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Sarcochilns continued. 



lobes falcate; peduncle, with the raceme, 6in. to 12in. long. 



L 3in. to 6in. long. Australia, 1877. Habit that of S. Jaleatou. 



S. Freemanli (Freeman's). JL yellow, with brownish spots and 



streaks, numerous in a raceme ; inpiln very long, narrow-linear ; 



dentate. L ligulate, here and there undulated, bidentate, oin. to 

 7in. long, IJin. wide. Assam, 1876. An elegant, dwarf species. 

 ST>'. xJtruupc I'M M M JfggaMput. 



tmanni (Hartmann's). *. beautiful creamy-white, rather 

 ; sepals and petals with brick-red spots at base; side 

 B of the lip potted * streaked with brick-red, semi- 



lip spotted and streaked with brick-red,' semi - 

 falcate or oblong, the^middle lacinia yellow ; callus yellow, with 

 red spots ; raceme dense, ..Ljenwallyfour, rather thick, lig^date, 



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or yellowish-brown, much 



S. ionosmnm (Violet-scented). JL about lin. across, flat, in 

 an open panicle, with a pleasant, Violet-like scent ; sepals and 

 petals yellow, blotched with cinnamon-brown, obovate, obtuse 

 lip white, with a few red streaks, the basal lobes acute and 

 much smaller than the middle one, L ensifonn, Manilla, l&M. 

 (B. B. xxxiii. 4L) 



S. ollvacens (Olive-like). JL, sepals and petals dull pale purple 

 contracted below the middle; Up 



white, streaked with red, about half as long as the sepals'; 

 racemes loose, two or three-flowered. L oblong, often falcate, 

 2in. to Sin. long. Stems less than lin. long. Australia. 



S. pallidus (pale). JL pale yellow, mediocre, eight to fifteen in a 

 short raceme. L broadly linear, arcuate, oblique at apex, some- 

 what three-toothed. Sylhet STN. Micropen paliida. 



S. teres (terete). JL, sepals and petals white, spotted, fleshy, 

 obtuse ; lip white, with a few violet stains and a deep purple, 

 round knob at the end. I. ovate-oblong or oblong, unequal 

 at apex, flat, fleshy, pale green, Sin. long. llin. broad. India. 

 Srx. OraitAaritim ttriatulum (L. & P. f. G. L 117). 



SARCOCOCCA (from tan, sarltos, flesh, and lottos, 

 alluding to the fleshy fruits). STW. Lepido- 

 OBD. Euphorbiacece. A small genus (three 

 species) of stove or greenhouse, glabrous shrubs, natives 

 of the East Indies and the Malayan Archipelago. Flowers 

 monoecious, apetalons ; racemes small, dense, clustered 

 about the axils. Fruit sub-drupaceous, ovoid or globose, 

 indehiscent. Leaves alternate, shortly petiolate, entire, 

 coriaceous, penniveined or triplinerved. The species in- 

 troduced thrive in sandy loam. Propagation may be 

 effected by cuttings, inserted in sand, under a glass, with 

 a little heat. 



florescence short, 

 mto-bBcc We. 



base,, somewhat coriaceous, . slightly shining, SETS ojgc! 



(Hooker^ 



r's* JL yello 

 loose-flowered; 



yellowish; 



1 'ml: n-riTiT iTrt l 



Himalayas. Half-hardy (hardy in the South of England). 



,. saligna (Willow-like). 

 exceeding the rather short" 



-like). JL pale yellow ; inflorescence scarcely 

 m short petioles ! bracte of tho male peduncles 

 eoles oblong-ovate, acuminate. June. L linear- 

 tothel 



with a very long, 



orate, acute ; bractc 

 lanceolate IOBVUBBI 

 acumen at apk A. 4ft Ncpaul, 

 1012, under name of S. pntntformit.) 



S. s. coriacea (leatheryX JL, inflorescence loose, nearly equal- 

 ling the petioles ; fliiMlii rnnhnMito twin or ternate, slender. 

 (H. E. F. 148, under name of Paekytandn eoriaeea.) 

 S. B. latifolia (broad-leaved). L broad or narrow ovate-lanceo- 

 late, acute at base. 



SARCOCOLLA (an old name used by Pliny for a 

 kind of gum, from tan, tarJcot, flesh, and leolla, glue ; in 

 reference to the resinous secretion from some of the 

 species). OBD. Penceacece. A genus comprising nine or 

 ten species of small greenhouse, South African shrubs, 

 with the habit and inflorescence of Penaea. Flowers 

 often larger; perianth tube cylindrical, often elongated; 

 lobes valvate, the margins recurved, nearly reduplicate. 

 Floral leaves in the typical species coloured. Sarcocool, 

 a gum-resin now seldom met with, is generally said to 

 be the produce of 8. tquamosa. The species known to 

 cultivation are here described. For culture, tee Penaea. 



S. imbricate (imbricated). JL pink ; perianth iin. long, the tube 

 scarcely longer than the lobes fbracteoles oblone-linear, shorter 

 than the obovate, Minn 1 1 bracts. June. 1 approximate, 



S. aquamosa (scaly). JL red ; bracteoles linear or 

 late, ciliated, shorter than the bracts : bracts 

 large as the leaves, broadly obovate, sUghtly muc 



Sarcocolla continued. 

 resinous, six to eight lines long and broad. 



obovate, 



lines br,.vl : 

 landular. A. 



R. ::-.. 



young: 



OK, 



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te, fiv to eight lines lon fo 

 erect; older ones spreading, 

 STSS. Penaca StarcoeoUa, JVi 



L broadlv 



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SARCOGLOTTIS. Included under Spiranthe. 

 (which tee). 



SARCOGONUM. A synonym of Mnehlenbeckia 

 (which tee). 



SARCOLOBUS (from tart, tarkot, flesh, and lobot, 

 a pod; the seed-vessels are fleshy). OKD. Atclepiadeae. 

 A small genus (two or three species) of stove, twining 

 shrubs, natives of India and the Malayan Archipelago. 

 Flowers small; calyx five-parted; corolla campanulate 

 or sub-rotate, partly five-fid, the lobes twisted; corona 

 wanting ; cymes clustered. Leaves opposite, membranous 

 or rather thick. The species are probably lost to cul- 

 tivation. 



SARCOPHYLLTJS. Included under Aspalathju. 



SARCOPODITJM. The species formerly classed 

 under this name are now removed, by Bentham and 

 Hooker, to Bitlbophyllum and Dendrobium. 



SARCOSTEMMA (from sane, tarkos, flesh, and 

 stemma, a crown ; the leaflets of the inner corona are 

 fleshy). OBD. Atclepiadece. A genus of climbing or de- 

 cumbent, leafless, stove shrubs, with slightly fleshy 

 branches, natives of tropical and sub-tropical Asia, 

 Africa, and Australia. Eight species have been de- 

 scribed, but the number may be reduced to four or five. 

 Flowers rather small ; calyx deeply five-fid ; corolla sub- 

 rotate, deeply five-fid, the lobes twisted ; corona often 

 duplex, the outer one annular or cyathiform, the inner 

 one of five erect scales; cymes umbelliform, the re- 

 ceptacle or rachis often clavate. S. Brunonianum, the 

 species best known to cultivation, requires culture similar 

 to Ceropegia (which see). The American species for- 

 merly included in this genus are now referred to Phili- 

 bertia. 



S. Brnnonlannm (Brown's). JL bright yellow; column very 

 short; inner processes of the corona almost concealing the 

 anthers; stigma verv shortly conical; umbels chiefly lateral. 

 India, 1872. (B. M. 6002.) 



SARIBUS. A synonym of Livistona (which see). 

 SARMENTOSE. Producing long runners or gar- 

 ments ; e.g., those of the Strawberry. 



SABMIENTA (named after Mart. Sarmiento, a 

 Spanish botanist). OBD. Getneracece. A monotypic genus. 

 The species is a greenhouse, glabrous shrub, creeping 

 or climbing over trees and rocks. This wiry - stemmed 

 plant does not always grow well under cultivation. It 

 should be planted in soft peat, mixed with sphagnum and 

 charcoal, and either in a small pan or orchid-basket. 

 Healthy plants have been grown on a piece of soft 

 Tree-fern stem. 8. repent likes abundance of water, 

 shade from bright sunshine, and a position near the glass 

 in a moist greenhouse. It would thrive in a house 

 where Lapagerias are grown. 



S. repens (creepingX* JL scarlet, soli tars in the axils, peduncu- 

 late; calyx free, five-parted; corolla tube elongated, swollen; 

 limb slightly oblique, of five rounded, spreading lobes. Summer. 

 L opposite, rather small, somewhat fleshy, entire or with a few 

 teethV Stems slender. Chili, 1862. (F. d. a 1646.) 



S AROTES. Included under Gnichenotia (which fee). 

 SAROTHRA. Included under Hypericom( which ee)- 

 SARRACENIA (named by Tournefort, in honour of 

 Dr. Sarraxin, of Quebec, who first sent species from 

 North America to Europe). Indian Cup ; Pitcher Plant; 

 Side-saddle Flower ; Trumpet Leaf. OBD. Sarraeeniacece. 

 A genus comprising half-a-dozen species of curious, half- 

 hardy, herbaceous perennials, inhabiting North America. 

 Sepals five, spreading ; petals five, connivent; style ex- 

 panded into a large, umbrella-shaped disk; scapes one- 



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