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SCABIOSA. Scabious. [Dipsacese.] Hardy herbaceous 

 perennials. Common soil. Division. 



SCHiERIA. [Gesneraceae.] Beautiful Achimenes-like 

 cool stove tuberous perennials. Light rich soil. Division. 

 S. Mexicana. flowers violet purple. 



SCHIVERECKIA. [Craciferse.] Hardy perennial rock 

 plants. Common soil. Division. 



SCHIZ^A. [Osmundacese.] A genus of curious ferns. 

 Peat soil. Division, The only one grown is S. jnisllla. 



SCHIZANTHUS. [Scrophulariaceae.] Hardy annuals 

 and greenhouse biennials. The plant is of branching elegant 

 habit, and well covered with bloom ; the flowers of an odd 

 shape, with wings and lips of diiferent colours. These latter 

 not only run into one another, but every year give new varie- 

 ties, that would deservedly be kept distinct were they peren- 

 nials instead of annuals ; but they are not constant from seed. 

 No matter; they are a very pretty tribe of plants, and for 

 pot culture, as well as the borders, are worthy of all gardens. 

 Sown in the open borders, they bloom the more dwarf in pro- 

 portion as the soil is poor ; but the best way to raise them is 

 on a hotbed in March ; prick them out in pots, a few in a pot, 

 in April ; and in May select as many as required for pot bloom- 

 ing, and pot them singly into five-inch pots. Turn the rest 

 out, with the ball of earth whole, to form patches in the bor- 

 ders. In June the potted ones will bear shifting to eight-inch 

 pots, and in these they will flower beautifully. Meanwhile 

 those in the borders will make a great show, and from the 

 variety of colours, and the combinations of colour they gene- 

 rally present, the patches will look far better than they would 

 if the flowers were all of a colour. Soil for potting, two-thirds 

 mellow turfy loam, one-third turfy peat, with sand if neces- 

 sary. The greenhouse biennial section is only suitable for 

 pot culture, and differs in requiring to be sown in July or 

 August, and kept through the winter in small pots, on a dry 

 airy greenhouse shelf. They bloom very late if sown in 

 spring. 



SCHIZONOTIS. [RosacefE.] A small set of hardy 

 shrubs, separated from Spircea, and differing in having pin- 

 nate leaves, S. tomeutosus {Spiraa Lindleyana) is a very 

 desirable hardy shrub, requiring the same mode of manage- 



