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tings of ripe shoots in sand, under a bell-glass, 

 and in a mild heat, in spring: ; loam and peat. 

 Winter temp., 45 ; summer, 60 to 75. 

 S. mo'lle (molle). 20. August. Peru. 1597. 



to-e6mMi/o'/ta(terebinthus-leaved). 20. Brazil. 



1829. 



virga'ta (twiggy). 8. June. Lima. J822. 



SCHIVERE'CKIA. (Named after A.Schiu- 

 reck, a Eussian botanist. Nat. ord., Cru- 

 cifers [Brassicaceae]. Linn., 15-Tetrady- 

 namia. Alliance near Alyssum.) 



Hardy herbaceous. Divisions; common garden- 

 soil. 



S. Podo'lica(PodLolizn). . Yellow. June. Podolia. 

 1821. 



SCHIZJE'A. (From schizo, to cleave, or 

 cut; the appearance of the fan-like 

 fronds. Nat. ord., Ferns [Polypodiacese]. 

 Linn., 24- Cryptogam! a 1-Filices.) 



Brown-spored Ferns. See FERNS. 

 GKEENHOUSE FERNS. 

 S. bi'fida (twice-cut). $. June. N. Holland. 1822. 



pusi'lla (small). J. June. N. Amer. 



rupe'stris (rock). 3. June. N. Holland. 1822. 



STOVE FERNS. 

 S. e'legans (elegant), f . June. Trinidad. 1819. 



penicilla'ta (pencilled). f . June. S. Amer. )8l6. 



propi'nqua (related). April. Malacca. 



SCHIZA'NDRA. (From schizo, to cut, 

 and aner, the male organ ; split stamens. 

 Nat. ord., Kadsurads [Schizandracese], 

 Linn., 21-Moncecia 5-Pentandria.) 



Cuttings of ripe shoots in sand, under a bell- 

 glass, and kept only a little higher than the 

 temperature of a cold pit or greenhouse ; sandy, 

 fibry loam, and a little leaf -mould. Winter 

 temp., 40 to 45. This creeper lived several 

 years against the conservative wall at Chiswick. 

 S. cocci'nea (scarlet-./?otcered). Scarlet. June. 

 N. Amer. 1806. 



SCHIZA'NTHUS. (From schizo, to cut, 

 and anthos, a flower ; the petals cut into 

 fringes. Nat. ord., Figworls [Scrophulari- 

 acese]. Linn., %-JDiandria 1-Monogynia.) 



Seeds in autumn, to be kept in a greenhouse, 

 for early blooming ; seeds in a slight hotbed, in 

 March, for successive blooming in pots, and early 

 blooming out of doors ; seed in the open air in 

 the end of April, Beautiful annuals, fitted either 

 for pot or border culture ; rich, light, fibry loam ; 

 when kept over the winter, the soil should be 

 poor, and the plants near the glass. 

 S. cafndidus( whitish). 2. White. Coquimbo. 1843. 



Graha'mi (Graham's). 2. Variegated. August.- 



Chili. 1831. 



Hooke'ri( Hooker's). 2. Rose, lilac. August. 



Chili. 1828. 



pinnati'fidus (leaflet-cut). 2. Various. May. 



Coquimbo. 1841. 



pinna'tus (leafleted). 2. White, purple. Au- 



gust. Chili. 1822. 



hu'milis (dwarf). 1. Crimson. July. 



Valparaiso. 1831. 



po'rrigens (spreading-staMred). 2. Crimson. 



August. Chili. 1822. 



retu'sus (bitten-off-peJated). 2. Variegated. 



August, Chili. 1831. 



SCHIZOCJE'NA. (From schizo, to cut, 

 and kainos, unusual. Nat. ord., Ferns 

 [Polypodiacese]. Linn., Z^-Cryplogamia 

 1-Filices.) 



Stove Fern. See FERNS. 



S. Bruno'nis (Brown's). Brown, yellow. April. 

 Malacca. 



SCHIZOLO'MA. (From schizo, to cut, 

 and loma, an edge ; edges of fronds. 

 Nat. ord., Ferns [Polypodiaceae]. Linn., 

 24^-Cryptogamia 1-Filices.) 



Brownish-yellow-spored stove Ferns. See 

 FERNS. 

 S. ensifo'lia (sword-leaved). May. Malacca. 



heterophy 1 lla (various-leaved). May, Isle of 



Luzon. 



SCHIZOME'RIA. (From schizo, to cut, 

 and meros, a part; cut petals. Nat. ord., 

 Cunoiiiads [Cunoniacese]. Linn., 1O- 

 Decandria 2-J)igynia. Allied to Wein- 

 mannia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrub. Cuttings of half- 

 ripened shoots in sand, under a bell-glass, in 

 spring ; loam and peat, with silver sand and 

 charcoal. Winter temp., 40 to 48. 

 S. ova'ta (egg -leaved). 8. White. N. Holland. 

 1825. 



SCHIZOPE 'TALON. (From schizo, to cut, 

 and petalon, a petal. Nat. ord., Crucifers 

 [Brassicacese]. Linn., 15-Tetradynamia.) 



Seeds in a slight hotbed in March, pricked out 

 into pots, and grown in an airy greenhouse, or 

 transplanted to the front of borders in May; 

 sandy loam and leaf-mould ; if in a pot, add a 

 little peat. 



S. Walke'ri (Walker's). 2. White. June. Chili. 

 1822. 



SCHMIDE'LIA. (Named after C. C. 

 Schmidel, a German botanist. Nat. ord., 

 Soapworts [Sapindaceffi]. Linn., S-Oc- 

 tandria l-Monogynia. Alliance near 

 Sapindus.) 



Stove, white-flowered evergreens, Cuttings of 

 ripe shoots in sand, under a bell-glass, in the 

 beginning of summer, and placed in a mild bottom- 

 heat ; sandy loam and fihry peat. Winter temp., 

 50 to 60 ; summer, 60 to 85. 

 S. comi'nia (cominia). 20. Jamaica. 1//8. 



integrifo'lia (whole-leaved). Bourbon. 1804. 



occidenta'lis (western). 8. W. Ind. 1828. 



racemo'sa (racemed). 15. May. E. Ind. 1820. 



serra'tn (sa.w-leaved). 12. E. Ind. 1804. 

 SCHCE'NIA. (In honour of Dr. Sch&n, 



a botanical artist. Nat. ord., Composites 

 [ Aster ace]. Linn., 19-Syngenesia 2- 

 Superflua. Allied to Pteropogon and 

 Helichrysum.) 



A tender annual. Sow end of March in 

 moderate heat ; transplant seedlings into small 

 pots in t-ame heat ; plant four or five in an eight- 

 inch pot ; gradually harden ; and when in flower 

 place in greenhouse. 



S. oppositifo'lia (opposite-leaved), 1. Pink May, 

 Swan River. 1846. 



