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STATISTICS 



floriculture, seed raising, the nursery business, and 

 viticulture were subjects of special reports in the Elev- 

 enth Census, 1890. In this Cyclopedia statistics ap- 

 pear under such large topics as Horticulture, Cut-flow- 

 ers, Floriculture, and the various articles on states. 



2395. Stauntonia hexaphylla (X %). 



STAUNTONIA (G. L. Staunton, physician, 1740- 

 1801). Berberidaceo?. A genus of 2 species of tender 

 evergreen woody vines, one from China and one from 

 Japan. The lvs. have 3-7 digitate leaflets. Fls. monoe- 

 cious, in axillary, few-fld. racemes; sepals 6, petaloid; 

 petals wanting: sterile fl. with 6 monodelphous stamens, 

 anthers birimose, ovary rudimentary: fertile fl. with 6 

 sterile stamens and 3 carpels. 



hexaphylla, Decne. Fig. 239.1. A handsome vine be- 

 coming 40 ft. high: lfts. oval, about 2 in. long, stalked: 

 fls. in axillary clusters, white, fragrant in spring: berry 

 about 4 in. long, splashed with scarlet. Japan. A.G. 

 12:139. F . W . Barclay. 



The Stauntonias are beautiful evergreen climbers and 

 well adapted to the soil and climate of the South At- 

 lantic and Gulf region. Both 8. hexaphylla and the re- 

 lated Holb&llia lati folia (known also as Stauntonia 

 fati folia) grow well in the writer's Florida garden, 

 although they are not such very luxuriant climbers as 

 are the Allamandas, Thunbergias and Bignonias. It 

 requires a few years betore they are fully established. 

 They are excellent subjects to be planted on old stumps 

 and on small trees, such as catalpa and mulberry trees, 

 which they perfectly cover in the course of time with 

 their pretty evergreen leaves and their rather insig- 

 nificant but powerfully fragrant flowers. They will 

 not flourish in dry, hot, sandy soil, demanding for their 

 welfare rather moist, shady spots containing a profu- 

 sion of humus. A little commercial fertilizer contain- 

 ing a fair amount of nitrogen and potash will also prove 

 very beneficial. The need of some kind of a stimulant 

 is shown by the plant itself, which assumes a rather 

 yellowish cast in the green color of the foliage. A few 

 days after it has received some plant-food the foliage 

 shows a very beautiful dark green color. These two 

 species and the beautiful Kadsura Japonica are valuable 

 additions to the garden flora of our southern states. 

 H. Nehrling 



ST. BERNARD'S LILY. Anthericum Liliago. 



ST. BRUNO'S LILY. Paradisea Liliastrum. 



STELLARIA 



STEIKONEMA (Greek, sterile threads; referring to 

 staminodia). Primulacew. Loosestrife. Herbs, all 

 erect, with opposite entire leaves and rather large yel- 

 low axillary and leafy-corymbed flowers: corolla rotate, 

 5-parted; stamens 5, opposite the lobes, with 5 alternat- 

 ing subulate staminodia: capsule 1-loculed: seeds pj any 

 on a central placenta. Differs from Lysimachia in the 

 presence of the sterile stamens, and in the estivation of 

 the corolla. Useful showy plants for borders in damp 

 soil. All perennials. 



ciliatum, Raf. {Lysimachia ciUata, Linn.). Stem 1-4 

 ft. high, sparingly branched, nearly glabrous: lvs. 2-6 

 in. long, ovate-oblong to ovate-lanceolate, ciliate, acute 

 or acuminate, base rounded; petioles V% in. long, ciliate: 

 fls. on slender peduncles, showy, 6-12 lines broad; co- 

 rolla-lobes rounded erose, often mucronate: capsule 

 longer than the calyx. Moist thickets. U. S. 



longifolium, Gray {Lysimachia quadrifldra, Sims. 

 L. lo)Kjifdlia, Pursh). Erect, strict and glabrous: stem 

 4-angled, 1-2 ft. high: lvs. linear, thick and firm, 1- 

 nerved, acute at both ends, 1-4 in. long, smaller ones 

 clustered in the axils, margins slightly revolute, basal 

 broader and petioled : peduncles slender, %-l % in. 

 long: fls. numerous, often appearing clustered; corolla 

 8-12 lines broad, the lobes oval, cuspidate, often 

 erose. Eastern U. S. June, July. B.M. 660 (as L, 

 qaadriflora) . — Very showy when in flower. Offered by 

 collectors of native plants. j^ jj # Wiegand. 



STELLARIA (Latin, star; referring to the form of 

 the flower}. Caryophyllaceoe. A genus of about 70 spe- 

 cies of annual or perennial herbs, mostly diffuse, tufted 

 or weakly ascending. They are scattered about the 

 whole world, but are mainly found in the temperate 

 regions. Lvs. opposite, simple: fls. usually white and 

 disposed in terminal or rarely axillary leafy or naked 

 paniculate cymes: sepals usually 5; petals usually 5, 

 rarely none, bifid, often deeply; stamens 3-10; styles 

 3-4, rarely 5: capsule ovoid to oblong, relatively short, 

 dehiscent by as many or twice as many teeth as there 

 are carpels. See Gray, Syn. Flora of N. Amer. 

 a. Fls. 7-10 lines across. 



Holostea, Linn. Easter Bell. A hardy perennial, 

 erect, 6-18 in. high, simple or somewhat branched, from 

 a creeping rootstock : lvs. sessile, lanceolate, 1-3 in. 

 long: fls. white, abundant, 

 in a terminal leafy panicle ; 

 sepals one -half or two- 

 thirds as long as the petals. 

 May, June. En., Asia. B. 

 B. 2:22. — This and the next 

 are desirable for dry banks 

 where grass will not grow 

 well and for other carpet- 

 ing purposes. 

 aa. Fls. 2-5 lines across. 

 B. Lvs. narrow. 



graminea, Linn. A slen- 

 der-stemmed, hardy per- 

 ennial plant not usually 

 over 6 in. high, from a 

 creeping rootstock : lvs. 

 sessile, linear lanceolate, 

 usually about 1 in. long : 

 fls. white, in terminal or 

 lateral scarious bract ed 

 open panicles; sepals and 

 petals nearly equal in 

 length. May, June. Eu- 

 rope; naturalized in Amer- 

 ica. B. B. 2:23. - Var. 

 aurea, Hort., Golden 

 Stitohwort, has pale yel- 

 low leaves and is lower 

 and more matted in 

 growth. Well adapted for sandy banks where grass 

 does not grow well. 



bb. Lvs. ovate. 



media, Linn. Chickweed. Fig. 2396. A low, decum- 

 bent annual weed common in all rich, moist, cultivated 

 soils, especially troublesome during the cooler months 



2396. Stellaria media (fl. X 3) 



One of th 

 chickweeds, 

 every month 



commonest of 

 mming nearly 

 the year. 



