1682 SOLENANTHUS 



Apenninus, Hohen.t Cynogldssuni Apentilnunif Linn.). 

 Plant hardy, 214-3 ft. high: Ivs. rather coarse, the radi- 

 cal ovate-oblong, those of the stem long-lanceolate: fls. 

 blue, forget-me-not-like, in dense, axillary, panicled 

 racemes. May, June. S. Europe.— A useful plant 

 amongst shrubbery or in the back part of borders. 

 Prop, by division or seed. f. W. Barclay. 



SOLIDAGO (according to Gray, from "soUdus and 

 Olio, t<i make solid or draw together, in allusion to re- 

 puted vulnerary properties "). CompostUe. Goldenkod. 

 Amon-si tl,.- Klnii.s of tlif Aiiirrifau autumn are the 



The a-irr- nni m .■\,(iii.- cmLiV-. i n,|.lrnr"Mx )ii xanthic, 

 — the l.lu.. an. I lilu-h en tli.- ..iir lian.l aii.i the yellow 



L. H. 



SOLLYA (in honor of Ri..Iiar.l n..i-man Solly, 1778- 

 1858, an English botani-i I /' " ..,..,... Two species 

 of Australian evergrei 11 I !\ ^. narrow: fls. 



nodding, on slender [...la. la.; .i in I.. ose, few- 



flowered cymes; sejials .1] nn.a. i.a.lh [..tals obovate, 

 spreading from the liase; anthers conuivent in a cone 

 around the pistil: capsule many-seeded. Propagated by 

 cuttings in sand under glass, or by seeds, which germi- 

 nate readily. 



heteroph^Ua, Lindl. Australian Bluebell Creeper. 

 Small shrub, 2-6 ft. high, with slender, twining stems: 

 Ivs. variable, from lanceolate or oblong-linear to ovate- 



SONEEILA 



lanceolate or ovate-oblong, obtuse or slightly acumi- 

 nate, entire, 1-2 in. long, usually narrowed into short 

 petioles: cymes 4-s-l-JH.l,. terminal or leaf ..j.posed: 

 fls. bright blue, '-'. 11. 1.1. a. .iiil\. I;.M . aaa;;. H.B. 



21:253. B.R. 17:ltr... liai.l^ aa.l niiaOi .aijinal.al in 



middle California a a. I a a i . ..i i a\ ... iie ..a a ■ mi ..f the 



brilliant blue of it- ll.u.as. IN]...ially \aliial.le for 

 covering banks, roekwork and low fences, preferring to 

 scramble over other plants. Also grown as an herba- 

 ceous border plant, being kept within bounds by the 

 shears. The roots are very attractive to the California 

 pocket - gopher, who plays sad havoc with it if not 

 watched. ' j Buhtt Davy. 



SOLOMON'S SEAL. Polytjonatnm. 



SOLOMON'S SEAL, FALSE. Smilnrina. 



SONEHiLA (adapted from a native name), ^felas- 

 tomacert. This includes a number of dwarf, tender 

 foliage plants which must be grown in the greenhouse 

 all the year round. The plants belong to the same 



'>i;f 



2344 Solidago caesia 



cultural group with Bertolonii 



and the Malay archipelago. The fls. are usually rose- 

 colored, K in. across or less, and generally disposed in 

 seorpioid racemes or spikes. The genus is monographed 

 in Latin by Cogniaux in DC. Mon. Phaner. vol. 7 (1891). 

 The species described below are all caulescent plants 

 with Ivs. distjiictlv petioled, those of each pair being of 

 equal si z. (.\i.|.i m s'. maculata) : fls. 3-merous; sta- 

 mens :<,, I. ..a ia ' .a'. 



Soniiil. a esteemed in Belgium, where 



they hav. ! -i .1 bv Van Houtte, Linden, Van 



in the 

 rlcrxo), 



Hen 



pictiiriitii, I'l''!" :ni'[ ,...,,..:,. \ -aii^i.n-iory explana- 



tioned below. In addition ih. a. are al...iit l.'i kinds with 

 personal names that vary fi..ni iln- i\ p. s mentioned be- 

 low in their variegation. Th.i. ai.' also s..iTie hybrids 

 between Sonerila and Bertolonia which arc known to 

 the trade as Bertonerila. The most important of the 

 species mentioned below is S. margaritacea. 



It was long thought impossible to grow Sonerila and 

 its allies outside of a bell-jar or Wardian case. The 

 Belgians now dispense with the "double glass" and 

 grow these plants in tropical or even temperate green- 

 houses. For potting material they use a compost of 



