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SCILLA 



several small, erect blue Hs. in a short, terminal raceme, 

 almost flattened into a corymb: perianth segments 

 scarcely above 3 Hues long, spreading. Spring. A 

 plant occurring in stony and sandy wastes near the sea 

 in western Europe, reappearing farther east in Den- 

 mark, on the Rhine and Sardinia. -Hardy. 



John W. Harshberger. 



2276 b,.iUa i bir ,.a 



SCINDAPSUS (in old Uieek uime trin ferred to 

 these plants) A^Acece Climbing perennials differing 

 from Monstera in floral characters and m the loug- 

 petioled, long-sheathed, ovate-lanceolato or ovate-acu- 

 minate Ivs. Species 9 or 10. East Indies. Scindapsus 

 comprises one popular and worthy warmhouse plant, 

 that known to gardeners as S. argyneus. For culture, 

 follow directions gi\ en under Philodendron 



pictus, Hassk Internodes of the stem 3-4 in long, 

 2 in thick, petioles Vi-i m long, blade 4-6 in long, 

 2^-S^i in wide one side hilf as wide as the other, 

 coriaceous bri„'ht gn i n(dr\iiig bUck) obliquely ovate- 

 cordate V"" argyraeus, yii.,'Ur (S niqyimis, Hort. 

 Pdthos aigyttrii'. Ibitt ) is the cult form, with broad, 

 deeply cordate li af lil ides which are spotted and 

 blotched above with sil\ er\ white Celebes, Philippines, 

 .T"iva etc 



2277. Scilla ! 



i(xy3) 



S. anomalus, Hort. = Monstera acumiuata.— S. Cuscuaria 

 Presl., is now referred by Kngler to Cuscuaria marantitolia 

 Not known to be in the trade. It is a question whether thi 

 Aglaonema commutatum sometimes mentioned in horticul 

 tural literature is this species 



pertusa. 



titolu . 

 S.Jier(iistw,Hort.=Rhaphidophora 

 Jaked G. Smith. 



SCOLOPENDRIUM 



SClBFUS (Latin for bulrush). Ci/perAcea>. Bul- 

 rush. Sedck. a larj,'!' i.'i.-uus of rush-like or grass-like 

 plants iulKiliinii- Mm aI...I.- globe, and characterized by 

 perfect tlov. ■ < wliich are solitary, clustered 



or urabfll.ii' i naily arranged: perianth of 



bristles"!' II. iiM. imi ■ nin-. .1 infniit: ovary one-loculed, 

 with one :ii!:itnJiM.iis uviile; style not thickened at the 

 base, 2-:i-elett. Only a few species are in cultivation, 

 and tliese are all perennials (except perhaps the last), 

 suited for shallow water or damp places. The larger 

 are important for use in aquatic gardens. The nomen- 

 clature of those in the trade has been very much con- 



A Stem leaf I 



atrftvirens M 



r tl I II 1 e 1 above styles 3 liastern 



Holoschcenus 1 ^t ff and rush like from stout 



o t t k teiu 1 eiel slen ler cjlii Irical 1 J 



t h „l I s 1 " 1 al St ff erect and n irow lur 



ve 1 1 1 cts se e 1 the larger one appearing as a 



t t f tl sj kes veiy numerous and 



II 1 I I k I I nl "1 1 liar 1 ghtlrown 



I 111 I ol ft Eu Asia 



-lit 1 variegitus H rt w th 



t u I 11 t 1 1 11 ith „reLn an 1 j ellowish 

 hite Dimi or Irj I 

 AA btems u th leij si oit basal le es oi i one 

 lacustris ^ 1 I (tKeat Bulrush Eootstocks very 



it IS scarcely distinct \ ar zebrlna Hort is a foir 

 with alternate bands of green and j ellowish white 

 often known as Juncus lebrinus 



cimrms Vahl (S iipditus Spreng not Hort Is6l- 

 epi nncihi Hort / set&ceus Hort ) Fig 2278. 

 Densely cespitose forming turf stems 3-12 in long, 

 vcr\ lender or filiforra cylindrical erect or more often 

 Ir 1 11 , 1 IS il ht th leafless or with a very short 

 111 t T 1 1 I U 1 11 1 1 1 bract subulate, about equal- 

 II tl I I I t tl I tt r usually solitary oblong-lan- 

 e t t I I ! ] 1 1 n^ ^ il obtuse, pale 



1 1 n I 1 " akene in 



gr nh \1 mopoli- 



gri eful 



g a very 



K M 



SCIEROCABPnS (Greek hatd and fiuit referring 

 to the bony, fructiferous bracts). Comp6sit(T. A genus 

 of about II species of mostly Mexican herbs, with branch- 

 ing stems and terminal pedunculate radiate heads of 

 yellow flowers in summer. 



uniseriilis, Benth. & Hook. (Gjimnipsis nniseridUs, 

 Hook.). An annual herb 1 ft. or so hi^di, loosely 

 branched, with alternate, delt.u.l <ir rh.iinl.ii'-nvrite, den- 

 tate, petioled Ivs. and fragr;Mit tl. Iica'ls. with ",-9 oval 

 or oblong, orange-yellow rays. .Mcist i,r shady ground, 

 Texas and south. R. H. 1853:201. j.^, w, Barclay. 



SCOKE. A name for Phytolacca decandra. 



SCOLOPlNDRIUM. See PhylUtis. Many garden 

 forms are cultivated under a variety of names, all de- 

 rived from PhylUtis Scolnpe.ndrhim i the Hcolopendrium 

 vulgare or the S. offieinarum of Europe). 



