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STATICE. 383 STERNBERGIA. 
Sranno'rea. — Orchiddce@. —)\ and thus, when there is not a con- 
Beautiful Orchideous plants, with | servatory for it to be planted in, it 
large white flowers proceeding from | does better im the open border, with 
the root. For the culture, see Or-| a slight protection during winter, 
cHIDEOus EpipHyTes. | than in a pot ina greenhouse. The 
Srapre‘L1a.— Asclepiddee.—Very soil in which it is grown should be 
curious stove-plants, with showy | half sandy loam and half vegetable 
flowers proceeding from the root,| mould. It is extremely difficult to 
_which smell so much like carrion, | raise young plants by cuttings ; and 
that flesh-flies have been known to though nurserymen contrive te 
lay theireggs uponthem. As these | make layers, it is so difficult an 
plants are very succulent, they are | operation, as to be scarcely practi 
very apt to drop off, if they are cable by an amateur. The com- 
grown in rich soil, or too much wa-/| mon kinds of Statice are generally 
tered. They succeed best in sandy | increased by seeds, or by dividing 
loam mixed with lime rubbish; and | the root; and they should be al- 
they are propagated by cuttings, | lowed plenty of space, as they are 
which should be laid on a shelf for | easily killed when crowded by other 
two or three days to shrivel before 
they are planted. The plants from 
which the cuttings are taken should 
be kept quite dry for some time af- 
terwards, as they are apt to rot from 
the wound. All the Stapelias are 
natives of the Cape of Good Hope. 
SrapuyLe‘a.—Celastrinee—The 
Bladder Nut. Hardy shrubs, na- 
tives of England and North Ameri- 
ca, that will grow freely in any 
common garden soil. The flowers 
are white, and the seed, which is 
brown, is produced ina large inflated 
capsule or bladder. The seeds, when 
bored, are used in Catholic coun- 
tries for rosaries. 
Star or BetHLexeM.—See Ornt- 
THO'GALUM.—In the midland coun- 
ties the large yellow Hypericum is 
called the Star of Bethlehem. 
Srarwort.—One of the English 
names for the A’sTER. 
Seance. Pita cginee. — Sea 
Lavender. Singular plants, the foot- 
stalks of the flowers of which are 
coloured so as to resemble flowers, 
while the real flowers are the white 
part at the extremity of the purple. 
‘The handsomest species belonging 
to the genus is S. arbdrea, a native 
of the Canaries, which is quite 
shrubby. This splendid plant should 
have plenty of room for its roots ; 
| plants. 
Srevxa‘ria. — Caryophy lee. — 
| Stitchwort. Very pretty plants, with 
white flowers, many of which are 
| natives of Britain. They are all 
quite hardy, but they grow best in 
sandy soil. The dwarf kinds are 
very suitable for rockwork. They 
are propagated by seeds, which 
they ripen freely, or by division of 
the root. 
Sreno‘cuis. — Composite. — S. 
speciosa is a very showy perennial, 
| with large and very handsome flow- 
ers. It is a native of California, 
and will grow in any common garden 
soil. It is increased by seed, or by, 
dividing the roots. 
Steno'cuiLus. — Myoporinee. — 
Australian shrubs, with scarlet flow- 
ers, which should be grown in sandy 
peat. 
Srercu‘Lia. — Bytineridcee. — 
Stove shrubs and low trees from the 
East and West Indies, with greenish 
or whitish flowers. They should be 
grown in peat and loam, and they 
are propagated by cuttings of the 
ripe wood, not deprived of their 
leaves, which should be struck in 
sand, under a bell-glass, with bottom. 
heat. 
Srernse’roia. — Amaryllidacee. 
Hae bulbs, with showy yellow 
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