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S- semipubti'sctns (slightly-downy). 1 . Green, 

 yellow. May. N. Amer. 1800. 



Sibi'rica (Siberian). g. July. Siberia. 1802. 



spica'ta (spiked), g. Spotted. May. N. Amer. 



1827. 



stella'ris (starry). 3. June. Britain. 



dissi'milis( dissimilar), g. June. Scotland. 



Schleiche'ri (Schleicher's). Switzerland. 



1819. 



Sternbe'rgii (Sternberg's). 1. May. Germany. 



tene'lla (delicate), *. July. Corinthia. 1819. 



te'nera (tender). |. Cream. May. Switzerland. 



1819. 



thysano'des (coarse-fringed-feaued). g. April. 



E. Ind. 1845. 



tricuspida'ta (three-spined). May. N. Amer. 



1824. 



tridenta'tu (three-toothed), g. May. 



umbro'sa (shady. London Pride). 1. Flesh. 



May. Britain. 



puncta'ta (dotted -powered). 1. May. Ire- 

 land. 



serratifo'lia (saw-leaved). May. Ireland. 



Virginie'nsis (Virginian).g.May. N.Amer. 1790. 



visco'sa (clammy), g. May. 

 SCABIO'SA. Scabiousc (From sea fetes, the 



itch ; said to cure the disorder. Nat. ord., 

 Teaselworts [Dipsacacese]. Linn., 4-Te- 

 trandria 1-Monogynia.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennials. Seeds and divi- 

 sions in spring ; common garden-soil. 

 S. arve'nsis flo're-u'lbo (field- white-flowered). 2. 

 White. July. Britain. 



austra'lis (southern). l. Purple. June. Styria. 



' 1820. 



Carpa'tica (Carpathian). 1, White. June. 



Prussia. 1819. 



dicho'toma (forked). 1 . Pink. July. Sicily. 1804. 



dipsacifo'lia (teasel-leaved). 2. White. June. 



Germany. 1818. 



pube'scens (downy). 2. White. June. Hungary. 



1820. 



Satee'di (Salced's). 1. White. June. Spain. 



1823. 



stri'cta (upright). 2. Red. June. Hungary. 



1820. 



SC^EVA. Hawk Fly. Of this genus there 

 are several species, of which the most 

 common are 8. ribesii and 8. pyrastri. 

 Wherever aphides* are abundant, whether 

 on the cabbage, hop, or elsewhere, there 

 is a fleshy-green maggot. This is the 

 larva of a hawk-fly, and. should be left 

 undisturbed, as it is a voracious destroyer 

 of plant-lice. 



SCLE'VOLA. (From sc&vu, the left hand ; 

 form of the corolla. Nat. ord., Goode- 

 mads [Goodeniaceae]. Linn., 5-Pentan- 

 drla \-Monogynia.) 



Divisions and cuttings of young shoots ; the 

 tender species in heat; the greenhouse in a cold 

 pit, under a bell-glass ; sandy loam and turfy peat : 

 the usual greenhouse and stove treatment. 



STOVE EVERGREENS. 



S. ivatfo'lia (iva-leaved). White. August. Trinidad. 

 1820. 



Koni'gii (Konig's). 2. Pale red. E. Ind. 1820. 



Tacca'da (Taccada). 2g. White. August. E. 



Ind. 1810. 



GREENHOUSE HERBACEOUS. 

 S. alterna'ta (alternate-teamed). Purple. June. 

 Swan River. 1844. 



ancTnisifo'lia (anchusa-leaved). Blue. May. 



Swan River. 



attenua'ta (thin-leaved). 2. Pale blue. June. 



Swan River. 1844. 



crassifo'lia (thick-leaved), 3. White. Sep- 



tember. N. Holland. 1805. 



cuneifo'rmis (wedge-shaped). Ig. Blue. N. 



Holland. 1824. 

 fascicula'ta (bundled). August. Swan River. 



hi'spida (bristly). 2. Lilac. July. N. Holland. 



1827. 



microca'rpa (small-fruited). Ig. Violet: July. 



N. S. Wales. 1790. 



multiflo'ra (many-flowered). Blue. July. Swan 



River. 1840. 



suave'olens (sweet-scented). 2. Blue. August. 



N. S. Wales. 1793. 



SCALE. See Coccus. 



SCALUON. See CiBOUL. 



SCAMMONY. Convo'lvulus scavnmo'nia. 



SCARES are but very inefficient protec- 

 tions for fruits, as birds soon sit on the 

 very branches which bear the maulkin. 

 To frighten them effectually, it is best to 

 employ boys for the short time scaring is 

 required. Over seed-beds a net is the 

 best protection ; but threads tightened 

 across the beds are very effectual. 



SCARLET RUNNER. Phase'olus multi- 

 flo'rus. 



SCHE'ERIA. (In honour of F. Schecr, 

 Esq. Nat. ord., Gesnerworts [Gesneracese]. 

 Linn., \k-Didynamia 2-Angiospermia.) 



Stove herbaceous perennial, closely allied to 

 Gloxinia. For culture, see ACHI'MENES. 

 S. Menca'na (Mexican). J. Purple. August. 

 Mexico. 1850. 



There is a variety with light blue flowers. 



SCHELHA'MMERA. (Named after O. O. 

 Schelhammer, a professor at Jena. Nat. 

 ord., Melanths [Melanthacese]. Linn., 

 6-ITexandrial-Monogynia. Allied to Uvu- 

 laria.) 



Greenhouse, purple-flowered, herbaceous per- 

 ennials, from New Holland. Divisions; sandy 

 loam and fibry peat ; a cool greenhouse or a cold 

 pit in winter. 

 S, multiflo'ra (many-flowered). Ig. 1824. 



undula'ta (vt&vy-leaved). g. June. 182i. 

 SCHELLO'LEPIS. (From skellos, distorted, 



and lepis, a scale. Nat. ord., Ferns [Poly- 

 podiacese]. Linn., 24- Cryptogamia 1- 

 Fillces.} 



Stove, yellow-spored Indian Ferns. (SceFEBNS.) 

 There are two species, S. amae'na (lovely), and 

 verruco'sa (warted). 



SCHI'NUS. (The Greek name for Pis- 

 ta'chia lenti'scus. Nat. ord., Terebinths 

 [Terebinthaceaej. Linn., 22-J9wecta 9- 

 Decandria.') 



Greenhouse, green-flowered evergreens. Cut 



