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Sarcochilus—continued. i 
lobes falcate; peduncle, with the raceme, 6in. to 12in. long. 
l. šin. to 6in. long. Australia, 1877. Habit that of S. saleatus. 
S. Freemanii (Freeman’s). M. yellow, with brownish spots and 
streaks, numerous in a raceme; sepals very long, narrow-linear ; 
petals a little shorter than the sepals; lip small, saccate, tri- 
dentate. J. ligulate, here and there undulated, bidentate, 6in. to 
Tin. long, ljin. wide. Assam, 1876. An elegant, dwarf species. 
SYN. Thrixspermum Freemaniti. 
S. Hartmanni (Hartmann’s). fl. beautiful creamy-white, rather 
small; sepals and petals with brick-red spots at base; side 
lacinie of the lip spotted and streaked with brick-red, semi- 
falcate or oblong, the middle lacinia yellow ; callus yellow, with 
red spots ; raceme dense. 1. generally four, rather thick, ligulate, 
bidentate. Queensland, 1877. SYN. Thrixspermum Hartmanni. 
S. ionosmum (Violet-scented). f. about lin. across, flat, in 
an open panicle, with a pleasant, Violet-like scent; sepals and 
petals yellow, blotched with cinnamon-brown, obovate, obtuse ; 
lip white, with a few red streaks, the basal lobes acute and 
much smaller than the middle one. J. ensiform. Manilla, 1844. 
(B. R. xxxiii. 41.) 
S. olivaceus (Olive-like). fl., sepals and petals dull pale purple 
or yellowish-brown, much contracted below the middle; lip 
white, streaked with red, about half as long as the sepals; 
racemes loose, two or three-flowered. J. oblong, often falcate, 
2in. to Sin. long. Stems less than lin. long. Australia. — 
S. pallidus (pale). M. pale yellow, mediocre, eight to fifteen ina 
short raceme. Z. broadly linear, arcuate, oblique at apex, some- 
what three-toothed. Sylhet. SYN. Micropera pallida. 
S. teres (terete). f., sepals and petals white, spotted, fleshy, 
obtuse ; lip white, with a few violet stains and a deep purple, 
round knob at the end. i. ovate-oblong or oblong, unequal 
at apex, flat, fleshy, pale green, Sin. long, lyin. broad. India. 
SYN. Ornitharium striatulum (L. & P. F. G. i. 117). f 
SARCOCOCCA (from sarz, sarkos, flesh, and kokkos, 
a berry; alluding to the fleshy fruits). Syn. Lepido- 
pelma. ORD. Euphorbiaceew. A small genus (three 
species) of stove or greenhouse, glabrous shrubs, natives 
of the East Indies and the Malayan Archipelago. Flowers 
moncecious, apetalous; racemes small, dense, clustered 
about the axils. Fruit sub-drupaceous, ovoid or globose, 
indehiscent. Leaves alternate, shortly petiolate, entire, 
coriaceous, penniveined or triplinerved. The species in- 
troduced thrive in sandy loam. Propagation may be 
effected by cuttings, inserted in sand, under a glass, with 
a little heat. - : ; 
S. Hookeriana (Hooker's). fl. yellowish; inflorescence short, 
equalling the petioles, loose-flowered ; bracts ovate-lanceolate. 
June, /. 2in. to din. long, narrow-lanceolate, acuminate, acute at 
base, somewhat coriaceous, slightly shining above or PLs wel 
penninerved; petioles about łin. long. h. lft. to 4ft. 
Himalayas. Half-hardy (hardy in the South of England). 
S. saligna (Willow-like). fi. pale yellow; inflorescence scarcely 
exceeding the rather poe — bracts of the male peduncles 
ovate, acute ; bracteoles oblong-ovate, acuminate. June. /. linear- 
lanceolate, long-narrowed to the base, with a very long, cuspidate 
acumen at apex. h. 4ft. Nepaul, 1820. Greenhouse. (B. R. 
1012, under name of S. pruniformis.) 
S. s. coriacea (leathery). jl., inflorescence loose, nearly equal- 
ling the petioles; female peduncles twin or ternate, slender. 
(H. E. F. 148, under name of Pachysandra Poe 
S. s. latifolia (broad-leaved). l. broad or narrow ovate-lanceo- 
late, acute at base. ` 
SARCOCOLLA (an old name used by Pliny for a 
kind of gum, from sarg, sarkos, flesh, and kolla, glue; in 
reference to the resinous secretion from some of the 
species). ORD. Penewacew. A genus comprising nine or 
ten species of small, greenhouse, South African shrubs, 
with the habit and inflorescence of Penea. Flowers 
often larger; perianth tube cylindrical, often elongated ; 
lobes valvate, the margins recurved, nearly reduplicate. 
Floral leaves in the typical species coloured. Sarcocool, 
a gum-resin now seldom met with, is generally said to 
be the produce of S. squamosa. The species known to 
cultivation are here described. For culture, see Penza. 
S. imbricata (imbricated). j. pink; perianth jin. long, the tube 
scarcely longer than the * bracteoles oblong-linear, shorter 
than the obovate, mucronate bracts. June. J. ———— 
broadly ovate, acute, four to five lines long; young ones qua M. 
farious, erect. h. lft. 1824. SYN. Penæa imbricata (B. M. 
2809). 
S. squamosa (scaly). ji. red; bracteoles linear or linear-spathu- 
late, ciliated phage a the bracts; bracts — as 
large as the leaves, broadly obovate, slightly mucronate, cilia 
Vol. III. 
Sarcocolla—continued. 
resinous, six to eight lines long and broad. June. l broadly 
obovate, obtuse, mucronate, five = — lines 1 four to six 
Ines broad 5 young ones erect; older ones mucro- 
glandular. À, 1ft. 1787. SYNS. Pencea Sarcocolla, P. i 
(B. R. 106). pa 
SARCOGLOTTIS. Included under Spiranthes 
(which see). 
SARCOGONUM. A synonym of Muehlenbeckia 
(which see). : 
SARCOLOBUS (from sarv, sarkos, flesh, and lobos, 
a pod; the seed-vessels are fleshy). ORD, Asclepiadew, 
A small genus (two or three species) of stove, twining 
shrubs, natives of India and the Malayan Archipelago. 
Flowers small; calyx five-parted; corolla campanulate 
or sub-rotate, partly five-fid, the lobes twisted; corona 
wanting ; cymes clustered. Leaves opposite, membranous 
or rather thick. The species are probably lost to cul- 
tivation. 
SARCOPHYLLUS. Included under Aspalathus. 
SARCOPODIUM. The species formerly classed 
under this name are now removed, by Bentham and 
Hooker, to Bulbophyllum and Dendrobium. 
SARCOSTEMMA (from sarv, sarkos, flesh, and 
_ stemma, a crown; the leaflets of the inner corona are 
fleshy). ORD. Asclepiadew. A genus of climbing or de- 
cumbent, leafless, stove shrubs, with slightly fleshy — 
branches, natives of tropical and sub-tropical Asia, — 
Africa, and Australia. Hight species have been de- © 
scribed, but the number may be reduced to four or five. — 
Flowers rather small; calyx deeply five-fid; corolla sub- 
rotate, deeply five-fid, the lobes twisted; corona often 
duplex, the outer one annular or cyathiform, the inner 
one of five erect scales; cymes umbelliform, the re- 
ceptacle or rachis often clavate. 8. Brunonianwm, the 
species best known to cultivation, requires culture 
to Ceropegia (which see). The American species for- 
merly included in this genus are now referred to Phili- 
bertia. 
Brunonianum 4) bright yellow; column 
short; inner mare ee —— aost concealing. ‘the 
anthers; stigma very shortly conical; umbels chiefly lateral. 
India, 1872. (B. M. 6002.) 
SARIBUS. A synonym of Livistona (which see). 
SARMENTOSE. Producing long runners or sar- 
ments; e.g., those of the Strawberry. È 
SARMIENTA (named after Mart. Sarmiento, a 
Spanish botanist). ORD. Gesneracee. A monotypic genus. 
The species is a greenhouse, glabrous shrub, creeping 
or climbing over trees and rocks. This wiry - stemmed 
plant does not always grow well under cultivation. It 
should be planted in soft peat, mixed with sphagnum and 
charcoal, and either in a small pan or orchid-basket. 
Healthy plants have been grown on a piece of soft 
Tree-fern stem. S. repens likes abundance of water, 
shade from bright sunshine, and a position near the glass 
in a moist greenhouse. It would thrive in a house 
where Lapagerias are grown. = i — 
pf soli in the axils, uncu- 
Be ropans OT A T corolla tube elongated, swollen ; 
limb sli htly oblique, of five rounded, spreading lobes. Summer. 
l. opposite, rather small, somewhat fleshy, entire or with a few 
teeth. Stems slender. Chili, 1862, (F. d. S. 1646.) 
SAROTES. Included under Guichenotia (which see). 
SAROTHRA. Included under Hypericum (which see). 
SARRACENIA (named by Tournefort, in honour of 
in, of ebec, who first sent species from 
a cae to > age Indian Cup; Pitcher Plant ; 
Side-saddle Flower ; Trumpet Leaf.” ORD. Sarraceniacew. 
A genus comprising half-a-dozen species of curious, half- 
hardy, herbaceous perennials, inhabiting North America, 
Sepals five, spreading ; petals five, connivent ; style ex- 
panded into a large, umbrella-shaped disk ; eg one- 
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