SEMASIA WCEBERANA 



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SEMPERVIVUM 



SEMA'SIA WCEBERAUA. See APPLE. 



SEMECA'RPUS. Marking Nut-tree. (From semeion, 

 a mark, and karpos, fruit ; the black juice used for 

 marking clothes. Nat. ord. Anacards [Anacardiaceas]. 

 Linn. z^-Polygamia, 2-Dicecia. Allied to Anacardium.) 



Stove, greenish-yellow-flowered, evergreen trees. Cut- 

 tings of ripe shoots in sand, under a glass, in heat, in 

 March or April ; peat, loam, leaf-mould, and sand. 

 Winter temp., 50 to 6o 3 ; summer, 60 to 90. 

 S. Anaca'rdium (Anacardium). 20. Trop. Asia and 



Australia. 1820. 

 cuneifo'lium (wedge-leaved). 20. India. 1824. 



SEMEIA'NDRA. (From semeia, a banner, and aner, 

 an anther ; referring to the petal-like appendage to each 

 stamen. Nat. ord. Onagrads [Onagraceae]. Linn. 2- 

 Diandria, i-Monogynia.) 



A greenhouse shrub, allied to Fuchsia, like which it 

 may be cultivated. 



S. grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). 5. Scarlet. March, 

 and throughout the summer. Mexico. 1853. 



SFMELE. (Named after Semele, the mother of 

 Bacchus. Nat. ord. Uliace^e.) 



Greenhouse evergreen climbing shrub. Divisions of 

 the rootstock or suckers. Loam, peat, and sand. 

 S. andro'gyna (hermaphrodite). 3-20. Green, white. 

 April. Canaries. 1713. 



SEMPERVTVUM. Houseleek. (From semperuivo, to 

 live for ever ; tenacity of life. Nat. ord. Houseleeks 

 [Crassulaceae]. Linn. ii-Dodecandria, j-Dodecagynia.) 



Hardy and frame kinds, by division, and by cuttings, 

 and most of them delight in dry, sandy soil, kept moist 

 only when growing. Greenhouse kinds are also freely 

 propagated by cuttings, dried for several days at the 

 cut part ; grown in sandy loam, leaf-mould, and brick- 

 rubbish, and kept dry and in a state of rest in winter. 

 Winter temp., 38= to 45 ; summer, 55 to 75. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS. 



S. admontefnse (Admontan). Origin uncertain. 

 Allio'nii (Allioni's). France. 



ano'malum( anomalous). $. Mauve-purple. June. 1879. 

 arachnoi' dfum (cobwebbed). . Purple. July. S. 



Europe. 1699. " Cobweb Houseleek." 

 ma'jus (large). . Red. June. Italy. 

 mi'nus (small). $. Red. June. Italy. 

 arena'rium (sand). |. Yellow. Tyrol, &c. 1879. 

 anerne'nse (Arverne). |. Pink. France. 

 boutignya'num (Boutignyan). See S. BOUTIGNY- 



ANUM. 



assi'milc (similar). J. Light rose. July. Trans- 

 sylvania. 1879. 



atla'nticum (Atlantic). J. Light red. Morocco. 1873. 

 atropurpu'reum (dark-purple). Origin doubtful. 

 barba'tulum (slightly-bearded) . $. Light red. Tyrol. 

 ,, beugesi'acum (Beugesian). France. 

 bi'color (two-coloured). Origin doubtful. 

 ,, bla'ndum (smooth). Transsylvania. 

 Boissie'ri (Boissier*s). Country unknown. 1879. 

 ,, bouli'cicum (Boulician). See S. BEUGESIACUM. 

 ,, boutignya'num (Boutignyan). J. Light rose. Pyre- 

 nees, &c. 1878. 

 ,, Bran' nii (Braun's). J. Yellow. June, July. S. 



Europe. 1874. 

 calcara'tum (spurred), i. Silvery-pink. Country 



unknown. 1874. 



calca'reum (chalk-loving). J. Soft red. Dauphiny. 

 ,, califo'rnicum (Califomian). See S. CALCAREUM. 

 cauca'sicum (Caucasian). Caucasus. 

 cinera'scens (greyish). Origin doubtful. 

 ,, Como'llii (Cornell's). See S. GLAUCUM. 

 , cornu'tum (horned). See S. ALLIONII. 

 , Delasoiefii (Delasoie's). Switzerland. 

 , dodlia'num (Doellian). i. Red. Switzerland. 

 , Fauconne'ti (Fauconnet's). . Red. Jura. 1879. 

 , fimbria'tum (fringed), . Red. July. Tyrol. 

 , flagdlifo'rme (whip-formed). f. Reddish. July. 



Siberia. 1823. 



, Fu'nckii (Funck's). i. Red-purple. S. Europe. 

 , Gaudi'nii (Gaudin's). Switzerland. 

 , glau'cum (sea-green), i. Red. Italy. 

 , globi'ferum (globe-bearing). i. Yellow. June. 

 Europe ; Asia Minor. 1733. " Hen and Chickens." 



S. grandiflo'rum (large-flowered). See S. GLOBIFERUM. 



, Gree'nii (Green's), . Red. Origin doubtful. 1877. 



, Hillebra'ndtii (Hillebrandt's). Austria. 



, hi'rtum (hairy), i. Cream. June. S. Europe. 1804. 



, kopaonike'nse (Kopaonikan). Servia. 



, Lagge'ri (Lagger's). Switzerland. 

 Lamo'ttei (Lamotte's). See S. TECTORUM. 



, mettcnia'num (Mettenian). Switzerland. 



, mode' stum (modest). Europe. 



, Moggri'dgei (Moggridge's). \. Red. August. Mari- 

 time Alps. 1881. 

 monta'num (mountain). $. Red. June. Alps and 



Pyrenees. 1752. 

 mucrona'tum (small-pointed). India. 



, Neilri'chii (Neilrich's). See S. ARENARIUM. 



, obscu'rum (obscure). Origin doubtful. 



, oligo'trichum (few-haired). J. Red. Tyrol. 1879. 



, pa'roulum (small). . Soft red. Dauphiny 



, pa' tens (spreading). Yellowish. Eastern Europe. 

 Heuffe'lii(HeuSel's), Yellowish. Eastern Europe. 

 1876. 



Pilose'lla (Pilosella). Origin doubtful. 



Pitto'nii (Pitton's). . Yellow. July. Styria. 1879. 



Pome'lii (Pomel's). \. Red. July. Central France. 



,, pu'milum (dwarf). J. Pale red. June. Caucasus. 

 1824. 



Regi'na- Amelia (Queen Amalia's). \-\. Pale yellow. 

 Greece. 1877. 



,, Roye'ni (Royen's). Origin doubtful. 



,, rubicu'ndum (reddish). See S. BLANDUM. 



ruthe'nicum (Russian). J-i. Yellow. Transsylvania. 

 1835. 



Schnittspa'hni (Schnittspahn's). $. Europe. 



Scho'ttii (Schott's). f. Red. Tyrol, &c. 1874. 



acumina'tum (long-pointed). 



SMeha'ni (Schlehan's). 



soboli'ferum (stolon-bearing). See S. GLOBIFERUM. 



,, specio'sum (showy). Europe. 



tecto'rum (roof). i. Purplish. July. Europe 

 (Britain) ; Orient. " Common Houseleek." 



,, ,, rustica'num (rustic). 



,, tri'ste (sad). . Red. Leaves red. Country un- 

 known. 1879. 



venu'stum (lovely). France. 



Verio' ti ( Verlot's). $. Rose. Dauphiny. 



Winkle'ri (Winkler's). Origin doubtful. 



Wulfe'ni (Wulfen's). . Yellow. Austria. 1879. 



Zelebo'ri (Zelebor's). Sen-ia. 



GREENHOUSE HERBACEOUS. 



S. a'nnuum (annual). Yellow. July. Canaries. 1815. 



dicho'tomum (two-ranked). See S. AXXUUM. 



dodranta'le (nine-inch). . Flesh. July. Teneriffe. 

 1815. Annual. 



micra'nthes (small-flowered). $. Green, red. Sep- 

 tember. Canaries. 



stella' turn (starred). |. Yellow. July. Madeira. 

 r79O. Annual. 



GREENHOUSE EVERGREENS. 



S. aizoi'des (Aizoon-like). Yellow. June. Madeira. 

 arbo'reum (tree). 9. Golden. July. Levant. 1640. 

 variega'tum (variegated-/avcd). 4. Yellow. July. 



Levant. 1640. 



au 'reum (golden), i. Yellow. July. Canaries. 1815. 

 spu'rium (spurious), i. Yellow. July. Canaries. 



1820. 

 balsami'ferum (balsam-bearing). ij. Yellow. 



Canaries. 

 barba'tum (bearded), i. Yellow. July. Canaries. 



1815. 



bifu'rcum (forked). 2. Madeira. 

 ccespito'sum (turfy). |. YeUow. August. Madeira. 



1815. 

 ,. canarie'nse (Canary), ij. White. June. Canaries. 



1699. 



,, chrysa'nthum (golden-flowered). J. Yellow. Abys- 

 sinia. 

 ,, cilia'tum (hair-fringed), i*. Pale yellow. Teneriffe. 



1815. 

 ,, cnte'ntum (bloody). 2. Yellow. May. Canaries. 



1834. 



cunea'tum (wedge-shaped), i-ij. Yellow. Canaries. 

 ,, Dora'me (Dorame). i-i^. Yellow. 



