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SET 



sown in early spring, in any common garden-soil. 

 Tiiis genus has had for its synonymes Ageno'ra 

 and Rodi'gia. 

 3. JEtne>nsis (.Etna). |. Yellow. July. 1/63. 



a'lbicans (whitish). 1. Yellow. May. 1828. 



aspargini'des (aspargia-like). 1. Yellow. May. 



1829. 



glau'ca (milky-green). 1. Yellow. May. 1828. 



rube'scens (reddish), f. Red. July. 1829. An- 



nual. 



u'rens (stinging). . Yellow. July. 1773. 

 SEBI'SSA. (Name of a plant mentioned 



n oy Dioscorides. Nat. ord., Cinchonads 

 [Cinchonacese]. Linn., 5-Pentandria 1- 

 Jlfonogynia.) 



Greenhouse, white-flowered evergreens, from 

 Japan. Cuttings in spring, under a glass ; loam, 

 peat, and sand. Probably hardy in the south of 

 England. 

 .3. fce'tida (stinking). 2. May. 1787.' 



multiplex (double-flowered). May. 



SERRA'TULA. Sawwort. (From serra, 

 a saw; edges of the leaves. Nat. ord., 

 Composites [Asteracese]. Linn., 19-Syn- 

 yenesia 1-^Equalis.} 



Perennials, by seeds and divisions in spring ; 

 annuals, by seed ; common garden-soil. All pur- 

 ple-flowered, except where otherwise stated. 



HAEDY BIENNIALS. 



S. Icuca'ntha (white-flowered). White. July. 

 Spain. 1S25. Annual. 



ni't ens (shining). 2. July. Caucasus. 1823. 



radia'ta (rayed). 2j. July. Hungary. 1800. 



Trarwy/ua'rMca(Transylvanian). 2. July. Tran- 



sylvania. 1818. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS. 

 <S. ala'ta (winged). 2. July. 



argu'ta (sharp-toothed). 3. September. Hun- 



gary. 1824. 



Ca'spica (Caspian). 2. July. Caspian. 1820. 



centaurioi'des (centaury-like). 1. July. Siberia. 



1804. 



corona'ta (crowned). 5. July. Siberia. 1739- 



cyanni'des (cyanus-like). 2. Red. July. Si- 



beria. 1778. 



cynaroi'des (cynara-like). 3. July. Pyrenees. 



1640. 



depre'ssa (depressed). 1. July. Caucasus. 1S18. 



e'iegans (elegant). 2. July. Caucasus. 1819. 



keterophy'lla (various-leaved). 2. July. Dau- 



phiny. 1824. 



Kitaibe'lii (Kitaibel's). 2. July. Hungary. 



1818. 



multifio'ra (many-flowered). 2. July. Siberia. 



1816. 



ni'tida (shining). 2. July. Siberia. 1827. 



Panno'nica (Hungarian). 2. July. Hungary. 



1810. 



si'mplex (simple). 1. July. Nepaul. 1821, 



SERRU'RiA.(Named after J. Serrurier, 

 a German botanist. Nat. ord., Protends 

 [Proteaceee]. Linn., k-Tetrandria \-Mo- 

 nogynia. Alliance near Leucospennum.) 



Greenhouse, Cape of Good Hope evergreens 

 purple-flowered, except where otherwise specified 

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

 and kept cool, the glass being raised and fre- 

 quently removed at night, to prevent damping, 

 the cuttings at the time protected by a frame or 

 pit ; light, fibry loam, with a portion of charcoal 



ind broken bricka or freestone. Winter temp., 

 38 to 48, with a shaded position for the pots in 

 he heat of summer; the heads will stand the sua 

 'reely if the roots are protected. 

 S. abrotanifo'lia (southernwood-leaved). 4. Pink. 

 1803. 



acroca'rpa (pointed-fruited). Lilac. April. 1822. 



adsce'ndens (ascending). 2. 1S1Q. 



ee'mula (rival). 3. 1803. 



arena'ria (sand). 1. 1803. 



Burma'nni (Burmann's). 2j. 1786. 



cilia'ta (hair-fringed). 2. 1803. 



cyanoi'des (cyanus-like). 1$. 1S03. 



decu'mbens (lying-down). 1. 1818. 



diffu'sa (straggling). 3. 1810. 



eleva'ta (elevated). Lilac. April. 1821. 



elonga'ta (lengthened). lj. 1800. 



- emargina'ta (end-notched). 2. Pink. 1800. 



flagella'ris (whip). 2. 1816. 



fto'rida (flowery). 2. 1824. 



glabe'rrima (very smooth). 1. 1825. 



glomera'ta (crowded). 3. 1789. 



Mwe'm (Niven's). l. 1800. 



odora'ta (sweet-scented). 2. Pink. 18G3. 



phylicoi'des (phylica-like). 3. 1789- 



pinna'ta (leafleted). 1. Pink. 1803. 



Roxbu'rghii (Roxburgh's). 3. White. 1SC5. 



rubricau'lis (red-stemmed). 2. 1818. 



scario'sa (membranous). Lilac. 1816. 



squarro'sa (spreading). 2. 1810. 



SERVICE. (Py'rus so'r&ws.) There are 

 three varieties : Apple - shaped, Pear- 

 shaped, and Berry-shaped. 



Propagation. By Grafting on the 

 apple, medlar, and hawthorn. 



By Cuttings and by Seed, as directed 

 for the Apple. 



Soil. Clayey loam, well drained, suits 

 it best. 



Culture. They are best trained as dwarf 

 standards or espaliers. See MEDLAR. 



Gather the fruit in autumn, and treat 

 it like that of the Medlar. 



SESBA'NIA. (From sesban, the Arabic 

 name of S. j&gyptia'ca. Nat.ord.,ie<jru- 

 minom Plants [Fabacese]. Linn., 17- 

 Diadelphia 4-Decandria. Alliance near 

 CHanthus.) 



All yellow-flowered. Annuals require to be sown 

 in a hotbed, in April, and flowered either in the 

 plant-stove or a warm greenhouse; shrubs, by 

 cuttings of the half-ripened, stubby shoots in 

 sand, under a bell-glass, in bottom-heat; fibry 

 loam and sandy peat. Winter temp., 60; sum- 

 mer, 60 to 90, with abundance of moisture. 



STOVE EVERGREENS. 

 S. Mgypti'aca (Egyptian). 4. July. Egypt. 1680. 



occidenta'lis (western). 4. July. W. Ind. 1815. 



STOVE ANNUALS. 

 S. aculea'ta (prickly). 4. July. E. Ind. 1690. 



affi'nis (kindred). 3. July. E. Ind. 1800. 



gra'cUil (slender). 3. July. 1820. 



pi'cta (painted). 6. July. W.Ind. 1823. Bi- 



ennial. 



puncta'ta (red-spotted). 3. July. Guinea. 1825. 



seri'cea (silky). 3. July. E. Ind. 1813. 

 SETS are the tubers, or portions of 



tubers, employed for propagating pota- 



