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SILENE 



S. orienta'lis (eastern). 2. September. Tropics every- 

 where. 1730. 

 triangula'ris (triangular). See S. ORIENTALIS. 



SIEVEKI'NGIA. (A commemorative name. Nat. 

 ord. Orchidaceae.) 



Stove epiphytical orchids. Divisions. Fibre of peat, 

 sphagnum, and crocks, and grown in baskets. 

 S. reichenbachia'na (Reichenbachian). \. Yellow; lip 



spotted with red. Ecuador. 1898. 

 sua'vis (sweet-scented). $. Deep yellow ; lip dotted 

 with black. Costa Rica. 1902. 



SIEVE'RSIA. (Named after M. Sievers, a Russian 

 botanist. Nat. ord. Roseworts [Rosaceas]. Linn. 12- 

 Icosandria, j,-Polygynia. Now referred to Geum.) 



Hardy, yellow-flowered, herbaceous perennials. Seeds, 

 and division of the plant in spring ; light, sandy soil. 

 S. a>uv7i0Noi'<f( Anemone-like). See GEUM ANEMOXOIDES. 



atla'ntica (Atlantic). See GEUM SYLVATICUM. 



glacia'lis (icy). See GEUM GLACIALE. 



monta'na (mountain). See GEUM MONTANUM. 



parado'xa (paradoxical). See FALLUGIA PARADOXA. 



Pe'ckii (Peck's). See GEUM RADIATUM. 



re'ptans (creeping). See GEUM REPTAXS. 



ro'sea (rosy). See GEUM TRIFLORUM. 



trifto'ra (three-flowered). See GEUM TRIFLORUM. 



SIEVES. Garden sieves are made of various sizes, 

 and the mesh also varies, but i-inch and -inch mesh are 

 most often required for sifting soil, leaf-mould, and sand. 



SIGMATO'GYNE. (From sigma, S-shaped, and gune, 

 the ovary. Nat. ord. Orchidaceae.) 



Stove epiphytical orchid. Divisions. Fibre of peat, 

 sphagnum, and crocks. 



S. Pantli'ngii (Pantling's). ^. Yellowish. Assam. 

 1908. 



SIGMATO'STALIX. (From sigma, S-shaped, and 

 stalix, a pole. Nat. ord. Orchidacea?.) 



Stove epiphytical orchids. Divisions. Fibre of peat, 

 sphagnum, and crocks. 

 S. Eli' a. (Elia's). \. Yellow, spotted with reddish-brown. 



Colombia. 1908. 

 mallei' f era. (mallet-bearing). Yellow, spotted with 



brown. Colombia. 1883. 

 peruvia'na (Peruvian), J. Straw, with purple band ; 



lip yellow, orange. Peru. 1910. 



radi'cans (rooting). Yellow, pale green, purple. 

 Brazil. 



SHE'NE. Catchfly. (From sialon, saliva ; from the 

 gummy secretion on the leaves and stems of some, 

 which entraps small flies. Nat. ord. Cloveavrts [Caryo- 

 phyllaceae]. Linn. lo-Decandria, ^-Trigynia.) 



All freely by seeds. Annuals, hi the open garden, in 

 April, and many, if sown in September, will bloom very 

 early ; the low-growing ones are very suitable for knolls 

 and rock-works. Herbaceous ones also by division, and 

 by cuttings of the young shoots in sand, under a hand- 

 light, in summer ; shrubby ones by similar means ; 

 rich, sandy loam. 



GREENHOUSE BIENNIALS. 



S. crassifo'lia (thick-leaved), i. Brown. July. S. 

 Africa. 1774. 



diurniflo'ra (day-flowering). See S. UNDULATA. 



gigantSa (gigantic). 3. White. June. Mediter- 

 ranean region. 1738. 



orna'ta (ornamental). 2. Purple. July. S.Africa. 1775. 



undula'ta(wavy). 1-2. Red. August. S.Africa. 1775. 



HALF-HARDY HERBACEOUS. 



S. Faba'rio, (F aba-leaved). J. White. July. Sicily 



Crete. 1731. 

 frutico'sa (shrubby). ij. Pink. June. Greece ; 



Sicily. 1629. Evergreen. 

 mocinia'na (Mocinian). See S. LACINIATA. 

 specio'sa (showy). See S. LACINIATA. 



HARDY ANNUALS, &c. 



S. adsce'ndens (ascending). J. Red. June. Spain. 



1822. 



cegypti'aca (Egyptian), i. Pink. July. Egypt. 

 1781. 



S. a'nglica (English). See S. GALLICA. 

 Armefria (Armeria). i. Pink. August. Europe 



(England). " SweetwUliam Catchfly." 

 a'lba (white). White. 

 compa'cta (compact). See S. COMPACTA. 

 Ato'cion (Atocion). See S. .EGYPTIACA. 

 auricula' ta (auricled). Italy ; Greece. 

 bi' 'color (two-coloured). See S. PICTA. 

 biparti'ta (two-parted). See S. COLORATA. 

 caiiarie'nsis (Canary). J. Red. June. Madeira. 



1822. 

 cerastoi'des (Cerastium-like). J. White. July. S. 



Europe. 1732. 

 cheiranthifo'lia (wallflower-leaved), i. Red. July. 



Swan River. 1821. 



chromodo'nta (coloured- toothed). Greece. 

 clandesti'na (hidden). Algeria; S. Africa. 

 colora'ta (coloured), i. Red. June. Mediterranean 



region. 1818. 

 compa'cta (compact). i\. Pink. August. Caucasus. 



1823. Biennial. 



congSsta (crowded), i. Pink. June. Greece. 1818. 

 co'nica (conical). 4-i. Rose or purple. May to July 



Europe (Britain), &c. 

 conoi'dea (cone-Uke). Europe. 

 erotica (Cretan), j. Green, white. July. Crete. 



1732. Biennial. 



Csere'ii (Cserei's). See S. FABARIA. 

 cylindriflo'ra (cylindrical-flowered). See S. TUVEN- 



ALIS. 

 dicho'toma (forked), i. White. June. Europe 



1823. 

 di'scolor (various-coloured). J. Red. April. Greece 



1817. 



diversifo'lia (various-leaved). See S. RUBELLA. 

 echina'ta (spiny) of Jaub. and Spach. See S. SQUAMI- 



GERA. 



echina'ta (spiny) of Otth. S. Europe. 

 e'legans (elegant), ij. White. June. Portugal. 



1819. 



friivaldskya'na (Friwaldskyan). Thrace, &c. 

 fusca'ta (dusky). Brownish-red. June. Mediter- 

 ranean region. 1829. 

 ga'llica (French), i. Pink. June to August. Europe 



(England). 

 quinquevu'lnera (five- wounded), i. Pink, with 



five red blotches. Europe (England). 

 geminiflo'ra (twin-flowered). See S. OBTUSIFOLIA. 

 glau'ca ; (sea-green), i. Purple. June. Spain. 1820. 

 gra'cilis (slender). See S. LONGICAULIS. 

 hirsu'ta (hairy), i. White. June. Western Mediter- 

 ranean region. 1820. 

 hi'spida (bristly). See S. VESPERTINA. 

 ibe'rica (Iberian). See S. DICHOTOMA. 

 imbrica'ta (imbricated), ij. White. June. N. 



Africa. 1818. 

 ita'lica (ItaUan). ij. White. May. Mediterranean 



region. 1759. Biennial. 

 juvena'lis (youthful). 2. Red or white. June. Asia 



Minor. 1835. Biennial. 

 la'cera (torn), ij. White. July. Caucasus. 1818. 



Biennial. 



laxiflo'ra (loose-flowered). See S. HIRSUTA. 

 lerchcnfeldia'na (Lerchenfeldian). Transsylvania. 

 lini'cola (flax-loving). Germany. 

 linifo'lia (flax-leaved), i. Green, yellow. July. 



Greece. 1817. 

 longtcau'lis (long-stemmed), i. Red. June. Spain. 



1818. 



lusita'nica (Portuguese). See S. GALLICA. 

 melandrioi'des (Melandrium-Uke). i. Violet-rose. 



July. Spain. 

 multi'fto'ra (many-flowered). i. White. June. 



Hungary. 1794. Biennial. 

 nemora'lis (grove). See S. ITALICA. 

 nic<ze"nsis (Nice), i. June. Naples. 1824. 

 no'cteolens (night-smelling). Canaries. 

 noctiflo'ra (night-flowering). 2. Pink. July. Europe 



(England). 

 noctu'rna (night). 2. Brown. July. S. Europe. 



1683. 



nycta'ntha (night-flowered). See S. NOCTURNA. 

 obtusifo'lia (blunt-leaved). r. Purple. June. 



Western Mediterranean region. 1816. 

 oliveria'na (Oliver's). See S. COLORATA. 

 orchi'dea (orchid-Uke). See S. ^GYPTIACA. 



