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Schotia — continued. 



ttTDiiiml panicles ; petals Imifier than the calyx. June, fr., potls 

 l!in. t(i 4in. lung, edible when roasted. I two to foiir-jufjate ; 

 leaflets variable in shape, \lu\, to 2in. lonK, ^in. t<> lin. broad, 

 ri^Md atid thick, h. 20ft. to 30ft. 181d. Tree. (11. K. F. 159.) 



S. speciosa (showy), yf. crimson, pedicellate; petals much 

 lonj^er than the calyx ; panicles terminal, fasciculate-corymbose, 

 many-flowered. Summer. I. poIynu)rphous, four to sixteen- 

 inp;tte; leaflets variable in shape, pubescent or glabrous, h. 8ft. 

 t<) 12ft. 1759. A large shrub or small tree. 



S. tamarindifolia (Tamarind-leaved). L, leaflets eight to ten 

 pairs, linear-oblong, oblong, or elliptic, mucronate or obtuse, un- 

 equal, sub-truncate or rounded at base, four to five lines long. 

 1795. (li. M. 1155 ; A. B. R. 348, untler name of S. xpt'ciosa.) 



SCHOUSBCEA. A synonym of Caauiria, 

 SCHOUWIA (named in honour of J. F. Schouw, 

 17H7-1S.54-, a celebrated Danish botanist). Ord. Cm- 

 ciferw. A genus consisting of three specieH of tall, 

 branched, highly glabrous, hardy herbs, natives of Arabia. 

 Flowers purple, at first corymbose, afterwards racemose, 

 slenderly pedicellate : sepals sub-erect, the lateral ones 

 broader ; stamens free. Leaves entire. S, arahica is a 

 pretty annual ; it only requires sowing in the open border. 

 A light, sandy soil is most suitable. 



S. arabica (Arabian). /. rose-purplish. June. ?., upper ones 

 deeply auricuJate-amplexicaid. h. 1ft. 1837. 



SCHRADERA (named in honour of Henry Adolf 

 Sclirader, 17i->7-1836, a German botanist.) Synh. Fuchsia 

 (of Swartz), I'rceolaria. Ord. Ruhiarecc. A genus com- 

 prising about five species of stove, snb-opiiihytal. highly 

 glabrous shrubs, with thick, rooting branches, natives of 

 Brazil, (laiana, the West Indies, and the Gorgona Islands. 

 Flowers in compact, globose, terminal heads ; calyx tube 

 turbinate or hemispherical, produced above the ovary ; 

 corolla thickly coriaceous, hypocrateriform, the limb of 

 five to ten narrow, spreading or roflexed lobes ; stamens 

 five to ten. Leaves opposite, petiolate, thickly coriaceous, 

 oblong; stipules large, connate in a sheath. ^'. rephnlofes, 

 the only species introduced, thrives in a comi)Ost of sandy 

 loam and peat. Propagated by cuttings, inserted in sand, 

 under a ghiss, in heat. 



S. cephalotes (lieaded). jl. white; corolla salver-shaped, eight 

 to ten-lobed, tlie tube twice as long as the culyx. July. /. el- 

 liptic or lanceolate-oblong; stipules .spathulate-oblong, Idunt, jis 

 long as the petioles, h. 4ft. Jauuiica, 1820. 



SCHRANCKIA (named after F. P. Hchrank, 1747- 

 18:55, a (Tcrman botanist). Sensitive Briar. Including 

 Lepftit/loltis. Ord. Le(/uininot;(e. A genus comprising 

 about half-a-score species of stove or hardy herbs or 

 sub-shrubs, often prostrate, armed with recurved prickles, 

 natives of America. Flowers rose or pnridish, in globose 

 heads or cylindrical spikes; calyx small; petals connate 

 in the middle, and forming a funnel-shaped corolla. Pods 

 linear, acute or acuminate, prickly. Leaves bipinnate, 

 often sensitive ; leaflets small ; stipules bristly. The 

 under-mentioned species merit attention on account of 

 their leaves, which fall at the slightest touch. The 

 plants thrive in a mixture of loam, peat, and sand. 

 Propagation may be effected by young cuttings, in- 

 serted in sand, under a bell glass, in heat; or by 

 separating the root tubers. 



S. aculeata (prickly), jl. red, in solitary heads. July. /. with 

 t^^o nr three pairs of pinna^, each pinna bearing numerous pairs 

 of k-aHets. Stern tetragonal. Roots creeping, h. ift. to 2ft. 

 \era ('rn/. 1733. Stove, herbaceous perennial. 



S. uncinata (booked). Sensitive Briar, ff. rose-coloured, in 

 round heads. June to Aui;ust. Porls 2in. long. deuM-ly prickly. 

 /., leaflets elliptic, reticulated \Nith veins beneath; jiavtial 

 petioles four to six p.ins. Prickles hooked. /(. 2ft. South 

 I'liit.Ml stat.s, Ac.. 1789. Half-bardy. herbaceous perennial. 



A synonym of Har> 



SCHREBERA (of Thunlic 

 tog'ia (wlii.'ii .-vf). 



SCHUBERTIA (of Martins). A synonym of Phy- 

 sianthus (wliiuh see). 



SCHUBERTIA (of Mirbel). A synonym of Tax- 

 odium (which *ee). 



SCUULTESIA (of Uoth). A synonym of Wahlen- 

 berg'ia (which srr). 



SCHWJEGRICHENIA. A synonym of Anig^o- 

 zanthos (wdiich scr). 



SCHWANNIA (named in honour of Theodor Schwann, 

 a physician at Bonn). Stn. Fimbriaria. Ord. Mnl- 

 jnghiaceir. A small genus (five species) of stove, evergreen, 

 climbing shrubs, confined to Brazil. Flowers red : calyx 

 deeply five-cleft, with eight glands; petals shortly clawed, 

 fringed ; stamens six, unequal, all fertile ; filaments un- 

 equally monadelphous, glabrous ; umbels or racemes four- 

 flowered, often paniculate, terminal; peduncles bracteate 

 at base, bibractcolate at apex. Leaves opposite, entire, 

 petiolate, glandless ; stipules inconspicuous. .S. eleijnus, 

 the only si)eeies introduced, is a desirable shrub, thriving 

 in a compost of loam, leaf mould, and sand. It may 

 be increased by ripened cuttings, inserted in sand, under 

 a glass, in heat. 



S. elegans (elegant). /I., petals pubescent; umbel paniculate; 

 stamens scarcely exserted ; peduncles and calyx silky. June. 

 l. ovate or sub-orbicular, acuminate, beneath softly and densely 

 pubescent ; petioles having lour to .six glands. Branchlets silky. 

 1842. 



SCHWARTZIA. A synonym of Norantea (which 



see ) . 



SCHWEIGGERIA (named in compliment to Aug. 

 Frid. Schweigger, 178:i-18:il, Professor of Botany at 

 Konigsburg. one of the authors of a Flora of Eriangen). 

 Foreign Violet. Syn. Glossnrriien. Ord. Viulariea'. A 

 genus comprising only a coiiple of species of beautiful, 

 erect, stove shrubs ; one is Brazilian, the other Mexican. 

 Three outer sepals larger than the two narrow, inner 

 ones ; petals s]»urre<l at base ; peduncles axillary, onc- 

 fiowered, articulated above the bracts. Leaves alter- 

 nate; stipules minute. H. pnueijlora, the only species 

 introduced, succeeds in a mixture of loam, peat, and 

 sand. It may bo increased I)y young cuttings, whicli 

 will strike readily, if inserted in sand, under a hand 

 glass, in heat. 



S. pauciflora (few-flowered). /. white. December, l. tapeiing 

 much to the base, obovate-spatliulate, obtuse, crenate-serrated". 

 /i. 4ft. ti. 6ft. llrazii, 1858. (IJ. K. 1841, 40.) 



SCHWENKFELDA. A synonym of Sabicea 



(which see). 



SCHWENKIA (named after J. T. Schwenck, lOl'J- 

 1671. a Professor of Medicine at Jena). Syns. Ch(rfo- 

 chiltis, M(fthea, MaltJnsonia. Ord. Svlaiiacece. A genus 

 comprising about a score species of stove herbs or sub- 

 shrubs, natives of South America, one being also found 

 in tropical Africa. Flowers yellowish-green or whitish ; 

 calyx five-toothed or five-cleft ; corolla with an elongated 

 tube, its limb five-toothed, with two to five club-shaped 

 glands placed between the teeth ; stamens exserted or 

 included ; peduncles one-flowered or simply few-flowered, 

 paniculate. Leaves entire, ovate or narrow. S. nmeri- 

 cana, probably the only species in cultivation, is an 

 annual, thriving in any light soil. It may be multiplied 

 by seeds. 



S. americana (American). Jl. lilac ; corolla 'lin. long ; pedicels 

 scarcely longer, or shorter, than the calyx ; iianicle slender, many- 

 flowered. August, l. petiolate ; lo\\er ones ovate, lin. to l^in. 

 long, narrowed at base ; upper ones oblong ; floral ones minute, 

 h. 2ft. Brazil, etc.. 1781. 



SCHWEYCKERTA. A synonym of Limnantlie- 



mum (wliieli .^<■'■). 



SCIADOCALYX. Included under Isoloma. 



SCIAI}OFHYI.Z.UM (from skias, skintios, a shade 

 or canopy, and phijUon, a leaf; the lea.ves arc large, and, 

 consequently, afi'ord much shade). Sometimes erroneously 

 spelt Srio(laph)jllinn. Syn. Arlinvi>hi/llntn. Ord. Ara- 

 liacew. A genus comprising aboiit twenty-two species of 

 stove or greenhouse trees or shrubs, inhabiting tropical 

 America. Flowers hermaphrodite or polygamous ; petals 



