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SAXIFRAGA 



Pretty, tender, violet-looking annuals. Seeds in 

 spring, in a hotbed, pricked out, and potted, and then 

 flowered in the plant-stove or warm greenhouse. 

 S. ere' eta (upright), i. Pink. May. Trop. Amer. and 



Africa. 1820. 



geminifto'ra (twin-flowered). See S. ERECTA. 

 nu'tans (nodding). See S. ERECTA. 



SAVANNAH FLOWER. Echi'tes subere'cta. 

 SAVIN. Juni'perus Sabi'na. 



SAVORY. Sature'ia monta'na. Winter or Perennial 

 Savory. S. horte'nsis, Summer or Annual Savory. 



They may be sown in the open ground at the latter 

 end of March or in April, in a light, rich soil ; thin the 

 seedlings moderately, and they may either remain where 

 sown, or may be transplanted. Of the Winter Savory, 

 when the seedlings are about 2 inches high, it is eligible 

 to plant out a quantity of the strongest in moist weather, 

 in nursery rows, 6 inches asunder, to remain till Sep- 

 tember or spring following, then to be transplanted with 

 balls where they are finally to remain, in rows a foot 

 asunder. When designed to have the Winter or Summer 

 Savory remain where sown, the seeds may be in shallow 

 drills, either in beds, or along the edge of any bed or 

 border by way of an edging. 



By Slips. In the spring, or early part of summer, the 

 Winter Savory may be increased by slips or cuttings of 

 the young shoots or branches, 5 or 6 inches long ; plant 

 them with a dibble, in any shady border, in rows 6 inches 

 asunder, giving occasional waterings, and they will be 

 well rooted by September, when they may be trans- 

 planted. 



SAVOY. Bra'ssica olera'cea bulla'ta. 



Varieties. Yellow, for autumn; Dwarf and Green, 

 and two sub-varieties of these, the Round and the Oval ; 

 Large Green, very hardy. These for winter-standing crops. 



Sow at the close of February, the plants of which are 

 ready for pricking out in April, and for final planting at 

 the end of May, for use in early autumn ; the sowing to 

 be repeated about the middle of March, the plants to be 

 pricked out in May, for planting in June, to supply the 

 table in autumn and early winter. The main crops 

 must be sown in April and early May, to prick out and 

 plant, after similar intervals, for production in winter 

 and spring. 



Planting. The plants of the first crops should be set 

 out 2 feet apart each way, but the winter-standing crops 

 are better at 2 feet by 18 inches. Water abundantly, if 

 the weather is dry, until the plants are well established. 



To save Seed. Such plants must be selected of the 

 several varieties as are most true to their particular char- 

 acteristics, and as are not the first to run. These, in 

 open weather, from early in November to the close of 

 February, plant entirely up to the head, in rows 2^ feet 

 each way, each variety as far from the other as possible. 

 They ripen their seed in J uly and August. 



SAW-FLY. See ATHALIA and HYLOTOMA. 



SAWS for garden-pruning must have a double row of 

 teeth, to obviate the tendency to nip, or buckle, that 

 the dampness of green wood and the leverage of the 

 branch occasion. One with a very narrow blade, and 

 one with a handle 6 feet long, will be found convenient. 

 The face of the wound made by a saw should always be 

 cut smooth with the knife, otherwise the wet lodging on 

 its rough surface occasions decay. See BILL. 



SAWWORT. Serra'tula. 



SAXEGO'THEA. (Commemorative of H.R.H. Prince 

 Albert. Nat. ord. Conifers.) 



A nearly hardy evergreen Conifer. Seeds. Well- 

 drained soil. 



S. conspi'cua (conspicuous). 30. June. Southern 

 Chili. 1845. " Prince Albert's Yew." 



SAXTFRAGA. Saxifrage. (From saxum, a stone, 

 and frango, to break ; supposed power in that disease. 

 Nat. ord. Saxifrages [Saxifragaceae]. Linn. lo-Decatidria, 

 2-Digynia.) 



Seeds, and especially divisions in spring, unless for 

 annuals ; sandy loam ; the tenderest will repay for a 

 little leaf-mould or peat ; suited best for the fronts of 

 borders, the stumps of trees, and for knolls and rock- 

 works. 



HARDY ANNUALS, &c. 



S. controve'rsa (contrary- turned). f. White. May. S. 



Europe. 1824. 

 hedera'cea (ivy-leaved). \. Yellow. July. Levant. 



1752. 



Au^ta'na(Huetian). J-. Yellow. Summer. Kur- 

 distan. 1880. Annual or biennial. 

 irri'gua (watered), i. White. June. Tauria. 1817. 



Biennial. 



petra'a (rock). J. White. April. S. Europe. 1732. 

 Bla'vii (Dr. Blau's). i. White. Much branched. 



Bosnia. 

 Sibtho'rpii (Sibthorp's). J-J. Yellow. Summer. 



Greece. 

 tridactyli'tes (three-fingered), ^.-i. White. April. 



Europe (Britain) ; Asia ; N. Amer. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS. 

 S. adeno'phora (gland-bearing). See S. EXARATA ORIEN- 



TALIS. 

 adsce'ndens (ascending). J. White. May. Europe, 



&c. 1752. 



czstiva'lis (summer). See S. PDNCTATA. 

 affi'nis (kindred). See S. SPONHEMICA AFFINIS. 

 afgha'nica (Afghan) of gardens. See S. STRACHEYI 



ALBA. 

 aizoi'des ( Aizoon-like) . . Yellow. July. Northern 



and arctic regions (Britain). 

 auranti'aca (orange). Densely spotted with deep 



orange. 

 Aizo'on (Aizoon). i. White. May, June. Northern 



and arctic regions. 1731. 

 balca'na (Balkan), i. Rose, heavily spotted with 



red. Leaves green. 

 1 carinthi'aca (Carinthian). i. White, spotless. 



May, June. 



cartilagi'nea (cartilaginous). See S. CARTILAGINEA. 

 L Churchi'llii (Churchill's). 

 cultra'ta (coulter-shaped). 

 , flave'scens (yellowish). Pale yellow, fading to 



cream. 



, Gaudi'ni (Gaudin's). 

 , incriisla'ta (incrusted). 

 , glacia'lis (glacial). 

 , inta'cta (spotless), i. White, green. May, June. 



Tyrol. 



, la gravea'na (La Gravean). Dauphine. 

 , lu'tea (yellow). Soft yellow, fading to cream or 



pale lemon, spotless. May, June. 1907. 

 , Ma'lyi (Maly's). 

 , mi' nor (smaller). |. White, with crimson specks 



on middle. May, June. Alps. 

 , nota'ta (marked). $-1. White. May, June. 

 , paradcfxa (paradoxical), i. Leaves long, narrow, 

 silver-edged. 



parviflo'ra (small-flowered), i. White. May. 

 Alps. 



, pectina'ta (comb-like), i. White. May, June. 

 , punctati'ssima (much-spotted). J. White, richly 

 spotted deep rose, large. Rosenlaui Glacier. 

 1910. 

 re" eta (straight), i. White, green. May, June. 



Alps of Europe. 

 , ,, robu'sia (robust. 

 , ro'sea (rosy), i. Bright pink or rosy-pink. May, 



June. 1907. 



, rosula'ris (resetted). i. White. Leaves in- 

 curved. May, June. 

 , sempervivoi'des (Sempervivum-like). 

 , stabia'na (Stabian). 

 , ,, sturmia'na (Sturmian). 



, aj ngifo'lia (bugle-leaved), i. June. Pyrenees. 1770. 

 , alti'fida (deep-cleft), i. 

 , ambi'giia (ambiguous). Natural hybrid between S. 



media and S. aretioides. Pyrenees. 1908. 

 , Andre'wsii (Andrews'). $-i|. White, thickly spotted 



with purple. Garden origin. 1848. 

 , androsa'cea (Androsace-/ear&f). i. May. Austria. 



1792. 

 , angulo'sa (angular). See S. ROTCNDIFOLIA GLANDU- 



LOSA. 

 , aphy'lla (leafless). J-r 1 .,. Yellow. June, July. 



Europe. 

 , leptophy'lla (slender-leaved). 



