SIL 



[738] 



SIP 



&. flave'scens (yellowish). 1. Yellow. June. 

 Hungary. 1804. 



glaucifo'lia (milky- green-leaved). $. Red. 



June. Spain. 1820. 



g-ramwz/b'/za (srass-leaved). 2. White. June. 



Altai. 181Q. 



gypso'phila (chalk-loving)4.White.June.l822. 



Hispa'nica (Spanish). . Red. June.Spain.1819. 



infla'ta (inflated). 1. White. July. Britain. 

 hirsu'ta (hairy). White. Britain. 



infra'cta (broken)." White. July. Hungary. 1800. 



lacinia'ta (cut-petaled). 1A,. Scarlet. July. 



8, Amer. 1823. 



latifo'lia (broad-leaved). 1. White. July. 



Barbary. 1817. 



longiflo'ra (long-flowered). 1A.. Lilac, purple. 



August. Hungary. 1/93. 



mari'tima (sea), f . White. August. Britain. 

 flo're-ple'no (double-flowered). 1. White. 



August. England. 



molli'ssima (softe.st).l.Pink.August. Italy. 1739- 



ocymoi'des (basil-like). 1. April. 1823. 



ova'ta (egg-lettved). 1. White. June. N. 



Amer, 1820. 



parado'xa (paradoxical). 1. Pink. July. Europe. 



purmfu'lia (small-leaved). l. Pink. June. 1817. 

 ~7?a'/a(spreading).l. White. July. Barbary. 1823. 



Pennsylvu'nica, (Pennsylvanian). 1. Red. June. 



N. Amer. 1806. 



petrte'a (rock).J. White. July. Hungary. 1822. 



pilo'sa (shaggy). White. August. Europe. 173Q. 

 ~- polyphy' lla (many-leaved). 1. White. June. 



Austria. 1800. 



procu'mbens (lying-down), f. Pink. June. 



Siberia. 1823. 



pfie'seens(downy).l. Purple. July.Corsica. 18 18. 

 * quadridenta'ta "(four-toothed). $. White. 



June. Alps. 1822. 



quadri'fida (four-cleft). A,. White. June. 



Verona. 1818. 



"efle'xa (bent-back). 1. Purple. June. South 

 Europe. 1726. 



re'gia (royal). l. Crimson. June. N. Amer. 



1811. 



renews (creeping). 1. Pink. August. Siberia. 



RequWnii (Requien's). A.. White, red. June. 



Corsica. 1823. 



saxi'fraga (saxifrage). ^. Flesh, July. France. 



1640. 



ScAffl'/teOchafta). A.. Rose. April. Keridach 

 1844. 



Sibi'rica (Siberian). 1A. Rose. July. Siberia. 



17/3. 



spergulifo' lia (spurry - leaved). A,. White. 



June. Armenia. 1817. 



Stella 1 ta (stoat-leaned). 1. White. July. N. 



Amer. 1696. 



stylo'sa (large-styled). A. Yellowish. July. 

 1831. 



svpi'na (supine). |. Pink. July. Caucasus. 1804. 



Tata'rica (Tartarian). 2. White. July. Russia. 



1/Q6. 



te'nuis (slender). ?. Cream. July. Siberia. 1816. 



ValleTtAi CYaliesian). A. Flesh. July. Switzer- 



land. 1765. 



Virgi'nica (Virginian). 1. Purple. July. N. 



Amer. 1783. 



viscaginoi'des (viscago-like). f. Pink. June.. 



Dauria. 1824. 



Wolgensis (Wolga). Green, yellow. July. 



Wolga. 1824. 



SILK COTTON-TREE. Bo'mlax. 

 SILK-TREE. Aca'cia jullbri'ssin. 

 SIMARU'BA. (The Guiana name. Nat. 



ord., Quassiads [Simarubacess], Linn., 

 \Q-Decandria 1-Monoyynia. Allied to 

 Quassia.) 



Stove, yellowish - white - flowered evergreens, 

 from the West Indies. Cuttings of the ripe 

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

 strong, moist heat; fibry peat, and light, fibry 

 loam. Winter temp., 55 to 65; summer, 65 

 to 85. 

 S. exce'lsa (lofty). 40. 1818. 



glau'ca (milky-green). 1824. 



officina'lis (shop). 10. 1789. 



SINA'PIS. Mustard. (From the Celtic 

 nap, applied to the cabbage tribe. Nat. 

 ord., Crucifors [Brassicaceae]. Linn., 

 HJ-Tctradyri'iittia. ) 



Hardy, yellow-flowered annuals. See MUSTA.EB. 

 S. a'lba (white). 3. June. Britain. 



frute'scens (shrubby). 1. July. Madeira. 17/7. 



iti'gra (black). 4. May. Britain. 



tu'rgida (turgid). 4. May. Britain. 



laniga'ta (smooth). 4. May. E. Ind. 1819. 



nudic'iu'lis(ui\.ked-stemmed). 1. June. Spain. 



1818. 



SINGA'NA. (From sinya-singa, the name 



in Guiana. Nat. ord., Capparids [Cap- 



paridacese]. Linn., 13-PoIyandria 1- 



Monogynia. Allied to Cratseva.) 



Stove evergreen climber. Cuttings of firm side- 

 shoots in sand, under a bell-glass, and in bottom- 

 heat, iu May ; sandy loam and fibry peat. Winter 

 temp., 55 to 65 ; summer, 60 to 85. 

 S. Guiane'nsis (Guianan). White. June. Guiana. 

 1827. 



SINGLING. Thinning seedlings so that; 

 two do not touch each other. 



SINNI'NGIA. (Named after W. Sinning! 

 a German gardener. Nat. ord., Gesner- 

 worts [Gesneracese], Linn., l-Duly- 

 namia 2-Angiospermia,) 



We have retained this genus, the name being 

 in common use; but the species are Gloxinias. 

 Stove evergreens. For culture, see GE'SNERA. 

 S. gutta'ta (spotted). l. Yellow, red. June. 

 Brazil. 1827. 



He'lleri( Heller's). 1. White, green. June. 



Rio Janeiro. 1827- 



veluti'na (velvety). l. Yellow. June. Brazil. 



1827. 



mllo'su (shaggy). 1J. Yellow, green June. 



Brazil. 1827. 



SIPHOCA'MPYLOS. (From siphon, a tube 

 and kampylos, a curve; shape of the 

 flower. Nat. ord., Lobeliads [Lobeliaceee]. 

 Linn., 5-Pentandria l-Monogynia.) 



Cuttings root readily ; those which are herba- 

 ceous are best struck from the young shoots, 

 several inches in length, as they rise from the 

 root in spring; bicolor and betulcefo'lius are hardy 

 in sheltered places. 



HARDY. 



S. betulcefo'lius (birch-leaved). 3. Red, yellow. 

 July. Brazil. 1842. Deciduous. 



bi'color (two-coloured). 3. Red, yellow. April. 



Georgia. 1835, Evergreen, 



