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Saxifraga (Saxifrage, Rockfoil). Saxifragacecz. 



Seeds, divisions, and in some species (as S. sarmentosa, 

 the "strawberry geranium ") by runners. 



Scabiosa (Mourning Bride, Pin-cushion Flower). Dipsacece. 

 Seeds, usually sown in the open, and sometimes by 

 division. 



Scaevola. Goodenovietz. 



Seeds. Cuttings should be inserted in a compost of 

 peat and sand, under glass. 



Schinus (Pepper-tree, of California). Anacardiacecz . 



Propagated by seeds. Cuttings, in greenhouses. 

 Schismatoglottis. Aroidece. 



Increased by division. 



Schizandra. Magnoliacece. 



Seeds, when procurable. Propagation is effected by 

 layers ; by ripened cuttings, which should be inserted in 

 sand under glass. 



Schizanthus (Butterfly, or Fringe Flower). Solanacetz : 



The half-hardy kinds are increased by seeds sown in a 

 little heat in spring. The seed of the hardy sorts may be 

 sown in the open ground in early spring. 



Schizostylis. Iridacece. 



Propagated by seeds and by division. 



Sciadophyllum. Araliacea. 



Seeds. Cuttings, in sand under glass, in moderate heat. 



Sciadopitys (Umbrella Pine). Coniferce. 



Slowly propagated by imported seeds. But cuttings of 

 the half-ripened shoots, taken off in summer and inserted 

 in sand, in heat, root readily. 



Scilla (Squill, Wild Hyacinth). Liliace&. 



Slowly increased by seeds, but usually by bulbels. 

 Scirpus Tubernsemontanus of florists, is Juncus, which see. 

 Scolopendrium. See Ferns. 

 Scorzonera (Black Salsify). Composite. 



Seeds, sown where the plants are to stand. 



