SINNINGIA 



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SISYRINCHIUM 



SINNI'NGIA. (Named after W. Sinning, a German 

 gardener. Nat. ord. Gesnerworts [Gesneraceae], Linn. 

 14-Didynamia, z-Angiospermia.) 



Stove deciduous herbs, with tuberous rootstock. 

 Seeds ; leaf cuttings in sand under a bell-glass in heat. 

 Loam, leaf- mould, a little manure and sand. The 

 species are often, but erroneously, referred to Gloxinia. 

 S. barba'ta (bearded). See S. CAROLINA. 

 Caroli'nce (Carolina's), ij. White, red. Summer. 



Brazil. 1867. 

 ma'jor (larger). 2. White. All parts larger. 



Bahia. 1883. 

 conci'nna (neat). Purple, yellow. J une to September. 



Brazil. 



multiflo'ra (many-flowered). Blue-lilac. 1864. 

 conspi'cua (conspicuous), i. Yellow and purple. 



Brazil. 1868. 

 gutta'ta (spotted), ij. Yellow, red. June. Brazil. 



1827. 

 He'lleri (Heller's), i. White, green. June. Rio 



Janeiro. 1827. 



hirsu'la (harry). J. Blue-lilac. July. Brazil. 1824. 

 Menzie'sii (Menzies'). Violet, with red markings. 



August. Brazil. 

 Regi'na (queen). Bluish-purple. Leaves velvety, 



with white veins. 1903. 

 specio'sa (showy), i. Violet. June to September. 



Brazil. 1815. Wild plant with tubular, drooping 



flowers. 



albiflo'ra. (white-flowered). . White. 

 caule'scens (stemmed), i-ij. Plants with a 



longer stem. 1826. 

 macrophy'lla (large-leaved). Leaves large, veined 



with silver. 1844. 

 ,, ru'bra (red), j. Red. 

 veluti'na (velvety) of Hooker. See S. HELLERI. 

 veluti'na (velvety) of Lindley. i. Yellow. June. 



Brazil. 1827. 

 villo'sa (shaggy), i. Yellow, green. June. Brazil. 



1827. 

 youngia'na (Youngian). $. Purple. June. (S. 



speciosax vclutina, 1840.) 



SINOFRANCHE'TIA. (From sin, China, and Franchet, 

 a French botanist. Nat. ord. Berberidaceae.) 



A tall, deciduous climber. Seeds ; suckers ; layers. 

 Ordinary garden soil. 



S. sine'nsis (Chinese). 20-30. White. Berries blue- 

 purple. Central and W. China. 1909. 



SINOWILSO'NIA. (From sin, China, and E. H. 

 Wilson, the famous collector of plants for Messrs. J. 

 Veitch & Sons, and the Arnold Arboretum. Nat. ord. 

 Hamamelidaceae.) 



Hardy or half-hardy deciduous tree or shrub. Seeds ; 

 layers. Ordinary garden soil. 



S. He'nryi (Dr. Henry's). 10-20. Greenish. Central 

 China. 1909. 



SIPHOCA'MPYLOS. (From siphon, a tube, and 

 kampulos, a curve ; shape of the flower. Nat. ord. 

 Bellflowers [Campanulaceas]. Linn. s-Pentandria, i- 

 Monogynia.) 



Cuttings root readily ; those which are herbaceous 

 are best struck from the young shoots, several inches in 

 length, as they rise from the root in spring ; bi'color and 

 betulcefo'lius are hardy in sheltered places. 



HARDY. 



S. beful&fo'lius (birch-leaved). 3. Rich, yellow. July. 



Brazil. 1842. Deciduous. 

 bi'color (two-coloured). See LOBELIA LAXIFLORA. 



GREENHOUSE EVERGREENS. 

 S. amce'nus (lovely). See S. VILLOSULUS. 

 cocci' neus (scarlet- 'flowered). See CENTROPOGON 



COCCINEUS. 

 crenatifo'lius (crenate- leaved). 2. Scarlet, yellow. 



Brazil. 1870. 

 duplosena'tus (double-sa.vf-leaved). 2. Red. Brazil. 



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fimbria'tus (fringed). See S. LONGEPEDUNCULATUS. 

 fu'lgens (shining). Scarlet. Country unknown. 1872. 

 hama'tus (hooked). Violet. Brazil. 1850. 



S. humboldfia'nus (Humboldtian). ^Orange-scarlet. Peru. 



1867. 

 ,, lantanifo'lius (Lantana-leaved). Rose. July. Organ 



Mountains. 1841. 

 ,, ,, glabriu' sculus (rather-smooth). 3. Purplish-red. 



April. Caracas. 1847. 

 ,, longepeduncula'tus (long-flower-stalked). 3. Red. 



January. Organ Mountains. 1841. 

 villo'sulus (somewhat-shaggy). 2-3. Orange and 



red. June. Brazil. 1832. 



STOVE EVERGREENS. 

 S. ca'nus (grey). See S. MACROPODUS. 



,, ferrugi'neus (rusty). Red. Colombia. 



,, gigante'us (gigantic). 14. Yellow, red. October. 

 Ecuador. 1794. 



,, glandulo'sus (glanded-calyxcd). 3. Red. July. 

 Bogota. 1845. 



,, guiane'nsis (Guianan). Guiana. 1847. 



Li'ndleyi (Lindley's). Scarlet. Colombia. 1852. 



,, macro'podus (long-stalked). 3. Purple-red. Brazil. 



manetiiceflo'rus (Manettia-flowered). i. Red, yellow. 

 April. Colombia. 1848. 



micro' stoma (small-mouthed). 3. Scarlet. Sep- 

 tember. Colombia. 1844. 



,, ni'tidus (shining). See S. MANETTI^EFLORUS. 



orbignia'nus (D'Orbigny's). Yellow and scarlet. 

 Valparaiso. 1850. 



,, exi'mius (showy). Dark violet. Colombia. 1850. 



e'legans (elegant). Bright red. Colombia. 1849. 



penduliflo'rus (drooping-flowered). Pink. Venezuela. 

 1852. 



,, reticula'ius (netted). Violet. Venezuela. 1850. 



sca'ndens (climbing). Scarlet. Peru. 1847. 



,, suriname'nsis (Surinam). See CENTROPOGON SURINA- 



MENSIS. 



,, tovare'nsis (Tovar). See CENTROPOGON TOVARENSIS. 

 SIPHONA'NDRA. See CHIOCOCCA. 

 SIPHONA'NTHUS I'NDICA. See CLERODENDRON 



SlPHONANTHUS. 



SIPHO'NIA CAHU'CHU. See HEVEA GUIANENSIS. 

 SIPHO'NIA ELA'STICA. See HEVEA GUIANENSIS. 



SI'REX GI'GAS. Two species of Sirex are known to be 

 British, S. gigas being the largest, and when seen on the 

 wing bears a superficial resemblance to a hornet. They 

 do not sting, being Sawflies, with four wings of unequal 

 length. S. gigas is ringed with black and yellow. The 

 last ring of the female bears a spine directed backwards, 

 and beneath it is an ovipositor, half as long as the body. 

 With her saw she bores holes in the bark of coniferous 

 trees, and deposits one egg in each hole. The larvae eat 

 their way into the wood, making holes one-third inch 

 wide, thus making the wood useless except for fuel. 

 S. juvencus, or Steel-blue Sirex, is smaller than the Giant 

 Sirex, and is. rich steel-blue, with reddish-brown feet. 

 The larvae are of large size, and in the case of S. juvencus 

 prefers the Scotch Fir. Dying or unhealthy trees, espe- 

 cially those having holes from which the insects have 

 emerged in the living state, and dead branches should 

 be cut down and taken away to be used as fuel. They 

 should be split up at once and the larvae in the wood 

 destroyed. 



SISSOO WOOD. Dalbe'rgia Si'ssoo. 



SISY'MBRIUM. (A classical name for some plant. 

 Nat. ord. Crucifers [Crucifera]. Linn. i^-Tetradynamia.) 

 Many species, all but a few mere weeds. S. millefolium 

 is propagated by cuttings of young shoots in spring ; 

 does best with greenhouse treatment, but requires at 

 least a cold pit in cold winters ; common, sandy loam. 

 The others may be raised from seeds. 

 5. millefo'lium (milfoil-leaved), ij. Yellow. June. 



Canaries. 1779. Evergreen. 

 ,, Sophi'a (Sophia). 1-2. Yellow. June to September. 



Temperate regions (England). " Flixweed." 

 toxophy'llum (arrow- leaved). i. White. July. 

 Northern Asia. 1827. 



SISYRI'NCHIUM. (From sus, a pig, and runchos, a 

 snout ; swine grub out the roots for food. Nat. ord. 

 Irids [Iridaceae]. Linn. i^-Polyandria, 6-Polygynia.) 



Herbaceous perennials. Seeds and offsets in spring ; 

 sandy loam and leaf-mould. 



