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SOPHO'RA. (From the Arabic name, 

 Sophera, of a leguminous tree. Nat. ord., 

 Leguminous Plants [Fabacese]. Linn., 

 IQ-Decandria I-Monogynia.) 



Hardy herbaceous kinds by divisions in spring ; 

 stove and greenhouse species, by cuttings of half- 

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

 grown in peat and loam. The hardy kinds, such 

 as Jtipo'nicu and its varieties, are very ornamental 

 trees on a lawn, but should be grown in poor soil 

 north of London, that the annual growth may be 

 well ripened; propagated by imported seeds, by 

 cuttings of the roots, and layers ; its varieties by 

 grafting. Pe'nduta is extremely graceful and 

 fust growing. 



HARDY HEKBACEOUS. 



S. alopecuroi'des (fox-tail-grass-Hke). 4. Yel- 

 low. July. Levant. 



flave'scens (yellowish). 2. Yellow. June. 



Siberia. 178"5. 



galegoi'des (galega-like). 2. Yellow. June. 



Siberia. 1817. 



HARDY DECIDUOUS TREES. 

 5. Chine'nsis (Chinese). 30. White. August. 

 China. i;63. 



Japu'nica (Japanese). 40. White. August. 



Japan. 1/63. 



fo'liis-variega'tis (variegated-leaved). 14. 



White. August. Japan. 



pe'ndula (drooping). 12. White. Au- 

 gust. Japan. 



GREENHOUSE EVERGREENS. 

 S. macroca'rpa (large-fruited). 6. Yellow. April. 

 Chili. 1822. 



veluti'na (velvety). 6. Pink. June. Nepaul. 



STOVE EVERGREENS. 

 S. glau'ca (milky-green). /. Purple. E. Ind. 1818. 



tomento'sa (downy). 5. Yellow. Brazil. 



SOPHRONI'TIS. (From sophrona, mo- 

 dest; referring to the pretty little flowers. 

 Nat. ord., Orchids [Orchidaceae]. Linn.. 

 W-Gynandria 1-Monandria. Allied to 

 Dinema.) 



Stove orchids, grown on blocks. See ORCHIDS. 

 S. cs'rnua (drooping). $. Red. June, llio 

 Janeiro. 1827. 



grandiflu'ra (large-flowered). $. Red. Organ 



Mountains. 1837. 



pteroca'rpa (wing-fruited). Red. Guatimala. 



18J2. 



viola'cia (violet-coloured). Violet. February. 



Mexico. 1838. 



SOROCE'PHALUS. (From soros, a heap, 

 and kephale, a head ; clustered head of 

 flowers. Nat. ord., Proteads [ProteaceseJ . 

 Linn., -Tetrandria 1-Monogynia.) 



Greenhouse, purple-flowered evergreens, from 

 the Cape of Good Hope. Cuttings of ripened 

 young shoots in sand, under a hand-light, either 

 in spring or autumn ; may be hastened, after the 

 base has swelled, with a little bottom-heat ; sandy, 

 fibry loam, and a little peat and broken free-tone, 

 carefully drained. Winter temp., 38 to 45. 

 S. diversifo'lia (various-leaved). 4. June. 1803. 



imbe'rbis (beardless). 3. July. 1806. 



tmbrica'ta (imbricated). 3. June. l/QI. 



lana'ta (woolly). 2. August. 1/90. 



teta'cea (bristly). 2. July. 1823. 



S- spatalloi'des (spatalla-like). 3. July. 1803. 



tcnuifo'lia (slender-leaved). 3. July. 1802. 

 SORRELS. These are O'xalis acetose'lla, 



Wood Sorrel; Ru'mex aceto'sa. Garden 

 Sorrel; R. scuta' tus, French or Roman 

 Sorrel. They thrive best in any light, 

 rich garden-soil. 



The Rumexes are propagated by seed, 

 and all of them by parting the roots, both 

 which modes may be practised from the 

 middle of February until the same period 

 in May, and by parting the roots in Sep- 

 tember and October. Sow in drills, six 

 or eight inches apart, and a quarter-inch 

 in depth. When two or three inches 

 high, the seedlings should be thinned to 

 three or four inches apart. In Septem- 

 ber or October, or in the March and 

 April of the succeeding year, they may 

 be removed into their final stations, in 

 rows twelve inches apart each way, or, if 

 the French, eighteen inches. 



When divisions of the root are em- 

 ployed, they must be set at once where 

 they are to remain, at the final distances 

 above mentioned. In summer, the stalks 

 must be cut down, to encourage the pro- 

 duction of leaves. In autumn and spring 

 the surface of the ground should be 

 gently stirred, and a little manure turned 

 in. 



To obtain Seed. Some plants must not 

 be gathered from, but be allowed to run 

 up unchecked. They flower in the course 

 of June, July, and August, perfecting 

 their seed in autumn. Wood Sorrel does 

 not produce seed. 



SORREL-TREE. Andro'meda arbo'rea. 



SOULA'NGIA. (Named after Soulange 

 Bodin, a French nurseryman. Nat. ord., 

 Rhamnads [RhamnaceseJ. Linn.,5-P^- 

 tandria I-Monogynia. Allied to Phylica.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs, from the Cape of 

 Good Hope. Cuttings of the points of shoots in 

 sand, under a bell-glass, in April or May; sandy, 

 fibry peat, and a few bits of charcoal, to keep it 

 open. Winter temp., 38 to 45. Should be 

 tried against a wall, as, in the open air, in dry 

 places and mild situations, Phy'lica ericoi'des 

 stands the winter uninjured. The Soulangias 

 wer once united with the Phylicas. 

 S. cor da' t n (heart-/eauf). Purple, yellow. May. 

 1789- 



dioi'ca ('dioecious). 3. July. 1817. 



inyrtiftt'lia (myrtle-leaved).3.Darkyellow.!8l6. 



ru'lirn (red). 3. Red. December. 1827. 



thymifo'lia (thyme-leaved ).3. White. June. 1824. 

 SOWERB^'A. (Named &herMr.Sowerby, 



an eminent botanical artist. Nat. ord., 

 Lily worts [ Liliacese] . Linn., 6-Hexandria 

 l-Monogynia. Allied to Anthericum.) 

 Half-hardy, pink-flowered, herbaceou* peren- 



