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STYPHELIA. [Epacridaceae.j Evergreen greenhouse 

 shrubs, with the habit of Epaoris. S. tuhiflora, a handsome 

 shrub in its season, under good management, literally— 

 covered, we were going to say, but inasmuch as the blooms 

 bend downwards, and are under the branches rather than 

 above, we must say the flowers are as numerous as leaves 

 One great and excellent quality is that they last as long as 

 two months in perfection, and they are of a rich scarlet 

 crimson, and an inch or more in length. The plant requires 

 much the treatment of Epacris ; that is, to have a compost 

 of three parts fibry peat to one of sandy loam ; to be potted 

 into small pots, and changed from one pot to another of the 

 next larger size, as fast as these fill with roots ; to be kept 

 in the greenhouse, and very carefully watered, for it is as 

 difficult to manage in this particular as an Erica, which 

 wants constant watching and enough watering, but no more. 

 Small cuttings an inch and a half long will strike well in 

 sand on the top of the compost under a bell-glass. It is one 

 of the prettiest of greenhouse plants, and there is no excuse 

 for any lover of plants who has it not in his collection. 



SUMACH. See Rhus. 



SUNDEW. See Drosera. 



SUNFLOWER. See HELTA^'THus. 



SUN ROSE. See Helianthemum. 



SUTHERLANDIA. [Leguminosee, § Papilionace^.] S. 

 frutescens is a pretty half-hardy sub-shrubby plant, easily 

 kept in a cool greenhouse in winter, and thriving best when 

 planted out on a warm sheltered border for the summer. 

 The compost may be loam, peat, and leaf-mould in equal 

 proportions. If kept in a pot it requires to be frequently 

 topped while young to get it sufficiently bushy in its growth. 

 Seedlings make the best plants : the seeds may be sov>u 

 in May or June. Cuttings root in sandy soil in a warm 

 frame. 



SWAINSONIA. [Leguminosse, § Papilionaceae.] Pretty 

 greenhouse sub-shrubs. Best raised from seeds, the plants 

 requiring to be frequently topped while young to keep them 

 bushy. Cuttings will also root in sandy soil in a frame where 

 there is a slight bottom heat. They require a greenhouse 

 temperature, and should be potted into a light open compost 



