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S. penicella'ta (pencilled). 

 America. 1816. 



. June. South 



propi'ncjua (related). April. Malacca. 



SCHIZA'NDEA. (From schizo, to cut, j 

 avid aner, the male organ ; split stamens. 

 Nat. ord., Kadsurads [Schi/andracese]. ! 

 Linn. '21-Monascia n-Penlandria.') 



Cuttings of ripe shoots, in sand, under a bell- ! 

 glass, and kept only a little higher than the i 

 temperature of a cold-pit or greenhouse ; sandy j 

 fibry loam, and a little leaf-mould. Winter ' 

 temp., 40 to 45. This creeper lived several i 

 years against the conservative wall at Chiswick. | 



S. cocci'nea (scarlet-flowered). Scarlet. June. ) 

 North America. 1806. 



SCHIZA'NTHUS. (From schizo, to cut, 

 and anthos, a flower ; the petals cut 

 into fringes. Nat. ord., Figworts [Scro- j 

 phulariacese]. Linn., 2-Diandria l-Mo- 

 noyynia.) 



Seeds, in autumn, to be kept in a greenhouse, 

 for early blooming ; seeds, in a slight hotbed, in 

 March, for successive blooming in pots, and 

 early blooming out-of-doors ; seed in the open 

 air in the end of April. Beautiful annuals, 

 fitted either for pot,, or border culture; rich, 

 light, fibry loam ; when kept over the winter, 

 the soil should be poor, and the plants near 

 the glass. 

 S. ca'ndidus (whitish). 2. White. Coquimbe. 



1843. 



^- Graha'mi (Graham's). 2. Variegated. Au- 

 gust. Chili. 1831. 



Hooke'ri (Hooker's). 2. Rose, lilac. Au- 



gust. Chili. 1828. 



pinnati'fidus (leaflet-cut). 2. Various. May. 



Coquimbo. 1841. 



pinna' tus (leafleted). 2. White, purple. 



August. Chili. 1822. 



~ hu'milis (dwarf). 1. Crimson. 



July. Valparaiso. 1831. 



po'rrigens (sheading-stalked'). 2. Crimson. 



August. Chili. 182'2. 



retu'sus (bitten-ofi-petaled). 2. Variegated. 



August. Chili. 1831. 



SCHIZOCJE'NA. (From schizo, to cut, 

 and kainos, unusual. Nat. ord., Ferns 

 [Polypodiacese] . Linn., 2-Cryptogamia 

 1-Filices.) 



Stove Fern. See Ferns. 



S. Bruno' nis (Brown's). Brown, yellow. April. 

 Malacca. 



SCHIZOLO'MA. (From schizo, to cut, 

 and loma, an edge ; edges of fronds. 

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

 2-i-Cryptogamia 1-Filices.} 



Browish- yellow -spored stove Ferns. See 

 Ferns. 



S. ensifo'lia (sword-leaved). May. Malacca. 

 hctcrophy'lla (various-leaved). May. Isle 

 of Luzon. 



SCHI/SOME'RIA. (From schizo , to cut, 



and meros, a part ; cut petals. Nat. 

 ord., CuHoniads [Cunoniacese], Linn., 

 W-I)ecandria 2-Digynia. Allied to 

 Weinmannia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrub. Cuttings of 

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

 in spring ; loam and peat, with silver sand and 

 charcoal. Winter temp,, 40 to 48. 

 S. ova'ta (egg-leaved). 8. White. New Hol- 

 land. 1825. 



SCHIZOPE'TALOX. (From schizo, to 

 cut, and petalon, a petal. Nat. ord., 

 Crucifcrs [Brassicacese]. Linn., 15- 

 Tetradynamia.') 



Seeds, in a slight hotbed, in March, pricked 

 out into pots, and grown in an airy greenhouse, 

 or transplanted to the front of borders in May ; 

 sandy loam and leaf-mould ; if in a pot, add a 

 little peat. 



S. Walke'ri (Walker's). 2. White. June. 

 Chili. 1822. 



SCHMIDE'LIA. (Named after C. 0. 

 Schmidel, a German botanist. Nat. 

 ord., Soapworts [Sapindacefe]. Linn., 

 S-Octandria l-Monogynia. Alliance near 

 Sapindus.) 



Stove, white-flowered, evergreens. Cuttings 

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

 the beginning of summer, and placed in a 

 mild bottom-heat ; sandy loam and fibry peat. 

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

 S. Comi'nia (Cominia). 20. Jamaica. 1778. 



integrifo'lia (whole-leaved). Bourbon. 1804. 

 ~ occidentals (western). S.W.Indies. 1828. 



racemo'sa (racemed). 15. May. East 



Indies. 1820. 



serra'ta(s&w-leaved), 12. E.Indies. 1804. 



SCHOMBU'RGKIA. (Named after Sir 

 R. Schomburgki, Nat. ord., Orchids 

 [Orchidacese]. Linn., 2Q-Gynandria 1- 

 Monandria. Allied to Cattleya.) 



Stove orchids, grown on blocks. See Orchids. 

 S. cri'spa (curled-flowered"). 3. Yellow, brown, 

 pink. January. La Guayra. 1844. 



margina'ta (bordered. Spread Eagle). 4. 



Orange. August. Surinam. 1834. 



ro'sea (rosy). Deep red, and pale rose. 



Sierra Nevada. 



tibi'cinis (cow-horn). 8. Pink, white. April. 



Honduras. 1834. 



graridiflo'ra (large -flowered). 5. 

 Brown, rose. May. Honduras. 1844. 



undula'ta (vfsvy-petaled}. Purple. January. 



La Guayra. 1843. 



SCHO'TIA. (Named after R. T r . Schot, 

 who travelled with Jacquin. Nat. ord., 

 Leguminous Plants [Fabaceoe]. Linn., 

 IQ-Decandria l-Manogynia. Allied to 

 Ambers tia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs, from the Cape 

 i of Good Hope. Cuttings of half-ripened young 

 i stubby shoots, in sand, under a bell-glass ; 



