AN ENCYCLOPADIA — 
OF HORTICULTURE. 
Schotia—continued. 
terminal icles ; petals longer than the cal: June. fr., pods 
` l}in. to ĝin. long, edible when roasted. ag to —— 
leaflets variable in shape, ljin. to 2in. long, żin. to lin. broad, 
rigid and thick. h. 20ft. to 30ft. 1815. Tree. (H. E. F. 159.) 
S. speciosa (showy). fl. crimson, pedicellate; petals much 
longer than the calyx ; panicles terminal, fasciculate-corymbose, 
many-flowered. Summer. four to sixteen- 
I t r. 4. lymorphous, 
jugate ; leaflets variable in shaba pubescent or glabrous, h. 8ft. 
to 12ft. 1759. A large shrub or small tree. 
S. tamarindifolia (Tamarind-leaved). l, leaflets eight to ten 
pairs, linear-oblong, oblong, or elliptic, mucronate or obtuse, un- 
equal, sub-truncate or rounded at base, four to five lines long. 
1795. (B. M. 1153; A. B. R. 348, under name of S. speciosa.) 
SCHOUSBŒA. A synonym of Cacoucia. 
SCHOUWIA (named in honour of J. F. Schouw, 
1787-1854, a celebrated Danish botanist). ORD. Oru- 
cifere. A genus consisting of. three species of tall, 
` branched, highly glabrous, hardy herbs, natives of Arabia. 
Flowers purple, at first corymbose, afterwards racemose, 
slenderly pedicellate; sepals sub-erect, the lateral ones 
broader; stamens free. Leaves entire. 8S. arabica is a 
pretty annual; it only requires sowing in the open border. 
A light, sandy soil is most suitable. 
S. arabica (Arabian). fl. rose- epum June. l, upper ones 
deeply auriculate-amplexicaul. A. 1ft. 1837. 
SCHRADERA (named in honour of Henry Adolf 
Schrader, 1767-1836, a German botanist.) Syns. Fuchsia 
(of Swartz), Urceolaria. ORD. Rubiaceæœ. A genus com- 
prising about five species of stove, sub-epiphytal, highly 
glabrous shrubs, with thick, rooting branches, natives of 
Brazil, Guiana, the West Indies, and the Gorgona Islands. 
Flowers in compact, globose, terminal heads; calyx tube 
tartane S an aia produced above the ovary; 
corolla ickly coriaceous, hypocrateriform, the limb of 
five to ten narrow, spreading or reflexed lobes; stamens 
five to ten. Leaves opposite, petiolate, thickly coriaceous, 
oblong; stipules large, connate in a sheath. S. cephalotes, | | 
the only species introduced, thrives in a compost of sandy 
loam and peat. Propagated by cuttings, inserted in sand, 
under a glass, in heat. 
S. cephalotes (headed). fl. white; corolla salver-shaped, eight 
to ten-lobed, the tube twice as long as the calyx. July. J. el- 
liptic or lanceolate-oblong; stipules spathulate-oblong, blunt, as 
long as the petioles. k. 4ft. Jamaica, 1820, 
SCHRANCKIA (named after F. P. Schrank, 1747- 
1835, a German botanist). Sensitive Briar. Including 
Leptoglottis. ORD. Leguminose. A genus comprising 
about half-a-score species of stove or hardy herbs or 
sub-shrubs, often prostrate, armed with recurved prickles, 
natives of America. Flowers tose or purplish, in globose 
heads or cylindrical spikes; calyx small; petals connate 
in the middle, and forming a funnel-shaped corolla. Pods 
linear, acute or acuminate, prickly. Leaves bipinnate, 
often sensitive; leaflets small; stipules bristly. The 
under-mentioned species merit attention on account of 
their leaves, which fall at the slightest touch. The 
plants thrive in a mixture of loam, peat, and sand. 
Propagation may be effected by young cuttings, in- 
serted in sand, under a bell glass, in heat; or by 
separating the root tubers. 
S. aculeata (prickly). fl. red, in solitary heads. July. J. with 
two or three pairs of pinne, each pinna bearing numerous pairs 
of leaflets. Stem tetragonal. Roots creeping. h. lft. to 2ft. 
Vera Cruz, 1733. Stove, herbaceous perennial. 
S. uncinata (hooked). Sensitive Briar. fl. rose-coloured, in 
round heads. June to August. Pods 2in. long, densely prickly. 
l, leaflets elliptic, reticulated with veins beneath; partial 
petioles four to six pairs. Prickles hooked. A. 2ft. South 
United States, &c., 1789. Half-hardy, herbaceous perennial. 
SCHREBERA (of Thunberg). A synonym of Har- 
togia (which see). 
SCHUBERTIA (of Martius). 
sianthus’ (which see). 
SCHUBERTIA (of Mirbel). A synonym of Tax- 
odium (which see). 
A synonym of Phy- 
` bergia (which see). 
SCHULTESIA (of Roth). A synonym of W 
SCHWZ:GRICHENIA. A synonym of Anigo- 
zanthos (which see). onde * ee: 
SCHWANNIA (named in honour of Theodor Schwann, 
a physician at Bonn). Syn. Fimbriaria. ORD. Mal- 
pighiacee. A small genus (five species) of stove, evergreen, 
climbing shrubs, confined to Brazil. Flowers red; calyx 
deeply five-cleft, with eight glands; petals shortly clawed, 
fringed; stamens six, unequal, all fertile; filaments un- 
equally monadelphous, glabrous; umbels or racemes four- 
flowered, often paniculate, terminal; peduncles bracteate 
at base, bibracteolate at apex. Leaves opposite, entire, 
petiolate, glandless; stipules inconspicuous. 8. elegans, 
the only species introduced, is a desirable shrub, thriving 
in’ a compost of loam, leaf mould, and sand. It may 
be increased by ripened cuttings, inserted in sand, under 
a glass, in heat. 
S. elegans (el t a Js pubescent; u i : 
— whe: y — a eo sor and fe ‘ihe a 
l. ovate or sub-orbicular, acuminate, beneath softly and densely 
pitara ; petioles having tour to six glands, Branchlets silky. 
SCHWARTZIA. A synonym of Norantea (which 
see). 
ERIA (named in compliment to Aug. 
tany at 
SCHWEIGG 
Frid. Schweigger, 1783-1821, Professor of Bo 
Kénigsburg, one of the authors of a Flora of Erlangen). 
Foreign Violet. Syn. Glossarrhen. Orv. Violariew. A — 
‘genus comprising only a couple of species of beautiful, 
erect, stove shrubs; one is Brazilian, the other Mexican, 
Three outer sepals larger than the two narrow, inner 
ones; petals spurred at base; peduncles axillary, one- 
flowered, articulated above the bracts. Leaves alter- 
nate; stipules minute. S. pauciflora, the only species 
introduced, succeeds in a mixture of loam, peat, and 
sand. It may be increased by young cuttings, which 
will strike readily, if inserted in sand, under a hand 
glass, in heat. 
Stach to the base, obovabe-spachuinte obtuse, crenate-serrated: 
h. 4ft. to 6ft. Brazil, 1838. (B. R. 1, 40.) 
SCHWENKFELDA. A synonym of Sabicea 
(which see). 
SCHWENKIA (named after J. T. Schwenck, 1619- 
1671, a Professor of Medicine at Jena). Syns. Cheto- 
chilus, Mathea, Matthisonia. ORD. Solanacee. A genus 
comprising about a score species of stove herbs or sub- 
shrubs, natives of South America, one being also found 
in tropical Africa. Flowers yellowish-green or whitish ; 
calyx five-toothed or five-cleft; corolla with an elongated 
tube, its limb five-toothed, with two to five club-shaped 
glands placed between the teeth; stamens exserted or _ 
included; peduncles one-flowered or simply few-flowered, — 
paniculate. 
cana, probably the only species in cultivation, is an 
annual, thriving in any light soil. It may be multiplied 
by seeds. 
S. americana (American). fi. lilac; corolla sin. long; pedicels 
scarcely longer, or shorter, than the calyx ; panicle slender, many- 
flowered. August. l. petiolate; lower ones ovate, lin. to lżin. 
long, narrowed at base ; upper ones oblong ; floral ones minute. 
h. 2ft. Brazil, &c., 1781. 
SCHWEYCKERTA. A synonym of Limnanthe- 
mum (which see). 
SCIADOCALYX. Included under Isoloma. 
SCIADOPHYLLUM (from skias, skiados, a shade 
or canopy, and phyllon, a leaf; the leaves are large, and, 
consequently, afford much shade). Sometimes erroneously 
spelt Sciodaphyllum. Syn. Actinophyllum. ORD. Ara- 
liacew. A genus comprising about twenty-two species of _ 
stove or greenhouse trees or shrubs, inhabiting tropical r 
America. Flowers hermaphrodite or polygamous; petals — 
Leaves entire, ovate or narrow. S. ameri- _ 
