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rooted sehavien: mostly natives “of 
Europe, which send up their beau- 
tiful bell-shaped flowers before their 
leaves. ‘Their flowers resemble 
“those of the Hyacinth, but they are 
much smaller. S. sibirica is per- 
haps the most brilliant blue ndts fl 
grown in British gardens ; and there 
are other kinds with white or pale 
pink flowers, well deserving of cul- | 
tivation. S. nonscripta, the Wild | 
Hyacinth, is sometimes called the 
Blue Bell, and the Hare Bell; but 
these names are also applied, and | 
apparently with more propriety, to | 
Campanula rotundifilia. (See 
Campa’nuta.) All the kinds of 
Scilla are quite hardy, but they 
shrive best im a sandy soil and a 
somewhat shady situation. They 
are increased by offsets, and the | 
bulbs may be taken up in autumn | 
if it is thought necessary to remove | 
these; but otherwise they may re- | 
main in the ground several years 
without sustaining any injury. 
Hiot-house plants 
with reed- aie stems, long broad 
leaves and showy flowers, which | 
are usually fragrant. 
Scorpion Grass.—See Myecso'rs. 
Scorrion Senna. — Coronilla | 
eménes.—See Corona. 
Scorpiu‘rus. — Leguminése. 
Caterpillars. Annuals with yellow | 
pea-flowers, the seed vessels of | 
which resemble caterpillars. The 3 
species are all natives of the south | 
of Europe, and they are all quite | 
hardy in British gardens. 
ScorzonE‘ra. — Composite.—Vi- 
per’s Grass. Handsome perennials, | 
with purple, pink, or yellow flowers, | 
quite hardy in British gardens and | 
growing im any common garden| 
soil. 
Scorcnu Lasurnum.—Cy/’ 
pinus.—S8ee Cy'risus. 
Sco'rria. — Leguminose. — An | 
Australian shrub with reddish pea | 
flowers, quite hardy in British gar- | 
dens, if grown in sandy peat. | 
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SEA RAGWORT. 
Screens differ from sieves in 
having the wires Ap parallel lines, 
and not reticulat and in being 
too large to be’shaken by the hands. 
A screen consists of a number of 
parallel wiredifixed in a wooden 
frame, and supported at one end by 
two wooden posts, while the other 
rests against the ground; and the 
earth to be sifted is thrown by 
spadefuls against the wires, so that 
while the mould passes through 
them, the stones and rubbish fall 
on the side next the gardener. The 
earth must be well broken with the 
spade before it is thrown upon the 
screen, and the operation can only 
_be performed when the weather is 
dry. 
Scropruua‘ria. — Scrophulari- 
nee.—Figwort. Perennial plants 
with brownish flowers, mostly na- 
tives of Europe, and growing in 
any common garden soil. 
Scureya ‘x1a.— Labidte. —Skull- 
cap. Handsome perennial plants, 
_generally with blue flowers, but the 
flowers of some of which are some- 
times pink, yellow, white, or purple ; 
| all being shaped like those of the 
Snap-dragon. Some of the species 
are natives of Britain, and other 
rope, and others of North 
They all 
grow best in peat, or in very sandy 
loam; and they are all quite hardy 
in British gardens. 
Sea Bucxruorn. — Hippophae 
| eeemuabs des.—See Hrrpo'Puae. 
Sea Hearu.—sSee Franke'nia. 
Sea Hoiry.—Ery'ngium aquifo- 
lium.—An umbelliferous perennial 
with blue flowers, a native of Spain, 
which should be grown in very 
sandy loam. 
Sea Lavenper.--See Sra’tTIce. 
Sea Racworr.—Cinerdria mart- 
| tima. —A half-hardy dwarf shrub 
_with yellow. flowers, a native of the 
‘south of Europe, which is generally 
grown in a greenhouse, in a mix- 
ture of loam and peat. 
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