SPA 



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SPH 



folance. Nat. ord., Xanthoxyh [Xanthoxyl- 

 acese]. Linn., b-Pentandria 3-Trigynia. 

 Allied to Ailanthus.) 



Stove evergreen tree. Cuttings of ripened shoots 

 in sand, under a glass, in heat ; loam and peat. 

 Winter temp., 50 to 60; summer, 60 to 85. 

 5. si'mplex (simple). 40. Red. Jamaica. 1778. 



SPATHJCA'EPA. (From spalhe, a sheath, 

 or spathe, and karpos, a fruit; the spadix, 

 or flower-stem, fruiting in the sheath. 

 Nat. ord., tracts [Aracese]. Linn., 21- 

 Moncecia 7-Heptandria. Allied to Cala- 

 dium.) 



Stove herbaceous perennial. Division of the 

 plant ; loam and peat. Winter temp., 50 to 60 ; 

 summer, 60 to 80. 



S. hastifo'lia. (halbert-leaved). White. July. 

 S.Amer. 



SPATHO'DEA. (From spathe, a sheath ; 

 sheath, or spathe-like calyx. Nat. ord., 

 Bignoniads [Bignoniacese]. Linn., 14- 

 Didynamia Z-Angiospertnia.') 



Cuttings of side-shoots, three or four inches in 

 length, taken off with a heel, as growth is pro- 

 ceeding, in spring, inserted thinly in sand, under 

 a bell-glass, and in a sweet bottom-heat ; peat 

 and loam. Winter temp., 50 to 60; summer, 

 50 to 80. 



STOVE EVERGREEN CLIMBERS. 

 S.fraxinifo'lia (ash-leaved). 10. Caraccas. 1822. 



unca't a (hooked). 10. Yellow. Guiana. 1804. 



STOVE EVERGREEN TREES. 

 S. corymbo'sa (corymbed). 6. Yellow. Trinidad. 

 1824. 



te'wis (smooth). 12, Purple. Guinea. 1825. 



longiflo'rn (long-flowered). 12. Red. E. Ind. 



1816. 



penta'ndra (five-anthered). 20. Yellowish. 



June. India. 



Rhee'dii (Rheede's). 16. Creanv E. Ind. 



1794. 



Roxbu'rghii (Roxburgh's). 12. Pink. E. Ind. 



1820. 



SPATHOGLO'TTIS. (From spathe, a 

 fiheath, and glottis, a tongue. Nat. ord., 

 Orchids [Orchidacese]. Linn., 2Q-Gynan- 

 dria l-Monandria. Allied to Bletia.) 



Stove orchids, grown in poti. See OKCHIDS. 

 S.Fo'rtuni (Fortune's). J. Yellow. August. 



Hong Kong. 1844. 

 plica'ta (plaited). Purple. Penang. 1843. 



SPAWN is the white, thready matter 

 produced in the soil by Mushrooms, and 

 by which they are propagated. It is 

 doubtful whether it arises from their seed, 

 or whether it is a mass of under-ground 

 runners. See MUSHROOM. 



SPECULA'RIA. (From the ancient n ame, 

 Spe'culum Vene'ris, or Venus's Looking- 

 glass. Nat. ord., Bellworts [Campanula- 

 ceee] . Linn., 5-Pentandria 1-Monogynia.) 



Annuals and all others, by seeds in pans, in a 

 1>ed, under glass, in March and April ; division of 

 the herbaceous kinds in spring, and cuttings of 



young shoots under a hand-light, in a shady 

 place, in summer; cuttings of shrubby kinds 

 under a glass, in sandy soil, in April ; sandy 

 loam, with a little peat, or reduced dried leaf- 

 mould, for shrubby. Winter temp., 40 to 48. 



GREENHOUSE EVERGREENS. 

 S. diffu'sus (spreading). Blue. August. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1/87. 

 frutico'sus (shrubby). 1. Blue. August. Caps 



of Good Hope. 1787- 



GREENHOUSE HERBACEOUS. 

 S.interru'ptus (interrupted). 1. Blue. Jane. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1818. 



ni'tidus (shining), f . White. June. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1787. 



HARDY ANNUALS. 

 S. biflo'ra (two-flowered). 1. Blue. June. Russia. 



1836. 

 falca'ta (sickle~petaled}. . Rose. July. 



Mediterranean. 1820. 



hy'brida (hybrid). 1. Rose. July. England. 



pentago'nia (five-angled). 1. Blue. July. 



Levant. 1686. 



perfolia'ta (leaf - stem - pierced). I. Blue ( 



July. N. Amer. l68ft. 



spe'culum (Fenws's-looking-glass). 1. Green, 



white. July. South Europe. 1596. 



calyci'na (/ar^e-calyxed). July. Iberia. 



Lilia'nica (Libanian). July. 



pube'scens (downy). July. France. 



SPEEDWELL. Vero'nica. 



SPENNE'RA. (Named after M.Spcnner, 

 a German botanist. Nat. ord., Melasto- 

 mads [Melastomaceas]. Linn., 8-Ociau- 

 dria l-Monogynia. Allied to Rhexin.) 



Stove evergreens. Seeds, and cuttings of the 

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

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

 50 to 60; summer, 60 to 85. Acio'tis aqua'tica, 

 should be added to this genus. 

 S.fra'gilis (brittle). g. White. June. Trini- 

 dad. 1822. 



glandulo'sa (glanded). f . White. March. 



Guiana. 1824. 



paludo'sa (marsh). J. Rose. June. Brazil. 1825. 



pendulifo'lia (hanging- leaved). f. Rose. 



March. Guiana. 1826. 



SPERMADI'CTYON is Hamillo'nia azu'rca. 



4. Pale blue. January. Nepaul. 1823. 

 SPERMA'XYRUM is O'lax stri'cla. 4. 



White. New Holland. 1820. 



SPHJERA'LCEA. (From sphaira, a globe, 

 and alcea, the Marsh Mallow; the seed- 

 pods, or carpels, in globular heads. Nat. 

 ord., Mallowworts [Malvaceae], Linn., 

 LQ-Monadelphia 8-Polygynia. Allied to 

 Mallow.) 



Annuals, by seed in a hotbed, in April, planted 

 out at the beginning of June ; shrubs, by cuttings 

 of young shoots in sandy soil, under a hand-light. 

 in summer; loam and peat. Winter temp., 40 3 

 to 48. 



5. abutiloi'des (abutilon-like). 4. Purple. August. 



Bahamas. 1725. 



angustifo'liu (narrow-leaved). 8. Pink. Au- 



gust. Mexico. 1/80. 



Carolinia'na (Carolina). 1. Dark red. Au- 



gust. S.Amer. 1723, 



