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HENDERSON'S HANDBOOK OF PLANTS 



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Onions that do not bulb, but form long necks, 

 like Leeks. 

 Scammony Plant. A cathartic gum i-esin ob- 

 tained from the root of Convolvulus Scam- 

 inonia. 



Scandens. Climbing, but not twisting. 

 Scape. A stem rising from the crown of a 



rut)t, and bearing nothing but flowers. 

 Scapiform, Scapose. Resembling a scape. 

 Scarborough Lily. See Vallola purpurea. 

 Scariose. Membraneous and dry. 

 Scarlet Geranium. See Pelargonium. 

 Scarlet Oak. See Qucrcus. 

 Scarlet Painted Cup. Castelleja indivisa. 

 Scarlet Runner. See Phaseolus muUifloms. 

 Scarred. Marked by the scars left by bodies 



that have fallen off. The stem, for instance. 



is scarred at the points whence leaves have 



fallen. 



Scattered. Dispersed ; used in opposition to 

 whorled, opposite, ternate, or similar terms. 



Sceptra'nthes. From Skeptron, a sceptre, and 

 anthos, a flower. An ornamental plant from 

 Texas, with whitish-pink flowers, of the Nat. 

 Ord. Ainaryllidaceip, for the culture and prop- 

 agation of which see Zephyrantheji. 



Sceptre-Flower. Tlie popular name of Sceptr- 

 unlhes Drummotidi. 



Schaue'iia. Named after J. R. Shaiier, 1813-48, 

 Professor at Griefswald. Nat. Ord. Acantha- 

 cece. 



A genus of glabrous or pubescent herbs, or 

 sub-shrubs, natives of Brazil. S. Calycotricha 

 and S.flavicoma, the only two species in culti- 

 vation, have large terminal thyrses of beauti- 

 ful yellow flowers, and have been long known 

 in cultivation as Justicia, which see for cul- 

 ture. 



Schee'lea. Named in honor of Scheele, a Ger- 

 man chemist. Nat. Ord. PalmacecB. 



A genus of Palms, natives of tropical 

 America, requiring to be grown in the plant- 

 stove. Several species are in cultivation, the 

 best known of which, ;S'. unguis, is an excel- 

 lent plant for table decoration in a young 

 state, or for the conservatory when older. It 

 is increased by imported seeds. 



Schi'ma. Said to be the Arabic name. Nat. 

 Ord. TernstramiacecB. 



A small genus of trees or shrubs, natives of 

 tropical Asia and the Indian Archipelago. S. 

 Noronhce, the only species yet introduced, is 

 a compact growing shrub, with sliowy white 

 flowers, clustered in a short raceme. It 

 thrives well in peaty soil, and is propagated 

 by cuttings. Introduced in 1849. 



ScM'nus. From Schinos, the Greek name of 

 the Mastic-tree; a resinous juice exudes 

 from the tree similar to mastic. Nat. Ord. 

 AnacardiacecB. 



A small genus of tender and half-hardy fra- 

 grant shrubs from South America. The flow- 

 ers are small, white, in terminal or axillary 

 clusters or panicles. " The leaves of some of 

 the species are so filled with a resinous fluid 

 that the least degree of unusual repletion of 

 the tissue causes it to be discharged ; thus 

 some of them fill the air with fragrance after 

 rain, and S.molle, and some others, exp el their 

 resin with such violence, when immersed in 



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water, as to have the appearance of spontane- 

 ous motion in consequence of the recoil." This 

 species is popularly known as the Pepper 

 shrub, and is a very desirable plant where it 

 will stand uninjured through the winter. 



ScMsmatoglo'ttis. A genus of Aroidece, closely 

 allied to Dieffenbachia, and requiring the same 

 treatment. 



S. longispatha, a recent introduction from 

 Borneo, is a very pretty dwarf, neat-habited 

 plant. Its short, erect stems grow in tufts, 

 spreading by short rhizomes, and are 

 furnished with obliquely ovate leaves some 

 four inches long, of a lightish green color, 

 marked with a feathered central band of 

 silvery gray, through which runs the dis- 

 tinct green mid-rib. The inflorescence is 

 curious in structure, the most conspicuous 

 parts being the small yellowish-green 

 spadices. S. crispata is also a recent intro- 

 duction from Borneo (1881). These, in com- 

 mon with the other species, some ten or more 

 in number, are admirable decorative plants. 



Scliivere'ckia. Named after A. Schivereck, a 

 Russian botanist. Nat. Ord. CrucifercB. 



S. podolica, the only species, is a pretty 

 little har iy, herbaceous plant, allied to Alys- 

 sum, with which genus it is included by some 

 botanists. It is a native of Russia, and has 

 rosettes of notched whitish leaves, undulated 

 at the margin, and produces coryml)s of white 

 flowers in early spring. Propagation by di- 

 vision or from seeds. 



Schizae'a. From schizo, to cut or split ; appear- 

 ance of the fan-like spikes. Nat. Ord. Poly- 

 podiacc(s. 



A small genus of ornamental Ferns, mostly 

 inliabiting the East and West Indies and 

 South America. They are curious and inter- 

 esting plants, distinguished by their linear, 

 simple, or flabellate fronds and paniculate 

 fructification, boine upon the apex of the 

 segments, forming a beautiful crest to the 

 frond. They require a warm house, liberal 

 watering, and a moist atmosphere for their 

 perfect development. S. pusilla, a native 

 species, is found sparingly in the marshy pine 

 barrens of New Jersey. 



Schiza'ndra. From schizo, to cut or split, and 

 aner, andros, a male; the stamens are split. 

 Nat. Ord. Magnoliarem (Tribe Schizandreee). 



Of the six species that comprise this genus 

 one is a native of the Southern States, the rest 

 are found in tropical or Eastern Asia. S. Chi- 

 nensis, introduced from Northern China- in 

 1860, is a handsome climbing shrub, with 

 bright rose-carmine flowers, succeeded by 

 bright scarlet berries, -which are persistent 

 during the greater part of the winter. S. coc- 

 cinea, our native species, is a tall-climbing 

 shrub, with alternate, oblong, membrana- 

 ceous, deciduous leaves, and small crimson 

 flowers on long peduncles, found in shady 

 woods from Florida to North Carolina and 

 westward. The beautiful, silvery-foliaged 

 stove-house climber, Sphcerostema marnwra- 

 tum, is now included under this genus by some 

 authors as S. tnarmorata. 



Schiza'nthus. Butterfly or Fringe Flower. 

 From schizo, to cut or split, and anfhos, a 

 flower; in allusion to the irregularly divided 

 corolla. Nat. Ord. Scrophulariacece. 



A genus of very beautiful, half-hardy, annual 

 flowers, which may be sown either in autumn 



