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TENDER BULBS. 



B. brevifo'lia (short-leaved). $. Pink. January. 

 Cape of Good Hope. 1811. 



hyacinthoi'des (hyacinth-like). . Blue. Au- 



gust. Madeira. 1585. 



Maurita'nica (Mauritian). . Blue. April. 



Mauritius. 1819. 



plu'mbea (lead-coloured). 1. Lead. May. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1812. 



HARDY BULBS. 



S. amas'na (pleasing). $. Blue. March. Levant. 

 1596. 



omee'nM/a (pretty). J. Blue. June. Russia. 1822. 



autumna'lis (autumnal). . Pink. August. 



England. 



-- a'lba (white). *. White. August. 

 -- ma'jor (larger). 4 Pink. August. Britain. 



Bertolo'nii (Bertoloni's). Lilac. May. 



bifo'lia (two-leaved). . Blue. March. England. 

 -- a'lba (white). *. White. March. South 



Europe. 



-- ru'bra (red). . Red. March. South 

 Europe. 



brumq'lis (winter). Blue. May. N. Amer. 1841. 



campanula,' ta (bell-flowered). 1. Dark blue. 



May. Spain. 1633. 

 -- a'lba (white). 1. White. May. South Eu- 



rope. 1683. 

 -- ca'rnea (flesh-coloured). 1. Pink May. 



South Europe. 1633. 



ce'rnua (drooping). $. Pink. March. Spain. 



1815. 



corymbo'sa (corymbed). |. Pink. October. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1793. 



Cupaniu'na (Cupani's). 1. Purple. June. Sicily. 



1834. 



escule'nta (eatable). 1. White. June. N. Amer. 



1811. 



1'ndica (Indian). 1. E. Ind. 1816. 



Ita'lica (Italian), f. Blue. May. Switzer- 



land. 1605. 



li'lio-hyaci'nthus (lily-hyacinth). 1. Blue. 



June. Europe. 1597. 



Lusita'nica (Portuguese). $. Blue. May. Por- 



tugal. 1777. 



no'n-scri'pta (undescribed). 2. Blue. April. 



Britain. 



-- a'lba (white). White. April. Britain. 

 --- ca'rnea (flesh-coloured). J. Flesh. April. 



Britain. 



obtusifo'lia (blunt-leaved). $. Blue. March. 



South Europe. 1829. 



odora'ta (sweet-scented). Blue. May. Portugal. 



1818. 



Peruvia'na (Peruvian). 1. Dark blue. May. 



Spain. 1607. 

 -- a'lba (whit*). 1. White. May. South 



Europe. 1607. 

 -- di'scolor (two-coloureA-flowered). 1. Buff. 



May. Portugal. 1843. 



prabractea'ta (long-bra*ted). 1. Blue. June. 



South Europe. 



pra'cox (early). \. Dark blue. March. 1/90. 



). Blue. May. Hungary.! 827. 



pu'bens (downy). $. Blue. May. Lunimar. 



pu'mila (dwarf). Blue. May. Spain. 1821. 



ro'sea (rosy). $. Rose. Numidia. 1827. 



Sibi'rica (Siberian). J. Blue. February. Si- 



beria. 1796. 



umbella'ta (umhelled). $. Blue. April. Pyre- 



nees. 1822. 



-unifo'lia (one-leaved). *. White. May. Por- 

 tugal. 



ve'rna (spring). $. Blue. April. Britain. 

 -- a'lba (white-flowered). *. White. May. 



S. ve'rna ro'sea (rosy). $. Rose. May. 



villo'sa (shaggy-teawed). $, Lilac. Tripoli. 1831. 



SCIODA'CALYX. (From scias, & parasol, 

 and calyx; alluding to the shape of this 

 part of the flower. Nat. ord., Gesner- 

 worts [Gesneracese]. Linn., U-Didyna- 

 mia 2-Angiospermia.) 



This is a very gay stove plant, blooming from 

 July to January. Cultivated like Achimenes. 

 S. Warszewi'czii (Warszewicz's). 3. Scarlet, 

 yellow. New Grenada Mountains. 1855. 



SCIODAPHY'LLUM. 

 and phyllon, a leaf; the large leaves af- 

 ford much shade. Nat. ord., Ivy worts 

 [Araliacese]. Linn., 5-Pentandria h-Pen- 

 tagynia. Allied to the Ivy.) 



Stove evergreens. Cuttings of half-ripened 

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

 spring ; sandy loam and fibry peat. Winter temp., 

 50 to 55; summer, 60 to 80. The Peruvian 

 species will thrive well in a greenhouse with 1 

 less. 



S. acumina'tum (pointed- leaved). 10. Yellow. 

 Peru. Climber. 



ano'malum (anomalous). 20. White, green. 



Trinidad. 1817- 



Bro'wnii (Brown's). 20. White. Jamaica. 1793. 



co'nicum (conical). 10. Pale red. Peru. Climber. 



digita'tum (finger- leaved). 10. Green. E. Ind. 



1820. 



pedicella'tum (Jow^-leaf-stalked). 10. Purple. 



Peru. Climber. 



penta'ndrum (five-stamened). 3. Pale red. Peru. 



1820. 



SCION. See GRAFF. 

 SCISSORS of various sizes are required 

 by the gardener. A pair with very sharp 

 and pointed blades is required for cut- 

 ting away the anthers of flowers 

 in hybridizing, and for thinning 

 grapes. Stouter pair ; are used 

 for removing flower- stalks when 

 the petals have fallen from 

 roses, &c. Sliding pruning scis- 

 sors ( see Fig.) are employed for 

 cutting the shoots of shrubs. 

 They are powerful instruments 

 for the purpose; but a more 

 simple pair, without a spring, is 

 made by Mr. Turner, Neepsend, Sheffield. 

 Shears are only large scissors. Hedge 

 Shears for clipping hedges are the 

 most common. Sliding Pruning 

 Shears, with a moveable centre, HO 

 as to make a drawing cutwhenused 

 as when the pruning knife is em- 

 ployed. See AVERRUNCATOR. 



The drawing shows the smaller 

 size, used with one hand. The 

 large size, which has wooden 

 handles, will, when employed with 

 both hands, cut through a bougk 



