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S. desiSmhens (lying-down). 1, Red, April. 

 S. Amer. ~1815. 



e'legans (elegant). 3. Red. July. Cape of 



Good Hope. 1/91. 



obtusi'loba (blunt-lobed). 4. Purple. July. 



Chili. 1827. 



prostra'ta (trailing:). 1. Red. July. Brazil. 1806. 



umbella'ta (umbelled). 4. Violet. April. 



New Spain. 1814. 



SPH^ROSTE'MA. (From sphaira, a globe, 

 and sterna, a stamen ; stamens collected 

 into close clusters. Nat. ord., Kadsurads 

 [Schizandracesej. Linn., 22-Dicecia 12- 

 Icosandria.) 



Stove evergreen climber. Cutting of half- 

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

 bottom-heat ; sandy, fibry peat, fibry loam, with 

 a little charcoal and broken pots, and well- 

 drained. Winter temp., 45; summer, 60 to 

 80. A lower temperature even might be tried in 

 winter, if the wood was well ripened. 

 S. propi'nquum (related). 10. Yellow. July. 

 Nepaul. 1828, 



SPIIJEROSTI'GMA. (From sphaira, a globe, 

 and stigma, the female organ. Nat. ord., 

 Onagrads [Onagracepe]. Linn., S-Octan- 

 dria l-Monogynia. Allied to (Enothera.) 



Hardy biennials and annuals, by seeds in the 

 open border, in April ; cheiranthifo'lium by 

 cuttings of young shoots in spring. 

 S. Chamisso'nis (Chamisso's). 1. Yellow. Au- 

 gust. Russia. 1837. Annual. 



cheiranthifo'lium (wallflower-leaved). Yellow. 



June. Chili. 1820. Halt-hardy evergreen. 



hi'rtum (hairy). . Yellow. August. Russia. 



1836. Biennial. 



minutiflo'rum (small-flowered). 1. Yellow. 



August. Russia. 1837. Annual. 



SPHA'GNUII. This is a white-leaved 

 Moss, commonly found on peat-bogs. Its 

 botanical name is Spha'gnitm palu'stre or 

 S. obtusifo' Hum , Grey Bog Moss. It is 

 an excellent material for packing plants 

 in, being extremely retentive of moisture, 

 and yet contains so much astringency as 

 to check decay. 



SPHENO'GYNE. (From sphen, a wedge, 

 and gyne, female organ ; the shape of 

 pistil. Nat ord., Composites [AsteraceaTj. 

 Linn., \9-Syngenesia o-Frustranea.} 



All yellow-flowered, and natives of the Cape 

 of Gooil Hope, Annuals, by seed, under pro- 

 tection in April, or in the open border in the end 

 of May ; shrubs, by cuttings of young shoots in 

 sand, under a bell-glass, in a cool pit, in May ; 

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

 40 to 45. 



HARDY ANNUALS. 

 5. anthemoi'des (chamomile-like).^. August. 1774, 



fcenicula'cea (fennel-Jeawed). ). August. 1825, 



leucanthemoi'des (leucantha-lke). . August 



1825. 



spetio'sa (showy), l. July. S. Amer. 1836 



GREENHOUSE EVERGREENS. 

 S. abrotanifo'lin (southernwood-leaved). 1, July 

 1789. 



S. erithmifo'lia (samphire-leaved). 1. July. 1763. 



dentn' t a (tooth-/eawed). l. June. 1/87. 



odoru'ta (sweet-scented). 1. May. 1//4. 



pili'fera (hairy). 14. December. 1821. 



scario'sa (membranous). 1. June. 1774. 



serra'ta (saw-edged). June. 1826. 



SPHENO'TOMA. (From sphenoo,io cleave,, 

 and tome, a section ; limb or border of 

 the flower deeply cut. Nat. ord., Epa- 

 crids [Epacridacese]. Linn., 5~Pentandria 

 l-Monogynia. Allied to Dracophyllum.) 



Greenhouse, white-flowered evergreens, fronv 

 New Holland. Cuttings of young shoots when a 

 ouple of inches in length, provided they are 

 jetting a little firm at the base, in sand, under 

 . bell-glass, in spring; sandy, fibry peat, with a 

 ittle charcoal. Winter temp., 38 to 45; might 

 >e tried in a very sheltered rock-work, among 

 eat and broken freestone. 

 S. capita' turn (head-spi/ced). 1. April. 1830. 



gra'cile (slender). . May. 1823. 



SPIDERWORT. Tradesca'ntia. 



SPIELMA'NNIA. (Named after J. JK. 

 Spielmann, a German botanist. Nat. ord., 

 Verbenas [Verbenacese]. Linn., I^-Didy- 

 nam'ut 2-A)igiospermia. Alliance near to* 

 Lantana.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrub. Cuttings of young- 

 hoots in sand, under a bell-glass, at any time 

 except winter; sandy loatn and leaf -mould. 

 Vinter temp., 38 to 45. 



S. Africa' mi (African). 3. White. July. Cape 

 of Good Hope. 1710. 



SPIGE'LIA. Worm Grass. (Named after 

 A. Spigelius, a botanist at Padua. Nat. 

 ord., Loganiads [Loganiaceffi]. Linn., 

 *)-Pentandria l-Monogynia.) 



Annual, by seed under the usual treatment; 

 hardy herbaceous, by seed and division of the 

 roots ; ioam and peat. 

 S. Anthe'lmia (Anthelmia). l. Red. July. S. 



Amer. 1759. Stove annual. 

 Marilu'ndica (Maryland). 1. Scarlet. July. 

 N. Amer. 1094. Hardy herbaceous. 



SPINACH. Spina'cia oUra'cea. 



There are the Round-leaved, or Smooth- 

 deeded, and the Triangular-leaved, or 

 Prickly -seeded. The first being the most 

 Sticculent, is employed for the spring and 

 summer crops, and the latter for autumn 

 and winter. The Lettuce-leaved and the 

 Fielders are hardy for a winter crop, and 

 by auch the best. 



* Soil. For the round-leaved variety, a 

 rich, light, moist loam, in an open situa- 

 tion, is preferable ; but for the triangular- 

 leaved, and other winter varieties, a light, 

 moderately fertile, and dry border. The 

 earth should always be well pulverized at 

 the time of digging, and the soil for the 

 summer crops cannot be too rich. Liquid- 

 manure is highly beneficial to them, and 

 when made of blood and the most ferti- 

 lizing matters, the greater the benefit. 



