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STA 



a German botanist. Nat. ord., AmarylHds 



[Amaryllidaceae]. Linn., 6-Hexandria 



1 -Mon oyynia.) 



This is the new name for the old Amary'llis for- 



mom ssima 

 but by HeL.__, _ 



had some doubts latterly of its correctness. Stove 

 bulbs. For culture, see HIPPEA'STKUM. 

 S. bre'vis (short-flowered). 1. Green, red. June. 

 Bolivia. 1839. 



cybi'ster (tumbler). Red. June. Bolivia. 1839- 



furmosi'ssima (handsomest), f . Crimson. June. 



Guatimala. 165S. 



glau'ca (milky - green). 1. White. April. 



Bolivia. 1839- 



S. rugo'sa (wrinkly). 2. Pale yellow. July. Capo 

 of Good Hope. 1774. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS. 

 S. alopecu'rus (foxtail-grass-like). 1$. Red. July. 



South Europe. 1/5<J 



:,"or Jacobaea Lily, not by Dr."Herbert, cocci 1 nea (scarlet).3.Scarlet.July.S.Amer.l798. 

 ister a German botanist; and Dr. H. j faeni'culum (fennel-scented). 2. Blue. May. 



N. Amer. 1824. 



Germa'nica puhe'scens (German-downy). 2. 



Purple. August. Germany. 1826. 



gluthw'sn (clammy). 1. Purple. June. Candia. 



1729. 



grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). l. Purple. May. 



Siberia. 1800. 



hirsu'ta (hairy). . Purple. June. Italy. 1710. 



inca'na (hoary). . Flesh. June. Italy. 1759. 



It a'lica (Italian). 6. Purple. June. Europe. 

 SPRENGE'LIA. (Named after C. Spren- I _ lana'ta (woolly). 2. Striped. July. Siberia. 1/82. 



gel, naturalist. Nat. ord., Epacrids \ macron' r a (long-tailed). 1. Pale red. July. 

 [EpacridaceiB]. Linn., S-Pentandria 1- _ ment ^Sa (mSeaved). Yellow. July. 



Monogynia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen. Cuttings of short young 

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

 bell-glass, in spring and early summer. Winter 

 temp", 35 to 45. 



S, incarna'ta (flesh-coloured). 2. Flesh. 

 N. S. Wales. 1793. 



. 1820. 



menthmfo'iia (mint-leaved). Yellow. 



Dalmatia. 1838. 



ni'ven (snowy). 1. Ked. July. Caucasus. 1820. 



officina'Us (shop). 1. Purple. August. Britain. 



ufu.a (*hit,e-J1owere). i. White. August. 



Britain. 



May ' orienta'lis (eastern). 1. Light purple. August. 

 Levant. 1737- 



SPRUE. A market name for the smallest 

 sprouts of asparagus. 



SPURGE LAUREL. Da'phne laure'ola. 



SPURLESS VIOLET. Erpe'tion. 



SPURRING is cutting the lateral or side- 

 shoots, so as to leave only a few buds in 

 length of them projecting from the main 



pube'scens (downy). Yellowish. July. Europe. 



1816. 



re'cta (upright). 2. Yellow. July. South Eu- 



rope. J633. 

 j seri'ceu (silky). 1 . Lilac. August. Nepaul. 1830. 



sera' Una (\nte-floivering). l. Ked. August. 



Austria. 1832. 



seti'fera (bristly). l. Red, brown. Caucasus. 



1837. 



specio'su (showy). 4. Scarlet. July. Mexico. 



(Cucu'rlitamelope'po.} See 



Linn., 5-Pen~ 



1839. 

 atri'cta (upright). lj. Purple. June. Denmark. 



branches. 



SQUASH. 

 CUCU'RBITA. 



SQUILL. Sci'lla. 



STAA'VIA. (Named after M. Staaf, a j (From stachys, a spike, and tarphe'ws. 

 correspondent of Linnaeus. Nat. ord., | dense ; mode of flowering. Nat. ord., 

 Brnniads [Bruniacetej. 

 tandria 1-Monoyynia.) 



1592. 

 STACHYTA'RPHETA. 



Bastard Vervain. 



Greenhouse, white-flowered evergreens, from 

 the Cape of Good Hope. Cuttings of young shoots 

 in sand, under a bell-glass; sandy, fibry peat. 

 Winter temp , 38 to 45. 

 S. cilia' ta (hair-fringed-leaverf). l. June. 1812. 



glutino'sa (clammy). 1^. April. 1/93. 



radio! tu, (rayed). 1. May. 1/87. 



STA'CHYS. Hedge Nettle. (From 

 stachys, a spike ; their manner of flower- 

 ing. Nat. ord,, Lipworts [Lamiacese]. 

 Linn., 14^-Didynamia 1-Gymnospermia.} 



Herbaceous perennials, by seeds and divisions ; 

 shrubs, by cuttings under a hand-light, in sandy 

 soil, in summer. The tender kinds require a cold 

 pit or greenhouse in winter. There are many 

 annuals and biennials, but not worth culture. 



HARDY EVERGREENS. 



S.fruticulo'sa (small-shrubby). 1. Purple. July. 

 Caucasus. J818. 



Verbenas [Verbenaceffi]. Linn., 2-Di- 

 andria I-Monogynia. Allied to Verbena.) 

 Annuals and biennials treat as tender stove 



Paleesti'na (Palestine). ]. Purple. July. Syria, j 



annuals ; perennials, by division ; shrubs, by 

 cuttings under a bell-glass, in sand, and in bot- 

 tom-heat; sandy loam and leaf-mould. Winter 

 temp., 50 to 60; summer, 60 to 85. Mutofbili* 

 is very interesting. 



STOVE EVERGREENS. 



S. arista' ta (awned-6racerf). 2. Purple. Sep- 

 tember. S. Amer. 1845. 



earn' lea (blue). 2. Deep blue. July. 



crassifo'lia (thick-leaved). Violet. June. Brazil. 



1826. 



hi'rta (hairy). Violet. July. New Granada.1821. 



muta' bills (chznging-flowered). 3. Orange. 



June. S. Amer. 1801. 



STOVE BIENNIALS. 

 S. ela'tior (taller). Violet. October. Brazil. 1821. 



Jamaice'-nsis (Jamaica). 2. Blue. July. W. Ind. 



1714. 

 ! Oru'liicu (Orubian). 3. Violet. July. Panama. 



1820. 

 stenophy'lla (narrow-leaved). 1. Yellow. July. 



Spain. 1823. 



GREENHOUSE EVERGREENS. 

 S. Lama'rckii (Lamarck's). Yellow. July. Cane 



Of Good Hope. 1820, 



1699. Annual. 



i prisma'tica (prismatic). 2. Blue. May. W. Ind. 

 1699. 



umhro'sa (shady). Blue. May. Cumana. 1829. 



urticifo'lia (nettle-leaved). 2. Blue. June. S. 



Amer. 



Zt?ca'i(Zuccagm's).Rose,violPt.Juue.l82*. 



