SPANISH LIQUORICE 817 



SPATHIPHYLLUM 



SPANISH LIQUORICE. Glycyrrhi'za gla'bra. 

 SPANISH MOSS. Tilla'ndsia usneoi'des. 

 SPANISH NUT. I'ris Sisyri'nchium. 

 SPANISH OYSTER PLANT. Sco'lymus hispa'nicus. 

 SPANISH VIPER'S GRASS. Scorzone'ra hispa'nica. 



SPARA'XIS. (From sparasso, to tear; lacerated 

 spathes. Nat. ord. Irids [Iridaceas]. Linn. $-Triandria, 

 i-Monogynia. Allied to Ixia.) 



Pretty little bulbs, from South Africa. For culture, 

 see I'XIA. 



S. anemonifto'r a (Anemone-flowered). See IXIA ANEMONE- 

 FLORA. 



,, bi' 'color (two-coloured). See SYNNOTTIA BICOLOR. 



bla'nda (pleasing). See S. TRICOLOR BLANI/A. 



bulbi'fera (bulb- bearing), f. Violet. May. 1758. 



fra'grans (sweet-scented). See IXIA FRAGRANS. 



grandifto'r a (large-flowered). J. Purple. April. 1758. 



Lilia'go (Mly-flowered). \. White. April. 1758. 



linea'ta (lined). J. YeUow, pink. April. 



stella'ris (starry), t. Purple. June. 1836. 



,, ,, stria'ta (streaked). J. Variegated. April. 1758. 



Lilia'go (Idy-flou-ered). See S. GRANDIFLORA LILIAGO. 



linea'ta (tn-lined). See S. GRANDIFLORA LINEATA. 



,, pe'ndula (drooping). See DIERAMA PENDULA. 



pulche'rrima (fairest). See DIERAMA PULCHERRIMA. 



stella'ris (starry). See S. GRANDIFLORA STELLARIS. 



,, tri' 'color (three- coloured), i. Orange. May. 1789. 



bla'nda (pleasing). White, pink, yellow. May. 

 1811. 



Griffi'nii (Griffin's). Yellow, violet-purple. April. 

 1811. 



ro'seo-a'lba (red and white). See S. TRICOLOR 



BLANDA. 



sangui'neo-purpu'rea (bloody-purple), i. Red. 

 April. 1811. 



versi'color (parti-coloured). J. Deep purple, 

 brown, yellow. September. 1825. 



viola' ceo-purpu'rea (violet-purple). See S. TRI- 

 COLOR GRIFFINH. 



versi'color (parti-coloured). See S. TRICOLOR VERSI- 

 COLOR. 



Wa'ttii (Watt's). See SYNNOTIA VARIEGATA. 



SPARMA'NNIA. (Named after A. Sparmann, a 

 Swedish botanist. Nat. ord. Lindenblooms [Tiliaceae]. 

 Linn. i^-Polyandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Fine greenhouse evergreen shrubs. Cuttings of young 

 shoots in April ; loam and a little peat. Winter temp., 

 38 to 48'. 

 S. africa'na (African). 5-10. White. May. S. Africa. 



1790. 

 fio're pie' no (double-flowered). Flowers double. 



1881. 

 palma'ta (hand-shaped). 3-6. White. S. Africa. 



SPARTTNA. Prairie Grass. (From spar tine, a cord ; 

 the leaves being used to make cords. Nat. ord. Grami- 

 neae.) 

 S. cynosuroi'des au'reo-margina'ta (golden-margined). 



See S. POLYSTACHYA AUREO-MARGINATA. 



polysta'chya (many-spiked). 5-6. September. N. 

 Amer. " Reed Grass." 



au'reo-margina'ta (golden-margined). 5-6. Leaves 

 with golden edges. 1905. 



Schrebtri (Schreber's). See S. POLYSTACHYA. 



stri'cta (erect). 1-3. July, August. Europe (Eng- 

 land) ; N. and S. Amer. " Cord Grass." 



Townse'ndi (Townsend's). 1-3. July, August. 

 England. 1880. 



SPA'RTIUM. Spanish Broom. (From spartan, cord- 

 age ; alluding to the flexible shoots. Nat. ord. Legu- 

 minous Plants [Leguminosae]. Linn. i6-Monadelphia, 6- 

 Decandria. Allied to Genista.) 



Hardy deciduous, yellow-flowered shrubs. Generally 

 by seeds, but cuttings will strike freely in summer under 

 a hand-light ; and this is the best mode for securing a 

 particular variety. They should be planted out young, 

 or be frequently moved, as they make long, naked stems ; 

 common, light soil. 



S. acutifo'lium (sharp-leaved). SeeS. JUXCEUM. 

 ju'nceum (rush-leaved). 6. August. Temperate 

 regions of Old World. 1548. 



S. ju'nceum flo' re-pie" no (double-flowered). 6. August. 



S. Europe. 1548. 



odorati'ssimum (sweetest-scented). 4. July. 

 Persia. 1834. 



SPARTOTHA'MNUS. (From spartan, cordage, and 

 thamnos, a shrub ; its flexible shoots. Nat. ord. Ver- 

 vains [Verbenaceae]. Linn. i^-Didynamia, 2-Angio- 

 spermia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrub. Cuttings of young shoots 

 under a bell-glass, in sandy soil ; sandy, fibrous peat, 

 and lumpy loam. Winter temp., 38 to 45. 

 S. ju'nceus (rushy). 3. White. August. Australia. 

 1819. 



SPATALA'NTHUS. (From spatalos, delicate, and 

 anthos, a flower. Nat. ord. Irids [Iridaceae]. Linn. 16- 

 Monadelphia, i-Triandria. Novr referred to Romulea.) 

 S. specio'sus (showy). See ROMULEA MONADELPHA. 



SPATALLA. (From spatalos, luxurious or lavish, 

 in allusion to the large stigma. Nat. ord. Proteads [Pro- 

 teaceae]. Linn. 4-Tetrandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Greenhouse, purple-flowered evergreens, from South 

 Africa. Cuttings of ripe young shoots in sand, under a 

 bell-glass, and kept cool ; sandy, fibrous loam, with 

 pieces of charcoal and freestone ; drainage and watering 

 very particularly attended to. Winter temp., 38 to 45". 

 Pots defended from sun in summer. 

 S bractea'ta (bracted). 3. June. 1806. 



, brevifo'lia (short-leaved), ij. July. 1823. 



, caudaflo'ra (tailed-flowered). 2. June. 1812. 



, cauda'ta (tailed). See S. CAUD.SFLORA. 



, curvifo'lia (curved-leaved). April. 1822. 



, incu'na (c\uled-in-leaved). See S. PROCERA. 



, mo' His (soft). 2. June. 1826. 



, ni'vea (white). 2. June. 1806. 



, pa'rilis (like). June. 1821. 



, peduncula'ta (fong-flower-stalked). See S. CURVI- 

 FOLIA. 



pro'cera (tall). z\. May. 1789. 



proli'fera (proliferous). i. July. 1800. 



Pyramida'lis (pyramidal). See S. PARILIS. 



ramulo'sa (twiggy-branched). 3. August. 1787. 



Thunbe'rgii (Thunberg's). 3. May. 1806. 



SPATHA'NTHEUM. (From spathe, a spa the, and 

 anthos, a flower ; the flowers arise from the midrib of 

 the spathe. Nat. ord. Araceae. Allied to Spathicarpa.) 



Greenhouse herb, with tuberous roots. Offsets and 

 divisions. Fibrous loam, lumpy peat, and some charcoal. 

 Water liberally when in full leaf, and dry it off in winter. 

 S. hetera'ndrum (various-anthered). See S. ORBIGNY- 



ANUM. 



orbignya'num (Orbignyan). i\. Green. Bolivia. 

 1876. 



SPATHE. The large bract or bracts, which enclose 

 the flowers of Aroids, Palms, and Amaryllids before 

 expansion. The showy part of Richardia is the spathe. 



SPATHE LLA. (From spathe, a sheath, or spathe, as 

 in the Palm-tree ; resemblance. Nat. ord. Simarubads 

 [SimarubacecB]. Linn. $-Pentandria, ^-Trigynia. Allied 

 to Ailanthus.) 



Stove evergreen tree. Cuttings of ripened shoots in 

 sand, under a glass, in heat ; loam and peat. Winter 

 temp., 50 to 60 ; summer, 60 to 85. 

 S. simplex (simple). 40. Red. Jamaica. 1778. 



SPATfflCA'RPA. (From spathe, a sheath, or spathe, 

 and karpos, a fruit ; the spadix, or flower-stem, fruiting 

 in the sheath. Nat. ord. Arads [Araceae]. Linn. 21- 

 Moncecia, j-Heptandria. Allied to Caladium.) 



Stove herbaceous perennials. Division of the plant 

 or tubers ; loam and peat. Winter temp., 50" to 60 ; 

 summer, 60" to 80'. 

 S. cornu'ta (horned), r. Green. Brazil. 1860. 



hastifo'lia (halbert-leaved). White. July. S. Amer. 



longicu'spis (long-pointed). See S. SAGITTIFOLIA. 



platy'spatha (broad-spathed). See S. SAGITTIFOLIA. 



sagittifo'lia (arrow-leaved), i. Green. Brazil. 1860. 



SPATfflPHY'LLUM. (From spathe, a spathe, and 

 phullon, a leaf ; the spathe resembles a leaf. Nat. ord. 

 Araceae.) 



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