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STATICE 



STARTING. A term used to designate the hastening 

 the commencement of growth, either in a seed or plant, 

 by submitting it to artificial heat. 



STA'TICE. Sea Lavender. (From statizo, to stop ; 

 the powerful medical astringency of some of the species. 

 Nat. ord. Leaduwts [Plumbaginaceae]. Linn. $-Pen- 

 tandria, 6-Polygynia.) 



Hardy perennials, by division and seeds, and tender 

 species by similar means, and also by cuttings ; those 

 requiring a cold pit and greenhouse flourish best in sandy, 

 fibrous loam and a little peat, also good and fibrous. 



GREENHOUSE EVERGREENS. 



S. arbo'rea (tree). See S. FRUTICANS. 

 ,, Bourgce'i (Bourgae's). i. Purple, white. August. 



Caaaries. 1859. 

 brassic&fo'lia (Brassica- leaved). iJ-2. Purple. 



August. Canaries. 1859. 

 crassifo'lia (thick-leaved). Gardens. 

 Dickso'nii (Dickson's). Purple. May. 1840. 

 echioi'des (Echium-like). T. Pale blue. July. S. 



Europe. 1752. Biennial. 

 , frute'scens (shrubby). See S. FRUTICANS. 

 , fru'ticans (shrubby). 2. Blue. July. Canaries. 1829. 

 , grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). See ARMERIA LATIFOLIA. 

 , macro' piera (large- winged). Purple. Canaries. 

 , monope'tala (one-petaled). See LIMONIASTRUM ARTI- 



CULATUM. 



denuda'ta (naked-stemmed). See LIMONIASTRUM 



ARTICULATUM DENUDATUM. 



,, ro'sea (rosy). 3. Blue. May. S. Africa. 1840. 

 ,,, suffnttico'sa (subshrubby). \. Blue. July. Cau- 

 casus ; Middle Asia. 1799. 



HALF-HARDY HERBACEOUS. 

 S. (Egypti'aca (Egyptian). See S. THOUINI. 

 ala'ta (winged). See S. THOUINI. 

 auricula' ia (eared). . Blue. July. Galicia. 1817. 

 austra'lis (southern), i. Austraha. 1823. 

 #ondwe!'t(Bonduell's). 1-2. Yellow. July. Algeria. 



1859. 



cine'rea (grey). See S. PURPURATA. 

 conge' 'sta (crowded). Red. July. Altai. 1837. 

 conspi'cua (conspicuous). See S. SPECIOSA. 

 corda'ta (heart-leaved) . |. Blue. June. S. Europe. 



1752- 

 emargina'ta (notched-ended). $. Purple. May. 



Gibraltar. 

 floribu'nda (free-flowering). 1-2. Violet-blue. July 



to September. 1882. 



folio'sa (leafy), i. Purple, white. July. Canaries. 1830. 

 Fortu'nei (Fortune's). See S. SINENSIS. 

 Halfo'rdii (Halford's). See S. MACROPHYLLA. 

 imbrica'ta (imbricated). Teneriffe. 1829. 

 macrophy'lla (large-leaved). 2. White. May. 



Canaries. 1824. 

 mucrona'ta (spine-pointed), i. Red. July. Bar- 



bary. 1784. 

 ovalifo'lia (oval-leaved), i. White. July. Western 



Mediterranean re-rfon. 1816. 

 pectina'ta (comb-like). J. Blue. September. 



Canaries. 1780. 

 Pere'zii (Perez's), ij. Violet-blue ; calyx white. 



Canaries. 1910. 

 profu'sa (profuse). 2. White, blue-purple. August, 



September. (S. pubenilaxmacrophylla.) 

 Pseu'do-arme'ria (false-armeria). See ARMERIA LATI- 

 FOLIA. 

 pube'rula (rather downy), f. Violet. May. Canaries. 



1830. 



pube'scens (downy). See S. CORDATA. 

 purpura'ta (purpled). 6. Purple. July. S. Africa. 



1800. 



Reinwa'rdtii (Reinwardt's). Blue, white. 

 sca'bra (rough-branch), i. Blue. June. S.Africa. 



1788. 

 sine'nsis (Chinese). 1^-3. Yellow ; calyx silvery. 



April. China. 1845. 

 sinua'ta (scollop-leaved), i. Purple, yellow. August. 



Mediterranean region. 1629. 

 specio'sa (showy), i. White. July. Caucasus ; 



Siberia. 1776. 

 ,, ielrago'na (four-angled). 2. Red. July. S. Africa. 



1820. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS. 



S. acero'sa (sharp). See ACANTHOLIMON ACEROSUM. 



alpi'na (alpine). See ARMERIA ALPINA. 



,, alta'ica (Altaian), i. Blue. July. Siberia. 1820. 



,, Arara'ti (Ararat). See ACANTHOLIMON GLUMACEUM. 



,, Arme'ria (Anneria). See ARMERIA MARITIMA. 



articula'ta (jointed), . Blue. July. S. France. 

 1826. 



,, au'rea (golden). Golden. Siberia. 1832. 



,, auricula fo'lia (Auricula-leaved), i. Blue. July to 

 September. Europe (Britain). 



,, bahusie'nsis (Bahusian). See S. RARIFLORA. 



Be'hen (Behen). See S. LIMONIUM. 



,, bdlidifo'lia (daisy-leaved). |. Pale blue. June, 

 Europe. r8io. 



,, bi'color (two-coloured). Purple, white. May. China. 

 1837- 



,, binervo'sa (two-nerved). See S. AURICUL^EFOLIA. 



,, carolinia'na (Carolina). See S. LIMONIUM. 



,, ca'spia (Caspian). See S. BELLIDIFOLIA. 



,, corda'ta (heart-shaped). . Red. July. Mediter- 

 ranean region. 1824. 



,, Coria'ria (Coriaria-like). See S. LATIFOLIA. 



,, cosyre'nsis (Cosyr). S. Europe. 



,, cunea'ta (wedge-leaved). See S. THOUINI. 



,, dicho'toma (two-ranked). . Blue. July. S. 

 Europe. 1810. 



Echi'nus (hedgehog). See ACANTHOLIMON HOHEN- 

 ACKERI. 



,, echioi'des (Echium-like). Mediterranean region. 



,, ela'ta (tall), i. Blue. August. Siberia. 1820. 



,, exi'mia (choice), i. Lilac, rose. August. Central 

 Asia. 



,, ,, turkesta'nica (Turkestan). 2-2\. Lilac. Turkes- 

 tan. 1888. 



ferula'cea (Ferula-leaved), i. Yellow. July. Medi- 

 terranean region. 1796. 



,, flexuo'sa (zigzag), i. Purple. July. Siberia. 1791. 



,, globtdaricefo'lia (Globularia-leaved). i. White. 

 August. N. Africa. 1821. 



,, Gmeli'ni (Gmelin's). i. Blue. July. Caucasus ; 

 Siberia. 1796. 



gougetia'na (Gougetian). Spain. 



,, grtz'ca (Greek). \. White. June. Greece. 1810. 



gr am inifo'lia (grass-leaved), i. Red. June. Siberia. 

 1780. 



,, Heldrci'chii (Heldreich's). Origin unknown. 



inca'na (hoary), i. Pink. July. Tauria ; Siberia. 

 1823. 



kaufmannia'na(Ka\ilmsmnia.n.). J-iJ. Pink. Turkes- 

 tan. 1880. 



,, latifo'lia (broad- leaved), i. Blue. June. Bulgaria; 

 Russia ; Caucasus. 1791. 



lepto'loba (slender-podded). Calyx purple ; corolla 

 yellow. Central Asia. 1879. 



Limo'nium (Limonium). 1-2. Blue. July to Sep- 

 tember. Europe (Britain). 



>. pyramida'le (pyramidal). Inflorescence pyramidal. 



,, ,, Smi'lhii (Smith's). 



minu'ta (small). . Red. June. Mediterranean. 

 1658. 



,, na'na (dwarf). \. Blue. July. Britain. 



oleifo'lia (olive-leaved), i. Red. July. Italy. 1688. 



pruino'sa (frosted), i. White. July. S. Europe. 

 1823. 



rariflo'ra (thin-flowered). Blue. July. Europe 

 (Britain). 



reticula'ta (netted). J. Blue. July. Europe (Eng- 

 land). 



rytidophy'lla (wrinkled-leaved). 3. Blue. May. 

 Port Natal. 1840. 



scopa'ria (broom-like). See S. GMELINI. 



,, sibthorpia? na (Sibthorpian). Sicily. 



,, spathula'ta (spatula-leaved), i. Purple. July. 

 Barbary. 1804. 



spica' ta (spiked). J. White. July. Caucasus. 1819. 

 Annual. 



subpube'rula (finely-downy). Origin doubtful. 



,, supe'rba (superb). See S. SUWOROWI. 



Suworo'wi (Suworow's). i. Rose. July to Sep- 

 tember. Central Asia. 1883. 



tala'rica (Tartarian). i. Pink. June. S.E. Europe;; 

 Caucasus. 1731. 



Thoui'nii (Thouin's). i. Blue. Axigust. Mediter- ' 

 ranean region. 1700. 



