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post for them should be sandy loam and peat, made very 

 porous. 



S. Alpina (Alpine) ; hardy perennial ; 3 inches ; flowers blue, 

 in April ; Switzerland; 1656. S. minima (least) ; hardy peren- 

 nial ; 3 inches ; flowers blue, in April ; Corinthian Alps ; 1823. 

 S. montana (mountain) ; hardy perennial ; 3 inches ; flowers blue, 

 in April ; Bohemia ; 1816. S. pusilla (weak) ; hardy perennial ; 

 3 inches ; flowers violet-blue, in April ; south of Europe; 1820. 



SOLIDAGO. Golden-rod. [Compositas.] Hardy herba- 

 ceous perennials, all producing yellow daisy-shaped blos- 

 soms, small individually, but, for the most part, produced so 

 abundantly as to have a very conspicuous appearance : they 

 mostly bloom in autumn, and some very late in the season. 

 They are increased by dividing the roots, separating some 

 of the young suckers, which are annually produced in abun- 

 dance at the base of the plant. But few of the numerous 

 kinds are required in one garden, as there is considerable 

 sameness in their general aspect. 



S. Canadcnsis (Canadian) ; hardy perennial ; 2 feet ; flowers 

 yellow, in September ; North America ; 1648. S. humilis 

 (dwarf) ; hardy perennial ; I foot ; flowers yellow, in August ; 

 North America; 1811. 



SOLOMON'S SEAL. See POLYGONATUM. 



SOPHORA. [Leguminoseae.] Herbaceous plants and 

 hardy trees. Propagated by division, seeds, and cuttings. 

 Rich loamy soil. 



S. flavescens (yellowish) ; hardy perennial ; 2 feet ; flowers 

 yellow, in June; Siberia; 1785. S. galegoides (galega-like) ; 

 hardy perennial ; 2 feet ; flowers yellow, in June ; Siberia; 1817. 

 S. Chinensis (Chinese) ; hardy tree ; 30 feet ; flowers white, in 

 August; China; 1763. S. Japonica (Japanese); hardy tree ; 40 

 feet ; flowers white, in August ; Japan ; 1763. 



The weeping variety, and that with variegated leaves, are 

 very desirable. 



