SPEIRANTHA 



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SPH^ROSTIGMA 



SPEIRA'NTHA. (From speira, a spire, curve, or coil, 

 and anthos, a flower ; the flowers are arranged in an 

 erect spire-like raceme. Nat. ord. Liliaceae. Allied to 

 Convallana or Lily of the Valley.) 



Greenhouse perennial herb with thick creeping rhizomes. 

 Divisions. Fibrous loam, leaf-mould, and sand. 

 S. cont)o;/arjoi'd(Convallaria-like). J-J. White. June. 

 China. 1854. 



SPE NNERA. (Named after M. Spenner, a German 

 botanist. Nat. ord. M?/ostow<fs[Melastomaceae]. Linn. 

 8-Octandria, i-Monogynia. Now referred to Aciotis.) 



Stove evergreens. Seeds, and cuttings of the young 

 shoots in sand, under a bell-glass, and in heat ; sandy 

 peat and fibrous loam. Winter temp., 50 to 60 ; summer, 

 60 to 85. 



S. fra'gilis (brittle). See ACIOTIS FRAGILIS. 

 glandulo'sa (glanded). See PLEROMA GLANDULOSUM. 

 paludo'sa (marsh). See ACIOTIS PALUDOSA. 

 peihiulifo'lia (hanging-leaved). See ACIOTIS PENDULI- 

 FOLIA. 



SPE'RGULA. (From spar go, to throw here and there, 

 to scatter ; in reference to the way the seeds get scattered 

 all over the ground. Nat. ord. Caryophyllaceae.) 



Annuals of a weedy character, from which the perennial 

 species have been separated. S. arve'nsis has been used 

 for ensilage. Seeds. Ordinary soil. 

 S. ane'nsis (field), i-ii. White. All seasons. Europe 



(Britain). " Cora Spurrey." 

 pili' f era (hair-bearing). See SAGINA GLABRA PILIFERA. 



SPERGULA'RIA. (Like or similar to Spergula, from 

 spargo, to scatter ; in allusion to the scattering of the 

 seeds. Nat. ord. Caryophyllaceae.) 



Hardy annuals. Seeds. Ordinary garden soil. 

 S. ru'bra (red). J. Rose. Summer. Europe (Britain). 

 sali'na (salt). $. Purple. Summer. Europe 



(Britain). 



segeta'hs (cornfield), i. White. July. Europe. 

 1805. 



SPERMACO'CE. Button Weed. (From sperma, a 

 seed, and kokkos, a berry ; the fruits break up into one- 

 seeded berries or nuts. Nat. ord. Rubiacea?.) 



Annual, or perennial herbs or subshrubs. Cuttings of 

 the perennials and subshrubs in a close, warm frame. 

 Loam, leaf-mould, or peat and sand. 

 S. Bruno'nis (Brown's). See KNOXIA BRACHYCARPA. 

 ,, hi'rta (hairy). See MITRACARPUM VILLOSUM. 

 hi'spida (hispid). Tropics, Old World. 

 lasioca'rpa (woolly- fruited). See S. STRICTA. 

 stri'cta (upright), x. White. July. Tropics, Old 



World. 



su>natre'nsis (Sumatra). See KNOXIA SUMATRENSIS. 

 verticilla'ta (whorled). 1-2. White. July. Trop. 

 Africa and Amer. 



SPERMADI'CTYON. (From sperma, a seed, and 

 diktuon, a net ; in allusion to the netted seeds. Nat. ord. 

 Rubiaceae. Now referred to Hamiltonia.) 

 S. azu'reum (azure). See HAMILTONIA SUAVEOLEXS. 

 suave'olens (sweet-smelling). See HAMILTONIA 



SUAVEOLENS. 



SPERMA'XYRUM. (From sperma, a seed, and xuron, 

 a razor ; in allusion to the thread-like placenta running 

 along the side of the seed. Nat. ord. Olacaceaa. Now 

 referred to Olax.) 

 S. stri'ctum (upright). See OLAX STRICTA. 



SPHA CELE. (From sphakdos, a species of sage, 

 possibly Salvia cretica. Nat. ord. Labiatae.) 



Free-flowering, perennial greenhouse herbs. Seeds ; 

 cuttings in sand under a bell-glass. Fibrous loam, peat, 

 and sand. 

 S. c&ru'lea (blue). Sky-blue. Summer. Trop. Amer. 



1865. 

 campanula' ta (bell-shaped). J-r. Blue. July. Chili. 



1795. Trailer. 



Li'ndleyi (Lindley's). iJ-2. Purple-violet. July. 

 Chili. 1825. 



SPRSERA'LCEA. (From sphaira, a globe, and alcea, 

 the Marsh Mallow ; the seed-pods, or carpels, in globular 

 heads. Xat. ord. Mallomuorts [Malvaceae]. Linn. 16- 

 MotMdelphia, 8-Polygynia. Allied to Mallow.) 



Annuals, by seed in a hotbed, in April, planted out at 

 the beginning of J une ; shrubs, by cuttings of young 

 shoots in sandy soil, under a hand-light, in summer; 

 loam and peat. Winter temp., 40 to 48. 

 S. abutiloi'des (Abutilon-like). 4. Purple. August. 



Bahamas. 1725. 

 acerifo'lia (maple-leaved). 3. Rose. N.Amer. 1863. 



Hardy. 

 angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). 8. Pink. August. 



Mexico. 1780. 



carolinia'na (Carolina). See MODIOLA MULTIFIDA. 

 cisplati'na (hither-Platan). 4. Red. June. Trop. 



Amer. 1798. 



decu'mbens (lying-down). See MODIOLA MULTIFIDA. 

 e'legans (elegant). 3. Red. July. S. Africa. 1791. 

 Emo'ryi (Emory's). 1-2. Red. Summer. North- 

 western Amer. 1888. 

 ,, minia'ta (vermilion). See S. CISPLATINA. 

 munroa'na (Munroan). 2. Scarlet. August. N. 



Amer. 1828. Hardy. 



nu'tans (nodding). Purple. Guatemala. 1852. 

 obtusi'loba (blunt-lobed). 4. Purple. July. Chili. 



1827. 



,, prostra'fa (trailing). See MODIOLA MULTIFIDA. 

 umbella'ia (umbelled). 4. Violet. April. Mexico. 

 1814. 



SPHJEROCO'DON. (From sphaira, a globe, and kodon, 

 a bell ; in allusion to the shape of the flowers. Nat. 

 ord. Asclepiadaceae.) 



A woody stove climber. Cuttings in sand, in a close 

 case, with bottom-heat. Fibrous loam, peat, and sand. 

 S. obtusifo'lium (blunt-leaved). 1-3. Purple. Trop. 

 Africa. 1903. 



SPH.33RO GYNE. (From sphaira, a globe, and gune, 

 the ovary ; the shape of the ovary. Nat. ord. Melas- 

 tomaceaa. Now referred to lococa.) 

 S. cinnamo'mea (cinnamon). See TOCOCA CIXNAMOMEA. 



ferrugi'nea (rusty). See TOCOCA FERRUGINF.A. 



imperia'lis (imperial). See TOCOCA IMPERIALIS. 



SPIITEROLO'BIUM. (From sphaira, a globe, and lobos, 

 a pod ; from the spherical shape of the pods. Nat. ord. 

 Leguminosae.) 



Evergreen, greenhouse shrubs. Cuttings in sand in a 

 close frame, with bottom-heat. Fibrous loam, peat, 

 and sand. 



S. acumina'tum (long-pointed). See S. MEDIUM. 

 ,, me'dium (intermediate). 2-3. Red. June to Sep- 

 tember. Australia. 1803. 

 ,, mi'nus (lesser). See S. VIMINEUM. 

 vimi'neum (twiggy). 2. Yellow. J uly to September. 

 Australia. 1802. 



SPH/EROPHY SA. (From sphaira, a globe, and 

 phusa, a bladder ; the pods are spherical and inflated. 

 Nat. ord. Leguminosae.) 



Hardy perennial or shrubby at the base. Cuttings in 

 sand under a hand-light. Light sandy, well-drained soil. 

 S. ca'spica (Caspian). See S. SALSULA. 

 sa'lsula (saltish), ij. Purple. July. Caspian region ; 

 N. Asia. 1818. 



SPHffiRO'PTERIS. ( From sphaira, a globe, and pteris, 

 a fern ; the sori are globose. Nat. ord. Ferns [Filices], 

 Allied to Dicksonia.) 



Stove or moist warm greenhouse. See FERNS FOR 

 CULTURE. 



S. barba'ia (bearded). 3. Northern India and Neil- 

 gherries. 



SPH^IROSTE'MA. (From sphaira, a globe, and sterna, 

 a stamen ; stamens collected into close clusters. Nat. 

 ord. Magnoliads [Magnoliaceae]. Linn. 22-Dicecia, 12- 

 Icosandria. Now referred to Schizandra.) 

 S. marmora'tum (marbled). See SCHIZANDRA MARMO- 



RATA. 



Propi'nquum (related). See SCHIZANDRA PROPINQUA. 



SPH3310STI'GMA. (From sphaira, a globe, and 

 stigma, the female organ. Nat. ord. Onagrads [Ona- 

 graceae]. Linn. 8-Octandria, i-Monogynia. Now re- 

 ferred to CEnotbera.) 



S. Chamisso'nis (Chamisso's). See CENOTHERA DENTATA. 

 cheiranlhifo'lium (wallflower-leaved). See CENOTHERA 



CHEIRA.NTHIFOLIA. 



