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SCROPHULARIA 



The plant is sometimes used as a foliage background 

 for the herbaceous border. It is too inconspicuous in 

 flower and too weedy in habit for general use. Thetypi- 

 •cal form is native to Europe and Asia. 



F. W. Barclay. 

 SCULLION. See ScalUon. 



the 



SCURFY PEA. PsoraUa. 



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 resembles 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 

 iveed like water cress. m. G. Kains. 



SCUTELLARIA (Latin, dish; referring to the form 

 of the persistent calyx). Zabi&tce. 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 red, tubular 2-lipped flowers 

 in terminal spikes or racemes or in the axils of the 

 stem-leaves. Calyx in anthesis bell-shaped, gibbous, 

 with a helmet-shaped projection; stamens 4, ascending 

 and parallel, all fertile, the two anterior longer: an- 

 thers ciliate, pilose. 



INDEX. 



alpina, 5, g.alerieul.ata, 6. Mocimana. 7. 



angustifolia, 8. urandiflora, 11. orientalis, 11. 



antirrhinoides. 9. liiteriflora, 10. resinosa. 3. 



Baicalensis, 1. tnacrantlia, 1. Wrightii. 4. 



brevifolia, 2. 



A. Lvs. sessile or nearly so. 

 B. Foliage entire. 



c. Habit procumbent 1. Baicalensis 



cc. Habit erect. 



D. Fls. in terminal racemes.. 2. brevifolia 

 DD. Fls. in axils of stem- 



E. Plant trith mouiliform 



tubers :i. resinosa 



EE. Plant willioiil miniili- 



form tubers 4. Wrightii 



BB. Foliage serrate or dentate. 



c. Habit procumbent .5. alpina 



CO. Habit erect 0. galericulata 



AA. Lvs. petioled. 



B. Color of fls. red 7. Mocimana 



BB. Color of fls. not red. 

 C. Margin of lvs. entire. 



D. Shape of lvs. linear 8. angiistifolia 



DD. Shape of lvs. oblong 9. antirrhinoides 



CC. Margin of lvs. serrate. 



D. Fls. S-5 lines long 10. lateriflora 



DD. Fls. longer 11. orientalis 



1. Baicalensis, Georgi {S. macrdntha, Pisch.). A 

 hardy perennial herb, almost glabrous: stem half erect, 

 about 1 ft. high: lvs. lanceolate, obtuse, ciliate; fls. 

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

 July, Aug. Eastern Asia. 



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

 ennial, %-\ ft. high: lvs. numerous, oblong, narrow, 

 about K in. long: fls. dark purple, about 54 in. long. 

 Blooming season long; summer. Dry limestone banks, 

 Texas. 



3. resindsa, Torr. A hardy perennial, a few inches 

 high, resinous: lvs. 34-1 in. long, oval to oblong: fls. 

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



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

 high, with numerous oval, ovate or spatulate-oblong 

 lvs. about K in. long and violet or rarely white fls. }4 in. 

 long. Kansas to Texas. 



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

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

 purple ami white or somewhat yellowish fls. in dense, 

 terminal racemes. July and August. Europe. R.H. 

 1889:12. — A handsome rock or low border perennial. 



6. galericuUta, Linn. Hardy, perennial by filiform 

 stolons, 1-3 ft. high: lvs. ovate to oblong-lanceolate, 

 about 2 in. long: fls. solitary in the axils of the upper 

 lvs., about 1 in. long. June-Sept. In moist ground 

 throughout the U. S. and Eu. B.B. 3:83. 



7. Mociniina, Benth. A tender, moderately low, 

 shrubby plant, probably the most showy of the genus, 

 with opposite, long-elliptical, acute lvs., and long, tubu- 

 lar, red fls. with a yellow throat, about IH in. long, 

 in dense, terminal spikes. Autumn. Mexico. R.H. 

 1872:350. -According to Gn. 10, p. 60G, the plants are of 

 easy culture with warm greenhouse treatment and may 

 be grown as bush specimens or in smaller pots with a 

 single stem, when they will flower at about 1 ft. in 

 height. Cuttings are easily rooted. 



8. angustifdlia, Pursh. A hardy perennial, about 6 in. 

 high, with lvs. %-\ in. long, narrowed at the base, and 

 violet-blue fls. ^-1 in. long, with the corolla-tube slen- 

 der. Moist ground, northwestern United States. 



9. antirrhinoides, Benth. Resembles the larger- 

 leaved forms of S. angustifolia, but has longer petioles 

 and the lvs. mostly obtuse at base and also shorter and 

 broader fls. 7-10 lines long. Moist, shadv ground, north- 

 western United States. 



10. laterifWra, Linn. A hardy perennial, increasing 

 by slender stolons, 1-2 ft. high: lvs. ovate to lanceo- 

 late, 1-3 in. long: racemes axillary or terminal, narrow, 

 leafy br.acted: fls. blue to nearly white. Moist soil 

 throughout the United States. 



11. orientilis, Linn. (.s'. iiriiiuliflnrii, Sims, not 

 Adams). A hardy perennial, jir... nmlH nt : lvs. long- 

 petioled, ovate, dentate, ti.m. nn.^.- ; tl^, j.uri.lish, with a 

 yellow throat or almost ciitirfiy >r!lo\\'. Altai Mts. 

 B.M. 635. J. B. Keller and F. W. Barclay. 



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

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

 leaves, which are channeled on one side. No evident 

 pseudobulbs are formed, but each shoot terminates in a 

 long, pendulous leaf. The lvs. are rather crowded on 

 the short rhizome. Fls. solitary or several, on short 

 peduncles. In structure the fls. resemble Maxillaria, 

 but the plants are easily distinguished by the terete 

 leaves. Sepals .and petals similar, the lateral ones form- 

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

 erect, lateral lobes: pollinia on a transversely elongated 

 stipe. Two species from South America. 



These plants require a temperature similar to Cattleya 

 and Laelia, but should be grown on blocks or in shallow 

 baskets in a mixture of equal parts peat fiber and sphag- 

 num. S. Steelii does best on a block, as the plant grows 

 downward in an inverted position. The compost should 

 be kept moist at all times, particularly while the plants 

 are in action. They are propagated by division. 



SteSlii, Lindl. Lvs. attain a length of 4 ft., as thick 

 as a goose-quill : fls. on short scapes ; sepals and petals 

 oblong, connivent, pale yellow, with chocolate blotches; 

 labellum large, cream-colored, striped with brownish 

 Hs. at all seasons. British Guiana. B.M. 3573. 



.R. 23:1986 (both as Ma.nlh, ria Steelii). 



Hidwenii, Plaiirl,. Lv^. l ',. ft. long: fls. with spread- 

 ing sepals and ii.lals <.lil..nL;-, sharply acuminate, yel- 

 lowish green, blot.hnl with iirown; labellum obovate- 

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

 4629. F.S. 7 -.731 (both as BifrenariaHadwenii). G.M 

 41 :558. Heinrich Hasselbring and R. M. Grey. 



SCYTHIAN LAMB. Refer to Cibotium. 



SEA BEAN. Consult p. 135, second column ; Sea 

 Buckthorn is Hippophae ; Sea Daffodil is Hymeno- 



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