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purple hairs. July. Branches quadrangular, pubescent. An 

 old garden plant. 



S. mutabilis (changeable), fl., corolla greenish-yellow with 

 numerous transverse, purple stripes, ciliated with red, clavate 

 tremulous hairs ; inner branch of the inner corona clavate 

 ligulae three-toothed ; peduncles usually in twos or threes June 

 and July. Branches erect, tetragonal, narrow, with erect, obtuse 

 teeth. A. 6in. 1823. 



S. namaquensis (Namaqualand).* /. large; corolla bright 

 yellow, with crowded and more or less confluent, dark purplish- 

 brown spots ; lobes much wrinkled, not fringed ; outer coronal 

 lobes entire, acute. Branches thick, glabrous, beautifully 

 mottled. A. 3in. to 4in. 1883. One of the handsomest species. 



S. n. tridentata (three-toothed). .//. having the corolla lobes 

 fringed with short hairs, and the outer coronal lobes truncately 

 three-toothed at apex. 1883. 



S. normalis (normal), fl., corolla much spreading, 2in. or more 

 in diameter ; segments yellow, with transverse stripes and spots 

 of dark blood-colour, ovate, acute, outwardly of a pale sulphur- 

 colour, lined ; peduncles solitary, one-flowered, much spreadin<* 

 July and August. Branches many, declinate or ascending, gla- 

 brous, tetragonal, with much-spreading teeth. A. 6in. 1821 

 (B. R. 755 ; B. M. 1676, under name of S. bufonis.) 



S. olivacea (olive-coloured), fl. very foetid, two to six from the 

 bases of the younger branches ; corolla dull green and puberu- 

 lous outside, glabrous within, with numerous crowded,' brown, 

 transverse rugae on a dark olive-green or sometimes pale olive 

 ground, about IJin. in diameter; coronal scales dark purple- 

 brown ; peduncles two to three lines long. September. Stems 

 erect, rather slender, branching at base, minutely puberulous, 

 Sin. to 5in. high, gin. to iin. thick, with rounded edges, becoming 

 blotched with purple on full exposure to the sun. 1874. (B. M. 

 6212 ; G. C. n. s., iii. p. 137.) SYN. S. eruciformis (of gardens). 



S. orbicularis (orbicular), fl., corolla pale yellow, having ap- 

 proximate, brownish lines on the segments, much spreading ; 

 segments cordate, recurved at apex, acuminate, striate-wrinklea ; 

 orb yellow, dotted with brown, tumid ; peduncles near the base 

 of the branchlets, solitary, one-flowered. July to November. 

 Branches many, erecto - patent, tetragonal, with mucronulate 

 teeth. A. 6in. 1799. (A. B. R. 439 ; F. d. S. 1281 ; L. B. C. 811.) 



S. patentirostris (spreading-beaked). /. one to three together, 

 on pedicels liin. long ; corolla 2iin. to S^in. in diameter, the face 

 wrinkled, rich dark purple-brown, with numerous transverse, 

 yellowish lines on the basal part of the lanceolate, acuminate 

 lobes, the centre densely villous with rich purplish-red hairs, 

 the lobes fringed with long, pale purple hairs ; ligulae linear- 

 lanceolate, obtuse, with a central tooth ; wings linear-oblong, 

 horizontal ; rostra subulate, horizontally recurved over the 

 wings, reaching nearly to the sinuses of the corolla. Autumn. 

 Steins rather slender, puberulous, toothed. A. 6in. 1870. Also 

 cultivated under the name of S. Courcelli. (G; C. n. s., vii. 

 p. 140 ; B. M. 5963, under name of S. sororia.) 



S. pedunculata (long peduncled). A synonym of S. Icevis. 



S. picta (painted), fl., corolla sulphur-coloured, marbled and 

 spotted with dark blood-colour ; segments ovate, acuminate ; 

 wrinkled; orb elevated, much wrinkled, depressed in the middle; 

 peduncles from the base of the branchlets, solitary, one-flowered. 

 June to September. Branches simple, erect, tetragonal orquadri- 

 sulcate, slightly torulose. A. 6in. 1799. 



S. pilifera (bristle-bearing). A synonym of Trichocaulon pilifera. 



S. planiflora (flat-flowered), fl., corolla much spreading, half- 

 quinquetid ; segments pale sulphur-coloured, lined and spotted 

 with dark purple, ovate, acuminate, transversely wrinkled ; 

 peduncles from the axils of the younger branchlets, solitary 

 or twin, one-flowered. July to November. Branches many, 

 branched, ascending or nearly erect, glabrous, sulcate-tetragonal, 

 with much-spreading teeth. 1805. (L. B. C. 191.) 



S. Plantii (Plant's), fl. on stout, pubescent peduncles ; corolla 

 5in. in diameter, villous round the throat ; lobes purplish-brown 

 in the centre, and there transversely barred with wavy, yellow 

 bands, broadly black -purple at apex and on the margins, lin. to 

 liin. broad, ovate-lanceolate, ciliated with long hairs. November. 

 Stem stout, creeping ; branches downy, 5in. to 9m. long, erect, 

 columnar or sub-clavate, with four thick, remotely-toothed wings. 

 1866. (B. M. 5692 ; F. d. S. 2012.) 



S. pulvinata (cushion -flowered), fl., corolla deep violet, large 

 flat, elevated and very villous at the bottom ; segments variegated 

 with whitish, transverse wrinkles, fuscous and concave at the 

 apex, rufous beneath, roundish, abruptly acuminate, ciliated ; 

 peduncles mostly solitary, terete, from the axils of the branchlets. 

 June to November. Branches and branchlets many, rechnate, 

 with erect, green teeth. 1795. A very elegant species. (B. M. 

 1240; L. B. C. 206.) 



S. revoluta (revolute-flowered). fl. sub-solitary on very short 

 peduncles ; calyx segments acute '^coroUa red^wUh^ whitish 



sidei hoUowed y outrisOlT (B." U. 724.') 

 S rnfa (rufous), fl., corolla glabrous ; segments of an obscure 

 violet variegated with deep purple or pale red, transverse 

 strioes having the bottom stellate, rufous, and variegated the 

 margins cmatfdwtth dark violet haip ; peduncles two or three 

 together, short, purplish. June to November. Branches erect, 



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eduncles ; calyx segments acuie ; tuii 

 blotches, smooth, very fleshy, the segments revolute with fringed 

 margins. July. Branches tetragonal, erect, denticulated, the 



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teeth ' *' 3in - to 6in - 1795 - 



S. Simsll (Sims'), fl., corolla ample, flat, glabrous- 

 dark violet, with slender, whitish lines about the thru-i ou 



greenish or obscurely tinged with violet, ovate, acuminate fire- 

 nerved ; peduncles erect, at the tips of the branchleU May to 

 November. Branches glabrous, the angles obsoletely nipnled 



S. sororia (sisterly).* fl. Sin. to 4iin. in diameter ; corolla clothed 

 with long hairs; lobes dark vinous-purple, ovate, acuminate 

 transversely wrinkled, the folds towards the base bright orane- 

 yellow ; processes of the column deep purple ; peduncles solitary 

 or twin, Sin. to 4in. long. July. Steins oin. to lOin. high, with 

 erect or horizontal branches 4m. to in. in diameter, the angles 

 toothed at intervals of 4m. to in., the teeth soft and incurved. 

 1797. Plant pale green, glabrous, variable in size. (L. B. C. 94.) 



S. spectabilis (showy), fl., corolla large, flat; segments ovate- 

 lanceolate, furnished from the base behind the middle with 

 dense, red hairs, and having pale stripes on the upper surface 

 with black tips. November to January. Branches quadrangular 

 clavate, toothed on the angles, the teeth remote, incurved! 

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whitish. A. 1ft 1802. (B.M . 



S. stricta (straight), fl., segments of corolla purple, with pale 

 greenish margins, ovate acuminate, nearly flat, glabrous, not 

 iliated ; peduncles growing from the base of the branches. J 



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S. tsomoensis (Tsomo River), ft., calyx lobes Jin. long ; corolla 

 Sin. in diameter, the face entirely dull smoky-purple, darker 

 at the tips of the lobes, or with some of the ridges greenish 

 or dirty-yellowish, the disk and base of the lobes covered with 

 purple hairs; lobes ovate-lanceolate; outer coronal segments 

 purplish-black; pedicels Jin. to lin. long; cymes sub-sessile, /our 

 to nine-flowered. Summer. Steins 4in. to 6in. high, nve to eight 

 lines thick, the angles compressed, repand-toothed, very minutely 

 puberulous. 1882. 



S. unguipetala (claw-petaled). fl. 4in. to 4Jin. in diameter; 

 corolla rich purple-brown, marked two-thirds the way up the 

 lobes with transverse, yellowish lines, the centre of the disk and 



Uve bauds radiating to the sinuses, pale greenish-ochre ; lobes 

 Lanceolate-attenuate, incurved-hooked at apex, fringed with long, 

 pale purplish hairs, and the disk covered with long, silky, 

 purplish-red hairs, the rest glabrous ; ligulse lanceolate, acute, 

 and, as well as the free, deltoid-oblong wings'and the recurving 

 rostra, dark purple-brown. A. 6in. 1877. Allied to S. patenti- 

 rostra. (G. C. n. s., vii. p. 335.) 



S. variegata (variegated). A synonym of S. Curtitii. 

 S. vetula (oldish). A synonym of S. SimsU. 



STAPHIDIASTRUM. A synonym of Saffraa 

 (which see). 



STAPHIDIUM (in part). Synonymous with Cli demia. 

 STAFHYLEA (from staphyle, a cluster ; alluding to 

 the disposition of the flowers and fruits). Bladder-nut 

 Tree. SYN. Bumalda. ORD. Sapindacece. A small 

 genus (five species) of hardy, branched shrubs, natives 

 of Europe, the Himalayas, Japan, and North America. 

 Flowers white, erect or pendulous, in axillary ra- 

 cemes or panicles ; sepals five, equal, deciduous ; petals 

 five, erect, about as long as the calyx, imbricated ; 

 stamens five; pedicels bracteate, articulated. Capsule 

 membranous, bladder-like. Leaves opposite, stipulate, 

 three to five-foliolate or pinnate ; leaflets involute in 

 vernation, stipellate. The under-mentioned species 

 thrive in ordinary soil. 8. colchica is an excellent 

 subject for forcing, when specially prepared for the 

 purpose. Propagation may be effected, in autumn, by 

 suckers, by layers, or by cuttings. 



S. Bolandert (Bolander's). /., sepals three lines long ; petals a 

 little longer ; style and stamens much exserted. I., leaflets three, 

 glabrous, broadly oval or orbicular, abruptly acute, serrulate. 

 California, 1883. 



S. Bumalda (Bumalda). fl., styles villous. June to August. 

 fr., capsule with two beaks. I. trifoliolate ; leaflets oblong, 

 acuminate, rather scabrous ; serratures awned, protruding from 

 the recesses of the crente. h. 6ft. Japan, 1812. (S. '/.. F. J. 95.) 

 S. oolchlca (Colchican).* A. seven to eight lines long ; sepals and 

 petals linear-spathulate, the former spreading ; raceme terminal, 

 erect or slightly nodding, compound, ovate, corvmbose. Summer. 

 J. ternate and pinnately five-foliolate, 4in. to 5in. long ; leaflets 

 approximate, ovate-oblong, acuminated, serrulated, puberulous 

 towards the base beneath. A. 3ft. to 6ft. Caucasus. See Fig. 623. 

 (G. C. n. s., xi. 117 ; R. G. 837 ; R. H. 1870, 257.) 

 S. pinnata (pinnate).* Job's Tears ; St. Anthony's Nut. fl. in 

 racemes. May and June. Jr., nuts globose, white, pistachio- 



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