SERINGIA OVATA 



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SERVICE 



SERINGIA OVA'TA, of Sprengel. See PTELIDIUM 



OVATUM. 



SERI'OLA. (From seris, succory ; as the species re- 

 semble this plant. Nat. ord. Composites [Composita?]. 

 Linn. ig-Syngenesia, i-^Equalis. Now referred to Hypo- 

 choeris.) 



S. atne'nsis (.Etna). See HYPOCHCERIS .STNENSIS. 

 ,, a'lbicans (whitish). See HYPOCHCERIS ACHYROPHORUS. 

 glau'ca (milky-green). See HYPOCHCERIS ACHYRO- 

 PHORUS. 



rube'scens (reddish). See HYPOCHCERIS ACHYRO- 

 PHORUS. 

 u'rens (stinging). See HYPOCHCERIS CRETENSIS. 



SERTSSA. (Name of aplant mentioned by Dioscorides. 

 Nat. ord. Rubiads [Rubiaceae]. Linn. 5-Pentandria, i- 

 Alonogynia.) 



Greenhouse, white-flowered evergreens, from Japan 

 and China. Cuttings in spring, under a glass ; loam, 

 peat, and sand. Probably hardy in the south of England. 

 S. fce'tida (stinking). 2. May. 1787. 

 multiplex (double-flowered). May. 



SERJA'NIA. (Commemorative of Paul Sargeant, a 

 French botanist. Nat. ord. Sapindaceae.) 



Climbing or twining stove evergreen shrubs of no great 

 beauty. Cuttings in sandy soil in a close case, with 

 bottom-heat. Loam, a little peat and sand. 

 S. caracasa'na (Caracasan). Central Amer. 

 dematidifo'lia (Clematis-leaved). 6-10. White. 



Brazil. 1910. 



curassa'vica (Curassavican). 16. W. Ind. 1818. 

 cuspida'ta (short-pointed). Whitish. Brazil. 

 nodo'sa (knotty). W. Ind. 



SERRA'STYLIS. (From serra, a saw, and slulis, a 

 style. Nat. ord. Orchidacea?.) 



A stove epiphytical Orchid. Offsets or divisions. 

 Fibre of peat, sphagnum, and crocks. 

 S. mode'sta (modest). $. Brown and yellow. Colombia. 

 1894. 



SERRA'TULA. Sawwort. (From serra, a saw ; edges 

 of the leaves. Nat. ord. Composites [Compositae]. Linn. 

 ig-Syngenesia, i-Jqualis.) 



Perennials, by seeds and divisions in spring ; annuals, 

 by seed; common garden-soil. All purple-flowered, 

 except where otherwise stated. 



HARDY BIENNIALS. 



S. flare'scens (yellowish). White. July. Spain. 1825. 



Annual. 



leuca'ntha (white-flowered). See S. FLAVESCENS. 

 ni'tens (shining). See CENTAUREA NITENS. 

 radia'ta (rayed). 2j. July. Hungary. 1800. 

 transylva'nica (Tracsylvanian). See JURINEA MOLLIS. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS. 



S. ala'ta (winged). See SAUSSUREA JAPONICA. 



albe'scens (whitish). See SAUSSUREA ALBESCENS. 



aipi'na (alpine). See SAUSSUREA ALPINA. 



ama'ra (bitter). See SAUSSUREA AMARA. 



angustifo'lia (narrow- leaved). See SAUSSUREA AL- 

 PINA. 



argu'ta (sharp-toothed). See S. TINCTORIA. 



atriplicifo'lia (Atriplex- leaved). 5-10. Purple. 

 August, September. Siberia ; Central China. 1784. 



ca'spia (Caspian). See KARELINIA CASPIA. 



centaurioi' des (centaury-like). i. July. Siberia. 

 1804. 



cichora'cea (Chicory-like). 2. Purple. July. Italy. 

 1816. 



corona'ta (crowned). 5. July. Siberia. 1739. 



cyanoi'des (Cyanus-like). See JURINEA CYANOIDES. 



cynaroi'des (Cynara-like). See CNICUS CYNAROIDES. 



,, depre'ssa (depressed), i. July. Caucasus. 1818. 



di'scolor (two-coloured). See SAUSSUREA' DISCOLOR. 



e'legans (elegant). See LIATRIS ELEGANS. 



Gmeli'ni (Gmelin's). July. Siberia. 1827. 



heterophy'lla (various-leaved). 2. July. Dauphiny. 

 1824. 



Kitaibe'lii (Kitaibel's). See S. HETEROPHYLLA. 



liatroi'des (Liatris-like). See SAUSSUREA PYCNOCE- 

 PHALA. 



S. linearifo'lia (linear-leaved). See JURINEA LINEARI- 



FOLIA. 

 multiflo'ra (many-flowered). See JURINEA LINEARI- 



FOLIA. 



ni'tida (shining). 2. July. Siberia. 1827. 

 pa'llida (pale). Himalaya. 



panno'nica (Hungarian). See CNICUS PANNONICUS. 

 pilo'sa (hairy). See LIATRIS SPICATA. 

 pinnati'fida (pinna tely-cut). 2. Purple. July. Spain. 



1820. 



,, pulche'lla (pretty). See SAUSSUREA JAPONICA. 

 .1 pygma'a (pigmy). See SAUSSUREA PYGM^A. 

 quinquefo'lia (five-leaved). 3. Dark purple. July. 



Caucasus. 1804. 



, sa'lsa (salt). See SAUSSUREA CRASSIFOLIA. 

 , scario'sa (dry). See LIATRIS SCARIOSA. 

 , si" mplex (simple). See JURINEA MOLLIS. 

 , spica'ta (spiked). See LIATRIS SPICATA. 

 , tincto'ria (dyer^s). 2-3. Purple. July. Europe 



(Britain). " Common Sawwort." 

 monti'cola (mountain- loving). 2. Purple. July, 



August. 

 xeranthemoi' des (Xcranthemum-like). 2. White. 



July. Russia ; Caucasus. 1804. 



SERRU'RIA. (Named after /. Serrurier, a German 

 botanist. Nat. ord. Proteads [Proteaceae]. Linn. 4-Tet- 

 randria, i-Monogynia. Alliance near Leucospermum.) 



Greenhouse, South African evergreens ; purple- 

 flowered, except where otherwise specified. Cuttings of 

 ripe shoots in sand, under a bell-glass, and kept cool, the 

 glass being raised and frequently removed at night, to 

 prevent damping, the cuttings at the time protected by 

 a frame or pit ; light, fibrous loam, with a portion of 

 charcoal and broken bricks or freestone. Winter temp., 

 38" to 48', with a shaded position for the pots in the heat 

 of summer ; the heads will stand the sun freely if the 

 roots are protected. 



S. abrotanifo'lia (southernwood-leaved). 4. Pink. 1803. 

 ,, acroca'rpa (pointed- fruited). Lilac. April. 1822. 

 ,, adsce'ndens (ascending). 2. 1819. 



a'mula (rival). 3. 1803. 



anethifo'lia (dill-leaved). 7. July. 1802. 



arena' ria (sand), i. 1803. 



artemisicefo'lia (Artemisia-leaved). 7. July. 1789. 



barbi'gera (beard-bearing). 3. 1789. 



Burma' nni (Burmann's). See S. FASCIFLORA. 



cilia'ta (hair-fringed). 2. 1803. 



conge'sta (congested). See S. MILLEFOLIA. 



crithmi folia (Crithmum-leaved). ij. 1800. 



cyanoi'des (Cyanus-like). See S. PULCHELLA. 



decu'mbens (lying-down), i. r8i8. 



diffu'sa (straggling). 3. 1810. 



eleva'ta (elevated). Lilac. April. 1821. 



elonga'ta (lengthened). See S. CRITHMIFOLIA. 



emargina'ta (end-notched). 2. Pink. 1800. 



fasciflo'ra (bundle-flowered). 2\. 1876. 



ftagella'ris (whip). 2. 1816. 



fto'rida (flowery). 2. 1824. 



glabe'rrima (very smooth), i. 1825. 



glomera'ta, (crowded). 3. 1789. 



millefo'lia (thousand-leaved). 2. Pink, white. July.iSoo. 



Nive'ni (Niven's). i$. 1800. 



odora'ta (sweet-scented). 2. Pink. 1803. 



peduncula'ta (long-stalked). See S. ARTEMISLCFOLIA. 



phylicoi'des (Phylica-like). See S. BARBIGERA. 



pinna' ta (leafleted). i. Pink. 1803. 



pulche'lla (pretty). i. 1803. 



Roxbu'rghii (Roxburgh's). 3. White. 1806. 



rubricau'lis (red-stemmed). 2. 1818. 



scario'sa (membranous). Lilac. 1816. 



squarro'sa (spreading). 2. 1810. 



triplica'to-terna'ta ( thrice- ternate). S. Africa. 



triterna'ta (triternate). See S. ANETHIFOLIA. 



villo'sa (shaggy). 2. July. 1829. 



SERVICE. (Py'rus So'rbus.) There are three varieties : 

 Apple-shaped, Pear-shaped, and Berry-shaped. 



Propagation. By Grafting on the apple, medlar, and 

 hawthorn. 



By Cuttings and by Seed, as directed for the Apple. 



Soil. Clayey loam, well drained, suits it best. 



Culture. They are best trained as dwarf standards or 

 espaliers. See MEDLAR. 



Gather the fruit in autumn, and treat it like that of 

 the Medlar. 



