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SOLIDAGO 



S. lycioi'des loda'sterum (Lycium-like). 4. Violet, 



yellow, dark purple. Peru. 1791. 

 macranthe'rum (large- an thered). 3. Purple. August. 



Mexico. 1838. 

 margina'tum (white-edged). 4. Purple. July. Trop. 



Africa. 1775. 



Mille'ri (MiUer's). See S. CAPENSE. 

 monta'num (mountain), i. White. June. Peru. 



1822. 

 mu'ticum (snipped). 4$. Violet-blue. Berries reddish. 



Paraguay. 1874. 



myrtifo'lium (myrtle-leaved). Blue. S. Amer. 

 platanifo'lium (plane-leaved). 3-4. Pale violet. 



Colombia. 

 Pseu'do-ca'psicum (bastard-capsicum). 4. White. 



July. Madeira. 1596. " Winter Cherry." 

 Henderso'nii (Henderson's). 3-4. White. Berries 



egg-shaped, erect, orange- red. 1878. 

 fi'gidum (rigid). 3. Berries globose, orange. 1868. 

 Weatheri'lli (Weatherill's). 3. Berries oval, 



pointed, orange. 1868. 

 pubi'gerum (downy). See S. CERVANTESII. 

 radi'cans (rooting). 3. Purple. Peru. 1771. 

 Rantonne'tn (Rantonnet's). Argentina. 

 rige'scens (stiff). i$. Violet. June. S.Africa. 1823. 

 Ro'ssii (Ross's). Pale blue. Mexico. 

 runcina'tum (runcina.te-leaved). 3. Violet. Sep- 



tember. Chili. 1831. 9 

 sa'nctum (holy). See S. INCANUM. 

 sapona'ceum (soapy). 4. White. July. Chili. 1825. 

 sinua'tum (scolloped-/0ai;#/). 2$. Bluish. July. 



1815. 

 sisymbriifo'lium (Sisymbrium-leaved). 4. Blue. 



July. Brazil; N. Amer. ; Mexico. 1816. 

 bipinna'tum (twice-pinnate). Blue. June, July. 



Buenos Ayres. 1840. 

 sodo'meum (Sodom). 3. Violet. June. Wanner 



parts, Old World. 1688. 



stella' turn (starred). 6. Blue. June. S. Amer. 1805. 

 stelli'gerum (star-bearing). 3. Pale purple. July. 



Australia. 1823. 

 stramonifo'lium (Stramonium-leaved). 6. Purple. 



July. Tropics everywhere. 1778. 

 Vesper ti'lio (bat). Blue. June. Canaries. 1779. 

 vesti'tum (clothed). 6. White. October. Mexico. 

 Walli'sii (WaUis's). 2. Purple. Berry violet, spotted, 



edible. Peru. 1877. 

 Wendla'ndii (Wendland's). 6-12. Mauve-purple. 



Costa Rica. 1887. Stove or greenhouse. 

 WorsU'yi (Worsley's). 8. Blue. Berries scarlet, size 



of an egg. Brazil. 1900. Climber. 

 Xa'nti (Xanti). Pale purple. Berry purple, size of 



a cherry. S. California. 1902. 



SOLA'RIA. (Commemorative of Francisci de Borja 

 Solar, a notable Chilian. Nat. ord. Liliaceae.) 



Greenhouse bulb. Seeds ; offsets. Fibrous loam, 

 leaf-mould, and sand. When the foliage begins to fade, 

 the bulbs should be dried off and rested like Nerine. 

 S. miersioi'des (Miersia-like). J. Green. Chili. 1871. 



SOLDANE LLA. " Blue Moonwort." (A diminutive 

 of solidus, a shilh'ng ; shape of the leaves. Nat. ord. 

 Primeworts [Primulaceae]. Linn. s-Pentandria, i-Mono- 

 gynia. Allied to the American Cowslip.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennials, purple-flowered, and 

 blooming in April, except where otherwise mentioned. 

 Seeds and division of the plant in spring ; peat and loam ; 

 front of a sheltered peat-border, or treated as alpine 

 plants, protected from severe frosts and heavy rains in 

 winter ; mi'nima and pusi'lla, at least, require this 

 protection. 

 S. affi'nis (related). See S. MONTANA. 



alpi'na (alpine). J. Switzerland. 1656. 



a'lba (white), i. White. May. 



., pyrolcEfo'lia (Pyrola-leaved). J. 



Clu'sii (Clusius's). See S. MONTANA HUNGARICA. 



Switzerland. 1823. 

 Bluish. May. Switzer- 



crena'ta (scolloped). J. 

 mi'nima (least). . Blue. 

 a'lba (white-flowered). 



land. 

 monta'na (mountain), i. Bohemia ; Eastern Europe. 



1816. 



hunga'rica (Hungarian). J. 

 pusi'lla (weak). J. Blue. Switzerland. 1820. 

 a'lba (white). J. White. 



SOLDIER- WOOD. I'nga pvrpu'rea. 



SO LEA. (Commemorative of W. Sole, of Bath, author 

 of Sole's Monograph of Mints. Nat. ord. Violaceae. 

 Now referred to lonidium.) 

 S. stri'cta (upright). See IONIDIUM CONCOLOR. 

 verticilla'ta (whorled). See IONIDIUU POLYGALS- 



FOLIUM. 



SOLE'NA. (From solen, a tube ; the flowers are 

 tubular. Nat. ord. Rubiaceae. Now referred to Poso- 

 queria.) 



5. gra'cilis (graceful). See POSOQUERIA GRACILIS. 

 longiflo'ra (long-flowered). See POSOQUERIA LONGI- 

 FLORA. 



SOLENA'NTHUS. (From solen, a tube, and anthos, a 

 flower ; the flowers are tubular. Nat. ord. Boraginaceae. 

 Allied to Lindelona.) 



Hardy biennial or perennial herbs. Seeds ; divisions. 

 Well-drained soil. 

 S. apenni'nus (Apennine). 6. Red. May. Europe. 



1819. Biennial. 

 lana'tus (woolly). Blue or rosy. Armenia. 



SOLENTDIUM. (From solen, a tube, and eidion, ap- 

 pearance ; the lip being rather tubular. Nat. ord. 

 Orchidaceae. Allied to Brassia.) 



Epiphytical orchid. Offsets ; divisions. Requires to 

 be fastened on a raft, with some sphagnum about it. 

 5. racemo'sum (racemed). |. Yellow, red. Autumn. 

 Colombia. 



SOLENO MELTJS. (From solen, a tube, and melos,& 

 limb ; the perianth is tubular. Nat. ord. Iridacea?.) 



Half-hardy herb, with a rhizomatous rootstock. Off- 

 sets ; divisions. Fibrous loam, leaf-mould, and sand. 

 S. biflo'rus (two-flowered). See SYMPHYOSTEMON NAR- 



CISSOIDES. 



chile' nsis (Chilian), i-ij. Deep yellow. June. 



Chili. 1827. 

 Lechle-ri (Lecher's). J-x. Blue. Andes of Chili. 



SOLENO PHORA. (From solen, a tube, and pfierein, 

 to bear ; in reference to the tubular flower. Nat. ord. 

 Gesneraceas.) 



Stove evergreen shrub. Cuttings of mature wood, in 

 a close case, with bottom-heat. Fibrous loam, with 

 some leaf-mould and sand. 



S. endlicheria'na (Endlicherian). 1-2. Orange, spotted 

 with purple. April. Mexico. 1849. 



SOLENO'PSIS. See LAURENTIA. 



SOLID A GO. Golden Rod. (From solidare, to unite ; 

 supposed healing properties. Nat. ord. Composites [Com- 

 positae]. Linn. ig-Syngenesia, 2-Superflua.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennials, all yellow-flowered, and 

 all from North America, where not otherwise noticed. 

 Divisions of the plant in spring ; common soil. Showy 

 at the back of herbaceous borders, or the back rows of 

 herbaceous plants in the front of shrubberies. 

 S. alpe'stris (rock). See S. VIRGAUREA. 



alti'ssima (tallest). See S. CANADENSIS, S. PILOSA, and 

 S. RUGOSA. 



ambi'gua (doubtful). 2. July. 1759. 



angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). See S. STRICTA. 



anisa'ta (anise-scented). 3. September. 1815. 



arena' ria (sand). See S. VIRGAUREA. 



arge'ntea (silvery). See S. PUBERULA. 



argu'ta (acute). 3. September. 



a'spera (rough-leaved). See S. RUGOSA. 



bi'color (two-coloured). 3. September. 1759. 



ca'sia (grey). 2. September. 1732. 



califo'rnica (Califomian). Cah'fornia. 



canadefnsis (Canadian). 3. August. 1648. 



cilia'ris (hair-fringed). See S. JUNCEA. 



Curti'sii (Curtis's). 2. October. 



,, decu'rrens (decurrent). See S. VIRGAUREA. 



Doro'nicum (Doronicum). See SENECIO DORONICCM. 



Drummo'ndii (Drummond's). 4-5. September. N. 

 Amer. 1885. 



ela'ta (tall). See S. ELONGATA. 



elli'ptica (oval-leaved). 3. August. 1759. 



axillifto'ra (axil-flowered). Flower-heads in the 

 axils of the leaves. 



elonga'ta (elongated). 4-5. September. 1811. 



