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.Kale; in any case they are best omitted, as in damp weather their 

 odour is offensive, and they can be bought so cheaply that the space 

 they would occupy can be utilised to better advantage. A few 

 early Potatoes may be grown, if there is room, and likewise one or 

 two rows of green Peas, as it is desirable to have these, particularly 

 the latter, perfectly fresh. Kidney Beans, both French and Runner, 

 are also worth growing where space permits, for the sake of getting 

 'them fresh. Another class worth thinking about is salading, as 

 the flavour of Lettuces, Radishes, Endive, and other salads depends 

 upon their being quite fresh. For details, see Kitchen Garden. 



Succulents. Plants with fleshy foliage, such as Cacti, Aloes, 

 Agaves, Cotyledons, Crassulas, Sedums, Sempervivums, and Mesem- 

 .bryanthemums. For details, see the genera named. 



Suckers. Branches of shoots springing from the base of plants. 



-Sulphur. A good fungicide. See Mildew. 



:Suinach. See Rhus. 



Sundew, See Drosera. 



'Sunflower, See Helianthus. 



^Sun Plant. See Portulaca. 



Sun JRose, See Helianthemum. 



Superphosphate. See Manure. 



Swainsona or Swainsonia (swainso-na, after Mr. Isaac Swainson. 

 Ord, Leguminosae) . Evergreen greenhouse shrubs, the best known 

 of which is perhaps galegaefolia, a variety of coronillifolia, with 

 purplish flowers in summer, height 4 to 6 ft. (syn. Colutea galegae- 

 tfolia Botanical Magazine, t. 792). They like loam with a third 

 of peat, and sand. Propagation is by cuttings in summer, 



Swamp Lily, Peruvian, Zephyranthes Candida, 



Swan-neck Orchid, Cycnoches, 



Swan River Daisy, Brachycome iberidifolia. 



Sweet Alyssum, Alyssum maritimum (syn. Koniga maritima). 



Sweet Amber, Kypericum Androsaemum. 



Sweet Basil. See Kitchen Garden Herbs, 



Sweet Bay, Laurus nobilis. 



Sweetbrier, Rosa rubiginosa. 



Sweet Chestnut, Castanea sativa. 



Sweet Cicely, Myrrhis odorata. 



Sweet Lime, Citrus medica Limetta. 



Sweet Marjoram. See Kitchen Garden Herbs. 



Sweet Pea. It is a singular flower garden which does not contain 

 collection of Sweet Peas in these days. So beautiful are these 

 flowers in the garden, so fragrant are they, so admirably are they 

 adapted for vases, that it would be a mistake not to grow them, 

 even if they were expensive and difficult to manage instead of being 

 .cheap and easy. At the least there should be a mixed row of giant 

 " Spencer " varieties, which have larger and more beautiful flowers 

 than the old type; and if possible there should be a row made up 

 of small quantities of various good named sorts, or a set of clumps 



