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clay, as it has a long tap-root, which 

 it can only send down where the soil 

 is free. It is generally propagated 

 by seeds. 



Spatala'nthus. — IriclecB. — The 

 Kibbon- flower. — A very handsome 

 bulbous plant, requiring the usual 

 treatment of Cape bulbs. — See TxiA. 



Speedwell, — See Vero'^-ica. 



Spha'gnum. — Cryptogdmia. — A 

 kind of jMoss. 



Sphexo'gyne. — Composites. — 

 Beautiful annual plants, which only 

 require sowing in March or April, 

 in any common garden soil. 



Spider O'phrys. — See O^phkys. 



Spiderwort. — See Tradesca^n- 



TIA. 



Spixdle-tree.— See Euo'nymus. 



SPiRiE^A. — Rosacece. — Hardy 

 shrubs, generally natives of Siberia, 

 with very pretty flowers. The 

 handsomest kinds are S. chamce- 

 d^'ifolia, with spike-like corymbs 

 of white flowers ; S. ulmifblia, 

 with flat corymbs of white flowers, 

 and large handsome leaves ; >S'. hy- 

 2)ericifolia, or Italian May ; S. 

 salici folia, Bridewort, or Queen's 

 Needle-work, with spikes of pinkish 

 flowers; S. hella, a native of Nepaul, 

 with corymbs of beautiful rose- 

 coloured flowers, which it produces 

 in ]\ray and June ; *S'. opulifolia, 

 the Virginian Gruelder Rose, or Nine 

 Bark, a native of North America, 

 with corymbs of rather large white 

 flowers ; S. aricefolia, a most beau- 

 tiful species, a native of California, 

 with loose panicles of feathery 

 whitish flowers, which it produces 

 in July and August ; and S. sorbi- 

 fblia, with loose panicles of white 

 flowers and pinnate leaves, from 

 Siberia. S. grandifiora has white 

 flowers, nearly as large as those of 

 a wild rose. It was introduced in 

 1854, by Mr. Fortune, from the 

 north of China. All the kinds 

 grow with most luxuriance in moist 



soil, having a poor and stunted 

 appearance where the soil is dry 

 and gravelly ; and they are readily 

 propagated by suckers, which they 

 throw up in great abundance. 



Spira'nthes. — OrddddcecB. — 

 Ladies' Traces. — IMostly tropical 

 plants, which require a moist stove. 

 — See Orchideous Epiphytes. 



Spleenwort. — Asplenium. — 

 Very beautiful Ferns, which differ 

 very much in their appearance, 

 though they are all very handsome. 

 They require, like all other Ferns, 

 to be grown in moist shady places. 



Spo'ifDiAS. — Terebinthdcece. — 

 The Hog-plum. — West Indian trees, 

 which require a stove in England. 



Spreke'lia. — AmarylliddcecB. — 

 The JacobaeaLily. — A bulbous-rooted 

 plant, with splendid dark scarlet 

 flowers. It is called Jacobeea on 

 account of the brilliant scarlet of 

 its flowers, which the Spaniards in 

 Peru thought resembled the scarlet 

 sword-cases worn by the knights of 

 the order of St. James (Jacobasus). 

 — For the culture, see Amary^llis. 



Spurge. — See Eupho'rbia. 



Spurge Laurel.— See Da'phxe. 



Squill. — See Sci'lla. 



Squirting Cucumber. — SeeMo- 

 mo'rdica. 



Sta'chys.— Xafiia^oB. — The Hedge 

 Nettle. — Shrubby and herbaceous 

 plants, natives of Europe and North 

 America, which will grow freely in 

 any light rich soil, and which are 

 increased by cuttings or division of 

 the root. 



Staff-tree. — See Cela'strus. 



Stag's-Horn. — See Rhu's. 



Stanho'pea. — Orchiddcece. — 

 Beautiful orchideous plants, with 

 large white flowers proceeding from 

 the root. — For the culture, see Or- 

 chideous Epiphytes. 



Stape'lia . — A scleptiddece. — Very 

 curious stove-plants, with showy 

 flowers proceeding from the root, 



