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STENOCHILUS 



S. atropurpu'rea (dark-purple). See S. CILIARIS. 

 Bino'ti (Binot's). Greenish-purple. Brazil. 1904. 

 ,, Bruchmu'lleri (Bruchmiiller's). . Deep purple. 



Winter. Mexico (?). 1879. 

 canalicula' ta (channelled). Yellow-green. Colombia. 



1872. 

 cilia' ris (eye-lashed). J. Dark purple. Winter. 



Mexico. 1842. 



di'scolor (two-coloured). Peru. 

 Endre'sii (Endres's). Greenish-white. Costa Rica. 



1870. 



g/o'ssw/a (little-tongue). Dull brown. Costa Rica. 1870. 

 grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). Chocolate. July. 



Brazil. 1836. 



grossila'bris (large-lipped). Greenish. Country un- 

 known. 1 88 1. 

 ,; micra'ntha (small-flowered). J. White, marked red. 



Jamaica. 1805. 

 Mie'rsii (Miers's). Brazil. 

 musci'fera (fly-bearing). Venezuela. 

 ophioglossoi'des (Ophioglossum-like). Green, pale 



purple. W. Ind. 1791. 

 sesquipeda'lis (foot-and-a-half). $. Pale yellow. 



August. Venezuela. 1845. 



tuba'ta (long-tubed). See PHYSOSIPHON LODDIGESII. 

 ,, zona'ta (zoned). Pale yellow, mauve. Guiana. 1881. 



STELLA'RIA. Stitchwort. (From Stella, a star. Nat. 

 ord. Clove-worts [Caryophyllacea?]. Linn. lo-Decandria, 

 3-Trigynia.) 



A genus of weedy herbs, with the exception of Stella 'ria 

 Holo'stea, one of the prettiest flower-garden plants for 

 May in the British Flora. Increased by division of the 

 roots in spring or autumn, when it may be planted out 

 to flower, and may be removed in J une when the flowers 

 are over. 

 S. grami'nea (grass-like). $-r. White. Summer. 



Europe (Britain). 

 ,, au'rea (golden). Leaves yellow. Used for carpet 



beds and edgings. 1874. 



Holo'stea (Holostea). . White. May, June. Europe 

 (Britain). 



STE'LLERA. (Commemorative of G. W. Steller, a 

 Russian collector of plants. Nat. ord. ThymeleaceaR.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennials or subshrubs. Seeds ; 

 divisions. Ordinary soil. 

 S. Albe'rti (Albert's). 1-2. Yellow. Central Asia. 1887. 



Shrub. 



alta'ica (Altaic). See S. CHAM^JASME. 

 Chamceja'sme (ground-jasmine), i. White. June, 



July. N. and temperate Asia. 1817. 

 passeri'na (sparrow-like). See THYMEL^A ARVENSIS. 



STEMMA'TIUM NARCISSOIDES. See TRISTAGMA 



NARCISSOIDES. 



STEMO'DIA. (From stemon, a stamen, and di, two 

 or double ; the four stamens have the anther cells sepa- 

 rate and stalked, appearing like eight. Nat. ord. 

 Scrophulariaceae.) 



Half-hardy or greenhouse herbs. Divisions ; seeds. 

 Ordinary soil, or fibrous loam, leaf-mould, and sand in 

 pots. 

 S. chile'nsis (Chilian), i. Blue. September. Chili. 



1829. 

 durantifo'lia (Duranta- leaved). Blue-purple. W. 



Ind. 1890. 

 lobelioi'des (Lobelia-like), i. Dark blue. August. 



Chili. 1830. 



trifolia'ta (three-leaved). 2. Blue. September. 

 Brazil. 1823. 



STE'MONA. (From stemon, a stamen ; in allusion 

 to the large size and fleshy character of the stamens. 

 Nat. ord. Roxburgiaceae.) 



Stove climbers. Increased by suckers or offsets. 

 Fibrous loam, leaf-mould, and sand. 

 S. Curtisii (Curtis's). India. 

 gloriosoi' des (Gloriosa-like). See S. TUBEROSA. 

 tubero'sa (tuberous). 6. Yellow- green. July. India 

 and China. 1803. 



STEMONACA'NTHTJS. (From stemon, a stamen, and 

 Acanthus ; in allusion to the long stamens, and Acanthus 

 as the type of the order. Nat. ord. Acanthaceae. Now 

 referred to Ruellja.) 



S. macrophy'llns (large-leaved). See RUELLIA MACRO- 



PHYLLA. 

 Pea'rcei (Pearce's). See RUELLIA PEARCEI. 



STENA'CTIS. (From stenos, narrow, and aktin, a 

 sunbeam ; the rays of the expanded blossoms. Nat. ord. 

 Composites [Compositaa], Linn. ig-Syngenesia, 2-Super- 

 ftua. Now referred to Erigeron.) 



Hardy herbaceous. Seeds, which, if sown in a slight 

 hotbed in March, will produce plants to bloom the same 

 season ; division of the root in spring. 

 S. heterophy'lla (various-leaved). i. White. July. 



N. Amer. 1640. 



,, inuloi'des (Inula-like). r. Red. August. Nepaul. 

 ,, specio'sa (showy). See ERIGERON SPECIOSUS. 

 ,, strigo'sa (short-bristled). See ERIGERON STRIGOSUS. 



STENA'NDRIUM. (From stenos, narrow, and aner, 

 andros, a stamen ; in allusion to the slender stamens. 

 Nat. ord. Acanthaceae.) 



Stove herbs with fine foliage. Seeds ; cuttings in 

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

 leaf-mould, and sand. 



S. i'gneum (fiery). See CHAM/ERANTHEMUM IGNEUM. 

 Linde'ni (Linden's). Yellow. Leaves with pale green 

 centre and yellow veins. Peru. 1890. 



STENANTHE'RA. (From stenos, narrow, and anthem, 

 an anther ; the stamens broader than the anthers, which 

 are narrower in proportion. Nat. ord. Epacrids [Epa- 

 cridaceae]. Linn. ^-Peniandria, i-Monogynia. Now re- 

 ferred to Astroloma.) 



S. cilia'ta (hair- fringed). See ASTROLOMA LONGIFLORUM. 

 ,, pinifo'lia (pine-leaved). See ASTROLOMA PINIFOLIUM. 



STENA'NTHIUM. (From stenos, narrow, and cmthos, 

 a flower ; the segments of the flower are narrow. Nat. 

 ord. Liliaceae.) 



Hardy or half-hardy tunicated bulbs. Offsets. Loam, 

 peat, and sand, whether in pots or planted out. 

 S. angustifo'lium (narrow-leaved). 2-3. Greenish- white, 



June. N. Amer. 1823. 

 grami'neum (grassy). 2. Flowers fewer. Leaves 



narrow, grass-like. N. Amer. 1812. 

 iri'gidum (frigid). 2-3. Pale purple. June. Mexico. 



1846. Greenhouse. 

 occidenta'le (western). Deep purple. North-Western 



Amer. 1881. 



robu'stum (robust). 1^-2. White, fragrant. June 

 to August. N. Amer. 1905. 



STE'NIA. (From stenos, narrow ; the pollen masses. 

 Nat. ord. Orchids [Orchidaceae]. Linn. zo-Gynandria, i- 

 Monandria. Allied to Maxillaria.) 



Stove orchids, grown on blocks. See ORCHIDS. 

 S. fimbria'ta (fringed). Pale sulphur, spotted with brown. 



Colombia. 1868. 

 ,, gutta'ta (spotted). Straw, spotted with purple. Peru. 



1880. 



,, pa'llida (pale-flowered). $. Yellow. August. 

 Demerara. 1837. 



STENOCA'RPUS. (From stenos, narrow, and karpos, 

 a fruit ; the fruits are long and narrow, or slender. Nat. 

 ord. Proteaceas.) 



Evergreen, greenhouse trees. Cuttings of ripe wood 

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

 equal parts, and sand. 



S. Cunningha'mii (Cunningham's). 40-100. Scarlet. 



August. Australia. 1830. 



Forste'ri (Forster's). White. New Caledonia. 1851. 

 sali' gnus (willow-like). 5-8. Pale green. June. 



Australia. 1819. " Beef W T ood." 

 sinua'tus (scolloped). 40-100. Scarlet. Australia. 



STENOCHI'LUS. (From stenos, narrow, and cheilos, 

 a lip ; the narrow lip of the flower. Nat. ord. Myoporads 

 [Myoporaceae]. Linn. i^-Didynamia, 2-Angiospermia. 

 Now referred to Eremophila.) 

 S. e'legans (elegant). See LAMOUROUXIA MULTIFIDA. 



gla'ber (smooth-leaved). See EREMOPHILA BROWNII. 



longifo'lius (long-leaved). See EREMOPHILA LONGI- 



FOLIA. 



macula' tus (spotted). See EREMOPHILA MACULATA. 

 visco'sus (clammy). See EREMOPHILA BROWNII. 



