ALPHABETICAL LIST OF PLANTS 361 



S. Bumalda.—YidiS heads of pink flowers. 



S. bullata.—k dwarf shrub, only growing 12 to 18 inches high, 

 with deep pink flowers. 



S. decutnbens. — A dwarf, traiHng shrub, with flat terminal heads of 

 white flowers. One of the best. 



S. caespitosa. — Grows only 6 inches high, and produces white 

 flowers in dense heads. 



S . pectinata.—Oi trailing habit. Flowers creamy-white, in woolly 

 racemes. Grows about 6 inches high, and is very pretty. 



For the bog garden the following will be found very desirable :— 



S. Aruncus. — With creamy- white plumes from 4 to 6 feet high. 



S. astilboides. — Like S. Aruncus^ but only growing about 2 feet 

 high. 



S.gigantea (syn. S. camtschaticd). — Large, flat heads of white, 

 sweetly scented flowers, on stems from 4 to 10 feet high. 



S.palmata. — Plumes of soft, bright rose-coloured flowers. G rows 

 about 2 to 3 feet high. Blooms from June to August. 



S. venusta (syn. S. lobata). — Feathery heads of rosy-pink flowers, 

 growing from 3 to 8 feet high, and blooming in August. 



Statice (Plumbaginaceae), Sea Lavender 



Pretty and useful plants for a sunny position in sandy soil. They 

 are all of easy culture. The dwarfer and best kinds are : — 



S. bellidifolia (syn. S. caspid). — Lavender-coloured flowers on 

 branching stems. Blooms from August to September. 



S. tartarica. — Tufted habit and glabrous leaves. Grows about 

 12 inches high. Flowers ruby-red, in many-branched heads. 

 Blooms in June and July. 



S. t. angustifolia (syn. S. incand). — Has narrow leaves, and 

 grows about the same height. 



Other species suitable for the rock garden are — 5. minuta^ 

 S. eximia^ S. sinuata. 



Sternbergia (Amaryllidaceae), Winter Daffodil 



A genus of bulbous plants of value because of their flowering in 

 autumn. They require a sunny position in hght sandy soil. 



S. colchicijiora. — Flowers erect and nearly i^ inches long, and of 

 a pale sulphur yellow. Very fragrant. 



S . fischeriana. — Similar to S. lutea, but flowering in the spring. 



S. lutea. — Has leaves about 12 inches long and \ inch broad. 

 Flowers yellow. 



S. macrantha. — Bright yellow flowers. Leaves blunt and rather 

 glaucous. 



