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STEVIA 



fibrous loam and fibrous peat, with a little silver sand 

 and dried leaf-mould. Winter temp., 45 to 55", and 

 rather dry ; summer, 60 to 8.5% and plenty of moisture 

 when growing. Would answer, probably, in a warm 

 conservatory when once it reached the top of the roof. 

 S. floribu'nda (copious-flowered). 20. May. Mada- 

 gascar. 1839. 

 Thoua'rsii (Thouars'). May. Madagascar. 1842. 



STERCU'LIA. (Named after Sterculius, a heathen god. 

 Nat. ord. Sterculiads [Sterculiaceae], Linn. 2i-Moncecia, 

 lo-Decandria.) 



Stove evergreens. Cuttings of ripe shoots in sand, 

 under a bell-glass, in moist bottom-heat ; fibrous loam 

 and peat. Winter temp., 45 to 58 ; summer, 60 to 80. 

 Tragaca' ntha produces the gum of that name. Platani- 

 fo'lia stood for years in the open air at Chelsea, and it is 

 likely that many of the East Indian and New Holland 

 species would thrive with greenhouse treatment. 

 S. acerifo'lia (Acer-leaved). Australia. 



ala'ta (winged). India. 



au'stro-caledo'nica (Southern-Caledonian). See S. 



NEOCALEDONICA. 



Bala'nghas (Balanghas). 20. Purple. August. E. 



Ind. 1787. 

 Bidwi'llii (Bidwill's). Red. September. Australia. 



iSsr. Greenhouse. 



,, carthagine'nsis (Carthaginian). Trop. Amer. 

 cauda'ta (tailed). 20. Australia. 1824. Greenhouse. 

 Chi' ca (Chica). Brazil. 



cocci'nea (scarlet- fruited). 20. E. Ind. 1817. 

 colora'ta (coloured). 30. Scarlet. E. Ind. 1818. 

 di'scolor (two-coloured). 4-40. Rose-red. Australia. 



1822. Greenhouse. 



diversifo'lia ( diverse-leaved). 20-30. Australia. 1824. 

 fce'tida (fetid). Tropics, Old World. 

 grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). See COLA ACUMINATA. 

 Heli'cteres (Helicteres-like). 8. Yellow, purple. 



Carthagena. 1820. 



heierophy'lla (various-leaved). See S. DIVERSIFOLIA. 

 Ivi'ra (Ivira). 15-60. Pale yellow. July. S. Amer. 



1793. 

 lanceola' to. (lance-shaped). 10-20. Red-brown. June 



to August. China ; Java. Greenhouse. 

 lu'rida (lurid). Australia. 

 macrophy'lla (large-leaved). Yellow. July. E. Ind. 



1822. 



me.iica'na (Mexican). Mexico. 

 neocaledo'nica (New-Caledonian). 10-15. Deep red, 



shaded orange. New Caledonia. 

 no'bilis (noble). 20. Pale buff. E. Ind. 1787. 

 orna'ta (adorned). Burma. 



,, platanifo'lia (plane-leaved). 20-30. China and Japan. 

 pube'scens (downy). 20. White. Guinea. 1793. 

 pyrifo'rmis (pear- formed). See S. PLATANIFOLIA. 

 rupe'stris (rock). Australia. 1880. " Bottle Tree." 

 russellia'na (Russellian). Leaves with seven narrow 



divisions. 1902. 

 Tragaca' ntha (tragacanth). 40. Red, brown. May. 



Sierra Leone. 1793. 

 villo'sa (shaggy). India. 



STEREOSPE'RMUM. (From stereos, hard, and sperma, 

 a seed ; the seeds are hard, and the fruit woody. Nat. 

 ord. Bignoniacea?.) 



Stove trees, with pinnate or bipinnate leaves. Cuttings 

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

 loam, peat, and sand. 



S. chelonoides (Chelone-like). India ; Burma. 

 hyposti'ctum (under-spotted). 20. Yellow. Burma ; 



Malaya. 1828. 

 si'nicum (Chinese). 50-60. Pinkish- white. S. China. 



1908. Greenhouse. 



xyloca'rpum (wood-fruited). White. E. Ind. 1820. 

 STERILE. See BARREN. 



STERIPHO'MA. (From sieriphoma, a fortification, a 

 foundation ; the fruit-stalk is stout. Nat. ord. Cappari- 

 daceae.) 



Evergreen stove shrubs. Cuttings in sand, in a close 

 frame, with bottom-heat. Fibrous loam, leaf-mould, or 

 peat and sand. 



S. elli'ptica (elliptic). Trinidad. 



parado'xa (paradoxical). Yellow, orange. July 

 Caracas. 1797. 



STERNBE'R.GIA. (Named after Count Sternberg, a 

 German botanist. Nat. ord. Amaryllids [Amaryllidaceae], 

 Linn. 6-Hexandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Hardy autumnal-flowering bulbs, with one yellow 

 flower on a stalk, open before the leaves rise ; offsets ; 

 good, sandy loam and leaf-mould. 

 5. clusia'na (Clusian) of Boissier. See S. MACRANTHA. 

 clusia'na, (Clusian) of Ker Gawler. See S. COLCHICI- 



FLORA. 

 colchiciflo'ra (Colchicum-flowered). J. Hungary. 



1816. 



exi'gua (small). See TAPEINANTHUS HUMILIS. 

 fischeria'na (Fischerian). J. Yellow, large. February, 



March. Asia Minor. 1868. 



lu'tea (yellow). . Yellow. September, October. 

 Mediterranean region. 1596. " Winter Daffodil." 

 angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved), . Yellow. Sep- 

 tember. S. Europe. 1596. 

 gra'ca (Greek). J. Yellow. Greece. 

 Ika'rice (Ikaria). J. Yellow. Ikaria. 

 ma'jor (larger). J. Yellow, much larger than the 



type. 1904. 

 macra'ntha (large-flowered). J. Yellow. Autumn. 



Asia Minor, &e. 

 si'cula (Sicilian). |. Yellow. Sicily. 



STEU'DNERA. (Commemorative of Dr. Sieudner, a 

 German botanist. Nat. ord. Araceae. Allied to Colo- 

 casia.) 



Perennial stove herbs with stout stems like Dieffen- 

 bachia. Offsets ; cuttings ; seeds. Fibrous loam, lumpy 

 peat, leaf-mould, and some nodules of charcoal with 

 sand. Give plenty of water, and maintain a moist atmos- 

 phere in summer ; keep dry in winter. 

 S. colocasicefo'lia (Colocasia-leaved). i. Spathe purple- 



brown. Martaban. 1869. 

 colocasioi'des (Colocasia-like). Himalaya. 

 di'scolor (two-coloured), i. Spathe yellow and purple. 

 India. 1874. 



STEVENSO'NIA. (Commemorative of Stevenson, a 

 Governor of the Mauritius. Nat. ord. Palmaceae.) 



A magnificent stove Palm, with large, fan-shaped 

 reddish-green leaves. Seeds. Lumpy, fibrous peat, with 

 a little loam, charcoal, and sand. Moist atmosphere. 

 S. grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). See S. GRANDIFOLIA. 

 grandifo'lia (large-leaved). 5-40. Yellow. Seychelles. 



1865. 



viridifo'lia (green-leaved). See VERSCHAFFELTIA SPLEN- 

 DIDA. 



STE'VIA. (Named after P. /. Esteve, a Spanish 

 botanist. Nat. ord. Composites [Composite]. Linn. 

 ig-Syngenesia, i-jEqualis.) 



Greenhouse herbaceous perennials, from Mexico, where 

 not otherwise mentioned. They all bloom in August. 

 Seeds and division in spring ; sandy, loamy soil. The 

 protection of a cold pit in winter. 

 S. adeno'phora (gland-bearing). 2. White. Chili. 1822. 



angustifo'lia (narrow- leaved). See S. SALICIFOLIA. 



breviarista' ta (short-awned). 3. Rose. July. Argen- 

 tina. 1836. 



callo'sa (beautiful). A doubtful plant. Mexico. 



cane'scens (hoary). See S. SERRATA. 



Eupato'ria (Eupatoria). 2. Pink. 1798. 



fascicula'ris (close- headed), i. White. September. 

 1830. 



fastigia'ta (peaked). i. White. New Spain. 1826. 



glanduli'fera (gland-bearing). 3. Purple. 1839. 



glandulp'sa (glandular). Mexico. 



hyssopifo'lia (hyssop-leaved). See S. PANICULATA. 



incane'scens (hoary). See S. SERRATA. 



ivafo'lia (Iva-leaved). 2. White. 1816. 



lanceola' ta (spear- head-leaved), i. Purple. 1822. 



laxifto'ra (loose-flowered). Purple. 



linea'ris (linear). See PALAFOXIA LINEARIS. 



,, lu'cida (shining). 2. Pink. 1824. 



microphy'lla (small- leaved). 2. Blush. September. 

 1828. 



mo'llis (soft). White. 1834. 



monardafo'lia (Monarda-leaved). ij. Violet. 1826. 



nepetcefo'lia (Nepeta- leaved). i\. White. S. Amer. 

 1823. 



odora'ta (scented), i-ij. White. 1890. 



ova'ta (egg-leaved). 2. White. 1816. 



panicula'ta (panicled). if. White. 1824. 



