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SCROPHULARIA 



SEA BEAN 



The plant is sometimes used as a foliage background 

 for the herbaceous border. It is too inconspicuous in 

 flower and too weedy in habit for general use. The typi- 

 cal form is native to Europe and Asia. 



F. W. Barclay. 

 SCULLION. See Scallion. 



SCUPPERNONG. A variety of grape grown in the 

 South. See Vitis rotundifolia and Grape. 



SCURFY PEA. PsoraUa. 



SCURVY-GRASS (Coclilearia officinalis, Linn.), a 

 common European perennial, is so called from its anti- 

 scorbutic qualities, which have long been recognized. 

 Stimulant, diuretic, stomachic and laxative properties 

 have been ascribed to it. In general appearance — leaf, 

 flower, fruit— it somewhat resembles its close relative, 

 water cress, but in flavor it is acrid, bitter, pungent, and 

 has a strong suggestion of tar. Bruising reveals a dis- 

 agreeable odor. When cultivated it is treated as an 

 annual, the seed being sown upon garden loam in a 

 cool, shady place where the plants are to remain. It is 

 grown to a limited extent in America, has escaped from 

 cultivation, but so far has not become obnoxious as a 

 weed like water cress. jl_ q_ Kains. 



SCUTELLARIA (Latin, dish; referring to the form 

 of the persistent calyx), liahidtw. Skullcap. A genus 

 ■of nearly 100 species of annual, perennial or shrubby 

 plants widely scattered about the world, with simple 

 leaves and blue, yellow or red, tubular 2-lipped flowers 

 in terminal spikes or racemes or in the axils of the 

 stem-leaves. Calyx in anthesis bell-shaped, gibbous, 

 ■with a helmet-shaped projection; stamens 4, ascending 

 and parallel, all fertile, the two anterior longer: an- 

 thers ciliate, pilose. 



INDEX. 



alpina, 5. galerieiilata, 6. Mooiniana, 7. 



angTistlfolia, 8. grandiflora, 11. orientalis, 11. 



antirrhinoides, 9. lateriflora, 10. resinosa, 3. 



Baicalensis, 1. tnacrantha, 1. Wrightii, 4. 

 brevifolia, 2. 



A. Zivs. sessile or nearly so. 

 B. Foliage entire. 



c. Habit jn-ocumbenf 1. Baicalensis 



cc. Habit erect. 



D. Fls. in terminal racemes.. 2. brevifolia 

 DD. Fls. in axils of stem- 

 leaves. 

 E. Plant tvith moniliform 



tubers 3. resinosa 



EE. Plant without monili- 

 form tubers 4. Wrightii 



BB. Foliage serrate or dentate. 



c. Habit procumbent 5. alpina 



cc. Habit erect G. galericulata 



AA. Lvs. petioled. 



B. Color of fls. red 7. Mooiniana 



BB. Color of fls. not red. 

 c. Margin of lvs. entire. 



D. Shape of lvs. linear 8. angustifolia 



DD. Shape of lvs. oblong 9. antirrhinoides 



cc. Margin of lvs. serrate. 



T>. Fls. 3-5 lines long 10. lateriflora 



DD. Fls. longer 11. orientalis 



1. Baicalensis, Georgi {S. macrdntha, Fisch.). A 

 hardy perennial herb, almost glabrous: stem half erect, 

 about 1 ft. high: lvs. lanceolate, obtuse, ciliate: fls. 

 blue, in many simple racemes; calyx-hood incurved. 

 July, Aug. Eastern Asia. 



2. brevif61ia, A. Gray. A half-hardy, compact per- 

 ennial, y,-\ ft. high: lvs. numerous, oblong, narrow, 

 about Va in. long: fls. dark purple, about % in. long. 

 Blooming season long; summer. Dry limestone banks, 

 Texas. 



3. resindsa, Torr. A hardy perennial, a few inches 

 high, resinous: lvs. J^-1 in. long, oval to oblong: fls. 

 violet-blue, 1 in. long. Plains of Colo., Wyo. and Neb. 



4. Wrightii, Gray. A tufted perennial, about 6 in. 

 high, with numerous oval, ovate or spatulate-oblong 

 lvs. about Yi in. long and violet or rarely white fls. % in. 

 long. Kansas to Texas. 



5. alpina, Linn. A hardy spreading perennial, about 

 10 in. high, with ovate, serrately dentate lvs. and large, 

 purple and white or somewhat yellowish fls. in dense, 

 terminal racemes. July and August. Europe. R.H. 

 1889:12. — A handsome rock or low border perennial. 



6. galericul£lta, Linn. Hardy, perennial by filiform 

 stolons, 1-3 ft. high: lvs. ovate to oblong-lanceolate, 

 about 2 in. long: fls. solitary in the axils of the upper 

 lvs., about 1 in. long. June-Sept. In moist ground 

 throughout the U. S. and Eu. B.B. 3:83. 



7. Mooiniana, Benth. A tender, moderately low, 

 shrubby plant, probably the most showy of the genus, 

 with opposite, long-elliptical, acute lvs., and long, tubu- 

 lar, red fls. with a yellow throat, about \)4 in. long, 

 in dense, terminal spikes. Autumn. Mexico. R.H. 

 1872:350. -According to Gn. 10, p. 606, the plants are of 

 easy culture with warm greenhouse treatment and may 

 be grown as bush specimens or in smaller pots with a 

 single stem, when they will flower at about 1 ft. in 

 height. Cuttings are easily rooted. 



8. angnstifdlia, Pursh. A hardy perennial, about 6 in. 

 high, with lvs. %-! in. long, narrowed at the base, and 

 violet-blue fls. %-\ in. long, with the corolla-tube slen- 

 der. Moist ground, northwestern United States. 



9. antirrhinoides, Benth. Resembles the larger- 

 leaved forms of S. angustifolia, but has longer petioles 

 and the lvs. mostly obtuse at base and also shorter and 

 broader fls. 7-10 lines long. Moist, shady ground, north- 

 western United States. 



10. laterifldra, Linn. A hardy perennial, increasing 

 by slender stolons, 1-2 ft. high: lvs. ovate to lanceo- 

 late, 1-3 in. long: racemes axillary or terminal, narrow, 

 leafy bracted: fls. blue to nearly white. Moist soil 

 throughout the United States. 



11. orientalis, Linn. (S. grandiflora, Sims, not 

 Adams). A hardy perennial, procumbent: lvs. long- 

 petioled, ovate, dentate, tomentose: fls. purplish, with a 

 yellow throat or almost entirely yellow. Altai Mts. 

 B.M. 635. J. B. Keller and F. W. Barclay. 



SCUTICARIA (Latin, scutica, lash or whip). Orchi- 

 dctcew. This genus is remarkable for its long whip-like 

 leaves, which are channeled on one side. No evident 

 pseudobulbs are formed, but each shoot terminates in a 

 long, pendulous leaf. The lvs. are rather crowded on 

 the short rhizome. Fls. solitary or several, on short 

 peduncles. In structure the fls. resemble Maxillaria, 

 but the plants are easily distinguished by the terete 

 leaves. Sepals and petals similar, the lateral ones form- 

 ing a nientum: labellum movable, 3-lobed, with large, 

 erect, lateral lobes : pollinia on a transversely elongated 

 stipe. Two species from South America. 



These plants require a temperature similar to Cattleya 

 and Lffilia, but should be grown on blocks or in shallow 

 baskets in a mixture of equal parts peat fiber and sphag- 

 num. (S. Steelii does best on a block, as the plant grows 

 downward in an inverted position. The compost should 

 be kept moist at all times, particularly while the plants 

 are in action. They are propagated by division. 



Steelii, Lindl. Lvs. attain a length of 4 ft., as thick 

 as a goose-quill: fls. on short scapes; sepals and petals 

 oblong, connivent, pale yellow, with chocolate blotches; 

 labellum large, cream-colored, striped with brownish 

 purple. Fls. at all seasons. British Guiana. B.M. 3573. 

 B.R. 23:1986 (both as Maxillaria Steelii). 



Hddwenii, Planch. Lvs. 1^ ft. long: fls. with spread- 

 ing sepals and petals oblong, sharply acuminate, yel- 

 lowish green, blotched with brown; labellum obovate- 

 cucullate, white with flesh-colored spots. Brazil. B.M. 

 4629. F.S. 7:731 (both an nifreuaria Jf ad iroiii). G.M 

 41:5.58. Heinrich IIasselbrinc! and R. M. Grey. 



SCYTHIAN LAMB. Refer to Cibotium. 



SEA BEAN. Consult p. 135, second column ; Sea 

 Bi'CK'inoKN in Hippophae ; Ska Daffodil is Hymeno- 

 callis. 



