SCHIZANDRA 



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SCHLUMBERGERIA 



STOVE FERNS. 



S. dicho'toma (dichotomous). 1-2 J. Tropics and sub- 

 tropics. 



,, digita'ta (fingered), i-ij. Himalaya to Ceylon ; 

 Malaya. 



e'legans (elegant), f. June. Trinidad. i8iq. 



malacca'na (Malaccan). $-J. April. Philippines ; 

 Malaya. 



,, penicilla'ta (pencilled). See S. PENNULA. 



pe'nnula (slightly-pinnate), i. June. W. Ind. to 

 Rio Janeiro. 1816. 



propi'nqua (related). See S. MALACCANA. 



SCHIZA'NDRA. (From schizo, to cut, and aner, the 

 male organ ; split stamens. Nat. ord. Magnoliads [Mag- 

 noliaceae]. Linn. 2i-Moncecia, $-Pentandria.) 



Cuttings of ripe shoots in sand, under a bell-glass, and 

 kept only a little higher than the temperature of a cold 

 pit or greenhouse ; sand}', fibrous loam, and a little leaf- 

 mould. Winter temp., 40 to 45. S, cocci' nea lived 

 several years against a wall at Chiswick. 

 S. cocci' nea (scarlet-flowered). Scarlet. June. N. Amer. 



1806. 

 chine' nsis (Chinese) . 20. Pale rose or pink. Summer. 



China; Japan. 1860. 



,, ru'bra(red). 15-20. Copper-red. N.China. 1907. 

 Aancra'na(Hancean). Green, scarlet. S.China. 185*,. 

 He'nryi (Dr. Henry's). White. Fruits fleshy, edible. 



Central China. 1905. 

 marmora'ta (marbled). Borneo. 1860. Stove 



climber. 



,, propi'nqua (near-related). 5-8. Pale yellow. July. 

 Himalaya. 1828. 



SCHIZA'NTHUS. Butterfly Flower. (From schizo, to 

 cut, and anthos, a flower ; the petals cut into fringes. 

 Nat. ord. Figworts [Scrophulariacea?]. Linn. 2-Diandria, 

 i-Monogynia.) 



Seeds in autumn, to be kept in a greenhouse, for early 

 blooming ; seeds in a slight hotbed, in March, for suc- 

 cessive blooming in pots, and early blooming out of doors ; 

 seed in the open air in the end of April. Beautiful 

 annuals, fitted either for pot or border culture ; rich, 

 light, fibrous loam ; when kept over the winter, the soil 

 should be poor, and the plants near the glass. 

 S. ca'ndidus (whitish). 2. White. Chili. 1843. 

 evansia'nus (Evansian). A doubtful species. 1841. 

 Gra'hami (Graham's). 2. Variegated. August. 



Chili. 1831. 



,, lilaci'nus (lilac). Lilac, golden-yellow. 1887. 

 Hoo'keri (Hooker's). 2. Rose, lilac. August. Chili. 



1828. 



inca'nus (hoary). See S. RETUSUS. 

 pinnati' fidus (leaflet-cut). See S. PINNATUS. 

 pinna'tus (leafleted). 2. White, purple. August. 



Chili. 1822. 

 hu'milis (dwarf), i. Crimson. July. Valparaiso. 



1831. 



,, viola'ceus (violet). 3. Purple. July. Chili. 1853. 

 po'rrigens (spreadmg-sialked). See S. PINNATUS. 

 ,, Prie'stii (Priest's). See S. PINNATUS. 

 relu'sus (bitten-ofi-pelaled) . 2. Variegated. August. 



Chili and Peru. 1831. 

 trimacula' 'tus (three-blotched). Purple-crimson, 



with three golden-yellow spots. 1906. 

 viola'ceus (violet). See S. PINNATUS VIOLACEUS. 



SCHIZO'BASIS. (From schizo, to cut, and basis, the 

 base ; in allusion to the separation of the old flower from 

 the receptacle. Nat. ord. Liliaceae.) 



Greenhouse bulb. Seeds and offsets. Loam, leaf- 

 mould, and plenty of sand. 



S. inirica'ta (intricate). J. White, green. S. Africa. 

 1875. 



SCHIZOCflS'NA. (From schizo, to cut, and kainos, un- 

 usual. Nat. ord. Ferns [Filices]. Linn. 24-Cryptogamia, 

 i-Filices.) 



S. Bruno' nis (Brown's). See CYATHEA BRUNONIS. 

 sinua'ta (scolloped). See CYATHEA SINUATA. 



SCHIZOCA'SIA. (From schizo, to cleave, and casia , 

 to distinguish it from Colocasia and Alocasia. Nat. ord. 

 Araceae. Now referred to Alocasia.) 

 S. Po'rtei (Porte's). See ALOCASIA PORTEI. 

 Regnie'ri (Regnier's). See ALOCASIA REGNIERI, 



SCHIZOCO'DON. (From schizo, to cut, and codon, a 

 bell ; the bell-shaped flowers are deeply cut. Nat. ord. 

 Diapensiaceae.) 



A dwarf, hardy, evergreen alpine of great beauty for 

 the rockery. Divisions in spring. Loam, with some 

 peat and sand, shaded from noon onwards. 

 S. soWaneW(n"^s(Soldanella-like). J. Deep rose, shading 

 to blush white at the fringed margin. Japan. 

 1892. 



SCHIZOLO BITJM. (From schizo, to split, and lobos, a 

 pod ; in allusion to the leathery outer coat of the pod 

 splitting away from the thin interior membrane. Nat. 

 ord. Leguminosa?.) 



Stove evergreen tree. Seeds ; cuttings of ripe wood 

 in sand, in a close case, with bottom-heat. Loam, peat, 

 and sand. 

 S. exce'lsum (lofty). Yellow. Brazil. 1874. 



SCHIZOLO'MA. (From schizo, to cut, and loma, an 

 edge ; edges of fronds. Nat. ord. Ferns [Filices]. Linn. 

 24-Cryptogamia, i-Filices. Now referred to Lindsaya.) 

 S. cnsifo'lia (sword-leaved). See LINDSAYA ENSIFOLIA. 

 ,, heterophy'lla (various- leaved). See LINDSAYA HETERO- 



PHYLLA. 



SCHIZOME RIA. (From schizo, to cut, and meros, a 

 part ; cut petals. Nat. ord. Saxifrages [Saxifragacea?]. 

 Linn. lo-Decandria, 2-Digynia. Allied to Weinmannia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrub. Cuttings of half-ripened 

 shoots in sand, under a bell-glass, in spring ; loam and 

 peat, with silver sand and charcoal. Winter temp., 40 

 to 48. 

 S. ova'ta (egg-leaved}. 8. White. Australia. 1825. 



SCHIZOPE'TALON. (From schizo, to cut, and petition, 

 a petal. Nat. ord. Crucifers [Cruciferae]. Linn. 15- 

 Tetr adynamia.} 



Seeds in a slight hotbed in March, pricked out into 

 pots, and grown in an airy greenhouse, or transplanted 

 to the front of borders in May ; sandy loam and leaf- 

 mould ; if in a pot, add a little peat. 

 S. Wa'lkeri (Walker's). 2. White. June. Chili. 1822. 



SCHIZOPHRA'GMA. (From schizo, to cut, and 

 phragrrta, the wall of an enclosure ; in reference to the 

 splitting of the seed-vessel between the ribs at maturity. 

 Nat. ord. Saxifragacea?.) 



Hardy shrubs very closely allied to Hydrangea. Seeds ; 

 cuttings in sandy soil under a bell-glass, in gentle heat. 

 Fibrous loam, leaf-mould, and sand, if in pots, and well- 

 drained soil in the open. 

 S. hydrangeoi' des (Hydrangea-like). White or flesh. 



Japan. 1879. 



,, integrifo'lia (entire-leaved). White ; bracts pure 

 white. China. 1903. 



SCHIZO'STYLIS. (From schizo, to cut, and stulos, a 

 style ; the style is deeply divided. Nat. ord. Iridaceae.) 



An evergreen, relatively hardy bulbous plant, grown 

 in the open, and potted up in September to bloom in 

 a greenhouse during November. Divisions in spring. 

 Light, rich soil. 



S. cocci' nea (scarlet), ij. Crimson. November. S. 

 Africa. 1864. 



SCHLETCHERA. (Commemorative of M. Schleicher. 

 Nat. ord. Sapindacea?.) 



Stove evergreen tree. Cuttings of ripe wood in sand, 

 in a close case, with bottom-heat. Fibrous loam, a 

 little peat, and sand. 



S. tri'juga (three-pair-leaved). 20. India; Malaya. 

 1820. 



SCHLI'MMIA. (Commemorative of M. Schlim, a col- 

 lector of plants for M. Linden. Nat. ord. Orchidaceae.) 

 Stove epiphytical orchids. Divisions. Fibre of peat, 

 sphagnum, and crocks. 

 S. jasminodo'ra (jasmine-scented). White. Colombia. 



1852. 



tri'fida (three-cut). White, purple; lip white and 

 orange. Colombia. 1876. 



SCHLUMBERGE'RIA. (Commemorative of the Bel- 

 gian horticulturist, F. Schlumberger. Nat. ord. Brome- 

 liaceae.) 



Stove evergreen perenniais. Suckers. Fibrous loam, 

 lumpy peat, leaf-mould, and sand. 



