SAXIFKAGA. 



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SCHIZAKDRA. 



structive to Rose-trees, as they de- 

 stroy the flower buds. 



Saw. — The more convenient kind 

 for a lady to use for garden purposes 



FIG. 47. — BOW-SAW FOE CUTTING OFF 

 BRANCHES OF TREES. 



is one called a bow-saw (see Jig. 47), 

 made to screw tighter, if necessary. 



SAXA-GOTHEiE. — ConifeixE. — A 

 very handsome evergreen tree, from 

 the Andes of Patagonia, and conse- 

 quently likely to prove hardy in 

 British gardens. The leaves re- 

 semble those of the Irish Yew on 

 the upper surface, but are almost 

 white, with a glaucous line below. 

 The tree, in its native country, is 

 about thirty feet high. It is named 

 after Prince Albei-t's family. 



Saxi'fraga. -Saxifrngece-Well- 

 known herbaceous plants, many of 

 which are natives of Britain, with 

 white, yellow, or pink flowers. They 

 are all of the easiest culture, and 

 will grow in any light garden soil, 

 though they prefer a deep sand. S. 

 umbrosa is the London Pride, and 



S. fjranvlata, the common foun- 

 tain Saxifrage. All the kinds are 

 handsome, and many of them are 

 well adapted for rock-work. 



Saxifrage. — See Saxi'fraga. 



Scabio'sa. — Dipsaceoe. — The 

 Scabious. — Ornamental perennial 

 and annual plants, mostly natives 

 of Europe and the East Indies, that 

 will grow freely in any common 

 garden soil, and may be increased 

 by seeds. 



Scabious. — See Scabio^sa. 



Scale Insect. — See Co'ccus. 



ScHEERiA. — Gesnariance. — S. 

 Mexicana closely resembles some of 

 the species o£ Achimines, from which 

 genus it has separated on account of 

 its funnel-shaped stigma. There 

 are two varieties ; one with purple, 

 and the other with light blue 

 flowers. 



ScHi^NUS. — AnacardiacecB, or 

 Terehinthacece. — Deciduous shrubs 

 or low trees, natives of Brazil and 

 Peru, nearly allied to Duvaua. The 

 flowers of Schinus Molle, the com- 

 monest species, are small and of a 

 yellowish-green ; but they are suc- 

 ceeded by berries of a beautiful rose- 

 colour and highly polished. The 

 leaves are impari-pinnate and very 

 handsome, and they have the same 

 peculiarity as those of the Duvaua 

 (see Duvau'a). S. Molle was first 

 considered a stove -plant; it was 

 afterwards transferred to the green- 

 house, and it is now found to suc- 

 ceed in the open air. It was intro- 

 duced in 1497, but it was very 

 scarce till about 1830, when it was 

 first tried in the open ground. It 

 will grow in any common garden 

 soil ; and it only requii-es a slight 

 protection during hard frosts. 



Schiza'xdra. — Menisperriiacece. 

 — A climbing or trailing half-hardy 

 shrub, with scarlet flowers, nearly 

 allied to Cocculus indicus. — For the 

 culture, see Cocculus. 



