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SCROPHULARIA 



The plant is sometimes used as a foliage backgroun 

 for the herbaceous border. It is too inconspicuous i 

 flower and too weedy in habit for general use. Thetypi 

 cal form is native to Europe and Asia. 



F. W. B.^RCLAT. 



SCULLION. See Scallio,,. 



the 



SCURFY PEA. Psoralea. 



SCURVY-GRASS (Cochlearia 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 re.serable.s 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. ]yi_ q_ Kains. 



SCUTELLARIA (Latin, dish: referring to the form 

 of the persistent calyx). Lahiatie. 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 roil, tnhnlnr 'J-lipped flowers 

 in terminal spikes or rn'-inir^ r>)- in ihc axils of the 

 stem-leaves. Calyx in aiiili. ^is licll^haped, gibbous, 

 with a helmet-shaped pri>jiri],,n; siaiii.iis 4. ascending 

 and parallel, all fertile, tliL' two iiutcriur longer: an- 

 thers ciliate, pilose. 



alpina, 5. galericulata. 6. Mociniana, 7. 



angustifolia, 8. tirandiflora, 11. orientalis. 11. 



antirvhinoides, 9. lateriflora. 10. resinosa, 3. 



Balcalensis, 1. macrantha, 1. Wrightii. 4. 

 brevifolia, 2. 



ssllf I 



F„li. 



c. lliiini in:ni,ii,h, III 1. Baicalensis 



CC. Ilahil rrr.l. 



I). FI.-<. Ill I, i-iiiiiinl racemrs.. 2. brevifolia 

 DD. Fls. ill luils of sleiii- 



E. Plant irilh moiiilifiirin 



tubers ;!. resinosa 



EE. Plant without monili- 



form tubers 4. Wrightii 



BB. Foliage serrate or dentate. 



o. Habit prorumbeiit .i. alpina 



CO. ffabit erect G. galericulata 



AA. Lvs. pelioled. 



B. Color of fls. red 7. Mociniana 



BB. Color of fls. vol ml. 



<: Maniill i,f Irs. etilirr. 



T>. Shiipr iif Irs. liiirnr K. angTistifolia 



iii>. Shiiiiv III Ivx. oiiiniHi '.I. antirrhinoides 



CC. .Minmil of les. .i.rralr. 



I.. FU. .f J lilies loiifi in. lateriflora 



DD. Fls. longer 11. orientalis 



1. BaicaWnsis, Georgi (S. macrdntha, Fisch.). A 

 hardy perennial herb, almost glabrous: stem half erect, 

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

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

 July, Aug. Eastern Asia. 



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

 ennial, H-1 ft. high: Ivs. numerous, oblong, narrow, 

 about % 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: Ivs. H-l in. long, oval to oblong: fls. 

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



SEA BEAN 



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

 high, with numerous oval, ovate or spatulate-oblong 

 Ivs. about 14 in. long and violet or rarely white fls. K in. 

 long. Kansas to Texas. 



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

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

 purple and white or somewhat yellowish fls. in den.se, 



terinin:ii r.u-i- s, .Inly and August. Europe. R.H. 



18Sl):l-:.-A iKinilM.nn- rock or low border perennial. 



0. galericulata, Linn. Hardy, perennial by flliform 

 st<ilons. l-:i It. hi-h: Ivs. ovate to oblong-lanceolate, 

 ahont ■_' in. lorj-: lis. solitary in the axils of the upper 

 Ivs.. ai)onl I in. lonf;. .June-Sept. In moist ground 

 tlin.n-ln.nt thr V . S. and Eu. B.B. 3:83. 



7. Mociniana, Hi-nth. A tender, moderately low, 

 shrubby plani, |o-oli;il.ly the most showy of the genus, 

 with oppositr, loti^ .III pt leal, acute Ivs., and long, tubu- 

 lar, red fls. Willi a y. Il"w throat, about 1% in. long, 

 in dense, lnniiii,.l '~|.ik.s. Autumn. Mexico. R.H. 

 1872:350. -.\."ri;i> J <■' i-n. 111, p. 60G, the plants are of 

 easy cultun il, : inliouse treatment and may 

 be grown a- i i i : ; n^ or in smaller pots with a 



single sti-iii. \ will flower at about 1 ft. in 



height, fniiihu, .u,- var,il> rooted. 



8. angustifolia, I'ursh. A hardy perennial, about Gin. 

 lii!,'li. with Ivs. ',j-l in. long, narrowed at the base, and 

 violct-lilnc tls. :'4-l in. long, with the corolla-tube slen- 

 der. Moist K'roun.l, northwestern United States. 



9. antirrhinoides, I'., nth. Resembles the larger- 

 leaved forms of N. aii.iiislifi'ilia, but has longer petioles 

 and the Ivs. inosily ol.iuso 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: Ivs. ovate to lanceo- 

 late, 1-3 in. loni;: rac-mes .axillary or terminal, narrow, 

 leafy bracti'd: tls. I.ltir to nearly white. Moist soil 



throughout llio ri.ilril Slatrs. 



11. orientalis, Linn. i,s'. grandifldra, Sims, not 

 Adams). A hardy pirimiiiul, procumbent: Ivs. long- 

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

 yellow throat or almost entirely yellow. Altai Mts. 

 B.M. 6,3.'). J. B. Keller and F. W. Barclay. 



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

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

 leaves, wliirh are channeled on one side. No evident 

 pseudobulbs are formed, Itut each shoot terminates in a 

 loni;, pi-ndnlons haf. Tlie Ivs. are rather crowded on 

 the short rliizonio. l-^ls. solitary or several, on short 

 pediincl.s. In stiiKiiiif till- Hs, resemble Maxillaria, 

 but till- plants an- t-asily distin^'uislied by the terete 

 leaves. Si pals and petals .similar, the lateral ones form- 

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

 erect, lateral lobes: pollinia on a transversely elongated 

 stipe. Two species from South America. 



Thcsi' plants reipiire a temperature similar to Cattleya. 

 and l.alia, I. lit slionid be grown on blocks or in shallow 

 iiaskrts in a niixiuro of equal parts peat fiber and sphag- 

 iiiini. S. .SI,', hi .loos best on a block, as the plant grows 

 downward in an inverted position. The compost should 

 111- kijit nioist at all times, particularly while the plants 

 arc ill action. They are propagated by division. 



Stefilii, Liiidl. Lvs. attain a length of 4 ft., as thick 

 as a goose-ipiill: fls. on sliort scapes; sepals and petals 

 oblong, coniiivent, 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). 



Hidwenii, Planch. Lvs. IK ft. long: fls. with spread- 



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

 4629. F.'i. 1 -.Til ihoth. &s Bifrenaria Hadwenii). G.M. 

 41:5.')8. Heinrich Hasselbeing and R. M. Grey. 



SCYTHIAN LAMB. Refer to Cibolium. 



SEA BEAN. Consult p. 1.35, second column ; Sea 

 Buckthorn is Hippophae ; Sea Daffodil is Hijmeno- 

 callis. 



