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"STACHYTJ'RUS. (From sfachys, a spike, 

 jiud euros, broad. Nat. ord.,Pillosporads 

 [Pittosporaceae]. Linn., 5-Pentandria 1- 

 Jlfonogynia.) 



Half-hardy evergreen shrub. Cuttings of the 

 points of shoots in sand, under a bell-glass, in 

 April; fibry, sandy loam and a little peat. Winter 

 temp., 35 to 45, 

 S^prce'cox (early). Pink. April. Japan. 



STACKHOU'SIA. (Named after Mr. Stack. 

 httuRt, a British botanist. Nat. ord., 

 Stackhousiads [Stackhousiacese]. Linn., 

 6-Peittandria 8-Trig-ynia.) 



New Holland plants. Perennial, by division of 

 the plant in spring ; shrubs, by cuttings in s;ind, 

 under a bell-^lass. in summer Winter temp, 

 lor latter, 35 to 45, 

 S. linariafo'lia (flax-leaved). 2. 1823. Evergreen. 



tnono'gyna (one-styled). 1. Pink. April. 1835. 



Hardy herbaceous. 



spathula'td (spatulate). White. April. 1825. 

 Evergreen. 



STADMA'NNIA AUSTRA'LIS, a greenhouse 

 evergreen from New Holland, should be 

 Joined to Cupania. 



STJEHELI'NA. (Named after J5. Staehe- 

 lui, a Swiss botanist. Nat. ord., Compo- 

 sites [Asteracere]. Linn., 19-Syngenesia 

 1-JEqualis. Allied to Arctium.) 



Half-hardy, purple-flowered, deciduous shrubs. 

 "Cuttings in sandy soil, under a hand-light, in 

 summer; sandy, libry loam and leaf-mould; re- 

 quire the protection of a cold pit in winter. 

 S. urbore'scens (tree-like). 6. August. Candia. 

 1739. 



chamaepeu'ce (ground-pirie-/eai>ttJ). 2. July. 



Candia. 1040. 



du'bia (doubtful). 3. June. South Europe. 1640. 



STAFF-TREE. Cda'strus. 



STANDARD. A tree unsupported by a 

 wall or trellis. 



Full Standards are such trees as are 

 drained with tall, straight stems, six or 

 seven feet high, clear of branches, and 

 are then suffered to branch out. 



Half Standards are trees trained with 

 short steins only two or three feet high, 

 then suffered to branch out at that height 

 vto form heads; having low heads the 

 fruit is more easily gathered. Concave 

 dwarfs have the middle hollow, and the 

 branches all round in a cup form. Hori- 

 zontal dwarfs have the branches extended 

 all round in a flat or horizontal position, 

 I'but the concave dwarf is to be preferred. 



STANHO'PEA. ( Named after Earl Stan 

 hope. Nat ord., Orchids [Orchidacesej. 

 Linn., 20-fynandria l-Monandria.) 



Stove orchids, grown in pots. See ORCHIDS. 

 .$. auru'ntia (orange-coloured). Orange. June. 



La Guayra. 1840. 



-vu'rea (golden). Yellow. May. Guatimala. 1835. 

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S. Ba'rkeri (Barker's,). Yellow, brown. July. 

 Mexico. 



buce'phalus (bull-horned). 2. Yellow, crimson^ 



May. Quito. 1843. 



-- Devonie'nsis (Uuke of Devonshire's). 1$. Yel- 

 low, crimson. June. Peru. 18:<3. 



trpa'nua (expanded). Various. May. Mexico. 



1841. 



grandi/iu'ra (large-flowered). 1. White. June. 



Trinidad. 1824. 



a'lba (white). White.June.Demerara.1841. 



incarna'ta (flesh-coloured). White, flesh. 



June. Demerara. 1835. 



odura'ta (sweet-scented). White. June.. 



Demerara. 1835. 



grave'olens (strong-scented). Straw. May. 



Peru. 1843. 



guttula'ta (small-spotted). Buff. June. Peru. 



1843. 



Harrlso'tiia (Mrs. Harrison's). June. Brazil. 



1836. 



inodo'ra (scentless). Yellow, white. May. 



Mexico. 1844. 



insi'gnis (notable). 1. White, purple. Sep- 



tember. Quito. 1826. 



a'tro-purpu'reu (dark purple). White, 



purple. September. Brazil. 1830. 



fla'na (yellow). Yellow, purple. Sep- 

 tember. Brazil. 1837. 



fu'lva (tawny). White, red. September. 



Brazil. 1838. 



lu'tea (yellow). Yellow, purple. Sep- 

 tember. Brazil. 1834. 



ma'jor (larger). Yellow, purple. Sep- 

 tember. Brazil. 1836. 



obscu'ra (obscure). White, purple. Sep- 

 tember. Brazil. 1830. 



pu'llida (pale). White, red. September. 



Brazil. 1830. 



Li'tidleyi (Lindley's). 1. Brown, red. August. 



Mexico. 1839. 



ly'ncen (lynx-plant). Various. June. Mexico. 



maculn'sa (spotted). 1. Blue, green. August. 



Mexico. 1839. 



Martia'na (Von Martius's). 1. White. Hay. 



Mexico. 1843. 



bi'color (two-coloured-./?oMJemf). 1. White, 



purple. June. Mexico. 1843. 



ocula'ta (eyed). 2. White, purple. June. Bra- 



zil. 1829. 

 Burkeria'na (Barker's). 2. White, purple. 



June. Mexico. 

 pa'llida (pale). White, red. June. Mexico. 



183.6. 

 ma'jor (larger). White, purple. June. 



Mexico. 1835. 



quadrico'rnis (four-horned). 2. Yellow, red. 



Juiie. Spanish Main. 



Ru'ckeri (Mr. liucker's). Yellow, brown. May. 



Guatimala. 1843. 



Russellia'na (Duke of Bedford's). Various. 



May. Brazil. 1843. 



sacca'ta (bagged). Yellow, green, May. Gua- 



timala. 1836. 



pa / #feto(pale}. Yellow. May. Guatimala. 



1840. 



tigri'nu (tiger-spotted'). 2. Red, chocolate. 



July. Xalapa. 

 atru'tu (blacked). Orange, black. July. 



Guatimala. 1843. 

 purpu'rea (purple). Orange, purple. July. 



Guatimala. 18:l6. 



tricn'rnis (three-horned). Pink, white. Peru. 



venu'nta (handsome). Guatimala. 1839. 



Wu'rdii( Ward's). 1. Yellow, brown. August. 



Mexico. 1836. 



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