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STKEPTOCA'RPUS. (From streptos,tvristed, 

 and carpos, a fruit; the long seed-pod 

 twisted. Nat. ord., Gesnerworts [Gesner- 

 acess]. Linn., 2-J)iandria l-Monogynia.) 



Greenhouse herbaceous perennials. By seeds in 

 a gentle hotbed, in spring ; also by dividing the 

 plant; light, rich, sandy loam. Winter temp., 

 40 to 50. 



S. Gurde'ni (Capt. Garden's), f . Blue. July. 

 Natal. 1854. 



polyu'nthus (many-flowered). 1. Natal. Purple. 



1853. 



Refxii (Rex's). $. Blue. June. Cape of Good 



Hope. 1824. 



STRE'PTOPUS. (From streptos, twisted, 

 and pous, a foot ; flower-stalks twisted. 

 Nat. ord., JfefoMs[Melanthace8e]. Linn., 

 Q-Hcxandria \-Monoyynia. Allied to 

 Uvularia.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennials. Seeds or divisions 

 in spring ; any good garden-soil. 

 S. amplexifu'lius (leaf -stem-clasping). 1. White. 



May. Hungary. 1/52. 



- dtsto'rtus (distorted). 1. Yellow. May. N. 

 Amer. 1758. 



lanugino'sus (woolly). lj. Yellow, green. June. 



N. Amer. 1812. 



ro'seus (rosy). ). Pink. June. N.Amer. 1806. 



si'mplex (simple). J$. June. Nepaul. 1822. 



STRIKING. The process of causing cut- 

 tings to emit roots. 



STROBILA'NTHES. (From strobilos, a 

 pine-cone, and anthos, a flower; resem- 

 blance of the head of flower. Nat. ord., 

 Acanthads [Acanthacerc]. Linn., 14-jDirfy- 

 namia 2-Aii(/iospermia. Allied to Kuellia. ) 



Stove evergreen shrubs. Cuttings any time 

 during summer in sandy soil, under a hand-light, 

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

 48 to 55 ; summer, 60 to 80. 

 S. callo'sus (thick-barked). Blue. May. E. Ind. 

 1840. 



lacta'tuf, (milky-tenuerf). 1. Pale lilac. Sep. 



tember. E. Ind. 181". 



macula'tus (spotted-leaved). l. Pale lilac. 



September. ]8l6. 



&iimJa'w?/*(Sabine's). 4. Blue, purple. March. 



Nepaul. 1826. 



sca'bra (rough). 4. Yellow. May. E. Ind. 1836. 



se'ssilis (stalkless).4.Blue. April. Bombay. 1833. 



the style is enlarged at the bottom. Nat. 

 ord., Amaryllids [Amaryllidaceae]. Linn., 

 6-Hexandria \-Monogynia. Allied to Ne- 

 rine and Hessea.) 



Bulbs, from the Cape of Good Hope. For cul- 

 ture, see NERI'NK. 



S, angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). A. Pink. April. 

 1795. 



cri'spa (curled-flowered). $. Pink. June. 1780. 

 filifo'lia (thread-leaved). . White. November. 



1774. 



gemma' ta (jewel-flowered). 1. Pale yellow. 



August. 1812. 



linguafo* tin (tongue-leaved). $. White. April. 



rube'lla (pale red). . Pink. May. 1/95. 



spira'lis (spiral). ^. Pink. July. 1774. 



stella'ris (starry). 4. Pink. October. 1794. 



trunca'tu (abrupt-ended-teaued). ^. White. 



April. 1795. 



undula'ta (w&vy -flowered). i.White. May.1820. 



STRUTHI'OLA. (From stroulhlon, a little 

 sparrow; resemblance of seeds to a beak. 

 Nat.ord.,Z)a^/ifl^s [ThymelaceaB]. Linn., 

 k-Tetrandria \.-Monoyy>iia. Allied to Pi- 

 melea.) 



Greenhouse evergreens, from the Cape of Good 

 Hope. Cuttings of the points of shoots, two or 

 three inches in length, in sand, under a bell-glass, 

 in May; sandy, fibry peat and a little charcoal. 

 Winter temp., 40 to 4/. 



and anthos, a flower; divisions of petals 

 twisted. Nat. ord., Dogbanes [Apocy- 

 naceffi]. Linn., 5-Pentandria \.-Mono<jy- 

 nia. Allied to Nerium.) 



Stove evergreen shrubs. Cuttings of half- 

 ripened shoots in sand, under a glass, in heat, in 

 spring; fibry loam and sandy peat. Winter 

 temp., 50 to 55; summer, 60 to 85. 

 S. Chine'nsis (Chinese). Yellow. June. China. 1816. 



dicho'tomus (forked). 3. Rosy. June. E. Ind. 



1816. 



dive'rgens (spreading). 3. Yellow. February. 



China. 181 6. 



sarmento'sus (trailing). 6. Red. June. Sierra 



Leone. 1824. 



5. angustifo'liu (narrow-leaved). 3. Yellow. July. 

 1816. 



cilin'ta (hair-fringed). 2. White. June. 1779- 



ere'r.la (upright). l. White. June. 1/98. 



glu'bra (smooth). 2. Yellow. June. 18'JO-. 



imbrica'ta (tilvd-leuved). 2. Yellow. June. 



171)4. 



inca'na (hoary). 2. White. August. 1817- 



juniperi'na (jumper-leaved). 2. White. June. 



1/58. 



lateriflo'ra (side-flowered). 2. Yellow. July. 



1819. 



longiflo'ra (long-flowered). 2. Yellow. Julv. 



1823. 



lu'cens (shining). 2. Yellow. June. 1817- 



ovu'tu (egz-fmined'). 2. White. Apr I. ITQ-i. 



pube'scens (downy). 3. Red. June. 17911. 



striu'ta (streaked). 2. Yellow. .July. 1S2O. 



tomento'stt (woolly-leaved). 2. Yellow. Au- 



gust. 1/99- 



virga'ta (twiggy). 2. Red. June. 1779. 



STRUTHIO'PTERIS. (From strouthios, an 

 ostrich, and pteris, a fern; resemblance 

 of the leaves, or fronds, to its feathers. 

 Nat. ord., Ferns [Polypocliacese], Linn., 

 24:-Cryptogamia 1-Filices.) 



Hardy, brown-spored Ferns. See FERXS. 

 S. Germa'nica (German^. 2. July. Europe. 17^0. 



Pennsytvu'nica (Pennsylvanian). 2. August. 



N.Amer. 1812. 



STUA'RTIA. (Named after John Stuart, 

 Marquis of Bute. Nat. ord., Theads 

 [Ternstromiacea?]. Linn., IQ-Monadel* 

 pkia 8- Polyan dria. Allied to Gordonia.) 

 Hardy, white-flowered, deciduous shrubs, from 

 North America. Generally by layers; moist peat- 

 soil, or deep, moist, sandy loam. 

 . ovti'tum (epg-teffj.vd). Q. July. 1785. 



STEITMA'IIIA. (From struma, a tubercle ; \'yirgi'mcu (Virginian), io. July. 1843. 



