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SCHOTIA. S8. tamarindifolia is a form of S. speciosa. 
SCHRANKIA. According to the Kew authorities, 
this is the correct spelling of Schranckia. 
SCHUBERTIA (of Blume). A synonym of Hors- 
fieldia (which see). 
SCHUBERTIA (of 
Araujia (which see). 
SCHWZIGRICHENIA. A 
zanthos (which see). 
SCHWEIGGERIA. 5S. fruticosa (Tongue Violet) is 
the correct name of the plant described on p. 387, 
Vol. III., as S. pauciflora. 
SCIADOPHYLLUM. S. leptophyllum is a synonym 
of Dizygotheca leptophylla. 
SCIADOPITYS VERTICILLATA. This is one 
of the handsomest and most distinct of Japanese Conifers 
(Fig. 664, for which we are indebted to Messrs. Veitch 
and Sons). It is thoroughly hardy, but dislikes cold winds, 
especially when growth is tender. This species is some- 
what slow in growth, and delights in peaty soil with 
which is incorporated a quantity of leaf-monld. An 
eastern exposure should be avoided, but the greatest 
drawback to its successful culture is a cold, wet, badly- 
drained soil, as anything like stagnation at the roots is 
fatal to it. As it does not transplant well, great care 
should be taken in the preparation. A good ball of earth 
should be attached to the roots, and the latter protected 
from drying winds by placing mats or similar material 
round the ball. After planting is completed, water should 
be given to settle the soil about the roots, and an 
occasional damping overhead will induce healthy growth. 
A yearly top-dressing of leaf-monld will increase the 
vigour of the plants. S. verticillata is well adapted for 
planting as single specimens on the lawn, and is service- 
able for all kinds of decorative work. It forms a bold, 
symmetrical specimen, with horizontal, spreading branches, 
and long, narrow, leathery leaves of the deepest green, 
produced in whorls of from thirty to forty at the tips of 
the growths, and bearing some resemblance to an open 
umbrella. 
SCILLA. Many of the Scillas will thrive under the 
shade of trees where little else will grow. To the species 
dexeribed on pp. 388-91, Vol. III., the following should be 
added : 
S. Adlami (Adlam’s). /., perianth mauve-purple, Jin. long; 
edicels }in, to sin. long; raceme short; peduncle slender, 
in. to 4in. long. April. JU. single, linear, rather fleshy, 8in, 
to Yin. long, sin. broad. Eastern Natal, 1891. Greenhouse. 
S. anti-taurica (Anti-Taurus). A form of S. sibirica. 
S. Bellii (Bell’s). ., perianth brownish-blue, campanulate, Jin. 
long, the segments oblong-spathulate; bracts anes: raceme 
short, ten- to twelve-flowered ; scape slender, terete, 3in. to 
4in. long. Spring. J., produced ones two or three, oblong- 
lanceolate, 3in. to 4in. long, acute, erect, fleshy. Laristan, 
Central Persia, 1884. Hardy. 
S. bifolia. A curious hybrid was raised in 1891 between this 
Bbecies and Chionodoxa Lucilie, but it is of no horticultural 
» value. 
S. b. alba (white).* 
flowers. 
S. b. rosea (rose). A pretty rose-coloured variety. 
S. b. Whittalli (Whittall’s).* jl. bright blue, borne in a close 
raceme. 1891. 
S. bipartita (bipartite). /., perianth porcelain-blue. Marocco, 
1835. A dwarf, hardy, winter-flowering plant, regarded by the 
Kew authorities as a form of S. lingulata. 
S. Buchanani (Buchanan's). /jl., penienth green, tin. long, 
with purple filaments; raceme dense, oblong, 2in. long; 
peduncle flexuous, 6in. to 8in. long. May. JZ. three, lanceolate. 
Mozambique District, 1895. Greenhouse. 
S. festalis (festal). The correct name of S. nutans. 
S. f. cernua (drooping). jl. of a very clear blue, in a conical 
spike 4in. long. Central Europe. A form of S. festalis, 
Hardy. 
S. Galpini (Galpin’s). #., perianth bright mauve-purple, {in. 
long; filaments bright purple; raceme dense, sub-globose, #in. 
in diameter. /. three or four, oblong-spathulate, sessile, 2in. 
to Sin. long. Bulb lin. in diameter. Transvaal. Greenhouse. 
S. hispanica. alba and rosea are white- and pink-flowered 
forms respectively. Those issued under these names by Messrs, 
Krelage, of Haarlem, are especially distinct, and advances upon 
those ordinarily grown as such. There is also a form major, 
which is larger than the type, as well as the garden form 
EMPRESS. 
Martius). A synonym of 
synonym of Anigo- 
A charming variety, with ivory-white 
THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
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Scilla—continued. 
S. hyacinthoides stricta (erect), In this form the flowers 
are borne on erect pedicels and the bulbs are solitary, 1890. 
S. Kraussii (Krauss’s). l., perianth bright blue, campanulate, 
sin. long; pedicels erecto-patent, 4in. to Jin. long; raceme 
moderately dense, 3in. to 4in. TOR peduncle slender, 6in. to 
Yin. long. 2. about four, spreading, lanceolate, strongly ribbed, 
densely pubescent, 2in. to 3in. long. Bulb l4in. to 2in. in 
diameter. South Africa. Greenhouse. 
S. laxiflora (lax-flowered). /l., perianth green, 4in. long, central 
pedicels pale mauye, erect, sin. to jin. long; raceme very lax, 
oblong, 3in. long ; peduncle slender, din. long. J. three or four, 
oblong-lanceolate, mottled, the largest 3in. long. South Africa, 
1891. Greenhouse. 
S. Ledieni (Ledien’s). /., perianth greenish, campanulate, jin. 
long; pedicels very short ; raceme moderately dense, 3in. long ; 
eae) 6in. long. J. five or six, lanceolate, glaucous, 6in. to 
2in. long, rooting at the tip, spotted. Bulb lin. in diameter. 
Lower Guinea, 1889. Greenhouse. (R. G., t. 1294.) 
S. leucophylla (white-leaved). ., perianth bright purple, 
tipped with green. Persia, 1893. This resembles some of the 
Hyacinths of the sub-genus Bellevalia, but the perianth seg- 
ments are free to the base. Hardy. 
S. lingulata (tongue-shaped). jl., perianth blue, campanulate, 
star-like, about jin. long; raceme oblong, rather dense, six- 
to fifteen-flowered ; scape 2in. to 4in. long. Spring. J. six to 
eight, fleshy-herbaceous, glabrous, ascending, lingulate-lorate, 
embracing the scape at base, 2in. to Jin. long, four to six lines 
broad. Bulb six to eight lines thick. Algeria, Marocco, 1887. 
(R. G., t. 1261, f. 2.) ardy. The variety alba (R. G., t. 1261, 
f. 4) has white, and Jilacina (R. G., t. 1261, f. 3) lilac, flowers. 
S. nutans. The correct name, according to the “ Index 
Kewensis,” is S. jfestalis. Other forms are bracteata (long- 
bracted) and caerulea (blue). 
S. pallidifiora. The correct name is S. rigidifolia. 
S. patula (somewhat spreading). jl. resembling those of 
S. festalis, but rather larger, scentless; scape erect. J. four 
or five, lanceolate. Bulb ovoid. Europe. There are three 
varieties—alba (white), major (larger), and rosea (pink). 
S. paucifolia (few-leaved). The correct name of S. paucijlora. 
S. peruviana elegans (elegant). A red-flowered form. 
S. polyantha (many-flowered). #., perianth green outside, 
dull purple within, din. long; pedicels 4in. long; raceme dense, 
oblong, 4in. to Sin. long; peduncle 6in. to Yin. long, purple- 
spotted. JU. four, lorate-oblong, sub-erect, lft. to 14ft. long, 
with darker blotches (purple at base). Bulb ljin. to 2in. in 
diameter. South Africa, 1878. Greenhouse. 
S. preecox (early). A form of S. bifolia. 
S. rigidifolia (rigid-leaved). The correct name of S. pallidiflora. 
S. serotina (late). A synonym of Dipcadi serotina. 
S. sibirica anti-taurica (Anti-Taurus). An early, robust, 
many-flowered, garden variety. 1890. 
S. s. multiflora (many-flowered), A very floriferous form, 
having longer flower-spikes than in the type. 1895. (Gn. 
1895, xlviii., p. 162, t. 1029.) 
S. s. vera alba (true white). 
useful, dwarf variety. 
S. sub-secunda (almost secund). /l., perianth green, brownish 
outside towards the base, }in. long; filaments bright purple; 
raceme dense, sub-secund, 6in. long; peduncle drooping, 
nearly 1ft. long. June. /. six to eight, lanceolate, 6in. to 12in. 
long, lin. to ldin. broad, tinged with purple at back and 
blotched a little towards the base. South Africa, 1881. Green- 
house. 
S. Ughii. See S. peruviana Hughii. 
SCINDAPSUS. S. argyrza is synonymous with 
S. pictus (Silver Vine). 8S. pertusus (R. H. 1883, p. 561, 
f. 111) is not a Scindapsus, but Monstera deliciosa. 
S. anomalus (R. H. 1884, p. 536, f. 114) has the young 
leaves entire and the older ones divided (Syn. Marcgravia 
paradoaa, of gardens). 
SCIRPUS. To the species described on pp. 391-2, 
Vol. III., the following should be added : 
S. maritimus (maritime). Sea Scirpus. jl., spikelets of a rich 
brown, about Zin. long, sometimes two or three but oftener 
eight to tenin a cluster. Summer. J. Jong, flat, pointed, often 
far exceeding the stems. Stems sharply triangular, 2ft. to 5ft. 
high. British coasts. There is a variegated-leaved form that 
is well worth growing. 
SCLEROCARPUS (from skleros, hard, and karpos, 
fruit; in allusion to the hardened enclosing bracts). 
Orv. Composite. A genus embracing about eleven species 
of greenhouse or half-hardy, perennial herbs, closely 
related to Gymnolomia, natives of tropical America, 
Africa, and Asia. Flower-heads yellow, rather small. 
Leaves usually alternate. Only one species calls for 
mention. For culture, see Annuals. 
jl. pure white, large. 1893. A 
