1900 SUPPLEMENT—RECENT INTRODUCTIONS, 
Scutellaria—continued. 
S. grandiflora is 1 form of S. orientalis. 
S. lupulina (wolf's). A form of S. alpina. 
S. Trianzi. According to the ‘‘ Index Kewensis,” this is a 
distinct species, and not a variety of S. incarnata. 
SCUTICARIA. 8. Dodgsoni is a doubtful plant, 
probably identical with S. Hadwenii. 
SCYPHZA. A synonym of Marila (which see). 
SEA ONION. See Urginea maritima. 
SEA RAGWORT. ‘cee Cineraria maritima. 
SEAFORTHIA. See also Pinanga. S. robusta (of 
gardens) is a synonym of Rhopalostylis Baweri. 
SEAKALE. In addition to the old and well-known 
variety, there has been introduced a very meritorious 
sort under the name of Lily White. As its name indi- 
cates, it is of beautiful colour, and considered by 
connoisseurs to be of finer flavour than the old variety. 
SEASIDE BALSAM. See Croton Eluteria. 
SEASIDE LAUREL. See Phyllanthus lati- 
folius. 
SEBACEOUS. Wax-like or producing wax. 
SECALE CEREALE. Cee Tilletia. 
SECUND. One-ranked; unilateral ; one-sided. 
SECURINEGA. To the species described on p. 402, 
Vol. III., the following should be added: 
S. ramiflora (branch-flowered). j., females solitary; males 
in depauperate fascicles. J, lin, to 1jin. long, ovate-lanceolate, 
acuminate at both ends, glabrous, pale beneath. Branchlets 
numerous, densely leafy, tetragonal, pale yellowish. Eastern 
Asia. Syns. Phyllanthus ramijflorus, Xylophylla ramiflora, 
SEDUM. To the species and varieties described on 
pp. 403-7, Vol. III., the following should be added: 
8. Alberti (Albert’s). #. white, disposed in a cymose panicle. 
July. i. terete, crowded at the ends of the branches. Stems 
procumbent. Turkestan, 1880. (R. G., t. 1019, f. 3.) 
5S. alboroseum (white and pink). #. pure white, with pinkish 
stamens, 4in. across; corymb 3in. to 4in. broad; lowest 
peduncles 2in. to 3in. long, with large bracts. J. close, in 
spirals of four, never opposite, oblong-spathulate, 24in. long, 
incised-crenate in the upper two-thirds, glaucous-green. Stems 
several, 14ft. long. Japan, 1860. (Ref. B., t. 33.) This is now 
regarded as a distinct species. 
S. altissimum (tallest). 1. yellow, many in a_ branched, 
corymbiform cyme; petals six to eight, lanceolate, acute, 
spreading. June. J. almost terete, acute, glaucous, glabrous; 
upper ones scattered, nearly flat above. Stems suffruticose, 
branched at base; floriferous ones erect. h. lft. South 
Europe, 1769. 
S. assoideum. A synonym of S. dendroideum. 
S. brevifolium major (larger). A large form of the type. 
S. czespitosum (tufted). jl. white, tinged with red, few in 
lax, scorpioid cymes. J, close, oblong, obtuse, sessile, ascending, 
din. long. Stem few-branched. h. lin. to 3in, Mediterranean 
region. Annual. (Ref. B., t. 295,) 
S. cordifolium. According to the ‘Index Kewensis,” this is 
of specific rank, and not a form of S. maximum. 
S. crassipes (thick-stalked), A synonym of S. asiaticwm. 
Ss. een (blue). jl. purplish, disposed in leafy cymes. 
1. thick, oblanceolate, blunt, epbonte entire. Stem simple. 
h. cae “ pea Siberia, 1879. pretty, dwarf species. (R. G., 
t. 972, f. 2. 
S. dendroideum (tree-like). Tree Sedum. bs yellow, sessile, 
bractless, unilateral, thyrsoid; petals five, lanceolate. June 
to August. J. scattered or opposite, obovate-cuneate, glabrous ; 
those on the sterile branches forming a rosette. Stem shrubby, 
erect, branched. Mexico. Greenhouse. SYN. S. assoidewm. 
This is a variety with variegated leaves. 
S. ebracteatum (bractless). 1. yellowish-white, secund, sessile, 
bractless; cymes elongated, spicate, about  six-flowered. 
4 sparse, glabrous, ovate, obtuse, thick. Flowering stems 
erect. h. lit. Mexico, 1865. Greenhouse. (Ref. B., t. 221.) 
S. edule (edible). A synonym of Cotyledon edulis. 
S. Englerianum (Engler’s). A densely-tufted species, probably 
closely allied to S. dasyphyllum. Pyrenees, 1896. 
S. erythrostictum is now regarded as a form of S. Telephium, 
and S. alboroseum as a distinct species. 
S. Ewersii turkestanicum (Turkestan). 
variety. 
S. Fabaria (Fabaria). A sub-species of S. Telephium. 
S. formosanum (Formosa). /. bright yellow, mostly sessile, 
bracteate; vetals lanceolate, acuminate, spreading. Summer. 
A rosy-purple 
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Sedum—continwed. 
7. one to three, whorled, lin. to ljin. long, 4in. broad, flat, 
spathulate, obtuse, recurving towards the ar softly succulent. 
Stem repeatedly branched from near the base. h. about 6in. 
Formosa, 1885. A glabrous, half-hardy or greenhouse annual. 
S. Forsterianum (Forster's), A variety of S. pruinatwm. 
S. glanduliferum (gland-bearing). A variety of S. dasy- 
phyllum. 
S. maximum purpureum (purple). 
purple leaves. 
S. obtusifolium (obtuse-leaved). jl. white, sub-sessile, secund ; 
cyme-branches two or three, spreading, lax. J. sessile, reticu- 
lately red-veined, very obtuse, obsoletely crenulate ; lower ones 
lin. to lin. long. Stems erect, rather thick, woody below, 
24in. to 3in. high, densely leafy as far as the cyme. Orient. A 
remarkable species. 
S. oreganum (Oregon). i. pale rose-coloured, in a compound 
cyme; petals over 4in. long, linear-lanceolate, much acuminate ; 
stamens ten; pedicels short. l. all scattered, spathulate, 
rounded at apex. Stems erect, simple. North America. Plant 
glabrous, not glaucous. 
S. pallidum (pale). . white or pink, five-parted, sub-sessile ; 
petals acute, thrice as long as the sepals; eyme-branches 
minutely glandular. July. 2. lin. long, oblong to linear. 
Stems lin. to Sin. long, annual, solitary. India to Greece, 
1817. The variety voseum has pink flowers. 
S. purpurascens (purplish). A sub-species of S. Telephium. 
S. roseum (rosy). According to the ‘‘Index Kewensis,” this 
is the correct name of S. Rhodiola. 
S. rubens (reddish). fl. pinkish-white, small, in cymes with 
lax, scorpioid branches 2in. to 3in. long. /. crowded, sessile, 
linear, erecto-patent, semi-cylindrical, 4in. to Zin. long on the 
main stem, preuceun erect more or less tinged with red. 
Stems erect, din. to 4in. high. South Europe, Asia Minor, &c. 
Annual. (Ref. B., t. 242.) 
S. rupestre grandiflorum (large-flowered).* 
dwarf variety with crimson-shaded leaves. 
S. Sempervivum (Sempervivum). 
vivoides. 
S. stoloniferum atrosanguineum (dark red). 
purple-red variety. 
S. Telephium purpurascens (purplish). l. rose or purplish, 
in a terminal, compact corymb. August and September. 
1, obovate or oblong. Stems strong. France, &c. 
S. Wallichianum (Wallich’s). This is closely allied to 
S. asiaticum ; it differs chiefly in having broader, more denticu- 
late, sometimes almost bipinnatifid leaves. Himalayas. 
SEEDLING. A plant produced from seed, especially 
a very young plant. 
SEED-ROOM. The most essential point in making 
a Seed-Room is the exclusion of moisture, as dampness 
causes the seeds to start germination, and when sown 
some time afterwards they probably prove a failure. 
It is, therefore, important that the room should be so 
built that it can be relied upon to be always dry. 
Hxtremes of temperature are of comparatively little 
account provided moisture is absent. 
SEEMANNIA. According to the ‘‘Index Kewensis,” 
S. ternifolia is the correct name of S. silvatica, and 
S. Benaryi is a distinct species. 
SELAGINELLA. Most Selaginellas are of very easy 
culture, and as a rule invaluable for decorative purposes ; 
their elegance can hardly be overrated, and their powers of 
endurance in many instances prove sufticiently satisfactory 
to enable growers to utilise them for decoration. They are 
readily propagated from cuttings made from their creeping 
stems, which emit roots at nearly every joint. The layering 
of the fronds by pegging firmly on a constantly damp, mossy 
surface is a rapid method of producing very handsome 
plants, and this operation may be performed with equal 
success at almost any time of the year. In private 
establishments especially, where the demand for decorative 
plants is great, and where greater difficulties are enconn- 
tered in the propagation of Ferns, these useful plants 
may be increased at a rapid rate, and with comparatively 
little trouble. 
With very few exceptions, Selaginellas require a warm, 
close, moist atmosphere, where draughts are carefully 
excluded, although some of them are quite at home in a 
temperate house, and a few are even hardy in a sheltered 
position ont of doors. The temperature most suitable for 
the bulk of them is from 65deg. to 70deg., and they will, 
by growing more luxuriantly, give even more satisfaction 
A pretty variety with 
A beautiful, 
A synonym of S. semper- 
A deep 
