STRYCHNOS 



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STYPHELIA 



S. fioribu'nda (free-flowering). See OCOTEA BOTRYO- 



PHYLLA. 

 pube'rula (finely-downy). See OCOTEA PUBERULA. 



STRY'CHNOS. (From struchne or stnichnos, a name 

 given by Dioscorides and other classical writers to 

 several members of the Solanaceas, some of which were 

 poisonous. Nat. ord. Loganiacese.) 



Stove and greenhouse evergreen shrubs, chiefly 

 valuable for their medicinal properties. The seeds of 

 S. Nu'x-vo'mica contain strychnia, a powerfully poisonous 

 alkaloid. Cuttings in sand, in a close case, with bottom- 

 heat. Fibrous loam, leaf-mould, or peat and sand. 

 S. Aihersto'nei (Atherstone's). White. S. Africa. 



Greenhouse. 

 Igna'tii (Ignat's). White. Philippines. " St. 



Ignatius' Beans." 



lu'cida (shining). White. Australia. 

 Nu'x-vo'mica (Nux-vomica). White. India. " Nux- 



vomica." 



Potato'rum (drinkers'). White. India ; Burma. 

 " Clearing Nut." 



STRYPHNODE'NDRON. (From struphnos, sour, and 

 dendron, a tree ; the properties of the tree. Nat. ord. 

 Leguminosa?. Allied to Adenanthera.) 



Stove shrubs or small trees. Cuttings in sand, in a 

 close frame, with bottom-heat. Fibrous loam, peat, 

 and sand. 

 S. ftoribu'ndum (free-flowering). 10. White. Brazil. 



1823. 



guiane'nse (Guiana). 20-40. White. November. 

 Guiana. 1803. 



STUA'RTIA. (Named after John Stuart, Marquis of 

 Bute. Nat. ord. Theads [Ternstromiaceae]. Linn. 16- 

 Monadelphia, S-Polyandria. Allied to Gordonia.) 



Hardy, white-flowered, deciduous shrubs, from North 

 America. Generally by layers ; moist peat soil, or 

 deep, moist, sandy loam. 



S. grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). See S. PSEUDO-CAMEL- 

 LIA. 



maryla'ndica (Maryland). See S. VIRGINICA. 

 ova'ta (egg-leaved). See S. PENTAGYNA. 

 penta'gyna (five-styled). 8-10. Creamy- white. July 



to September. S. United States. 1785. 

 Pseu' do-came' Ilia (false-Camellia). 8-12. Creamy- 

 white. July to September. Japan. 1879. 

 virgi'nica (Virginian). 10. July. 1843. 



STYLA'NDRA PU'MILA. See PODOSTIGMA PUBES- 



CENS. 



STYLI'DIUM. (From stulos, a column ; the stamens 

 and style joined into a column. Nat. ord. Styleworis 

 [Stylidiaceae]. Linn. 2o-Gynandria, 2-Diandria.) 



All Australian plants. Herbaceous, by divisions, and 

 by seeds in spring ; shrubs, by cuttings of young shoots 

 in sand, under a bell-glass ; fibrous, sandy loam, and a 

 little peat and vegetable mould. Winter temp., 40 

 to 45. 



GREENHOUSE EVERGREENS. 



S. brunonia'num (Dr. Brown's), i. Rose. June. 1841. 

 ,, fascicula' turn (bundled). $-. Pink. August. 1838. 

 frutico'sum (shrubby). See S. GLANDULOSUM. 

 glandulo' sum (glandular). i. Pink. July. 1803. 

 sca'ndens (climbing). 2. Rose. July. 1803. 



GREENHOUSE HERBACEOUS. 



S. adna'tum (adhering). . Pink. July. 1824. 

 amce'num (lovely). Pink. 



androsa'ceum (Androsace-like). See S. CALCARATUM. 

 Arme'ria (Armeria). See S. GRAMINIFOLIUM. 

 bi'color (two-coloured). See S. PILIFERUM. 

 bulbi'ferum (bulb-bearing). . Green, purple, or pink. 



May, June. 1839. 

 calcara' 'turn (spurred). White. 

 canalicula' turn (channelled-^aT;^). Yellow. July. 

 caricifolium (sedge-leaved). See S. REDUPLICATUM. 

 carno'sum (fleshy). White. 

 caule'scens f/owg-stemmed). See S. AMCF.NUM. 

 cilia' turn (hair-fringed), i. Yellow. May. 1840. 

 compre'ssum (flattened). See S. BRUNONIANUM. 

 crassifo'lium (thick-leaved). 2. Pink. 1899. 

 dicho'tomutn (forked), i. Yellow. August. 



S Drummo'ndi (Drummond's). See S. REDUPLICATUM. 



, glau'cum (sea-green). White. June. 1840. 



, graminifo'lium (grass-leaved), i. Pink. July. 1803. 



, hirsu'tum (hairy-scaped). . Rose. June. 1830. 



, hi'spidum (bristly). See S. CILIATUM. 



, Hoo'keri (Hooker's). See S. DICHOTOMUM. 



, ju'nceum (rush-like). J. Rose. 1830. 



, laricifo'lium (larch-leaved), i. Pink. July. 1818. 



, leptosta' chyum (narrow-spiked). See S. CARNOSUM. 



, linea're (narrow-leaved), i. R,ed. June. 1812. 



, mucronifo'lium (hard-pointed-leaved). See S. DICHO- 

 TOMUM. 



nu'dum (naked-stemmed). See S. GLAUCUM. 

 ,, pili'ferum (pile-bearing). White, purple. 1843. 

 pilo'sum (hairy), i. Pink, white. June. 1841. 

 ,, proli'ferum (proliferous). See S. BULBIFERUM. 

 ,, pycnosta' chyum (dense-spiked). Pink. June. 1843. 

 ,, recu'rvum (curled-back). See S. BULBIFERUM. 

 reduplica'tum (twice- folded). 2. White or pink. 



July to November. 1838. 



saxifragoi'des (saxifrage-like). See S. CILIATUM. 

 ,, sca'bridum (rather-rough). White. July. 1841. 

 spathula'tum (spathulate). . Straw. 1872. 

 stria' turn (channelled). White. May. 

 ,, tenuifo'lium (fine-leaved). See S. LARICIFOLIUM. 



STYLOCO'RYNA. (From stulos, a column, and korune, 

 a club; shape of the style. Nat. ord. Rubiads [Rubiaceae]. 

 Linn. s-Pentandria, i-Afonogynia.) 



Stove, white-flowered, East Indian evergreens. Cut- 

 tings of young shoots in sand, under a bell-glass, in heat ; 

 fibrous, sandy loam and peat. Winter temp., 45 to 55 ; 

 summer, 60 to 85. 

 S. coria'cea (leathery-leaved). 1828. 

 corymbo'sa (corymbed). See OLOSTYLA CORYMBOSA. 

 cymo'sa (cymed). 1811. 



We'bera (Webera). 6. White. July. Trop. Asia. 

 1817. 



STYLO'LEPIS GRA'CILIS. See PODOLEPIS GRACILIS. 



STYLO'PHORUM. (From stulos, a style, and phorco, 

 to bear ; the capsule is crowned with a style. Nat. ord. 

 Papaveraceae.) 



Hardy perennial herbs. Seeds; divisions in spring. 

 Well-drained garden soil. 

 S. diphy'llum (two-leaved), i. Yellow. June. N. 



Amer. 1854. " Celandine Poppy." 

 japo'nicum( Japanese). i-i. Yellow. June. Japan. 



1870. 



ohioe'nse (Ohio). See S. DIPHYLLUM. 

 ,, petiola'tum (long-stalked). See S. DIPHYLLUM. 



STYLOPHY'LLUM. (From stulos, a style or column, 

 and phullon, a leaf. Nat. ord. Crassulaceas.) 



Greenhouse, evergreen herb, said to be a new genus 

 by the Bulletin of the New York Botanic Garden. Cut- 

 tings in sand, kept dry overhead. Loam, finely broken 

 bricks, a little leaf-mould and sand. 



S. Orcu'ttii (Orcutt's). California. 1905. Syn. Cotyledon 

 attenuata. 



STYPA'NDRA. (From stupe, tow, and aner, an anther ; 

 resemblance of the anthers. Nat. ord. Lilyworts [Lili- 

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

 Dianella.) 



Greenhouse Australian plants. Division of the plant 

 in spring ; sandy loam and fibrous peat ; require the 

 protection of a dry, cold pit in winter. 

 S. c&spito'sa (tufted). 1-2. Blue or pale yellow. June. 



1824. 



frute'scens (shrubby). See S. GLAUCA. 

 glau'ca (sea-green). 1-2. Azure or violet. June to 



September. 1833. 



,, propi'nqua (related). See S. GLAUCA. 

 umbella'ta(umbe}\ed). i. White or pale yellow. June. 

 1826. 



STYPHE'LIA. (From stuphelos, hard ; referring to the 

 wood. Nat. ord. Epacrids [Epacridaceae]. Linn. $-Pen- 

 tandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Greenhouse, Australian evergreens. Cuttings of young 

 shoots in sand, under a bell-glass, in April ; sandy, 

 fibrous peat, and only a little fibrous loam. Winter 

 temp., 38 to 48. 

 S. amplexicau'lis (stem- clasping). See LEUCOPOGON 



AMPLEXICAULIS. 



