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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 



Stenomesson - continued. 



lift, or more long. SYN. Cobursiia fulva (B. M. 3221 ; B. R. 

 1497). 



S. i. triohromum (three-coloured), fl., perianth tube scarlet, 

 4iin. long, slightly curved; limb segments green above the 

 middle, paler within. 1. glaucous, obtuse, sub-erect. SYN. 

 Coburpia trichnma (B. M. 3$67 and 5686). 



S. i. versloolor (various-coloured), fl., perianth varying in colour 

 from scarlet to whitish-fulvou.s, the lower part curved, lin. long, 

 the upper part ventricose, liin. long; limb lin. long, the seg- 

 ments acute, spotted with green outside, whitish within. I 2Jft. 

 long, 2in. broad. SYN. Coburgia, vernicolor (B. R. xxviu. 66). 



S latifolium (broad-leaved). /. shortly pedicellate, nearly erect ; 

 perianth orTnge-yellow, the tube cylindrical-infundibular, the 

 segments spreading-recurved ; scape umbellately five-flowered, 

 green. March. I. petiolate, lanceolate-oblong, acuminate nar- 

 rowed into the petioles, striate-nerved. h. 1ft. Lima, 1837. 

 Stove. (B. M. 3803.) 



S luteo-vlride (yellowish-green), fl. five or six in an umbel, on 

 very short pedicels ; perianth tube greenish-yellow, cylindrical, 

 2in. to Sin. long, the segments yellow, with a distinct, green keel, 

 lin. long; corona green, *in. long; scape lift. long. Spring. 

 J. about four, linear-lorate, glabrous, 1ft. long, lin. broad, nar- 

 rowed gradually to the point. Andes, 1878. (B. M. 6508.) 



S. pauolflorum (few-flowered), fl. two to an umbel, one sessile, 

 the other pedicellate, nearly erect ; perianth yellow, nearly 2in. 

 Ion", contracted above the middle, the segments green at back, 

 concave, lanceolate, rigid ; stamens exserted ; scape glaucous. 

 May. 1. lanceolate, narrowed at both ends, petiolate. h. 1ft. 

 Peru, 1822. SYN. Chrysiphiala paueiflora (H. E. F. 132). 



S. Pearoei (Pearce's). fl. six to eight in an umbel ; perianth 

 greenish-yellow, cemuous, funnel-shaped, the segments primrose- 

 yellow, tinged externally with green, oblong, erecto-patent ; 

 pedicels 2in. to 4in. long ; scape 2ift. to 3ft. high, firm, slightly 

 compressed. May. I. lorate-lanceplate, lift, long, narrowed 

 gradually upwards to an acute point, and downwards into a 

 flattened petiole 2in. to Sin. long, the edges rather revolute 

 Andes of Bolivia, 1872. (Ref. B. 308.) 



S. Strickland! (Strickland's), fl. five or six in an umbel ; peri- 

 anth bright red, the segments longer than the tube. Spring. 

 I. petiolate, oblong-lanceolate. Andes of Ecuador, 1882. 



S. suspensum (suspended), fl. four to six, drooping, on pedicels 

 about lin. long ; perianth bright scarlet, liin. long, the tube half 

 its length, the divisions iin. deep ; spathe two-leaved, liin. long ; 

 scape firm, erect, naked, 1ft. high. May. I. two, linear, acute, 

 1ft. long, iin. broad, fleshy. Peru, 1865. (Ref. B. 22.) 



S. viridiflorum (green-flowered), fl., perianth green, very 

 pretty ; peduncle short ; bracts marcescent, deciduous ; scape 

 erect, 6ft. high, terete, smooth. May. 1. long, flat, ensiform, 

 about fin. broad, erecto-patent, diverging. Peru, 1839. SYN. 

 Callithauma viridiflorum (B. M. 3866). 



S. vitellinum (yolk-of -egg-coloured).* fl. on short pedicels, six in 

 an umbel ; perianth yellow, with erect segments ; stamens ex- 

 serted ; scape 7in. long, glaucous. April. I, obovate-oblong, 

 three - nerved, petiolate, recurved at the . margins, glaucous 

 beneath, h. 1ft. Lima, 1842. Stove. (B. R. 1843, 2.) 



STENOPTERA (from stenos, narrow, and pteron, a 

 wing; alluding to the linear, contracted inner segments 

 of the perianth). SYN. Porphyrostachys. OBD. Orchideoe. 

 A small genus (three species) of stove, terrestrial orchids, 

 natives of the mountains of tropical America. Flowers 

 showy or mediocre, in a dense or slender spike. Leaves 

 clustered at the base oj the stem. The species are un- 

 known to cultivation. 



STENORHYNCHUS. Included under Spiranthes 

 (which see). 



STENOS. This term, used in Greek compounds, 

 signifies narrow; e.g., Stenophyllum, narrow-leaved. 



STENOSEMIA. Included under Acrostichum 

 (which see). 



STENOSOLENIUM. A synonym of Amelia. 



STENOSPERMATION (from stenos, narrow, and 

 spermation, a diminutive of sperma, a seed ; in allusion to 

 the slender seeds). OBD. Aroideaa (Aracece). A genus 

 consisting of about seven species of stove herbs or sub- 

 shrubs, natives of tropical America. Flowers all herm- 

 aphrodite ; spathe navicnlar, convolute, at length opening, 

 wholly deciduous; spadix long-stipitate, inappendiculate, 

 much shorter than the spathe, cylindrical ; peduncle ter- 

 minal, straight. Leaves distichous, coriaceous, lanceolate, 

 acuminate ; petioles short or elongated, sometimes sheath- 

 ing along their whole length. Caudex elongated, creeping, 

 or rooting at the nodes. 8. pompayanense, the only 



Stenospermation continued. 



species introduced, requires culture similar to Spathi- 

 pliyllum (which see). 



S. pompayanense (Pompayan). ft., spathe ivory-white, boat- 

 shaped, Ions-cuspidate; spadix suffused with white, about 2in. 

 long. I. elliptic-oblong or oblong-lanceolate, slightly obtuse at 

 base ; petioles half to three-quarters the length of the blades, 

 sheathed above the middle. Caudex ascending, h. 1ft. Poin- 

 pavan Andes, 1875. Evergreen perennial. SY.NS. S. Wallisii (B. M. 

 6334 and O. <J. 1875, 116-7), Spat hiphy Hum Wallisii. 

 S. Wallisii (\Vallis'). A synonym of S. pompayanense. 



STENOSTEMUM. A synonym of Stenostomnm 

 (which see). 



STENOSTOMUM (from stenos, narrow, and stoma, 

 a mouth ; alluding to the shape of the flowers). SYNS. 

 Stenostemum, Sturmia. OBD. Rubiacece. A small genu? 

 (about five species) of pretty, small, stove, evergreen trees 

 natives of the West Indies, now included, by Bentham and 

 Hooker, as a section of the genus Antirrhcea. Flowers 

 white, small, cymose ; calyx five-toothed ; corolla funnel- 

 shaped, five-lobed ; stamens five ; peduncles axillary. 

 Leaves opposite, oval or oblong, shortly petiolate ; sti- 

 pules at length deciduous. For culture of the two 

 species introduced, see Hamiltonia. 



S. lucidum (clear). /. distant ; peduncles once or twice bifid 

 below or at the middle. May. I. elliptic or elliptic-oblong, 

 chartaceous, 2in. to Sin. long, blunt, shining-glabrous. 1818. 

 A small tree. 



S. tomentosnm (tomentose). /. distant ; peduncles rather ex- 

 ceeding the leaves, once or twice bind about the middle. May. 

 I. elliptic, Sin. to 4in. long, glabrous above, velvety-tomentose 

 beneath. 1822. A small tree. 



STENOTAPHRUM (from stenos, narrow, and 

 taphros, a trench; referring to the cavities in the rachis 

 in which the spikelets are seated). SYN. Diastemanthe. 

 OBD. Graminece. A small genus (two or three species) of 

 stove, creeping, radicant grasses, inhabiting tropical 

 regions, mostly near the sea. Spikelets usually two or 

 four together in very short spikes, embedded in the alter- 

 nate notches of the broad rachis of a spike- like panicle, 

 the rachis of the partial spike usually produced into a 

 short point beyond the insertion of the spikelets, and 

 the common rachis often disarticulating transversely be- 

 tween the notches when old ; glumes four ; inflorescence 

 terminal. Leaves flat or convolute, spreading. 8. ameri- 

 canum, the only species in cultivation, is a curious, peren- 

 nial grass, thriving in a light, loamy soil. It may be 

 increased by seeds, or by divisions. 



S.americamim (American). Australian Buff alo Grass, /..spikes 

 solitary and terminal, 2in. or more long, the rachis flat and 

 flexuous, readily disarticulating transversely between the notches 



and flat, ciliated at the orifice. Stems somewhat flattened. 



h. about 1ft. Tropical regions, &c. SYN. S. glabrum. 

 S. a. variegatum (variegated).* I. 2in. to 4in. long, blunt, freely 



striped with creamy-white. 1874. An excellent basket plant. 



This is probably the plant catalogued by some nurserymen as 



Steplianophorum glabrum variepatum. 

 S. glabrum (glabrous). A synonym of S. americanum. 



STEPHANANDRA (from Stephanos, a crown, and 

 aner, andros, a male; alluding to the disposition of the 

 stamens). OBD. Posacece. A monotypic genus. The 

 species is a hardy, deciduous shrub, allied to Spiraea 

 (which see for culture). 



S. flexuosa (flexuous). /. white, small, disposed in corymbose 

 panicles or racemes, slenderly pedicellate, ebracteolate ; calyx 

 lobes and petals five, the latter spathulate. July. I. alternate, 

 petiolate, incised, or pinnatifld and incised-serrate, pubescent 

 beneath ; stipules leafy, persistent. Branches slender, distichous, 

 flexuous. Japan, 1870. 



STEPHANIA (named in honour of Professor Frederick 

 Stephan, of Moscow, who died in 1817). SYN. Olypea. 

 OBD. Menispemnacece. A small genus (three species) of 

 stove or greenhouse climbers, natives of tropical Africa 

 or Asia, or tropical and sub-tropical Australia. Flowers 

 dioecious, disposed in simple or compound umbels ; males 

 with six to ten, females with three to five, sepals. Leaves 

 usually peltate. The species introduced require similar 

 treatment to Morisonia (which see). 



