SPURGE OLIVE 



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STACHYTARPHETA 



SPURGE OLIVE. Cneo'rum trico'ccum and Da'phne 

 Meze'reum. 



SPURGEWORTS. Euphorbiacea. 



SPURLESS VIOLET. Vi'ola hedera'cea. 



SPURRING is cutting the lateral or side-shoots, so as 

 to leave only a few buds in length of them projecting 

 from the main branches. 



SPYRI'DIUM. (From spuris, spuridos, a wicker 

 basket ; probably in relation to the fruit. Nat. ord. 

 Rhamnaceae.) 



A greenhouse shrub. Cuttings in sand, under a bell- 

 glass. Fibrous loam, peat, and sand. 

 S. globulo'sum (globular). 6. July. Australia. 1803. 



SQUASH. Cucu'rbita Melope'po. 



SQUILL. Sci'lla. 



SQUILL, MEDICINAL. Urgi'nea Sci'lla. 



SQUILL, ROMAN. Hyaci'nthus roma'nus. 



SQUILL, STRIPED. Puschki'nia scilloi'des. 



SQUINANT. Andropo'gon Schcena'nthus. 



SQUIRREL-TAIL GRASS. Bro'mus sciuroi'des. 



SQTHRTING CUCUMBER. Ecba'llium Elate'rium. 



STAA'VIA. (Named after M . Staaf, a correspondent 

 of Linnaeus. Nat. ord. Bruniads [Bruniaceae], Linn. 5- 

 Pentandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Greenhouse, white-flowered evergreens, from South 

 Africa. Cuttings of young shoots in sand, under a bell- 

 glass ; sandy, fibrous peat. Winter temp., 38 to 45. 

 S. cilia'ta (hair-innged-leaved) . ij. June. 1800. 

 globo'sa (globose). See S. CILIATA. 

 ,, glutino'sa (clammy). i. April. 1793. 

 radio! ia (rayed), i. May. 1787. 



STA'CHYS. Hedge Nettle, Woundwort. (From stachus, 

 a spike ; their manner of flowering. Nat. ord. Lipworts 

 [Labiates]. Linn. i4.-Didyna.mia, i-Gymnospermia.) 



Herbaceous perennials, by seeds and divisions ; shrubs, 

 by cuttings under a hand-light, in sandy soil, in summer. 

 The tender kinds require a cold pit or greenhouse in 

 winter. There are many annuals and biennials, but not 

 worth culture. 



HARDY EVERGREENS. 

 S. fruticulo'sa (small-shrubby). i. Purple. July. 



Caucasus. 1818. 

 palccsti'na (Palestine), i. Purple. July. Syria. 



1820. 



stenophy'lla (narrow-leaved). i. Yellow. July. 

 Spain. 1823. 



GREENHOUSE EVERGREENS. 



S. Lama'rckH (Lamarck's). Yellow. July. S. -Africa. 



1820. 



rugo'sa (wrinkly). 2. Pale yellow. July. S. Africa. 

 1774- 



HARDY HERBACEOUS. 



S. affi'nis (allied). See S. SIEBOLDII. 



cdbicau'lis (white-stemmed). 2-3. Violet. Summer. 

 Chili. 



alopecu'ros (I oxtail- grass-like). i. Red. July. 

 S. Europe. 1759. 



alpi'na (alpine). 1-2. Red-purple. June to August. 

 Europe. 



angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved), i. Purple. July. 

 South-eastern Europe ; Tauria. 1823. 



a'nnua (annual), i. Yellow. June to October. 

 Europe (England) ; Caucasus. Annual. 



arena'ria (sand), i. Purple. July. Western Medi- 

 terranean region. 1804. 



arve'nsis (field), i. Purple. June to October. N. 

 temperate regions (Britain). 



a'spera (rough). 3-4. Rose-red. July to September. 

 N. Amer. 



Balbi'sii (Balbis's). See S. PUBESCENS. 



Belo'nica (Betonica). 1-2. Purple. July to Sep- 

 tember. Europe (Britain) ; Asia Minor. " Wood 

 Betony." 



S. Beto'nica a'lba (white). i. White. July to 



September. Britain. 

 ca'ndida (white). White. Greece. 

 chrysa'ntha (golden-flowered). See S. CHRYS- 



ANTHA. 



chrysa'ntha (golden-flowered). Lemon-yellow. Leaves 



woolly. July. Greece. 1897. Half-hardy. 

 citri'na (citron), i. Sulphur-yellow. Leaves woolly 



Asia Minor. 1906. 

 ,, cocci'nea (scarlet). 3. Scarlet. July. Texas; 



Mexico. 1798. 

 co'rsica (Corsican). rV-J. Straw; lip purple. July. 



Corsica. 1823. "Reintroduced 1910. Half- 

 hardy. 

 densiflo'ra (dense-flowered). J-iJ. Flesh to purple. 



June. S. Europe. 1710. 

 ,, di' scalar, (two-coloured). Caucasus. 

 Fceni'culum (fennel-scented). See LOPHANTHT;S 



ANISATUS. 

 germa'nica (German). 1-3. Pink, white. July to 



September. Europe (England). 

 pube'scens (downy). 1-2. Purple. August. 



Germany. 1826. 



,, glutino'sa (clammy), r. Purple. June. Mediter- 

 ranean region. 1729. 

 grce'ca (Grecian). Greece. 

 ,, grandidenta' ta (large-toothed)-. 1-3. Violet. June 



to September. Chili. 

 grandifto'ra (large-flowered). ij. Purple. May. 



Asia Minor. 1800. 

 ,, robu'sta (robust). i. Pink. June to August. 



1905. 



,, hirsu'ta (hairy). See S. DENSIFLORA. 

 ,, hypoleu'ca (white-beneath). See S. SPECTABILIS. 

 ,, inca'na (hoary). See S. DENSIFLORA. 

 infla'ta (inflated), ij. Red. July. Persia; Meso- 

 potamia. 1852. 



,, ita'lica (Italian). 6. Purple. June. Europe. 

 lana'ta (woolly). 2. Striped. July. Caucasus, &c. 



1782. 

 lavandulczfo'lia (lavender- leaved). Caucasus ; Asia 



Minor. 



,, longifo'lia (long-leaved). Caucasus. 

 macrou'ra (long- tailed), i. Pale red. July. Europe. 



1820. 

 mawea'na (Mawean). Pale sulphur; lip spotted with 



purple. Morocco. 1878. 

 menthcefo'lia (mint-leaved). Yellow. July. Dal- 



matia. 1838. 



ni'vea (snowy), i. Red. July. Syria. 1820. 

 ,, officina'lis (shop). See S. BETONICA. 

 orienta'lis (eastern), i. Light purple. August. 



Levant. 1737. 



panicula'ta (panicled). See SIDERITIS LANATA. 

 ,, pube'scens (downy). Yellowish. July. S. Europe. 



1816. 

 re' eta (upright). 2. Yellow. July. S. Europe. 



1683. 



,, ru'bra (red). See S. ARENARIA. 

 ,, Sa'lvi/z (Salvia-like). See~1SPHACELE LINDLEYI. 

 ,, salvi/zfo'lia (Salvia-leaved). See S. ITALICA. 

 sca'rdica (Mt. Scardus). See S. GR^ECA. 

 Sendtne'ri (Sendtner's). Europe. 1887. 

 ,, seri'ceji (silky), i. Lilac. August. Nepaul. 1830. 

 ,, sero'tina (late-flowering). See S. BETONICA. 

 ,, seti'f era (bristly), ij. Red, brown. Asia Minor, &c. 



1837. 



Sideri'tis (Sideritis). See S. RECTA. 

 Siebo'ldii (Siebold's). 1-2. Purple. August. Japan. 



1887. " Chinese Artichoke." Tubers edible. 

 ,, specio'sa (showy). See GARDOQUIA ELLIPTICA. 

 spectci'bilis (showy). Armenia ; Persia. 

 ,, stri'cta (upright). See S. BETONICA. 

 sylva'tica (wood). 2-3. Purple, spotted. Europe 



(Britain). " Hedge Nettle." 

 tuberi'fera (tuber-bearing). See S. SIEBOLDII. 



STACHYTARPHE'TA. Bastard Vervain. (From stac- 

 hus, a spike, and tarpheios, dense ; mode of flowering. 

 Nat. ord. Verbenas [Verbenaceas]. Linn. 2-Diandria, 

 i-Monogynia. Allied to Verbena.) 



Annuals and biennials treat as tender stove annuals ; 

 perennials, by division ; shrubs, by cuttings under a 

 bell-glass, in sand, and in bottom-heat ; sandy loam and 

 leaf-mould. Winter temp., 50 to 60 ; summer, 60 

 to 85. Muta'bilis is very interesting. 



