SCHMIDELIA 



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SCHWEIGGERIA 



S, Linde'ni (Linden's). Peru. 1883. 

 morrenia'na (Morreoian). 3. Yellow ; bracts dark 



purple. Ecuador or Peru. 1883. 



Roc'zlit :(RoezTs). 3. White and green. Peru. 1878. 

 vire'scens (greenish). See S. ROEZLII. 



SCHMIDELIA. (Named after C. C. Schmidel, a 

 German botanist. Nat. ord. Soapworts [Sapindaceae]. 

 Linn. 8-Octandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to Kcelreuteria.) 



Stove, white-flowered evergreens. Cuttings of ripe 

 shoots in sand, under a bell-glass, in the beginning of 

 summer, and placed in a mild bottom-heat ; sandy loam 

 and fibrous peat. Winter temp., 50 to 60 ; summer, 

 60 to 85. 

 S Comi'nia (Cominia). 20. Jamaica. 1778. 



, integrifo'lia (whole-leaved). See ALLOPHYLUS COBBE. 



, occidenta'lis (western). 8. W. Ind. 1828. 



, racemo'sa (racemed). See ALLOPHYLUS COBBE. 



, serrate (saw-leaved). See ALLOPHYLUS COBBE. 



SCHCE'NIA. (In honour of Dr. Schcen, a botanical 

 artist. Nat. ord. Composites [Composite]. Linn. 19- 

 Syngenesia, 2-Superflua. Allied to Pteropogon and 

 Helichrysum.) 



A tender annual. Sow end of March in moderate 

 heat ; transplant seedlings into small pots in same heat ; 

 plant four or five in an eight-inch pot ; gradually harden ; 

 and when in flower place in greenhouse. 

 S. cassinia'na (Cassinian). i. Pink. May. Australia. 



1846. 

 oppositifo'lia (opposite-leaved). See S. CASSINIANA. 



SCHCE'FFIA. (Commemorative of John Schceff, a 

 German botanist. Nat. ord. Olacaceae.) 



Greenhouse shrub. Cuttings in sand, under a hand- 

 light in gentle heat. 



S. fra'grans (fragrant). 10-15. Light yellow. June. 

 Himalaya. 1827. 



SCHCENLA'NDIA GABONE'NSIS. See CYANASTRUM 



CORDIFOLIUM. 



SCHCE NUS. (From schoinos, made of rushes. Nat. 

 ord. Cyperacere.) 



An interesting rush-like plant for the bog garden. 

 Divisions. Marshy or boggy soil. 



S. ni'gricans (blackening). 1^-2. Heads black. June, 

 July. Cosmopolitan (Britain). " Bog Rush." 



SCHOMBTJ'RGKIA, (Named after Sir R. Schomburgk. 

 Nat. ord. Orchids [Orchidaceae]. Linn. zo-Gynandria, 

 i-.\fonandria. Allied to Cattleya.) 



Stove orchids, grown on blocks. See ORCHIDS. 

 S. carina'ia (keeled). See S. LYONSII. 

 chionodo'ra (snow-scented). 1-2. White ; lip with a 



purple spot. Central Amer. 1886. 

 kimballia'na (Kimballian). Light purple. 1888. 

 cri'spa (curled-flowered). 3. Yellow, brown, pink. 



January. British Guiana. 1844. 

 grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). See S. TIEICINIS 



GRAKDIFLORA. 



Humbo'ldtii (Humboldt's). 3-4. Lilac, purple ; lip 

 amethyst-purple. Venezuela. 1887. 



lepidi 'ssima (very-slender). 3^. Purple. 1889. 



Lyo'nsii (Lyons's). 3. White, blotched with purple ; 

 lip yellow, white. Jamaica. 1853. 



margina'ta (bordered. Spread Eagle). 4. Orange. 

 August. Guiana. 1834. 



immargma'to(without-margin). Without a yellow 

 margin. 1887. 



ro'sea (rosy). Deep red and pale rose. Sierra Nevada. 

 i893. 



sandma'na(Sanderian). 3-4. Rosy-carmine. Febru- 

 ary. 1891. 



thomsonia'na (Thomsonian). Light yellow, mauve ; 

 lip blackish-purple. 1887. 



Tibicinis (cow-horn). 8. Pink, white. April. 

 Honduras. 1834. 



,, grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). 5. Brown, rose. 

 May. Honduras. 1844. 



undula'ta (wavy-petaled). Purple. January. Vene- 

 zuela. 1843. 



SCHO'TIA. (Named after R. V. Schot, who travelled 

 with Jacquin. Nat. ord. Leguminous Plants [Legumi- 

 nosae]. Linn. lo-Decandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to Am- 

 herstia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs, from South Africa. 

 Cuttings of half-ripened, young, stubby shoots in sand, 

 under a bell-glass ; sandy peat and fibrous loam ; flowers 

 chiefly at the end of stiff young shoots. 

 S. ala'ta (winged). 5. Crimson. July. 1816. 



brachype'tala (short-petaled) . S. Africa. 



latifo'lia (broad- leaved). Purple, white. June. 1810. 



simplicifo'lia (simple-leaved). See BANDEIR^EA SIM- 



PLICIFOLIA. 



specio'sa (showy). 5. Scarlet. August. 1759. 



stipula'ta (/arg*-stipuled). See S. SPECIOSA. 



tamarindifo'lia (tamarind-leaved). See S. SPECIOSA. 



SCHOUSBCE'A. (Commemorative of P. K . A. Schousbcf, 

 a Danish consul. Nat. ord. Combretaceae. Now referred 

 to Cacoucia.) 

 S. cocci' nea (scarlet). See CACOUCIA COCCINEA. 



SCHOU'WIA. (Named after /. F. Schouw, a Danish 

 botanist. Nat. ord. Crucifers [Crucifene]. Linn. 15- 

 Tetradynamia. ) 



Hardy annual. Seeds in light, sandy soil, in April. 

 S. ara'bica( Arabian). J. Purple. June. Arabia. 1837. 



SCHRA'DERA. (Commemorative of H. A dolf Schroder, 

 a German botanist. Nat. ord. Rubiaceae.) 



Stove shrub. Cuttings in sand, in a close case, with 

 bottom-heat. Fibrous loam, peat, and sand. 

 S. Cephalo'tes (headed). 3-4. White. July. Jamaica. 

 1820. 



SCHRA NE3A. (Named after F. P. Schrank, a German 

 botanist. Nat. ord. Leguminous Plants [Leguminosas]. 

 Linn. 2^-Polygatnia, i-Mon&cia. Allied to Mimosa.) 



The leaves yield to the touch like those of the sensitive 

 plant Mimo'sa pu'dica. Herbaceous plants. Division 

 of the roots in spring, and cuttings of the young shoots 

 in spring, in sandy soil, under a bell-glass, and a little 

 bottom-heat ; sandy loam and fibrous peat. Plant-stove 

 and cool greenhouse treatment, 

 i S. aculea'la (prickly). 2. Red. July. VeraCruz. 1733. 



Stove. 

 leptoca'rpa (slender-podded). Rose. July. St. 



Domingo. 1837. Stove. 



uncina' ta (hooked). 2. Red. July. N. Amer. 1789. 

 Greenhouse. 



SCHRE'BERA ALBENS. See EL.*ODENDRON GLAU- 

 CUM. 



SCHUBE'RTIA. (Named after M. Schubert, a Polish 

 botanist. Nat. ord. Asclepiads [Asclepiadaceae]. Linn. 

 5-Pentandria, 2-Digynia. Now referred to Araujia.) 

 S. auri'coma (yellow-haired). See ARAUJ IA GRANDIFLORA. 

 Gra'hami (Graham's). See ARAUJIA GRANDIFLORA. 

 grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). See ARAUJIA GRANDI- 

 FLORA. 



grave'olens (strong-scented). See ARAUJIA GRANDI- 

 FLORA. 



SCHWA'BEA. (Commemorative of Herr Schwabe, a 

 German. Nat. ord. Acanthacea?. Allied to Justida.) 



Evergreen stove herb. Cuttings in sand, in a pro- 

 pagating case, with bottom-heat. Fibrous loam, leaf- 

 mould, and sand. 

 5. cilia'ris (eye-lashed). 1-2. Trop. Africa. 



SCHWffiGRICHE'NIA FLA'VIDA. See AMGOZANTHOS 



FLAVIDA. 



SCHWA'NNIA. (Commemorative of Theodor Schwann, 

 a German physician. Nat. ord. Malpighiaceae.) 



A stove evergreen, woody climber. Cuttings of short 



j side-shoots, in a mature condition, in sand, in a close 



case, with bottom-heat. Fibrous loam, leaf-mould, and 



sand. 



S. e'legans (elegant). Red. June, July. Brazil. 1842. 



SCHWEIGGE'RIA. (Named after Professor Schu-eigger, 

 a German botanist. Nat. ord. Violetworts [Violaceae]. 

 Linn. $-Pentandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Stove evergreen. Cuttings of firm side-shoots, 2 or 

 3 inches in length, in sand, under a bell-glass, in May, 

 and in a sweet hotbed. Winter temp., 50 to 55 ; 

 summer, 60 to 85. 



i S. frutico'sa (shrubby). White. May. Brazil. 1838. 

 i pauciflo'ra (few-flowered). See S. FRUTICOSA. 



