STRICKLANDIA 



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STRYCHNODAPHNE 



STRICKLA'NDIA. (Commemorative of Sir C. W. 

 Strickland, Bart., a cultivator of Amaryllidaceae.) 



Stove bulb. Offsets. Fibrous loam, leaf-mould, a 

 little well-rotted manure and sand. 

 S. eucrosioi'des (Eucrosia-like). i. Green, red. Spring. 

 Andes of Ecuador. 1877. 



STRIKING. The process of causing cuttings to emit 



roots. 



STRINGY BARK TREE. Eucalyptus obli'qua and 

 several other species. 



STROBILA'NTHES. (From strobilos, a pine-cone, and 

 anthos, a flower ; resemblance of the head of flower. 

 Nat. ord. Acanthads [Acanthaceae]. Linn. \\-Didynamia, 

 2-Angiospertnia. Allied to Ruellia.) 



Stove evergreen shrubs. Cuttings any time during 

 spring and summer in sandy soil, under a hand-light, in 

 heat; fibrous loam and sandy peat. Winter temp., 

 48 to 55 ; summer, 60 to 80. 

 S. ala'tus (winged). Java. 

 ,, anisophy'llus (unequal-leaved). 1-3. Lilac. Winter. 



Himalaya. 1823. 

 attenua'tus (attenuated). Violet-blue, yellow in throat. 



Himalaya. 1887. 

 auricula'tus (auricled). Burma. 

 ,, cillo'sus (beautiful). 6. Blue. May. India. 1840. 

 Champio'nii (Champion's). See S. FLACCIDIFOLIUS. 

 colora' tus (coloured). Lilac-purple. Himalaya. 1887. 

 consangui'neus (related). Blue. E. Ind. 1873. 

 cuspida'tus (short-pointed). India. 

 dyeria'nus (Dyerian). 2-4. Violet-blue. Leaves 



with rich rosy-purple markings. Burma. 1893. 

 ,, flaccidifo'lius (flabby-leaved). Lilac-purple. India 



and China. 1887. Yields a blue dye. 

 glomera'tus (clustered). 2-6. Purple. November. 



Himalaya ; Burma. 1838. 

 specio'sus (showy). Flowers more showy. 

 gossy'pinus (Gossypium-leaved). Pale blue. Nilghiri 



Hills. 1901. 

 isophy'llus (equal-leaved). iJ-2. Lavender. Autumn. 



India. 1845. 



kunlhia'nus (Kunthian). India. 

 ,, lacta'lus (mSky-leaved). i. Pale lilac. September. 



Brazil. 1847. 



macula'tus (spotted-leaved), ij. Pale lilac. Sep- 

 tember. Himalaya. 1846. 

 Micholi'tzi (Micholitz's). 3-4. White. Sumatra. 



1907. 

 ,, szbinia'nus (Sabine's). 4. Blue, purple. March. 



Nepaul. 1826. 



sca'ber (rough). 4. Yellow. May. Himalaya. 1836. 

 ,, se'ssilis (stalkless). 4. Blue. April. Bombay. 1833. 

 Walli'chii (Wallich's). 1-2. Blue. October. Hima- 

 laya. 1858. 



STROBILO'RHACHIS GLA'BRA. See APHELANDRA 



PRISMATICA. 



STROMA'NTHE. (From stroma, a couch or bed, and 

 anthos, a flower ; the form of the inflorescence. Nat. ord. 

 Scitaminaceae.) 



Evergreen stove herbs. Seeds; division of the 

 rhizomes in spring. Fibrous loam, lumpy, fibrous peat, 

 charcoal and sand. 

 S. ama'bilis (lovely). Brazil. 1875. 

 lubbersia'na (Lubbersian). See MYROSMA LUBBERSII. 

 ,, lu'tea (yellow). Venezuela. 

 portea'na (Portean). Leaves green above, pale below. 



Brazil. 1859. 

 sangui'nea (blood-red). 6. Red. February. Brazil 



1854. 



specta'bilis (showy). See S. SANGUINEA. 

 To'nckat (Tonckat). 2. Red. July. Guiana. 1819. 



STROPHA'NTHTJS. (From strophos, twisted, and 

 anthos, a flower ; divisions of petals twisted. Nat. ord. 

 Dogbanes [Apocynaceas]. Linn. 5-Pentandria, i-Mono- 

 gynta. Allied to Nerium.) 



Stove evergreen shrubs. Cuttings of half-ripened 

 shoots in sand, under a glass, in heat, in spring ; fibrous 

 loam and sandy peat. Winter temp., 50 to 55 ; 

 summer, 60 to 85*. 

 S. bullenia'nus (Bullenian). Yellow, purple. Trop. 



Africa. 1870. 

 cape'nsis (Cape). Orange, yellow. S. Africa. 1855. 



S. chine? nsis (Chinese). See S. DIVERGENS. 

 dicho'tomus (forked). 3. Rosy. June. India; 



Malaya. 1816. 

 dive'rgens (spreading). 3. Yellow. February. China. 



1816. 



hi'spidus (hispid). Trop. Africa. " Kombe." 

 Lediefnii (Ledien's). Yellow, with purple throat. 



Congo. 1887. 



longicauda'tus (long-tailed). See S. DICHOTOMUS. 

 pettrsia'nus (Petersian). Red and yellow. Trop. 



Africa. Climber. 

 grandiflo'rus (large-flowered). Red and yellow, 



larger. S. Africa. 

 Preu'ssii (Preuss'). 2. Yellow-white or pale orange ; 



tube reddish. W. Trop. Africa. 1909. Climber. 

 sirmento'sus (trailing). 6. Red. June. Sierra 



Leone. 1824. 

 sca'ndens (climbing). Malacca. 



STROPHOLI RION. (From strophes, twisted, and 

 lirion, a lily ; the stems are tortuous or twining. Nat. 

 ord. Liliaceae. Allied to Brodiaea.) 



Hardy bulb, requiring a warm situation or protection 

 in winter. Offsets. Light, rich, well-drained soil. 

 S. calif o'rnicum (Californian). 4-12. Rose. July. 

 California. 1874. 



STRUMA'RIA. (From struma, a tubercle ; the style 

 is enlarged at the bottom. Nat. ord. Amaryllids [Amaryl- 

 lidaceae]. Linn. 6-Hexandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to 

 Nerine and Hessea.) 



Bulbs, from South Africa. For culture, see NERINE. 

 S. angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). J. Pink. April. 1795. 

 ,, cri'spa (curled-flowered). See HESSEA CRISPA. 

 filifo'lia (thread-leaved). See HESSEA FILIFOLIA. 

 ,, gemma'ta (jewel-floicered). See HESSEA GEMMATA. 

 linguafo'lia (tongue-leaved). See S. TRUNCATA. 

 rube'lla (pale red). $. Pink. May. Trop. Africa. 



1795- 



spira'lis (spiral). See CARPOLYZA SPIRALIS. 

 stella'ris (starry). See HESSEA STELLARIS. 

 ,, trnnca'ta (abrupt-ended-leaved). $. White. ApriL 



Trop. Africa. 1795. 

 und-ula'ta (wavy-flon-ered). J. White. May. 1820. 



STRTTTHTOLA. (From strouthion, a little sparrow ; 

 I resemblance of seeds to a beak. Nat. ord. Daphnads 

 j [Thymeleacea?]. Linn. ^-Tetrandria, i-Monogynia. Al- 

 i lied' to Gnidia.) 



Greenhouse evergreens, from South Africa. Cuttings 

 of the points of shoots, 2 or 3 inches in length, in sand, 

 under a bell-glass, in May ; sandy, fibrous peat and a 

 little charcoal. Winter temp., 40 to 47. 

 S. angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). 3. Yellow. July. 



1816. 



,, cHia'ta (hair-fringed). See S. LUCENS. 

 ere'cta (upright), ij. White. June. 1798. 

 gla'bra (smooth). See S. ERECTA. 

 imbrica'ta (tiled-leaved). See S. STRIATA. 

 inca'na (hoary). See S. VIRGATA. 

 ,, juniperi'na (juniper-leaved). See S. LINEARILOBA. 

 lateriflo'ra (side-flowered). See S. STRIATA. 

 lineariloba( linear-podded). 2. White. June. 1758. 

 ,, longiflo'ra (long-flowered). 2. Yellow. July 1823. 

 ,, lu'cens (shining). 2. Yellow. June. 1779. 

 ova'ta (egg-leaved). 2. White. April. 1792. 

 ,, pttbe'scens (d^wny). See S. VIRGATA. 

 stria'ta (streaked). 2. Yellow. July. 1794. 

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

 ,, tomcnto'sa (woolly-fcai'#f). 2. Yellow. August. 



1799. 



,, "irga'ta (twiggy). 2. Red. June. 1779. 

 STRUTUlO'PTERIS. (From strouihion, an ostrich, 

 and pteris, a fern ; resemblance of the leaves, or fronds, 

 to its feathers. Nat. ord. Ferns [Filices]. Linn. 24- 

 Cryptogamia, i-Filices. Now referred to Onoclea.) 

 S. germa'nica (German). See ONOCLEA GERMAXICA. 

 orienta'lis (oriental). See ONOCLEA ORIENTALIS. 

 pennsylva'nica (Pennsylvanian). See OKOCLEA GER- 



MANICA. 



STRYCHNODA'PHNE. (From struchne or struchnos, a 

 name given by Dioscorides and other old writers to 

 several members of the Solanaceae, and Daphne, from 

 the resemblance of the undermentioned plants to a 

 Daphne. Nat. ord. Lauraceae. Now referred to Ocotea.) 



