SOPHRONIA 



SORRELS 



may be well ripened ; propagated by imported seeds, by 

 cuttings of the roots, and layers ; its varieties by grafting. 

 Pe'ndula is extremely graceful and fast growing. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS. 



S. alopecuroi' 'des (fox- tail- grass- like). 4. Yellow. July. 



Levant. 



alpi'na (alpine). See THERMOPSIS CORGONENSIS. 

 angustifo'lia (narrow- leaved). See S. FLAVESCE.VS. 

 arge'ntea (silvery). See AMMODENDRON SIEVERSII. 

 austra'lis (southern). See BAPTISIA AUSTRALIS. 

 bifo'lia (two-leaved). See AMMODEXDRON SIEVERSII. 

 f aba' cea (bean-like). See THERMOPSIS FABACEA. 

 flave'scens (yellowish). 2. Yellow. June. Siberia. 



1785. 

 galegoi'des (Galega-like). See S. FLAVESCENS. 



HARDY DECIDUOUS TREES. 

 S. chine'nsis (Chinese). 30. White. August China. 



1763. 



,, grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). See S. TETRAPTERA. 

 heptaphy'lla (seven-leaved). 6. Yellow. October. 



Ceylon ; China. 1830. 

 japo'nica (Japanese). 40. White. August. Japan. 



1763. 



columna'ris (columnar). Stems erect. 1907. 

 fo'liis-variega'tis (variegated-leaved). 14. W r hite. 



August. Japan. 

 hy'brida (hybrid). Main branches spreading ; 



smaller drooping. 1893. 



pe'ndula (drooping). 12. White. August. Japan. 

 pra'cox (early). Flowers freely when two years 



old. 1907. 



Korolko'wi (Korolkow's). China. 

 macnabia'na (Macnabian). See S. TETRAPTERA. 

 pachyca'rpa (thick-fruited). Central Asia. 

 platyca'rpa (broad-fruited). See PLATYOSPRION 



PLATYCARPUM. 



tetra'ptera (four- winged). 12. Yellow. May, June. 

 New Zealand. 1772. " Houma." 



microphy'lla (small-leaved). 6-10. Yellow. May, 

 June. New Zealand. 1772. 



viciifo'lia (Vicia-leaved). 3-5. White; calyx violet- 

 blue. July. China. 1903. 



GREENHOUSE. 



S. chrysophy'lla (golden-leaved). 6-10. Yellow. May. 



Sandwich Islands. 

 glau'ca (milky-green). 7. Purple. Northern India. 



1818. 

 macroca'rpa (large- fruited). 6. Yellow. April. 



Chili. 1822. 



ni'tida (shining). 8. Yellow. Bourbon. 1820. 

 secundiflo'ra (one-side-flowering). 4-6. Violet. June. 



Mexico. 1820. 



seri'cea (silky). See S. NITIDA. 

 tomento'sa (downy). 5. Yellow. August. Warm 



regions. 1739. 



,, veluti'na (velvety). See S. GLAUCA. 

 viola cea (violet) of Thwaites. Violet. Ceylon. 

 viola! cea (violet) of gardens. Violet. China. 



SOPHRO'NIA, of Lindley. See SOPHRONITIS. 



SOPHRONTTIS. (From sophron, modest ; in allusion 

 to the unpretending or quiet beauty of the flowers. Nat. 

 ord. Orchidaceae.) 



Stove epiphytical Orchids. Divisions or offsets. Fibre 

 of peat, sphagnum, and crocks in pans or baskets. 

 S. ce'rnua (drooping). J. Red. June. Rio Janeiro. 



1827. 



cocci' nea (scarlet). See S. GRAKDIFLORA. 

 grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). |. Red. Organ Moun- 

 tains. 1837. 



auranti'aca (orange). Orange-red. 1886. 

 purpu'rea (purple). Bright rose-purple. Brazil. 



1878. 



ro'sea (rosy). Carmine-rose. 1884. 

 milita'ris (military). See S. GRANDIFLORA. 

 pteroca'rpa (wing-fruited). See S. CERKUA. 

 purpu'rea (purple). See S. GRANDIFLORA PURPUREA. 

 ro'sea (rosy). See S. GRANDIFLORA ROSEA. 

 viola'cea (violet-coloured). Violet. February. 

 Mexico. 1838. 



SOPU'BIA. (The native Indian name. Nat. ord. 

 Scrophulariacea* . ) 



Stove perennial herb. Seeds ; cuttings in sand, in a 

 close frame, with heat. Fibrous loam, leaf-mould, and 

 sand. 



S. delphinifo'lia (Delphinium-leaved). 2. Rose. July. 

 India. 1800. 



SORBA'RIA. (From sorbum, the service-berry, and 

 aria, pertaining to, belonging to. Nat. ord. Rosacea?. 

 Now referred to Spiraea.) 



S. assu'rgens (standing- up). See SPIRAEA ASSURGEKS. 

 sorbifo'lia stelli'pila (starry- haired). See SPIRAEA 



SORBIFOLIA STELLIPILA. 



SO'RBUS. (From sorbum, the sorb-apple or service- 

 berry. Nat. ord. Rosaceae. Now referred to Pyrus.) 

 S. america'na (American). See PYRUS AMERICANA. 

 A'ria (Aria). See PYRUS ARIA. 

 Aucupa'ria (Aucuparia). See PYRUS AUCUPARIA. 

 di'scolor (two-coloured). See PYRUS AUCUPARIA 



DISCOLOR. 



dome'stica (domestic). See PYRUS SORBUS. 

 hy'brida (hybrid). See PYRUS PINNATIFIDA. 

 japo'nica (Japanese). See PYRUS AUCUPARIA 



JAPONICA. 

 madere'nsis (Madeira). See PYRUS AUCUPARIA 



MADERENSIS. 



pohuashane':isis (Pohuashan). See PYRUS POHUA- 



SHANEXSIS. 



reftexipe'tala (reflexed-petaled). See PYRUS REFLEXI- 



PETALA. 



,, sero'tina (late). See PYRUS SEROTINA. 

 VUmori'ni (Vilmorin's). See PYRUS FOLIOLOSA. 



SO'RGHUM. Millet Grass. (From the Indian name 

 Sorghi. Nat. ord. Gramineae.) 



Half-hardy or greenhouse annual grass that may be 

 planted out in May. Seeds. Ordinary soil. 

 S. halepe'nse (Aleppo). See ANDROPOGON HALEPENSIS. 

 vulga're (common). 2-3. Green. August. Tropical 

 and subtropical regions. " Guinea Com," " Durra," 

 " Dari." 



SORINDEI A. (The native name. Nat. ord. Ana- 

 cardiaceae.) 



Large shrub or small tree requiring stove heat. Cut- 

 tings in sand, in a close frame, with bottom-heat. Fibrous 

 loam, a little peat, and sand. 



S. madagascarie'nsis (Madagascar). 10. Purple. May. 

 Madagascar. 1828. 



SOROCE'PHALUS. (From soros, a heap, and kephale, 

 a head ; clustered head of flowers. Nat. ord. Proteads 

 [Proteaceae]. Linn. \~Tetrandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Greenhouse, purple-flowered evergreens, from South 

 Africa. Cuttings of ripened young shoots in sand, 

 under a hand-light, either in spring or autumn ; may be 

 hastened, after the base has swelled, with a little bottom- 

 heat ; sandy, fibrous loam, and a little peat and broken 

 freestone, carefully drained. Winter temp., 38 to 45. 

 S. diver sifo'lius (various-leaved). 4. June. 1803. 



imbe'rbis (beardless). 3. July. 1806. 



imbrica'tus (imbricated). 3. June. 1794. 



lana'tus (woolly). 2. August. 1790. 



seta'ceus (bristly). 2. July. 1823. 



spatalloi' des (Spatalla-like). 3. July. 1803. 



tenuifo'lius (slender-leaved). 3. July. 1802. 



SORO'MANES SERRAHFO'LTUM. See ACROSTICHTJM 



SERRATIFOLIUM. 



SORRELS. These are O'xalis A cetose'lla, Wood Sorrel ; 

 Ru'mex Aceto'sa, Garden Sorrel ; R. scuta' tus, French or 

 Roman Sorrel. They thrive best in any light, rich 

 garden soil. 



The Rumexes are propagated by seed, and all of them 

 by parting the roots, both which modes may be practised 

 from the middle of February until the same period in 

 May, and by parting the roots in September and October. 

 Sow in drills, 6 or 8 inches apart, and i inch in depth. 

 When 2 or 3 inches high, the seedlings should be thinned 

 to 3 or 4 inches apart. In September or October, or in 

 the March and April of the succeeding year, they may 

 be removed into their final stations, in rows 12 inches 

 apart each way, or, if the French, 18 inches. 



- When divisions of the root are employed, they must be 



