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house during the period of their growth. Peat, each kept 

 moist. Seeds or division. 



SAGE. See Salvia. 



SAGITTARIA. Arrow-head. [Alismacese.] Aquatic 

 perennials, requiring various degrees of temperature. Rich 

 loamy soil. Division. The plants require to be placed in 

 water. 



ST. DABEOC'S HEATH. See Dabcecia. 



ST. JOHN'S WORT. See Hypekicum. 



SALISBURTA. Maiden-hair Tree. [Taxace^e.] Hardy 

 deciduous tree, ornamental on account of its habit and 

 singular Maiden-hair-like foHage. Sandy loam. Layers or 

 cuttings. S. acUantifoUa is the only species cultivated. 



SAL IX. Willow. [Salicacese.] A large genus of de- 

 ciduous shrubs and trees, a few of which are ornamental. 

 Moist soil, rather loamy. Cuttings of the stouter shoots 

 planted in autumn. 



SALPIGLOSSIS. [Solanaceffi.] Annuals or biennials 

 of a showy character, requiring the protection of a frame or 

 greenhouse in winter ; and, except in very sheltered situations, 

 where they may be planted out in summer, suited rather for 

 pot culture indoors than for the open air. They may be 

 managed very much in the same way as the biennial species 

 of Schizanthus. They require a light and rich compost. 

 Probably they are all varieties of the same species. When 

 well cultivated they are showy plants. 



SALVL\. Sage. [Lamiacese.] There are two kinds of 

 Salvia highly esteemed for the brilliance of their flowers — 

 8. splendens, scarlet, and S. patens, brilliant blue ; but there 

 are many more that have nearly equal claims, and scores that 

 are merely weeds. Some of them are hardy, some half 

 hardy; some require a stove, some a greenhouse. Salvias 

 grow freely in any moderately good soil, the best being a 

 light loam with a third of rotted dung. The greenhouse 

 kinds do well planted out in May, and potted up again in 

 September, and are the better propagated annually by cuttings 

 in July or August. The herbaceous sorts, or half-shrubby 

 hardy perennials, do veiy well in the ordinary soil of the 

 garden, and multiply by parting the roots or by striking the 

 young shoots. The raising from seed is very simple. The 



