STRAWBERRY-BLITE 



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STREPTOSOLEN 



Strawberry Forcing. One principal point here is to 

 obtain very early runners, which is generally effected 

 by laying the earliest in small pots, in a sound compost. 

 These, when full of roots, are repotted into larger ones ; 

 and the whole business henceforth is to give them kindly 

 cultivation, as to regular waterings, &c., and to keep 

 them in an open situation. By the end of September 

 they will possess stout buds, and must be plunged up to 

 their rims for the winter. Forcing must be commenced 

 very gently, with plenty of atmospheric moisture say, 

 commence with the temperature at 55 and rise gradually, 

 by the time the leaf is thoroughly developed, to 60, 

 and the less advance that is made beyond this the better, 

 except in sunny weather. They love to be near the 

 glass, and to have abundance of air. 



Culture of the Alpines. Sow seed from choice fruit at 

 the end of January in gentle heat, and prick the seedlings 

 out into boxes, still under glass, in rich soil. Towards 

 the end of April, the plants, having been hardened off 

 may be planted out finally ; and an elevated bed, in a 

 sunny situation, should be chosen. They may be planted 

 in double rows, half a yard apart in the row, and the 

 rows 2 feet apart. The soil should be a rich loam ; and 

 when they are fruiting, some slates or tiles may be placed 

 beneath them, as the autumn rains are apt to rot them. 

 They should be liberally watered during dry weather. 



STRAWBERRY-BLITE. Chenopo'dium capita' turn. 



STRAWBERRY-SPINACH. Chenopo'dium capita' turn. 



STRAWBERRY-TREE. A'rbutus. 



STREBLORRHTZA. (From streUos, twisted or tortu- 

 ous, and rhiza, a root ; the roots are tortuous. Nat. ord. 

 Leguminosffi.) 



Greenhouse or half-hardy shrub. Cuttings of side- 

 shoots in sand under a bell-glass. Fibrous loam, a little 

 peat and sand. 

 S. specio'sa (showy). 2-4. Flesh. Norfolk Island. 1840. 



STRE'BLUS. (From streblos, tortuous ; the branches 

 being flexuous. Nat. ord. Urticaceae.) 



Stove shrub or small tree. Cuttings in sand, in a close 

 frame, with bottom-heat ; seeds. Fibrous loam and 

 fibrous peat, with sand. 



S. a'sper (rough). 10-20. Pale green. Trop. Asia. 

 " Paper Tree." 



STRELI'TZIA. (Named after Charlotte, queen to 

 George III, of the house of Mecklenburgh-Strelitz. Nat. 

 ord. Musads [Scitaminaceae]. Linn. s-Pentandria, i- 

 Monogynia.) 



Stove, yellow-flowered, herbaceous perennials, from 

 South Africa. By seeds in a good, moist heat, in spring ; 

 generally by suckers and dividing the plant ; fibrous 

 loam and a little peat. Winter temp., 45 to 55 ; 

 summer, 60 to 80. 

 S. a'lbiflos (white-flowered). See S. QUENSONI. 



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

 Augu'sta (grand). 18. White. March. 1791. 

 farino'sa (mealy-stalked). See S. REGIN^ FARINOSA. 

 hu'milis (humble). See S. REGIN.E. 

 ju'ncea (rush-leaved). See S. PARVIFOLIA JUNCEA. 

 Nicola'i (Nicola's). 20-25. White, pale blue. May. 



1879. 



ova'ta (egg-leaved). See S. REGIN^J OVATA. 

 parvifo'lia (small-leaved). 6. June. 1778 



ju'ncea (rush-like). 6. May. 

 proli'fera (proliferous). See S. REGIME PROLIFERA. 

 Quenso'ni (Quenson's). Rosy-violet. 1863. 

 Regi'nce (queen's). 8. April. 1773. 

 citri'na (citron). Citron-yellow. 1887. 

 farino'sa (mealy). 5. Stalks mealy. February. 



1795- 



hu'milis (low). 3. May. A dwarf form. 

 ,, Lemoinie'rii (Lemoinier's). 3. Yellow, blue. 



1880. 



ova'ta (egg-shaped). 8. March. 1777. 

 proli'fera (proliferous). Spathes double or twin. 



1869. 

 pu'mila (dwarf). A dwarf, compact variety. 1879. 



STREPTANTHE'RA. (From streptos, twisted, and 

 anthera, an anther ; the anthers are twisted in their 

 final stages. Nat. ord. Iridacea?.) 



Greenhouse bulbous plants. Offsets; seeds. Loam, 

 leaf-mould, and plenty of sand 



S. cu'prea( copper), f. Copper. June. S.Africa. 1825. 

 e'legans (elegant). . White, blue. May. S. Africa. 



1827. 



STREPTA'NTHTJS. (From streptos, twisted, and 

 anthos, a flower ; the claws of the petals are twisted. 

 Nat. ord. Cruciferae.) 



Hardy annuals. Seeds. Ordinary garden soil. 

 S. hyacinthoi' des (hyacinth-like). 2-3. Bluish-purple. 



September. North-western Amer. 1834. 

 macula' tus (blotched). 1-2. Velvety-purple. August. 

 North-western Amer. 1833. 



STRETPO'CALYX. (From streptos, twisted, and kalux, 

 t' e calyx. Nat. ord. Bromeliaceae.) 



Stove, evergreen herbs. Offsets or suckers. Fibrous 

 loam, lumpy peat, some bits of charcoal and sand. 

 S. Furstenbe'rgi (Furstenberg's). i. Pink. Autumn. 



Brazil. 1877. 



Vallera'ndi (Vallerand's). Violet ; bracts deep 



red. Brazil. 1876. 



STREPTOCA'RPUS. (From strepios, twisted, and 

 carpos, a fruit ; the long seed-pod twisted. Nat. ord. 

 Gesnerworts [Gesneraceaej. Linn. 2-Diandria, i-Mono- 

 gynia.) 



Greenhouse herbaceous perennials. By seeds in a 

 gentle hotbed, in spring ; also by dividing the plant ; 

 light, rich, sandy loam. Winter temp., 40 to 50. 

 S. Armita'gei (Armitage's). Rose. Leaves four. Trans- 

 vaal. 1902. This may be S. monophylla. 

 caule'scens (stemmed), i. Pale lilac. Stem swollen 



leafy. Trop. Africa. 1885. 

 ,, Du'nnii (Dunn's), i. Red. Leaf one, 2-3 ft. long. 



May. S. Africa. 1884. 

 Galpi'ni (Galpin's). Mauve-blue, with white throat. 



S.Africa. 1891. 

 Garde 'ni (Capt. Garden's). J. Blue. July. Natal. 



1854. 

 ,, gra'ndis (grand). Light blue ; white, marked violet 



inside. Leaf one. Zululand. 1905. 

 Ho'lstii (Hoist's), ij. Dark violet-blue. Stems 



leafy. German E. Africa. 1904. 

 ,, Juno'dii (Junod's). . Blue-lilac; lip with citron 



blotch. Transvaal. 1907. 

 ,, Ki'rkii (Kirk's), i. Lilac. Stem leafy. Summer. 



Trop. Africa. 1884. 

 ,, In' tea (yellow). \. White ; lip with yellow lines. 



Summer. S. Africa. 1882. 

 ,, ma'jor (larger). Flowers much larger. 

 Maho'ni (Mahon's). Violet-blue. Leaf one. British 



Central Africa. 1902. 

 parviflo'ra (small-flowered) of E. Meyer. J White, 



yellow, pale violet. S. Africa. 1888. 

 parviflo'ra (small-flowered) of B.M., t. 6636. See S. 



LUTEA. 



,, pauciflo'rus (few-flowered). See S. LUTEA. 



,, polya'ntha (many-flowered), i. Purple. S. Africa. 



1853- 



,, Re'xii (Rex's) i. Blue. June. S. Africa. 1824. 

 Saunde'rsii (Saunders'). i. Pale blue. Summer. 



S. Africa. 1860. 

 Wendla'ndii (Wendland's). i-ij. Clear blue. Leaf 



one. Natal. 1890. 



STRE'PTOPUS. (From streptos, twisted, and pons, a 

 foot ; flower-stalks twisted. Nat. ord. Lilyworts [Lili- 

 acea?]. Linn. 6-Hexandria, i-AIonogynia. Allied to Uvu- 

 laria.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennials. Seeds or divisions in 

 spring ; any good garden soil. 



S. amplexifo'lius (leaf-stem-clasping). See S. DISTORTUS. 

 disto'rtus (distorted), i. Yellow. May. Europe; 



N. Amer. 1758. 



lanugino'sus (woolly). See DISPORUM LANUGINOSUM. 

 ro'seus (rosy), i^. Pink. June. N. Amer. 1806. 

 si'mplex (simple). i. June. Nepaul. 1822. 



STREPTOSO'LEN. (From streptos, twisted, and solen, 

 atube; the corolla tube is twisted. Nat.ord. Solanaceae.) 



Evergreen, greenhouse shrub, used for bedding in 

 summer. Cuttings in sand, under a bell-glass ; seeds in 

 heat in early spring. Fibrous loam, peat, or leaf-mould, 

 and sand. 



S. Jameso'ni (Jameson's). 2-4. Orange. Summer. 

 Colombia. 1847. 



