AN ENCYCLOPAEDIA 
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OF HORTICULTURE. 
Styphelia—continued. 
Flowers axillary, solitary with the rudiment of a second, 
or very rarely two or three, on a very short peduncle ; 
calyx usually coloured, five-parted, many-bracted, bibrac- 
teolate ; corolla tube elongated, cylindrical or slightly 
ventricose, hairy inside at the throat; lobes five, linear, 
much revolute; stamens five, free. Leaves sessile or 
scarcely petiolate, small or elongated, acuminate, striate- 
nerved, The four best-known species are here described. 
Young plants are obtained from cuttings, in a similar way 
to Ericas; but, as the process takes a long time, it is 
advisable to purchase small plants from nurserymen. A 
compost of fibry peat, with the addition of about one- 
sixth of silver sand, is most suitable for these plants. 
Efficient drainage must be secured, and the new soil 
made firm round the ball, which should not be broken, 
nor the roots disturbed by the process. Water should 
be withheld from the roots for a few days, light overhead 
syringings being sufficient. As the plants progress, more 
air and sun should be admitted, until about the end of 
July, when they may be plunged in ashes outside. 
Watering should be carefully performed at all times. A 
cool greenhouse, or other structure where frost is ex- 
cluded, is a suitable position for them in winter. 
S. amplexicaulis (stem-clasping). 
amplexicaulis. 
S. longifolia (long-leaved). fl. green, solitary, axillary, nearly 
sessile; corolla tube nearly lin. long, with five dense tufts of 
hairs above the base. June. J. long-lanceolate, gradually taper- 
ing into a fine, rigid point, concave, lin. to 2in. long, or the lower 
ones still longer. Branches twiggy, softly pubescent. h. 3ft. 
1807. (B. R. 24; L. B. C. 1583.) 
S. trifiora (three-flowered). fl. pale pink and yellow, very shortly 
pedicellate, solitary or very rarely two (or three?) together in 
the lower axils; corolla tube usually about jin. long. July. 
l. obovate-oblong to oblong-lanceolate, very shortly tapering to 
a rigid point, flat or more or less concave, rarely exceeding lin, in 
length. h. 5ft. 1796. (A. B. R. 72; B. M. 1297; L. B. C. 426.) 
S. tubiflora (tube-flowered).* . red, solitary in the axils, nearly 
sessile or shortly pedicellate ; corolla tube nearly lin. long, the 
revolute lobes very long and narrow. July. l. oblong-linear, 
sometimes slightly cuneate, abruptly mucronate, with revolute 
margins, about jin. long. A. 5ft. 1802. (B. 142; L. B. C. 1938; 
P. M. B. xii. 29.) : 
S. viridis een). . green, solitary in the axils, nearly 
sessile ; pA Sy tobe Sane 3in. long, with five tufts of hairs 
inside above the base. May. J. oblong-lanceolate or obovate- 
oblong, abruptly narrowed into a short, rigid point, flat or 
slightly convex, less than lin. long. h. 4ft. 1791. (A. B. R. 312; 
S. F. A. 50, under name of S. viridiflora.) 
Included under Sophora 
A synonym of Leucopogon 
STYPHNOLOBIUM. 
(which see). 
STYRACEZ. A natural order of trees or shrubs, 
mostly natives of the warmer parts of Asia, Australia, 
and America, a few being found in Northern temperate 
regions. Flowers usually white, rarely reddish, regular, 
hermaphrodite or rarely polygamo-diccious, usually ra- 
cemose ; calyx gamosepalous, with five, rarely four, teeth 
or lobes; corolla of five, rarely four, petals, free or con- 
nate towards the base; stamens as many, or twice as 
many, as the corolla lobes, sometimes indefinite; disk 
wanting; bracts small, often minute or obsolete; pedi- 
cels ebracteolate. Fruit often baccate or drupaceous, 
one-seeded by abortion. Leaves alternate, exstipulate 
(or with minute rudimentary stipules ?), entire or ser- 
rated, membranous or coriaceous, penniveined. The two 
balsams, Storax and Benzoin, are respectively derived from 
Styrax -officinalis and S. Benzoin. Several of the species 
are employed as tea and for dyeing yellow in the Hima- 
layas. The order embraces seven genera and about 220 
Species. Styraz and Symplocos are the principal genera, 
and include all the species, except about a dozen. 
STYRANDRA. A synonym of Maianthemum 
(which see). 
STYRAX (the ancient Greek name, used by Theo- 
phrastus, for the tree which produces Storax). Storax. 
Styrax—continued. 
Syns. Cyrta, Foveolaria, Strigilia, Tremanthus. ORD. 
Styracew. A genus comprising nearly sixty species of 
greenhouse or hardy, mostly lepidote, trees and shrubs, 
natives of the warmer parts of Asia and America, a few 
being found in temperate Asia and Europe. Flowers 
often white, disposed in axillary and terminal, short, 
loose, simple or slightly-branched racemes, often pen- 
dulous; calyx campanulate, minutely five-toothed or 
nearly entire; corolla segments or petals five, erecto- 
patent; stamens ten. Fruit globose or oblong; seeds, 
by abortion, one, or very rarely two. Leaves entire or 
serrated. S. Benzoin yields the resin called Benzoin; 
and S. officinale furnishes a balsamic resinous substance, 
known as Storax. The few species introduced are (ex- 
cept where otherwise stated) hardy, deciduous, white- 
flowered shrubs; they are very handsome subjects when 
in flower, and hence are highly suited for shrubberies. 
A light soil is most suitable. Propagation may be effected 
by layers, in spring or autumn, : 
S. americana (American). . solitary or in very few-flowered 
racemes, nodding; petals lanceolate-oblong, 4in. to nearly fin. 
long. Summer. l. lin. to 3in. long, bright green, poumon 
entire, oblong or oval, mostly acute at both ends, often acu te. 
h. 4ft. to 8ft. North America. : 
S. Benzoin (Benzoin). fl. jin. long; pedicels thrice as long as the 
flowers; racemes compound, axillary, rather shorter than the 
leaves, hoary-tomentose. Summer. fr. globose, indehiscent, 
seven lines broad. J. 4in. long, oblong, acuminate, white- 
tomentose beneath. Branchiets covered with rusty-white tomen- 
tum. Sumatra. Stove. (B. M. Pl. 169.) : 
S. californica (Californian). pedicels with the calyx and 
corolla minutely canescent ; style becoming lin. long. fr. a bony 
seed, the size of a small cherry. l. oval, entire or sparingly undu- 
late, lin. to 2in. long, short-petioled. h. 5ft. to 8ft. California, A 
shrub with scurfy, stellular pubescence, at first hoary, sometimes 
soon green and glabrate. i 
S, grandifolia (large-leaved).* f. mostly in elongated racemes ; 
corolla $in. long, convolute-imbricate in bud. Sprig L obovate, 
acute or pointed, 3in. to 6in. long, white-tomentose beneath. 
h. 6ft. North America, 1765. (L. B. C. 1016.) 
S. japonica (Japanese). A form of S. serrulata virgata. 
S. officinalis (officinal). f., corolla often six or seven-parted ; 
racemes Sori than Yaa leaves, three to five-flowered. July. 
l oval-obovate, liin. to 2in. long, often rounded at apex, sub- 
acute at base, hoary-tomentose beneath. >h. 10ft. Levant 
(naturalised in South-western Europe), 1597. (A. B. R. 631; 
Fl. Ment. 60; L. B. C. 928.) 
S. pulverulenta (powdery). fl. }in. long, one to three together 
a tke axils and at the ti of | tle branches, fragrant. Spring. 
l. oval or obovate, about lin. long, sparingly puberulous above, 
scurfy-tomentose beneath. A. lft. to 4ft. South United States, 
1794, 
serrulata (slightly serrated).* 
“ee ss siia pata the 
the leaves. Spri l. oblong, acuminate, 
base, serrulated, glabrescent. Branch 
calyces fulvous - tomentose. India to Japan. 
sometimes 40ft. high. (B. M. 5950.) 
ta (twig l. tapering, acuminate, usually widest 
ge iy gen ey japonica (R. G. 583; S. Z. F. J. 23) only 
differs from this variety in having somewhat pinkish-tinted 
buds, with a glabrescent calyx. 
SUZIDA (from Suaed, said to be the Arabic name 
of cne of the species). ORD. Chenopodiaceae. A genus 
comprising about forty species of saline herbs or shrubs, 
widely distributed. Flowers small or minute, axillary 
or clustered. Leaves ternate, fleshy, entire. 8. fruticosa 
and S. maritima (Sea Blite; Seaside Goosefoot, &c.) are 
British plants; the latter is used in Southern Europe 
in the manufacture of Barilla (see remarks under Sali- 
cornia). None of the species possess any horticultural 
merit. 
SUB. A prefix which, in composition of Latin words 
in terminology, signifies nearly, somewhat, or slightly : 
e.g, Sub - rotund, roundish; Sub - cordate, slightly cor- 
date, &c. 
SUBEROSE. Corky in texture. 
SUBLIMIA. A synonym of Hyophorbe. 
f corolla five or six-lobed, 
teral branches, shorter than 
24in. long, acute at 
ioles, racemes, and 
A shrub or tree, 
