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lotos, a pod; seed-vessel fleshy. Nat. 

 ord., Asclepiads [ Asclepiadacese] . Linn., 

 5-Pentandria 2-Diyynia. Allied to Per- 

 gularia.) 



Stove evergreen twiners, from the East Indies. 

 Cuttings of short, firm side-shoots any time in 

 summer, in sandy soil, under a bell-glass, and 

 in a brisk bottom-heat; fibry loam and peat, 

 with a small quantity of charcoal, dried leaf- 

 mould, and silver sand. Winter temp., 50 to 

 55; summer, 60 to 88. 

 S. carina'tus (keeled). 16. Green, yellow. 1823. 



globo'sus (globe-fruited). 16. White. 1823. 



SARCOSTE'MMA. (From sarar, flesh, and 

 stemma, a crown ; fleshy flower-head. Nat. 

 ord., Asclepiads [Asclepiadacese]. Linn., 

 5-Pentandria 2-Dlgynia.) 



Stove evergreen twiners. Cuttings of the 

 points of shoots in sand, under a bell-glass, and 

 in bottom-heat ; but care must be taken to raise 

 the glass often, to prevent damping ; sandy peat 

 and fibry loam, a small portion of charcoal, leaf- 

 mould, and sand. Winter temp., 45 to 55; 

 summer, 60 to 80. 



S. campanula' ta (bell-flowered). 6. Yellow, 

 brown. September. Peru. 1844. 



Swartzia'num (Swartz's). 6, White. Ja- 



maica. 1820. 



vimina'le (twiggy). 6. White. July. E.Ind.1731. 



SARRACE'NIA. Side-saddle Flower. 

 (Named after Dr. Sarrasin, a French 

 physician. Nat. ord., Sarraceniads [Sar- 

 raceniacese] . Linn., IB-Polyandria 1- 

 Monogynia.) 



Half-hardy herbaceous perennials, from North 

 America. Division in spring; fibry peat and 

 chopped sphagnum-moss ; a pit or frame will 

 be necessary for their cultivation, to keep them 

 from frost in winter, and to afford them a close, 

 humid atmosphere in summer. 

 S. Drummo'ndi (Drummond's). 2. Purple. June* 

 1829. 



fia'oa (yellow). 2. Yellow. June. 1752. 



mi'nor (smaller). . Purple, green. April. 1829. 



purpu'rea (purple). 1. Purple. June. 1640. 



rw'6ra(red). 1. Purple. June. 1786. 



variola'ris (pimpled). 1. Yellow. June. 1803. 



SASSAFRAS. Lau'rus sa'ssafras. 



SATIN WOOD. Chloro' xylon. 



SATUEE'IA. Savory. (From the Ara- 

 bic sattar, applied to labiates. Nat. ord., 

 Labiates or Lipworts [Lamiaceae]. Linn 

 1^-Didynamia 1-Gymnospermia.) 



Seeds and divisions in spring ; common, sandy 

 loam. See SAVORY. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS, &C. 

 S. horte'nsis (wwnmer-garden). l. Pink. July. 

 Italy. 1562. Annual. 



mo'llis (soft). 4. White. July. Teneriffe. 1889. 



monta'na (winder-mountain). 14. Purple. 



June. South Europe. 1562. 



rupefstris (rock). 1. Purple. June. Car- 



niola. 1798. 



HARDY EVERGREENS. 

 S< mu'tica (awncd). June. Caucasus. 1836. 



nervo'sa (nerved), 1, Purple. Ionian Isles, 1820. 



S. spino'sa (spiny). White. May. Crete. 1827. 



thy'mbra (thymbra). 1. Purple. June. 



Candia. 1640. 



virga'ta (twiggy). Purple. June. Naples. 1424. 



SATY'RIUM. (From satyrus, a satyr; 

 supposed aphrodisiacal properties. Nat. 

 ord., Orchids [Orchidacese]. Linn., 20- 

 Gynandria \-Monandria.} 



Terrestrial orchids, from the Cape of Good 

 Hope, less difficult to cultivate than their allies. 

 We have flowered some of them planted out in 

 a cold frame with Ixias and other Cape Irids. 

 Division of the roots as fresh growth is commenc- 

 ing; fibry loam and turfy peat, well drained. 

 Winter temp., 40 to 45 ; summer, 55 to 75. 

 S. au'reum (golden). Orange. August. 1842. 



ca'ndidum (white). White. September. 1836. 



ca'rneum (flesh-coloured). l. Pink.June.1797- 



chrysosta'chyum (golden-spiked). Orange. 1836. 



coriifo'lium (coris-leaved). l. Yellow. October. 



1820. 



cuculla'tum (hooded). |. Green. June. 1786. 



ere'ctum (erect). lj. Yellow. February. 1838. 

 folio'sum (leafy). Purple. July. 1828. 



papilla' sum (nippled). Rose, purple. 1836. 



parvifto'rum (small-flowered). J.June. 1789. 



pustula'tum (pimpled). 1. Purple. 1800. 



SAUNDERS WOOD. Pteroca'rpus san- 

 lalVnus. 



SAURAU'JA. (Named after Sauraujo, a 

 Portuguese botanist. Nat. ord., Dille- 

 niads [Dilleniacese]. Linn., 12- Icosandria 

 3-Polygynia. Allied to Hibbertia.) 



Stove evergreen, white - flowered trees and 

 shrubs. Cuttings of ripe shoots in sand, under 

 a bell-glass, in heat, in spring ; fibry loam and 

 sandy peat. Winter temp., 50 to 55 ; summer, 

 60 to 80. 

 S. exce'lsa (tall). 50. Caraccas, 1820. 



macrophy'lla (large-leaved). Mexico. 1844. 



Nepale'nsis (Nepaulese). 30. August. Nepaul. 



1824. 



specta' bilis (showy). 10. July. Bolivia. 1833. 



SAUROGLO'SSUM. (From saura, a lizard, 

 and glossa, a tongue ; resemblance to the 

 tongue of that reptile. Nat. ord., Orchids 

 [Orchidacese]. Linn., 20-Gynandria 1- 

 Monandria.) 



Stove orchid, grown in pots. See ORCHIDS. 

 S, ela'tum (tall). 14. White. April. Brazil. 1832. 



SAUSSU'REA. (Named after H. B. de 

 Saussure, a Swiss botanist. Nat ord., 

 Composites [ Asteraceae] . Linn., L9-Syn- 

 yenesia 1-JEqualis. Allied to Carlina.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennials, and purple- 

 blossomed, except where otherwise mentioned. 

 Seeds and divisions of the plant in spring ; com- 

 mon garden-soil. 

 S. ala'ta (winged). 2. Red. July. Siberia. 1818. 



atpi'na (alpine). . July. Britain. 



ama'ra (bitter). 14. July. Siberia. 1820. 



angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). 2. July. Siberia. 



1816. 



crassifo'lia (thick-leaved). July. Caucasus. 1824. 



di'scolor (two-coloured). I, July. Switzerland. 



1818, 



