172-4 STERXBERGIA 



8T£BNB£B6IA (after Couut Caspar Sternberg, a 

 botanist and writer, 1761-1838). AmaryUidiceif. A 

 genus of 4 specit-s of low-growing hardy bulbous herbs 

 from eastiTti JMiri'p.- t.' A-i;L .Miimr, with strap-shaped 

 or linear li:i\rs mnl l.ri-lii mII..\v crocus-Hlie flowers. 

 Perianth n -ular-. . r.n, funnc 11.-1111 ; stamens inserted 

 on the pei-i.-inili iiilii'; lihiuhni, li.riLC, filiform; anthers 

 dorsitixed, versiitil.- : !r. ll'-li\. s(*arcely dehiscent; 

 seeds subgloljose. 'ih'' liiill.^ sIj(mi1<1 be planted rather 

 deeply, about 6 iiu'ln -. •'. N. 'i'r.ird saj'S of their cul- 

 ture in G.F. 10:15« tluii tli.v 1. -luin' a rather heavy soil, 

 in a somewhat dry, suuuy pu.^it luu where they will be well 

 ripened in summer. 



2400. Sternbereia lutea (X K). 



A. Fls. and I vs. appearing together. 

 B. Blooming in fall. 

 litea, Ker-Gawl (.1 mari/llls liiteti , Linn. ) . Fig. 2400. 

 Bulb about 1% in. through: Ivs. fJ-S to a bulb, strap- 

 shaped, becoming 1 ft. long: Hs. yellow, 1-4 to a bulb; 

 tube less than % in- b'lig: pf-ri;iiitli-s(-gments about 1% 

 in. long. MediterraiM :iM 1, -i-.n ,,r I-:u. and Asia. B.M. 

 200. Gn. 44, p. 30--.; tT. |.. Ill, ( I r. II. l.'):21. 



Fischeriina, Roem. Has the habit of S. lutea, but 

 differs in season of bloom and stipitate ovary and cap- 

 sule. Wm. Watson says (G.F. 8:144) that the fls. are 

 a brighter yellow and as large as the largest forms of 

 ^'. lutea. Caucasus. B.M. 7441. 



AA. Fls. and Ivs. appearing at different seasons. 

 B. Lvs. linear: fls. small. 



colohiciildra, Waldst. and Kit. Bulb about K in. 

 through: lvs. appearing in spring, 3-4 in. long: fls. yel- 

 low, in fall ; segments about 1 in. long by 2 lines broad. 

 East Europe, Asia Minor. B.R. 23:2008. 



BB. Zri'.<i. strap-shaped-' fls. large. 

 macr4ntlia, J. Gay. Bulb globose, IK in. through, 

 with a long neck: lvs. becoming 1 ft. long, nearly 1 in. 

 wide, fully developed in June: fls. bright yellow, 3-5 in. 

 .icross; segments about 1 in. broad. October. Asia 

 Minor. G.C. III. 23:97. Gn. 47:1001. B.M. 7459.-A 

 handsome species. F. W. Barclay. 



STEVENSONIA 



d after one of the governors 

 . A monotypic genus of tropi- 

 llrs. Tall trees, spiny through- 



ish : spathes 2, the lower .-' - 1- - 1 1 1: 1 ! ili.- 



upper one smooth, woody, ill l.q ;, .-- Ir. 



ellipsoidal, small, orange - '.■ijl-r--!. i-i iiili.in, .sue 

 Palm. 



grandifdlia, Duncan (Phcenic.ophdrum SechellArum, 

 H. Wendl.). Caudex 40-50 ft. high, very spiny when 

 young, less so when old; petiole 9-18 in. long, pale 

 green; blade cuneat-e-obovate. Seychelles. I.H. 12:433. 

 B.M. 7277. Gn. 23, pp. 173, 320. j^^ed G. Smith. 



STfiVIA. For the Stevia of ll..ri,t~. s, ,- rnjueria. 

 True Stevias are described in IhmIu-uIi in al literature, 

 but it is not known that any of tliiiu nrr now in the 

 American trade. 



STEWAETIA, See Sluartia. 



STICK-TIGHT. Vernacular for burs of Cynoglossum. 



STIGMAPHYLLON (Greek, stigma and leaf; refer- 

 ring to tin- l.-:il-likc- ajipendages of the stigmas). Some- 

 times written Stiijiiiiiphyllum. Malpighiacece. About 

 50 species of tropical American woody vines with usu- 

 ally opposite, entire to lobed, petioled leaves and yellow 

 flowers in axillary, peduncled umbel-like cymes: calyx 

 5-parted, 8-glandular; stamens 10, of which 6 are per- 

 fect and 4 antherless or deformed; styles 3; stigmas 

 produced into leaf-like or hooked appendages : ovary 

 3-loculed, 3-lobed. 



ciliitum, A. Juss. A tender woody twining vine: lvs. 

 evergreen, smooth, opposite, coi-(l,ii.. .-ill;,;, : iK. bright 

 yellow, large, in peduncled iixii 1 ,.f 3-6. 



P.M. 15:77. Gn. 33:037. -Appar.i 1 . [-.-iesin 



the trade and possibly the most lian-l- --1 1 n.- genus. 



G. W. Oliver says tliat S. ciUati,,,, i, .,i„- ,.i ibe best 

 medium-sized vines for outdoor trellis work. For pot 

 culture it is of little service and thrives in the green- 

 house only when planted out. September is the best 

 month for propagation. On outdoor plants much of the 

 wood is useless for this purpose, being thin and soft. 

 Choose the wood made early in the season; a heel or 

 joint is not necessary; root in bottom heat and carry 

 through the winter in the greenhouse as small plants. 

 Ernest Brauuton says of its culture in S. Calif, that 

 it must have shade, protection from dry or hot winds, 

 and an open soil. Under the right conditions it flowers 

 admirably. p_ ^^ Bakclay. 



STILES, WILLIAM AUGUSTUS, .journalist, editor 

 and park commissioner, was born March 9, 1837, at 

 Deckertown, Sussex county, in northern New Jersey, 

 and died October 6, 1897, in Jersey City, N. J. His 

 grandfather settled on a farm near Deckertown in 

 1819, where his father, Edward A. Stiles, in 1833 

 founded Mount Retirement Seminary, a successful 

 school of the highest rank during the following thirty 

 years. Here William A. Stiles received his early educa- 

 tion; as a boy he .showed great love for classical litera- 

 ture and unusual proHciency in music and mathematics. 

 He was distiiigui.slied as a student at Yah-, graduating 

 in 1859 in a class wlii.-li iii.-Iu.l---I iiunN in-n who, have 

 since attained Iml'Ii r;ink In i-ir !■■ , " ii I'rrvented 



onal 



ture found expression iu di 

 was iu turn a teacher, assi> 

 public schools, surveyor on tin 

 political articles, secretary of 11 

 actuary of a life insurance com 

 New Y..rk .■ustum li-ms.-. Iiin 



ness all-l .■illn-.sl t-.Ial l-llli.lli- - 



knowl.-il^T ..r i-laiil-lilr U- 



and this -av.- inipuN.- l.nva. 

 broader lines. He brought t 

 choice species of plants, and 1 

 ments on the farm. Love of 

 dominant force with him. II 

 press of New York nn tlio vaii 

 life attracted wi-lr ait.nii-Mi. a; 

 as an editorial n\ rii- i- --I ili. \ 

 tion which ctm) inn- .1 ili n>iiL-ti-- 

 Iie became agncnliiiral . -in-.r - 



Keenly inten-si.-.l in in- 



and improved nn 1I1--1 ;, - 

 lished relation^ \-, hh il - . - , 1 

 and at home, an-l nn.-l-- lii~ . 



His niaslrrly ,-''-inl,i', 



Illy on 



■xperi- 

 furth a 

 daily 

 rmntry 

 itment 

 a rela- 



■ II'.' i' - ' ' ii ■-'liveries 



I- '"' "' .' I.' - , Im estab- 



il'- ' ' ;■■;-.',, 1 I , abroad 



:,'l-' lii^ -l-';",rln.- nl a n-.-ful and 



the l.rst kuowl.-il-,. o( the time. 



of the page during the next five 

 ears s.-t a liii;li ^laiidard for journalism in this field, 

 nd est:tlilisli*-ii ills reputation as a specialist in agri- 

 ulture and cognate subjects. On the founding of 

 Garden and Forest" in 1888, William A. Stilea was 

 avited to be the managing editor. For nearly ten 



