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SCUTELLARIA 



S. graminifo'lia (grass-leaved). 2. July. Portugal. 



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hirsu' fa (hairy), i. June. S.Europe. 1774. 

 hispa'nica (Spanish). 3. July. Spain. 1576. 

 hu'milis (lowly) . i. August. Europe. 1597. 

 ,, interme'dia (intermediate). June. Persia. 

 jacqmnia'na (Jacquinian). June. S. Europe; Asia 



Minor. 1818. 

 lacinia'ta (torn). iJ-2. June. Mediterranean 



region. &c. 1640. 



lanrtta. (woolly), i. July. Iberia. 1824. 

 latifo'lia (broad-leaved). " See S. XERVOSA. 

 mo'llis (soft), ij. July. Taurus. 1818. " Soft 



Viper's Grass." 



nervo'sa, (veiny). June. Armenia; Persia. 1836. 

 octangula'ris (eight-angled). See S. LACINIATA. 

 parviflo'ra (small-flowered). ii. July. Europe ; 



N. Asia. 1805. 

 pu'mila (dwarf), i. June. Spain ; Arabia. 1816. 



Annual. 



purpu'rea (purple). 2. Purple. May. Austria. 1759. 

 ,, rescdcefo'lia (Reseda- leaved). See LAUN/EA CHONDRIL- 



LOIDES. 



ro'sea (rosy). See S. PURPUREA. 

 tomento'sa (felted). July. Asia Minor. 

 ,, tubero'sa (tuberous). . June. Volga. 1825. 

 undula'ta (wavy). See S. MOI.LIS. 

 villo'sa (shaggy). July. S. Europe. 



SCORZONE'RA in th- kitchen-garden is the 5. his- 

 pa'nica, grown for its parsnip-like roots. Sow annually, 

 in any open light spot of ground, the latter end of March 

 or beginning of April. Trench the ground, and with the 

 bottom spit turn in a little dung ; sow in ^-inch deep 

 drills, 12 inches asunder. Thin the plants to 10 inches 

 distance ; they will grow freely, and their roots continue 

 increasing in size till September. The roots may either 

 remain in the ground, to be drawn as wanted, or taken 

 wholly up in autumn when their leaves decay, and pre- 

 served in sand all winter. 



To save Seed. Let some of the plants remain where 

 sown, when they will shoot up in the spring, and produce 

 plenty of seed in autumn. 



SCOTCH ASPHODEL. Tofie'ldiapalu'stris. 



SCOTCH BONNETS. Mara'smius orea'des. A Fairy 

 Ring fungus. 



SCOTCH-KALE. Bra'ssica olera'cea ace'phala. 

 SCOTCH LABURNUM. Laburnum alpi'num. 

 SCOTCH PINE. Pi'nus sylve'stris. 

 SCOTCH PRIMROSE. Pri'mula. sco'tica. 

 SCO'TTIA. (Named after Dr. Scott, once professor of 

 botany in Dublin. Nat. ord. Leguminous Plants [Legu- 

 minosae]. Linn. i6-Monadelphia, 6-Decandria. Now 

 referred to Bossiaea.) 



S. angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved) . See BOSSI.^A DENTATA. 

 denta'ta (tooth-leaved). See BOSSIAEA DEXTATA. 

 ,, Ifs'nis (smooth-branched). See BOSSLCA DENTATA. 

 trapezifo'rmis (trapezium-fcat'erf). January. Australia. 

 1825. 



SCREEN. All cooling is occasioned either by the heat 

 being conducted from a body by a colder, which is in 

 contact with it, or by radiating from the body cooled, 

 though circumstances accelerate or retard the radiation : 

 and whatever checks the radiation of heat from a body 

 is a screen, and keeps it warmer. For screening or pro- 

 tecting the blossom of wall-fruit, Mr. Errington states : 

 " We do not know that any material is more proper for 

 covering than thin canvas, such as is manufactured by 

 Mr. Nathaniel Hulme, of Paradise-green, Knutsford, 

 which he sells at about fivepenoe per square yard. He 

 generally makes it in widths of three yards, which is 

 enough for most walls, so that every lineal yard costs 

 fifteenpence ; but then this canvas will last well for 

 seven years if properly preserved, and a due care be 

 exercised. Thus it will be seen, that the annual expense 

 of protecting a lineal yard of walling is not more than 

 twopence-halfpenny, exclusive of a few ordinary pole^. 

 We place a pole every 6 feet, running under the coping 

 at top, and straddling away nearly 2 feet at bottom. 

 At 2 feet above the ground level an auger hole is bored 

 in the pole, and an oaken peg driven in, the end left 

 projecting 9 inches forward ; and when the canvas is 



lowered in the day, it hangs in folds on this line of pegs ; 

 this keeps it from contact with the damp soil. Every 

 pole has a ring dangling from a staple close to the top ; 

 and on the outer face a rope of sash-cording is attached 

 to the edge of the canvas opposite each ring ; this being 

 passed through the ring from the under side, enables the 

 operator to pull it up or let it down with ease. Thus, 

 when the canvas is lowered, the wall is uncovered, and 

 vice versa. Now, these rings and cords will add to the 

 expense ; and, since both are very durable, we may, 

 perhaps, add another halfpenny per lineal yard to the 

 amount, accounting the ropes to last nearly as long as 

 the canvas. A still more complete plan is to hang the 

 canvas like curtains, or after the manner of the covering 

 to what are termed conservative walls. 



For wall-trees, now that glass is become so much 

 cheaper, the best of all screens may be employed, viz. 

 glazed frames, of a length extending from the coping of 

 the wall to the surface of the soil, about 2 feet from the 

 stems of the trees. See GLASS CASE. 



SCREW PINE. Panda'nvs. 



SCREW-TREE. Heli'cieres. 



SCROPHULA'RIA. (So named by Linnaeus, from its 

 supposed use in curing scrofula. Nat. ord. Scrophu- 

 lariaceas.) 



Hardy perennial herbs. The variegated one was 

 much used in bedding designs at one time. Seeds ; 

 divisions in spring. Ordinary garden soil. 

 S. aqua'tica voftga'to(variegated-aiuatic). Leaves varie- 

 gated with creamy-yellow. Britain. 

 chrvsa'ntha (golden-flowered). 1-2. Yellow. April, 



May. Asia Minor. 1882. 

 nodo'sa variega'ta (variegated-knotty). See S. AOUA- 



TICA. 

 sublyra'ta (somewhat-lyre-shaped). 2-3. Green, 



purple. August. Portugal. 1879. 

 verna'lis (spring). 2. Yellow. March to May. 

 Europe (Britain). Biennial for wild garden. 



SCRUB OAK. Que'rcus Cattsbafi. 



SCRUBBY OAK. Lophi'ra africa'na. 



SCURVY GRASS (Cochlea' 'ria officina'lis) flourishes 

 most in a sandy, moist soil. Sou; as soon as the seeds 

 are ripe in June or July, in drills, 8 inches apart, and 

 J inch deep. Thin to 8 inches asunder, and those re- 

 moved may be transplanted to a bed at similar distances, 

 giving water at the time, and frequently afterwards, 

 until fully established. The leaves are fit to gather 

 during the following spring. 



To obtain Seed. A few plants must be left ungathered 

 from in the spring. They will run up to flower about 

 May, and perfect their seed in the course of the two 

 following months. 



SCUTELLATOA. Skull-cap. (From scutella, a little 

 saucer ; form of calyx. Nat. ord. Lipworts [Labiate]. 

 Linn. i^-Didynamia, z-Angiospermia.) 



Seeds and divisions in spring, and the evergreen kinds 

 easily by cuttings under a hand-light ; some of the 

 tender species are very handsome, such as S. splendens ; 

 but the red spider must be looked after. 



TENDER SPECIES. 

 S. a'lbo-ro'sea (rosy- white) . White and rose. Brazil. 



1869. 



aura'ta (golden). Yellow. Brazil. 1863. 

 cocci'nea (scarlet). Scarlet. Colombia. Stove. 

 cordifo'lia (heart-leaved). See S. SPLEXDEXS. 

 ,, Costarica! no. (Costarican). \\. Scarlet, tipped yellow. 



Costa Rica. 1864. Stove. 

 formosa'na (Formosan). i. Purplish. Hong-Kong. 



1894. 

 Hartve'zii (Hartweg's). i-ij. Bright red ; lower 



lip violet. Andes of Quito. 1882. Shrubby. 

 hu'milis (dwarf). . Blue. June. N.S.Wales. 1823. 

 incarna'ta (flesh-coloured). i|. Rose. August. 



Quito. 1844. Greenhouse evergreen. 

 Tria'nai (Dr. Triana's). Rosy-scarlet. 

 ,, javane'nsis (Javan). 2. Purple. China; Java. 



Stove. 

 ,, Lehma'nni (Lehmann's). ij. Scarlet-red. Summer. 



Colombia. 1884. Herbaceous. 

 ,, mocinia'na (Mocinian). i. Scarlet, tipped yellow. 



Mexico. 1868. Stove. 



