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THE DICTIONARY 
OF GARDENING, 
` Streptocarpus—continued. 
liquely bilabiate, spreading, the posterior lobe bifid, the 
anterior and larger one trifid; perfect stamens two; 
peduncles scape-like or axillary, sometimes one or two- 
flowered, sometimes cymosely many-flowered ; bracts small. 
Most of the species have been introduced. They thrive 
in any rich soil or vegetable mould; and may be readily 
increased by divisions, or by seeds. All are perennials, 
and, except where otherwise stated, natives of South Africa. 
J id). fl. ilac- ; peduncles 
P res sty oven baa tA: did Heme A e 1882. 
Garden hybrid. Greenhouse. (F. d. 8. Fiz.) 
S. caulescens (caulescent). jl. produced in pedunculate cymes ; 
corolla pale lilac, sin. in diameter. Summer. l. in pairs, S ortl 
stalked, elliptic, obtuse. Stem curious, gouty, hairy, giving o 
a, branches. Eastern tropical Africa, 1 Stove. (B. M. 
S. Dunnii (Dunn’s).* f. l4in. or more long, at length drooping ; 
corolla pale or bright rose-coloured wit 
between tubular and funnel-shaped, the lobes rounded ; scapes 
six to eight or more, erect, lft. high, bearing much-branched 
paninin. May and June. /. solitary, 14ft. to 5ft. long, sessile, 
orizontal and ved, broadly oblong, obtuse, rounded at 
base, finely pu above, tomentose beneath. Stem very 
short. Transvaal, 1884. (B. M. 6903.) 
S. Gardeni (Capt. Garden’s). fl., corolla 2}in. long ; tube whitish 
or pale green, moderately curved downwards ; limb pale lilac, 
the lower three lobes streaked with blood-colour; scapes two- 
flowered. Summer. l. all radical and pressed close to the earth, 
ovate-oblong, cordate at base, on rather short petioles, crenated, 
doy, crisped. h. 6in. 1854. Allied to S. Rexii. Warm 
greenhouse. (B. M. 4862; F. d. S. 1214.) 
S, Greenii (Green’s). A free-flowering garden hybrid between 
S. Rexii and S. Saundersii, of dwarf, compact habit. 1882. Stove. 
(G. C. n. s., xvii., p. 303.) 
S$, Kirkii (Kirk’s). . produced in loose, axillary, pedunculate 
pe foe corolla Tac din. long. Summer. l. Eti A cordate- 
ptic, obtuse, pubescent. Stem distinct, erect, pubescent. 
Eastern tropical Africa, 1884. Stove. (B. M. 6782.) 
S. parvifiora (small-fiowered).* ji. numerous, sub-paniculate ; 
corolla white, with faint purplish streaks on the tiros lower 
lobes, the tube jin. long, the lobes jin. long scapes longer or 
shorter than the leaves, slender, hairy. June. Z. sub-erect, 
numerous, tufted, din. to 9in. long, 14in. to 2in. broad, sessile, 
oblong or ovate- or lanceolate - oblong, obtuse, crenulate, 
ed, densely velvety. 1882. Greenhouse. (B. M. 6636.) 
5. Enans qmany-flowered), fl. panicled; corolla pale blue, 
ljin. long, the tube much curved, the limb very sa the 
lobes tooth ; scapes one to three, 1ft. or more high, Summer, 
l few, about two pairs, pressed onthe soil, unequal in size, one 
of the pair being lft. long and the opposite one scarcely 2in., 
both ie ag wrinkled, and downy. 1854. Greenhouse. 
See Fig. 546. (B. M. 4850; F. d. S, 1168; R. G. 206; R. H. 1862, 
S, Rexii (Rex’s).* fl. bluish; calyx lobes slightly obtuse, 4in. 
_ long; corolla 1jin. ton ; scapes bibracteate above the middle, 
one or sometimes two-flowered. June, Z. all radical, prostrate, 
ovate-oblong, crenate, wrinkled, pubescent, much wrinkled and 
er beneath, h, bin. | Stove. (B. R. 1173; R. G. 204.) 
YN, Didymocarpus Rexii (B. M. 3005; H. E. F. iii, 227), 
Saundersii (Saunders’)* fi.. pale blue, drooping, on pedicels 
lin. long; corolla 14in. Jong, funnel-shaped, the tibe Bread and 
nearly straight, the limb very oblique; cyme compound ; scapes 
several, Summer. J. solitary, radical, lft. long, 8in. to Qin. 
broad, cordate, obtuse, velvety, coarsely serrated, pale yellowish- 
green above, Seog rs le and very tomentose beneath, h. 1ft. 
1860, Stove. (B. M.5251; F. d. S. 1802; R. G. 826.) 
STREPTOPUS (from streptos, twisted, and pous, a 
foot or stalk; alluding to the peduncles, which are 
abruptly bent or contorted near the middle). Twisted 
Stalk. Syns. Hekorima, Hexorima. Orv. Liliacee. A 
‘genus comprising four species of greenhouse or hardy, 
perennial herbs, natives of Europe, temperate and moun- 
tainous Asia, or North America. Flowers medium, 
solitary or twin at the axils, nodding; perianth pink or 
whitish, campanulate or expanded, deciduous, the seg- 
ments distinct or scarcely connate at base, sub-equal ; 
stamens six; bracts minute or wanting. Leaves alter- 
nate, ovate or lanceolate, membranous, sessile or am- 
plexicaul. Three of the species are in cultivation. They 
are interesting plants, of common culture in any light 
Soil. Propagation may be easily effected by seeds, or 
by divisions. 
5. amplexicaulis (stem-clasping). fl. on long | i 
are abruptly bent above the male Rot on T pii maia era 
a bright red tinge, 
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Streptopus—continued. 
the segments }in. long; anthers tapering to a point; stigma 
entire. June. l. very smooth, haga beneath, strongly stem- 
clasping. Stem 2ft. to 3ft. high, very smooth except at base. 
North America, Europe, &c. 1752. Hardy. Syn. S. distortus. 
S. distortus (distorted). A synonym of S. amplexicaulis. 
S. roseus ays a ji., perianth rose-purple, more than half the 
length of the slightly bent peduncle ; anthers two-horned ; stigma 
three-cleft. May. 
green on both sides, finely ciliated. 
Branches sparingly beset with short, bristly hairs. A. lift 
North America, 1806. Hardy. Syn. Uvularia rosea (B. M. 
1489), 
S. simplex (simple). #. mostly solitary, rarely twin; perianth 
whitish, broadly funnet-shaped, five to six lines long y pedicels 
Zin. to in. long. June. l. oblong, acuminate, deeply cordate- 
amplexicaul, 2in. to 4in. long, glaucescent beneath. h. 2ft, to 
3ft. Nepaul, 1822. Greenhouse. 
STREPTOSOLEN (from streptos, twisted, and solen, 
a tube; referring to the form of the corolla-tube). ORD. 
Solanacee. A monotypic genus. The species is a very 
handsome, greenhouse, evergreen, scabrous-pubescent 
shrub. It thrives in common soil, but prefers a sandy 
compost. Propagation may be effected by cuttings, in- 
serted in sand, under a glass. 
S. Jamesonii (Jameson’s).* fl. orange-coloured, pedicellate, dis- 
posed in terminal, corymbose panicles; calyx tubular-cam- 
panulate, shortly five-cleft; corolla tube elongated, spirally 
twisted below, enlarged above; limb of five broad, bilabiate 
lobes ; perfect stamens four. June. l. entire, not very large, 
ovate, acute at both ends, bullate-rugose, on long petioles. 
h.. 4ft. Columbia, 1847. (G. C. m: s., xxi., p. 797; R. H. 1883, 
p. 36; B. M. 4605, F. d. S. 436 and P. M. B. xvi., p. 6, under 
name of Browallia Jamesonii.) 
STRIATE. Marked with fine longitudinal 
streaks, or diminutive grooves or ridges. 
STRICT. Very straight and upright. 
STRIGILIA. A synonym of Styrax (which see). 
STRIGILLOSE. Minutely strigose. 
STRIGOSE. Beset with strigæ, i.e., sharp, close- 
pressed, rigid hairs or bristles. 
STRINGY BARK TREE See Eucalyptus ob- 
liqua. The name is also applied to several other species 
of Eucalyptus. : 
STRIPED SQUILL. See Puschkinia scilloides. 
STROBILA. A synonym of Arnebia (which see). 
STROBILACEOUS, STROBILIFORM. Relating 
to, or resembling, a strobile. 
STROBILANTHES (from sfrobilos, a cone, and 
‘anthos, a flower; alluding to the form of the inflores- 
cence, particularly when in a young state). Cone Head. 
Including Goldfussia. ORD. Acanthacee. A large genus 
(about 180 species) of stove, usually erect herbs or sub- 
shrubs, for the most part natives of the Hast Indies, 
a few extending as far as China and Japan, and the 
Malayan Archipelago, and one being found in tropical 
Africa. Flowers blue, violet, or white, very rarely 
yellow, capitate, or in strobiliform or interrupted spikes, 
or panicled, sessile or sometimes pedicelled; calyx deeply 
and nearly equally five-cleft, or two-lipped, with one lip 
very shortly three-toothed; corolla tubular - ventricose, 
straight or curved, with five ovate or round, nearly equal 
lobes; stamens four or two; bracts and bracteoles large 
or small or absent. Leaves opposite, often unequal (in 
S. anisophyllus often apparently alternate), toothed or 
nearly entire, often bearing raphides. The species de- 
scribed below are very beautiful, stove sub-shrubs, all 
from India, and merit a place in every collection. They 
are of easy culture in any light soil. Propagation may 
be effected by cuttings, inserted in similar soil, under a 
glass, in heat. 
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lines, 
S. anisophyllus (unequal-leaved).* fl. lavender-colour; corolla 
ljin. long; bracts elliptic, obtuse; heads small, often cymose. 
June. 7, very unequal or pseudo-alternate, 1 late, acuminate 
at both ends, glabrous, 3}in. long, ŝin. to lin. broad, the hg tyes 
leaf of each pair jin. longand tin. broad, or obsolete. h. 2ft. to 
