SILENOPSIS LAGASC^: 805 



SINGLING 



S. quadri'fida (four-cleft). $. White. June. Europe. 



1818. 

 refle'xa (bent-back), i. Purple. June. S. Europe. 



1726. 



rc'gia (royal), ij. Crimson. June. N. Amer. 1811. 

 re'pens( creeping), i. Pink. August. Siberia. 1823. 

 Rcquie'nii (Requien's). i. White, red. June. 



Corsica. 1823. 

 Saxi'fraga (saxifrage). J. Flesh. July. Europe. 



1640. 

 Scha'fta (Schafta). \. Rose. April. Caucasus. 



1844. 



seri'cea (silky), r. Purple. July. S. Europe. 1818. 

 sibi'rica (Siberian), ij. .Rose. July. Siberia. 1773. 

 ,, spergulifo'lia (spurry- leaved). $. White. June. 



Armenia. 1817. 

 stdla'ta (star-leaved), i. White. July. N. Amer. 



1696. 

 stylo' 'sa (large-styled). J. Yellowish. July. Siberia. 



1831. 

 succule'nta (succulent), i. Purple. June. Egypt ; 



Syria ; Corsica. 1820. 



supi'na (supine). J. Pink. July. Caucasus. 1804. 

 Ta'naka (Tanaka's). 1-2. Purple. July. Japan. 

 tata'rica (Tartarian). 2. White. July. Russia. 



1796. 



te'nuis (slender), |. Cream. July. Siberia. 1816. 

 Tho'rei (There's). J-i. White. June, July. S.W. 



Europe. 

 tu'rgida (swollen). 2. White. June. Altaic Siberia. 



1819. 

 valle'sia (Vallesian). J. Flesh. July. Switzerland. 



1765- 



,, cauca'sica (Caucasian). See S. CAUCASICA. 

 verecu'nda (modest), i-ij. Rosy. June, July. 



California. 



Vcse'lskyi (Veselsky's). Syria. 

 virgi'nica (Virginian), i. Purple. July. N. Amer. 



1783. " Fire Pink." 



viscaginoi'des (Viscago-Uke). See S. JENISEA. 

 ,, wolge'nsis (Wolga). Green, yellow. July. Wolga. 



1824. 

 Zaita'dzkii (Zawadzky's). \. White. June, July. 



Transsylvania. 



SILENO'PSIS LAGASC2E. See LYCHNIS LAGASC^. 



SILK-COTTON TREE. Bo'mbax and Eriode'ndron 

 anfractuo'sum. 



SILKEN SISSY. Ascle'pias. 

 SILK-TREE. Albi'zzia Julibri'ssin. 

 SILK VINE. Peri'ploca gra'ca. 

 SILK? OAK. Grevi'llearobu'sta. 



SI LPHIUM. (From silphion, a name given by Theo- 

 phrastus to a plant, the juice of which was used as a 

 condiment and in medicine. Nat. ord. Composite.) 



Hardy border perennials allied to the Sunflowers. 

 Divisions. Ordinary garden soil. 

 S. albiflo'rum (white-flowered). 2-4. Creamy-white. 



August, September. Texas. 1887. 

 Asieri'scus (Asteriscus). 2-4. Yellow. August. 



N. Amer. 



conna'tum (united). See S. PERFOLIATUM. 

 integrifo'lium (entire-leaved). 3. Yellow. August, 



September. N. Amer. 

 lacinia'tum (deeply-cut). 4-6. Yellow. July to 



September. N. Amer. " Compass Plant." 

 perfolia'tum (stem-pierced). 3-6. Yellow. July, 



August. N. Amer. " Cap Plant." 

 pinnati'fidum (deeply-lobed). See S. TEREBINTHIX- 



ACEUM PINNATIFIDUM. 



scabe'rrimum (very-rough). 3-5. Yellow. August, 



September. N. Amer. 

 terebinthina'ceum (turpentine). 4-10. Yellow. July 



to October. N. Amer. " Prairie Burdock." 

 pinnati'fidum (deeply-lobed). Leaves deeply lobed. 

 ,, terna'tum (three-lobed). See S. TRIFOLIATUM. 

 trifolia'tum (three-leafleted). 4-5. Yellow. August. 



N. Amer. 



SILVER BELL or SNOWDROP TREE. Hale'sia 

 tetra'ptera. 



SILVER BERRY. The berry of Elcea'gnus arge'ntea. 



SILVER BRACTS. Cotyle'donPachyphy'tum. 



SILVER BUSH. A nthy'llis Ba'rba-Jo'vis. 



SILVER CEDAR. Juni'perus Virginia' 'na glau'ca. 



SILVER FIR. A'biespectina'ta. 



SILVER ROD. Aspho'delus ramo'sus. 



SILVER TREE. Leucade'ndron arge'nieum. 



SILVER VVUSU. Potenti'lla Anseri'na. 



SILVER Y-MOTH. Plu'sia Ga'mma. 



SILYBUM. (From silubos, and silubon, a name ap- 

 plied by Dioscorides for some thistle-like plant, used as 

 food. Nat. ord. Composite.) 



Hardy biennial, robust, thistle-like plants. S. Mari- 

 anum is sometimes found as an escape in Britain. Seeds. 

 Ordinary, well-drained soil. 

 S. ebu'rneum (ivory-like). 5-8. Purple. August, 



September. N. Africa. " Ivory Milk Thistle." 

 hispa'nicum (Spanish). See S. EBURNEUM. 

 Maria'num (Mary's). 5-8. Purple. August, Sep- 

 tember. Europe (Britain). " Milk Thistle." 



SIMA'BA. (A native name. Nat. ord. Simarubaceae.) 

 A deciduous stove tree. Seeds ; cuttings in sand, in 



a close frame, with bottom-heat. The seed is used as a 



bitter tonic. 



S. Ce'dron (Cedron). 10-20. May. Trop. Amer. 1846. 



SIMARU'BA. (The Guiana name. Nat. ord. Quas- 

 siads [Simarubaceae]. Linn. io-Decandria, i-Monogynia. 

 Allied to Quassia.) 



Stove, yellowish-white-flowered evergreens, from 

 Tropical America. Cuttings of the ripe shoots in sand, 

 under a bell-glass, and in a strong, moist heat ; fibrous 

 peat, and light, fibrous loam. Winter temp., 55 to 65 ; 

 summer, 65 to 85. 

 S ama'ra (bitter). 10. 1789. 



exce'lsa (lofty). See PICR^NA EXCELSA. 

 glau'ca (milky-green). 1824. 

 officina'lis (shop). See S. AMARA. 

 Tu'lcz (Tula's). 10. Bright carmine. Porto Rico. 

 1889. 



SIME THIS. (Named after the nymph Simethis. 

 Nat. ord. Liliacea?. Allied to Paradisia.) 



Hardy perennial herb. Divisions. Peat and sand. 

 S. bi'color (two-coloured), i. White, purple on the back. 

 June. Europe (England, Ireland, naturalised only). 

 planifo'lia (flat-leaved). See S. BICOLOR. 



SIMMO'NDSIA. (Commemorative of T. W. Simmonds, 

 a botanist. Nat. ord. Euphorbiaceae.) 



Hardy evergreen shrub. Cuttings in a cold frame. 

 Sandy loam and peat. 

 S. califo'rnica (Califomian). 3-4. Green. California. 



SIMOCBIEI'LUS. (From simos, flat-nosed, and cheilos, 

 a lip ; the corolla being shortened and widened at the 

 apex in some species. Nat. ord. Ericaceae.) 



A heath-like, evergreen shrub. Cuttings in sandy 

 peat under a bell-glass. Peat and sand. 

 S. glabe'llus (smooth). 2. Flowers minute, in clusters. 

 S. Africa. 1812. 



SINA'PIS. Mustard. (From the Celtic nap, applied 

 to the cabbage tribe. Nat. ord. Crucifers [Crucifera]. 

 Linn. i$-Tett -adynamia. Now referred to Brassica.) 

 Hardy, yellow-flowered annuals. See MUSTARD. 

 S. a'lba (white). See BRASSICA ALBA. 

 frute'scens (shrubby). See BRASSICA FRUTESCENS. 

 ni'gra (black). See BRASSICA NIGRA. 

 nudicau'lis (naked-stemmed). See BRASSICA OXTR- 



RHIXA. 



SINGA'NA. (From singa-singa, the name in Guiana. 

 Nat. ord. Legumes [Leguminosae]. Linn. i^-PoIyandria, 

 i-Monogynia.) 



Stove evergreen climber. Cuttings of firm side-shoots 

 in sand, under a bell-glass, and in bottom-heat, in May ; 

 sandy loam and fibrous peat. Winter temp., 5 5 ' to 65' ; 

 summer, 60 to 85. 

 S.guiane'nsis (Guianan). White. June. Guiana. 1827. 



SINGLING. Thinning seedlings so that two do not 

 touch each other. 



