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truncate or loosely cordate at base, green above, purple, and 

 puberulous on the veins, beneath ; petioles puberulous. h. 1ft. 

 to 2ft. Quito, 1882. A very ornamental, stove sub-shrub. 



in terminal, secund spikes ; 



(B. M. 6615.) 



S. incarnata (flesh-coloured), fl. in lermiuai, aecunu spiKes ; 

 calyx tubular, compressed ; corolla flesh-coloured or pale reddish- 

 violet, pubescent, six times longer than the calyx, with a spread- 

 ing limb. Summer. I. petiolate, ovate, deeply serrated, lin. to 

 3in. long, intense yreen, pubescent above, tomentose beneath ; 

 floral ones linear-lanceolate, equalling the pedicels. Stem erect, 

 2ft. high, pubescent. Central America, 1856. Stove perennial. 

 (B. M. 4268.) 



S. i. Trlanal (Triana's). This variety chiefly differs from the 

 type in the much richer rose-scarlet of its corolla, and in the 

 smaller, glabrous foliage. (B. M. 5185.) 



S. japonica (Japanese), fl. opposite, loose ; calyx slightly pilose ; 

 corolla blue, six to eight lines long, pubescent ; racemes loose- 

 flowered, 6in. long. Summer. I. petiolate, ovate, obtuse, deeply 

 crenate, rounded or truncate at base, glabrous ; lower ones liin. 

 long ; floral ones gradually becoming smaller. Stems prostrate 

 at base ; branches ascending. Japan. (P. M. B. x. 123.) 



S. Lehmanni (Lehmann's). fl. bright red-scarlet, disposed in short, 

 terminal racemes. Summer. I. cordate, petiolate. Stems erect. 

 h. 1ft. to 2ft. Columbia, 1884. An ornamental stove perennial. 

 (R. G. 1152, fig. 1, a-c.) 



S. macrantha (large - flowered), fl. opposite, secund; calyx 

 pilose ; corolla blue, lin. long, the tube much dilated upwards, 

 the hood incurved ; racemes many, simple. August I. sessile, 

 lanceolate, obtuse, entire, nearly glabrous, ciliated ; floral ones 

 longer than the calyx. Stem procumbent at base, ascending, 

 often purplish, nearly glabrous. Eastern Asia, 1827. (B. M. 

 4420.) 



S. minor (lesser). Hedge Hyssop, ft. pale pink- purple, lin. 

 long. July to October. I. shortly petiolate or sessile, Jin. to 

 lin. long, obtuse, with one or two crenatures near the base ; 

 upper ones quite entire, h. 4in. to 6in. Europe (Britain), &c. 

 Habit resembling S. galericulata, but smaller. (Sy. En. B. 1061.) 



S. Moclnlana (Mocini's).* fl. opposite, secund ; calyx one-sixth 

 the length of the corolla ; corolla showy, bright scarlet, IJin. 

 to 14in. long, with the inside of the lip yellow and the tube 

 clothed with short, flne hairs, the limb erect. Summer. I. petio- 

 late, ovate, sub-sinuate-crenate, slightly hispid above, nearly 

 glabrous beneath ; lower floral ones conformed, the upper ones 

 small, oblong, h. lift. Mexico, 1868. A very beautiful stove 

 shrub. (On., Sept. 1, 1877 ; I. H. 562 ; R. H. 1872, 350.) 



S. orientalis (Oriental).* fl. in oblong, tetragonal spikes ; corolla 

 yellow, or with the lower lip fuscous or purplish, lin. to IJin. 

 long. August. I. petiolate, ovate, incised-toothed, four to ten 

 lines long, hoary beneath ; floral ones entire, membranous, 

 slightly imbricated. Stems creeping, and often rooting from the 

 base, ascending, slenderly cano-tomentose. South Europe and 

 Central Asia, 1729. (B. M. 2120 ; S. B. F. G. 45.) 



S. parvnla (rather small), fl., calyx as long as the pedicels ; 

 corolla violet, pubescent, twice or thrice the length of the calyx. 

 Summer. I. ovate, or the uppermost ones ovate-lanceolate, 

 sessile by a truncate or slightly cordate base, about iin. long, 

 some of the lower ones with one or two coarse teeth, the lowest 

 slender-petiolate. Roots tuberous, h. 4in. to lOin. North Ame- 

 rica, 1822. Plant branching from the base, usually erect. 

 (H. E. F. 106.) 



S. pulchella (pretty). A synonym of S. grandiflora. 



S. pnrpnrascens (purplish). /. in terminal, loose racemes ; 

 corolla }in. long, the tube and upper lip bright blue, the lower lip 

 dark violet with a median white stripe. Summer. I. on long 

 petioles, broadly ovate, obtuse, sinuate-crenate, very broadly 

 truncate, rounded, or sub-cordate at base, slightly hispid above, 

 or glabrous on both sides, h. 1ft to 2ft. South America, 1880. 

 A useful, decorative, greenhouse perennial. (B. M. 6464.) 



S. serrata (serrated), fl., corolla blue, fully lin. long, nearly 

 glabrous, with a narrow tube, a moderately ampliate throat, and 

 a rather narrow upper lip ; raceme simple or rarely a pair of 

 racemes at the base of the terminal one. .August. I. three to 

 five pairs, ovate or ovate-oblong, coarsely and sharply serrated, 

 acute or acuminate, mostly acute at the base, 2in. to 4m. long ; 

 upper floral ones entire and lanceolate. Stem 1ft. to 2ft. high. 

 North America, 1800. (A. B. R. 494.) 



S. splendens (splendid).* fl. scattered ; corolla scarlet ; ten 

 to eleven lines long, the tube elongated, slender, the lobes 

 shortened; racemes simple, elongated. October. I. petiolate, 

 broadly ovate, obtuse or scarcely acuminate, 4in. to 5in. long, 

 deeply cordate at base, hairy on both sides ; floral ones minute. 

 Stems ascending, branched, hairy or pubescent. A. 1ft. Mexico, 

 1841. Stove perennial. (B. M. 4290, under name of S. eordifolia.) 



S. Ventenatii (Ventenafs). fl., calyx small ; corolla scarlet, 

 elongated, many times longer than the calyx, the upper lip deeply 

 four-cleft ; bracts very deciduous, narrow, the lower ones sub- 

 ovate ; racemes terminal, elongated, sub-secund or sub-distichous. 

 August I. long-petiolate, rather thick, cordate-ovate, somewhat 

 obtuse, deeply -serrated. A. IJft. Santa - Martha, 1844. An 

 erect, branched, softly pubescent, greenhouse perennial. (B. M. 

 4271.) 



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S. Vlllosa (villous). /. glandular-villous ; corolla scarlet, the 

 tube elongated, slenderly funnel-shaped, the lobes shortened ; 

 bracts small ; racemes terminal, many-flowered, short, corymbose. 

 July. I. petiolate, cordate-ovate, soft, acuminate, deeply sinuate- 

 toothed, wrinkled, pilose, purple beneath. .Steins acutely tetra- 

 gonal, branched. A. lift. Peru, 1842. Stove shrub. (B. M. 

 4789 ; F. d. S. 961.) 



SCUTELLIFORM. Platter-shaped. 



SCUTICAB.IA (from, scutica, a whip ; alluding to 

 the shape of the leaves). ORD. Orchideas. A small 

 genns (two species) of stove, epiphytal orchids, one 

 Brazilian, the other a native of Guiana. Flowers very 

 handsome; sepals sub-equal, erecto-patent, the lateral 

 ones adnate with the foot of the column forming a pro- 

 minent chin; petals rather smaller; lip sessile, articu- 

 lated, broad and concave, the lateral lobes large, erect, 

 the middle one small and spreading; pollen masses 

 four; scapes one-flowered, growing from the sides of the 

 stem. Leaves very long, fleshy, sub-terete, furrowed, 

 continuous with the stem. Stems very short, fleshy, 

 one-leaved, at length scarcely fleshy-thickened. The 

 species thrive either on blocks or in baskets with sphag- 

 num. During the growing season an abundance of 

 water must be supplied to the roots. Propagation 

 may be effected by divisions, made as growth is com- 

 mencing. 



S. Hadwenii (Had wen's). This is the correct name of the plant 

 described in this work under name of Bifrenaria Iladwenii. 



S. Steelii (Steel's).* fl. primrose-yellow, with reddish-brown 

 blotches, large, fragrant; lip marked with brownish-crimson, 

 especially on the lateral lobes, the crest having three orange- 

 coloured teeth in front ; scape one to three-flowered. I. one on 

 each branch of the ebulbous rhizome, terete, 2ft. to 4ft. long, 

 channelled, tapering to a tine point. British Guiana, 1834. 

 SYN. Itaxillaria Steelii (B. M. 3573 ; B. R. 1986 ; W. O. A. ii. 55). 



SCUTULA. A synonym of Memecylon (which 

 see). 



SCYPHANTHUS. A synonym of Grammato- 

 carpus (which see). 



SCYPHULAH.IA. Included under Davallia (which 

 see). 



SCYTALIA. Included under Nephelium. 



SCYTALIS. A synonym of Vigna (which see). 



SCYTANTHUS (of Hooker). A synonym of Hoodia 

 (which see). 



SCYTHES. Since the introduction of mowing 

 machines, these have not been so extensively used in 

 gardens. The ordinary form of handle and blade answers 

 well for mowing grass where no machine is kept, and 

 also for cutting it where a machine cannot conveniently 

 be worked. A Scythe for lawn mowing should be 

 " hung " differently from those used amongst long 

 field-grass. The stick and handles should be attached 

 so that the edge of the blade may be slightly raised above 

 ground when the back is resting on the ground. The 

 workman should be careful to avoid, so far as possible, 

 what is called " ribbing " that is, mowing so as to show 

 the marks of the Scythe after the grass has been swept 

 up and taken away. This is scarcely possible unless the 

 blade has been properly attached to the handle for the 

 special purpose of cutting short lawn-grass. 



SEA BEET. A common name for Beta maritime.. 



SEA BELLS. A common name for Calystegia Sol- 

 danella. 



SEA BUCKTHORN. See Hippophae. 



SEAFORiTHIA. A synonym of Ptychosperma 

 (which see). The plant so well known in gardens as 

 S. elegans is Ptychosperma Cunninghamiana. 8. coronata, 

 S. Kuhlii, and 8. malaiana, are garden names of Pinanga 

 coronata, P. Kuhlii, and P. malaiana respectively. 



SEA HEATH. See Prankenia. 



