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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 



Seduin continued. 



S. r. virescens (greenish). This only differs from albescent in 

 having pale sulphur-yellow flowers. 



S. retusum (retuse-leaved). fl. white with a rosy, centre Jm. 

 to Jin. in diameter, arranged in small, dense, terminal clusters. 

 June. 1. green, shining, obovate-oblong, retuse, Jm. to Jin. 

 long. Branches grey, mealy when young, leafy only at the 

 tips. Mexico, 1880. Greenhouse. 



S. rhodanthum (rose-flowered), fl. rose-coloured, numerous, in 

 a dense!tenmnal cyme 4in. to 5in. long, mostly four-parted ; 

 sepals linear ; petals lanceolate, acuminate, twice as long as the 

 sepals End of June. I. alternate, lanceolate, entire, channelled, 

 l?n to'2in long. Stems tufted, 1ft. to IJft high, erect Rocky 

 Mountains of Utah and Colorado. 



S Rhodiola (Rhodiola).* fl. greenish or reddish-purple, in a 

 tenS flat-topped, sub-globose cyme, about lin. fn cfiameter ; 

 petals four ; pedicels short. Summer. I. scattered, glaucous, 

 spreading or erect, lin. by Jin., sessile, oblong, obtuse, rounded 

 at base, obscurely one-nerved, slightly toothed at apex. Stems 

 annual several from the same stock, 6in. to Sin. high, erect, 

 unbran'ched. Europe (Britain), Ac. The roots exhale a perfume 

 of rose-water. (Syf En. B. 525.) SYN. Rhodiola rosea. Unifolia 

 (R G. 1080) is a Turkestan form, with narrow leaves and brightly- 

 coloured flowers, minor is a small form. 



S. rnpestre (rock-loving), fl. clear yellow, numerous, barely 

 4in. in diameter, five to seven-parted ; sepals ovate - oblong, 

 obtuse- petals similar, concave, not keeled; cymes umbellate, 

 three to five-forked, ultimately hollow-topped; stalks Sin. to 

 12in. long. July. I. iin. long, in very numerous rows, linear- 

 subulate, incurved, convex below, flattish above, forming dense, 

 obconical rosettes Jin. to lin. in diameter, at the ends of the 

 sterile branches. Western Europe (Britain). Plant glaucous, 

 evergreen, but reddening with age and drought. 



8. r. Forsterianum (Forster's). A synonym of S. pruinatum 

 Forgterianum. 



S. r. TMJTITIQ (lesser). A synonym of S. pruinatum minus. 



S. sarmentosum (sarmentose).* fl. bright yellow, numerous, 

 Jin. in diameter ; sepals fleshy, half the length of the lanceolate 

 petals; inflorescence a flat-topped, umbellate, three to five- 

 forked cyme, with a solitary flower in the forks. I. crowded, 

 opposite, or whorled, 4in. to Jin. long, linear, terete or slightly 

 flattened, apiculate, slightly gibbous at base; those of the 



ttered, ascending. China. Greenhouse ever- 

 green. There is a variety of this with pink stems, and having 

 leaves marked with a marginal stripe of white or cream-colour ; 



flower-stem 

 en. 



it is grown in greenhouses and for carpet beds under the 

 of S. carneum variegatum. 

 S. Selskyanum 

 branched, hollow 



nearly lin. across, half as long again as the calyx. 

 1. sessile, ascending ; upper ones li 



. 



um (Selsky's). fl. yellow, numerous in a many- 

 llow-topped, leafy cyme, the rachis flexuous ; corolla 

 ross, half as long again as the calyx. Late summer. 

 ending ; upper ones lin. long, less than iin. broad, 

 lanceolate from a broaa base, ciliated ; midrib very prominent on 

 the under surface ; margin serrated in its distal third. Stems 

 1ft. to 14ft. high, erect, pilose. Amur and Manchuria. 

 S. Selskyanum (Selsky's), of gardens. A synonym of S. learnt- 

 schaticum. 



, (Semenow's). /.whitish, Jin. ormore in diameter, 



in compact, terminal, globose cymes ; sepals reddish, longer than 

 the tube ; petals tipped with pink. June. I. in six rows, erecto- 

 patent, sessile, about lin. long, linear, acute, entire, one-nerved, 

 channelled above. Stems annual, from a many-headed rhiaome, 

 erect, cylindrical, glabrous, about 1ft. high. Turkestan. 



S. sempervivoides (Sempervivum-like).* fl. bright red ; sepals 

 deltoid, acute, pilose ; petals Jin. long, lanceolate, acute ; cyme 

 many-flowered, panicled, 2in. to 4in. in diameter; peduncle 

 pilose. July. I. of the rosette forty to fifty, obovate-cuneate, 

 lin. by fin. ; those of the flower-stem clasping, greenish-red, 

 oblong, acute, h. 4in. to Sin. Asia Minor. A remarkably hand- 

 some, pubescent, annual or biennial species. 



S. sexangnlare (six-angled), fl. yellow, Vat. across; petals 

 lanceolate, double the length of the linear-oblong sepals ; cyme 

 three to five-branched, umbellate, lin. to Sin. across, with 

 scorpioid, one-sided branches ; flower-stems erect, 2in. to Sin. 

 high, very slender. July. I. densely crowded in six or seven 

 rows, spreading or ascending, about iin. long, linear-cylindric. 

 Barren shoots ascending, 2in. to 3in. long, branched. Europe 

 (Britain). (Sy. En. B. 533.) Plant glabrous, evergreen. A neat- 

 habited species. 



S. Sicboldi (Siebold's).* /. pinkish, numerous, 4in. across ; petals 

 having a green spot on the back near the top, three times as long 

 as the sepals ; cymes much-branched, umbellate ; pedicels longer 

 than the flowers. August. I. in whorls of three, sessile or 

 nearly so, spreading, sub-orbicular, sinuate, cuneate at base, 

 bluish-green, pinkish on the margins. Branches terete, slender, 

 purplish, erect, afterwards recurved, h. 9in. Japan. 1836. Green- 

 house or half-hardy evergreen. (B. M. 5358.) 



S. S. medio-variegatus (variegated-centred). This differs from 

 the type in having a central blotch of creamy -white on each leaf. 



S. spathulifolinm (spathulate-leaved). fl. yellow, numerous, 

 Jin. across; sepals half the length of the acuminate, keeled 

 petals; cymes terminal, forked, the branches Sin. Ion" May 



Seduni continu 



and June. I., upper ones on tne barren si 

 terminal rosette, liin. in diameter ; lower 

 " i. b 

 reeping or ascendi 



flower 

 flowe 



r ones on the barren shoots about fifteen in a 

 and those of the 



r-stem scattered, spreading, iin. by lin. ; those of the 

 r-stem club-shaped. Branches creeping or ascending, Sin. 

 to 4in. long. North-west America, 1873. Evergreen. (G. C. n. s., 



r.146; R, G. 741.) 



S. spectabile (remarkable).* fl. pink, numerous, Jin. across ; 

 sepals whitish ; petals twice the length of the sepals, slightly 

 concave ; cymes large, flat-topped, inversely pyramidal, leafy, 

 umbellate. September. 1. opposite, decussate, or in horizontally- 

 spreading whorls of three, Sin. by 2in., flat, scarcely petiolate or 

 the upper ones quite sessile, ovate, obtuse, or spathulate, entire 

 or obscurely toothed, slightly cuneate at base. Stem lift, to 

 2ft. high. Probably Japan. A robust and noble species. (Ref. 

 B. 32; R. G. 709; L H. viii. 271, under name of S. Fdbaria.) 



S. spnrium (spurious). A synonym of S. stoloniferum. 



S. stenopetalum (narrow-petaled). fl. bright yellow, five-parted ; 

 petals linear-lanceolate, acuminate, twice longer than the awl- 

 shaped sepals ; cymes much-branched, scorpioid. I. numerous, 

 crowded on the barren shoots, sessile, fleshy, lanceolate, ^in. long. 

 Stems 3in. to 6in. long, erect from a decumbent base, simple or 

 somewhat branched. Rocky Mountains, 1877. Plant glabrous, 

 evergreen. 



S. stoloniferum (stolon-bearing), fl. pink or white, numerous, 

 Jin. in diameter ; petals nearly twice the length of the sepals ; 

 cymes terminal, umbellate, 2in. in diameter ; ultimate pedicels 

 shorter than the flowers; flower-stems 6in. long, ascending, 

 reddish. July and August. I. opposite, jin. to IJin. long, 

 cuneate-spathulate, coarsely toothed above the middle, tapering 

 into short stalks, the margins studded with hyaline papillae. 

 Barren stems trailing, sometimes brown-dotted, rooting at the 

 nodes. Caucasus. Evergreen. SYNS. S. dentatum and S. denti- 

 culatum (of gardens), S. spurium (B. M. 2370). S. ibericum (of 

 gardens) is a small, slender form, with white flowers and 

 ciliolate leaves. 



S. telephloides (Telephium-like). fl. small, numerous; petals 

 falcate, hooded at the tip ; cymes small, dense, lin. to IJin. in 

 diameter. June. I. scattered, 2in. by lin., oblong-obovate, 

 obtuse, nearly entire or sparingly toothed, cuneate at base. Stem 

 6in. to 12in. high. North America, 1810. Plant glabrous. 



S. Telephium (Telephium). fl. pink, white-spotted, or some- 

 times pure white, numerous, in dense, terminal or lateral, sub- 

 globose, stalked cymes ; calyx tube very short, the sepals lanceo- 

 late ; petals spreading, somewhat recurved ; peduncles short 

 and nearly equal. August and September. I. scattered, rarely 

 opposite, ascending or spreading, 2in. to Sin. long, lin. to IJin. 

 broad, oblong-ovate, obtuse, toothed ; lower ones cuneate at 

 base ; upper ones somewhat rounded. Stem erect, 1ft. to lift. 

 high. Europe (Britain). S. T. Fabaria is a sub-species, having 

 flowers smaller, appearing earlier ; petals less recurved ; peduncles 

 short, arranged in a terminal cyme. Leaves narrower than in 

 the type, the lower ones slightly stalked. To S. Telephium and 

 its sub-species may be referred a large number of more or less 

 constant forms, of which the following are described by 

 Dr. Masters : 



S. T. affine (related), fl. pink, |in. across ; sepals one-third the 

 length of the spreading petals ; cymes terminal, loosely fastigiate. 

 August. I. alternate, sessile, 2in. by lin., ovate-oblong, acute, 

 irregularly toothed above. Stem 1ft to IJft. high, greenish or 

 red-spotted. 



S. T. arduennense (Ardennes), fl. whitish, |In. across; 

 sepals deltoid, one-third the length of the erecto-patent petals ; 

 cymes numerous, forming a loose, terminal panicle. August. 

 1., cauline ones alternate, appressed, nearly 4Jin. by 2iin., ovate- 

 oblong, obtuse. Stems purplish, Sin. to 12in. high. 



S. T. Border! (Border's), fl. pink ; cymes corymbose, flat- 

 topped. I. distinctly stalked, oblong, obtuse, tapering to the 

 base, irregularly and coarsely toothed. Stems reddish. 



S. T. Brunfelsii (Brunfels 1 ). fl. pink, |in. across ; sepals one- 

 third the length of the spreading, oblong-lanceolate petals; 

 cymes terminal, rounded. August I. glaucous, appressed, 

 sessile, oblong-obovate, Sin. by Jin., irregularly toothed, reddish 

 along the midrib. Stem 6in. to 18in. high. 



g. T. Jullianum. fl. greenish, ultimately pinkish, Jin. across ; 

 sepals one-third the length of the lanceolate petals ; cymes ter- 

 minal and lateral, compact, forming a large, terminal panicle. 

 August. 1. alternate, appressed, Sin. by liin., obovate, irregularly 

 toothed in the upper half. Stems 1ft. to lift high, finely 

 spotted. 



S. T. lugdunensis (Lyons), fl. rose-pink; cymes numerous, 

 loosely corymbose, on long stalks. I. in whorls of three, 

 spreading or ascending, rounded at base, coarsely toothed. 

 Stems stout. 



S. T. occidentale (Western). /. pinkish, fin. across ; sepals 

 deltoid-linear ; petals spreading, lanceolate ; cymes numerous, 

 many-flowered, leafy. August and September. I. alternate, 

 ascending, Sin. by IJin., obovate-oblong, obtuse, tapering to the 

 base, toothed in the upper two-thirds ; upper ones sub-cordate. 

 Stems reddish, robust. 



S. T. pycnantha (dense-flowered), fl. greenish ; cymes globose, 

 the lower ones on long stalks ; inflorescence compact, many- 



