SOLLYA. 
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S. campanuldtum is perhaps | sect, similar in its nature to the 
Some of | aphis, but still more disagreeable. 
tal. 
the handsomest species. 
the species require a stove, others a 
greenhouse, and others the open air ; 
but they all agree in liking a rich 
light soil, and they all grow well in 
a * mixture of loam and peat, en- 
riched with vegetable mould. 
Soitpane'Lua. — Primuldacee. — 
Beautiful little alpine plants, very 
suitable for rockwork, some with 
purple, and some with blue flowers. 
They should be grown in heath- 
mould; or in peat, mixed with very 
sandy loam ; ; and they are increas- 
ed by seeds, or by dividing the 
roots. They are generally grown in 
small pots, ‘and they should neither 
have toc much nor too little water. 
Souipa‘co.—- Composite.—-Golden 
Rod. Perennial plants, quite hardy 
in British gardens, where they 
flower in autumn. They are too 
tall for any small garden, and they 
are only suitable for the back row 
of a flower-border.. They will grow 
in any common garden soil, and 
they are increased by dividing the 
root. 
So’/Liya.—Pittospordcee. — This 
beautiful little shrub, though only 
introduced in 1830, is already as 
cominon as the Fuchsia, and it is 
a favourite everywhere. The leaves 
are evergreen, and the bright blue 
bell-shaped flowers, which are pro- 
duced in tufts near the ends of the 
branches, are so cleat that no 
one can see them without admiring 
them. The plant is a native of 
New Holland, and it is nearly 
hardy, as it will stand in the open 
air if trained against a wall and 
slightly protected during winter. 
It is, however, generally grown in 
pots, in which the only objection to 
its culture is the circumstance of 
its having the tips of its shoots fre- 
quently covered with aphides, the 
only cure for which is constant 
syringing. In the open air it is 
hable to the attacks of a black in- 
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It should be grown in peat and loam, 
or in heath-mould, and it is propa- 
gated by seeds or cuttings. ‘The 
fruit, which is a berry full of seeds, 
ripens freely ; but the cuttings are 
very difficult to strike, and ma | 
will rarely succeed without botto 
heat. Besides Séllya heterophy'lla, 
which is the common kind, two or 
three other kinds have been intro- 
duced by Captain Mangles from the 
Swan River. 
Sotomon’s Seaut.—Polygonatum 
ivulgare, and P. multiflorum.—A 
hardy perennial, which will grow 
freely in any common garden soil. 
The English name alludes to the 
roots, which, when cut through, 
have the appearance of Hebrew 
characters. 
So’ncuus. — Composite. — The 
Sow Thistle. The common herba- 
ceous species is a British weed; 
but there are two or three shrubby 
kinds from the Madeira and Canary 
Isles, with yellow flowers, which 
are very ornamental. ‘They should 
be kept in a greenhouse, and grown 
in a light rich soil. 
Sopuo\ra. — Leguminose.— The 
common Sophora japonica is a 
large tree which grows freely in 
the neighbourhood of London, and 
produces its large bunches of cream- 
coloured flowers in August and 
September. 'The drooping Sophora, 
however, though only considered a 
variety of the tree, is very distinct. 
It is a trailing shrub, sending out 
shoots six feet or eight feet long in 
a single season; and when it is 
grafted on a stock of S. japénica, 
ten feet or twelve feet high; these 
long sweeping shoots the bark of | 
which is a bright green, have a pe- 
culiarly graceful appearance. The 
Sophora will grow in any soil, but a 
poor one suits it better than a rich 
one; and its leaves seldom droop 
even in the driest seasons, 
