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SAPONA'RIA continued. 



These are humble little plants, but worthy of a 

 place in the mixed border, flowering from July to 

 September. 



S. cala'bria is a dwarf trailing plant about 6 ins. 

 high, having numerous small rosy flowers, 

 exhibiting one unbroken mass of colour. 

 From Calabria, 1830. 



S. cala'bria alba is a white form of the above. 

 Scarlet Queen is a rich carmine garden variety. 



Sow the seeds in lines or in masses in. deep 

 in September for spring flowering, or in April for 

 summer. Thin seedlings to 3 ins. apart. Water 

 frequently in hot weather. Common soil. 



SATIN FLOWER. See LUNARIA biennis. 



SCABIO'SA Scabious, Sweet Scabious, Egyptian Rose, 

 Mournful Widow, Pincushion Flower (from L. 

 scabies, a scab, itch. Said to cure the complaint). 

 Nat. Ord. Dipsacece. 



The popular Sweet Scabious, with a few other 

 species, is considered by some gardeners to be 

 biennial, but it is just as well to raise it annually, 

 as it flowers the same year as sown, though late in 

 the summer. The name of Pincushion Flower is 

 apt, as the shape of the flower has a distinct 

 resemblance to that toilet article. The flowers are 

 about 2J ins. across and borne on long naked 

 stems, making them most suitable for vases and 

 bouquets. There are double and single varieties, 



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