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Schisxnatog'lottis — contin iied. 



above, covered with irrep;ular, silviMy-steeii spots. Borneo, 1884. 

 A .liarniin- little fuliusf plant. (I. H. 520.) SVN. S. Urcora. 



S. nipestris (rock-loving), ,/f., .ipathe yellow, the tube ohlnnR- 

 ovoid, the lamina scarcely opening ; peduncles many. I. ovate, 

 acute, deeply cordate, the lobes semi-ovate; petioles hmger than 

 the blades, sheathing about one-third their length, slightly terete 

 above. Caudex thick, .lava. 1882. Sv,\. S. lati/oUa. 



S. siamensls (SianO. f. ovate, acuminate, glossy-green, spotted 

 with white. This pl.ant. from its comparatively small size ami 

 neat habit, is very useful for decorative purposes. Siam, 1884. 



S. variegata (varieg-ited).* .rf., spathe haviiig a glaucous-green 

 tube, .and a pale yellowish-gi-een, boat-shaped lamina ; peduncles 

 short, but longer than the spathe. I, obbnig-laticolate. obtuse 

 or scarcely rounded at base, narrowed and long < u>iiidate at apex, 

 dark green, with a broad, silvery, central batid beneath ; petioles 

 half the length of the blades, rather broadly ^^heathing at base, 

 liuriu'o 1862. Plant stenile.ss. 



SCHISmUS (irom schisma, a cleft; alluding- to the 

 divided outer paloa). Syns. Electra, HemiKarria. Ord. 

 G ra m ineiv. A small genus ( three or four species) of 

 tufted, annual, usually dwarf, hardy grasses, inhabiting 

 the Mediterranean region. Flowers in a narrow, dense 

 or rather loose panicle, with erect branchlets. Leaves 

 narrow, sometimes bristly. S. martfinafns has been 

 introduced, but it has no horticultural interest. 



SCHISTACEOUS. Slate-grey. 



SCHIVERECKIA. Included under Ahjssiim. 



SCHIZ2iA (from srhizn, to split; in allusion to the 

 fan-shaped or dichotomously-multifid fronds). Comb or 

 Bush Fern. Including Actitioatarhys and Ltiphidium. 

 Obd. Filirftt. A genus comprising about sixteen species 

 of ornamental, stove, greenhouse, or hardy ferns, widely 

 diffused. Capsules sessile, two-valved, in two to four 

 rows, covering one side of close, distichous spikes, which 

 form separate fertile segments at the tips of the fronds. 

 The introduced species are described below ; they are 

 rather difficult subjects to grow. A compost of rough 

 peat and loam, ample drainage, and an abundance of 

 water, are necessary. For general culture, see Ferns. 



S, bifida (twice-cleft).* t<fi. dense, chestnut-brown, i)assing gra- 

 dually into the fronds, which are 6in. to 18in. long, forked 

 generally below the middle, sometimes forked again, casually 

 .simple, very wiry and Rush-like, with a prominent, scabrous 

 midrib and two narrow, thick wings ; fertile segments sub-erect 

 or recurved, unilateial, .\in. to {in. long, with ten t<i twenty 

 erecto-patent spikes on each side. Anstralia, Ac, 1822. Green- 

 house. 



S. dichotoma (dichotomous). sd. bin. to 18in. long, firm, erect, 

 channelled on the face above, /rmuls fan-like, 6in. to 9in. each 

 way, luauy times <lichotoniously forkeil. the ultimate divisions 

 with one fertile segment to each; racliis with four to ten close- 

 spreading spikes on each side. West Indies, itc. Stove. 



S. digitata (digitate). a/T. dense, lin. to 2in. long, brownish, 

 sub-terfte, passing gradually into the fronds, which are 1ft. or 

 more long, one to two lines broad, flattened, the midrib beneath 

 I)ronnnent. crowned at the ajjex with six to fifteen sub-triquetrous, 

 fertile spikes Avhich are lAin. long. Malay Isles, Ac. Stove. 

 (H. C. F. 54.) 



S. elegans (elegant), sti. 6in. to 12in. long, firm, erect, naked. 

 jnuiils V-'^haped, 4in. to Sin. each way, dichotoniously f<uked or 

 cleft, the ilivisions varying greatly in' number and breadth (Jin. 

 to2in.); fertile segments copious, distinctly stfllked, lin. to ^in. 

 long, the rachis often recurved, with six to fifteen dose-spreading, 

 linear-cyliiulrical sj.ikes on each side. West Indies, &c., 1819. 

 Stove. (H. (I. F. 34.) lati/nlia is a form with broad fronds. 



S. peniclllata (pencil-like). A synonym of S. prniiula. 



S. pennula (small-winged), sti. dense, lin. to 2in. long, brownish, 

 passing gradually into the fromis, which are 1ft. or more long, 

 nearly one line thick, triciuetrous, with three sharp angles, 

 crowned at the apex with six to twelve sub-triiiuetrous. fertile 

 spikes, which are Jin. to l^in. long, pilose bent-ath, with the cap- 

 sules usually in four rows. South America, 1816. Stove. SVN. 

 S". jxnU'lllata. 



S. pUSilla (dwarf), .s-^". dense, barren fronds much shorter than 

 the fertile ones, much twisted and slightly flattened, fertile 

 fronds 3in. to 4in. long, terete, wiry, very slender ; fertile seg- 

 ments sub-erect, Jin. long, unilateral, with about six rather stout, 

 erecto-patent spikes on each side, the lowest ^in. long. United 

 States. Hardy in ttie South of England. 



S. rupestris (rock-loving).* sti. lax, about lin. long, sub-terete, 

 passing gradually into the fronds, which are gi-ass-like and 

 flattened, 3in. to 4in. long, one line broad, with a slender midrib ; 

 fertile segments pinnate, solitary, sub-erect, lin. to Ain. long, 

 with six to ten slender, spreading, serrated spikes on each side. 

 Australia, 1822. Lireenhoiise. (H. G. F, 42.) 



SCHIZANDRA (from srhizo, to cleave, and aner, 

 andrt's. a male : the stamens are split). Including Ma.ri- 

 moiriczKi and Siduvrostenut. Trire Srhizandre(p of Okd. 

 Magnolincecp. A genus comprising six species of orna- 

 mental, stove, greenhouse, or hardy, sarmentose shrubs; 

 one is a native of North America, and the rest are 

 found in tropical or Eastern Asia. Flowers rod, yel- 

 lowish, or whitish, unisexual; sepals and petals nine to 

 twelve, passing gradually the one into the other ; sta- 

 mens of the males five to fifteen, more or less united 

 in a globe or ring ; carpels of the females numerous ; 

 peduncles solitary, one-flowered. Leaves membranous, 

 pellucid-dotted, exstipulatc. The under-mentioned spe- 

 cies are those best known in gardens ; they thrive in a 

 mixture of sandy loam and peat. Eipcned cuttings will 

 root readily if inserted in sand, under a glass. 



S. cMnensiS (rhinese). ,//. pale rose. Summer, fr. scarlet, 

 persistt-nt during a great part of the winter. /. siuLple. A. 20ft. 

 Northern fliina, 1860. A hand.some, hardy, climbing shrub. 



Fig. 445. Portion oi- Flowering Branch of Schizanpra 

 coccinea. 



S. cocoinea (scarlet). /. crimson, small, on long peduncles ; 



stamens five ; uppern:ost flowers mostly staminate. May and 



June. l. alternate, oblong, acuminate, long-petioled, 3in. to 4in. 



long, often somewhat toothed. Stem climbing high. North 



America, 1806. (Jreenhouse. See Fig. 445. (B. M. 1413 ) 

 S. marmorata (marbled). /. of a bold character, acumiiiately 



heart-^hape<l. beautifully marked with silvery, fleece-like spots or 



clouds on the gr.^en surface. Borneo, I860. A fine, stove 



climber. Svn. Sphirrosteina inaniioratmn. 

 S. proplnqua (related). _fJ. pale yellow, at length orange. 



solitary or twin, drooping a little. July. l. ovate-lanceolate. 



rouufU-d or cuneate at base, long-acuminated at apex. A. 6ft. 



Nepaul. 1828. Stove. (P.. M. 4614, under name of Sphft'rastcma 



jtrxjiitKfiniiii.) 



SCHIZANDREiE. 



SCHIZANTHES. 



A tribe of Maffuoliacece. 

 Included under Narcissun. 



