating transversely be- 
tween the notches when old; glumes four; inflorescence 
terminal. Leaves flat or convolute, spreading. S. ameri- 
canum, the only species in cultivation, is a curious, peren- 
nial grass, thriving in a light, loamy soil. It may be 
increased by seeds, or by divisions. 
S. americanum (American). Australian Buffalo Grass. Jl., spikes 
solitary and terminal, 2in. or more long, the rachis flat and 
flexuous, ere disarticulating transversely between the notches 
when old, J. obtuse, flat or involute, the sheaths usually broad 
and flat, ciliated at the orifice. Stems somewhat flattened. 
h. about 1ft. Tropical regions, &c. Syn. S. glabrum. 
S. a, variegatum (variezated).* l. 2in. to 4in. long, blunt, freely 
striped with creamy-white. 1874. An excellent basket plant. 
This is probably the plant catalogued by some nurserymen as 
Stephanophorum glabrum variegatum. . k 
S. glabrum (glabrous), A synonym of S. americanum. 
STEPHANANDRA (from stephanos, a crown, and 
aner, andros, a male; alluding to the disposition of the 
stamens). ORD. Rosacew. A monotypic genus. © The 
species is a hardy, deciduous shrub, allied to Spiræa 
(which see for culture). 
S. flexuosa (flexuous). f. white, small, disposed in corymbose 
panicles or racemes, slenderly pedicellate, ebracteolate ; calyx 
obes and petals five, the latter spathulate. July. /. alternate, ~ 
tiolate, incised, or pinnatifid and incised-serrate, pubescent 
eneath ; stipules leafy, persistent. Branches slender, distichous, 
flexuous. Japan, 1870, 
STEPHANTIA (named in honour of Professor Frederick 
Stephan, of Moscow, who died in 1817). Syn. Clypea. 
ORD. Menispermacee. A small genus (three species) of 
stove or greénhouse climbers, natives of tropical Africa 
or Asia, or tropical and sub-tropical Australia. Flowers 
dicecious, disposed in simple or compound umbels; males 
with six to ten, females with three to five, sepals. Leaves 
usually peltate. The species introduced require similar 
treatment to Morisonia (which see). 
