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sandy peat and fibry loam ; flowers chiefly at 



the end of stiff young shoots. 



S. ala'ta, (winged). 5. Crimson. July. 1816. 



latifo'lia (broad - leaved). Purple, white. 



June. 1810. 



simplicifo'lia (simple-leaved), lied. June. 



1816. 



specio'sa (showy). 5. Scarlet. August. 1759. 



stipula'ta (/arge-stipuled). 5. Crimson. 



July. 1794. 



tamarindifo'lia (Tamarind-leaved). 6. Crim- 



son. August. 1795. 



SCHO'UWIA. (Named after J. F. 

 Sctwuw, a Danish botanist. Nat. ord., 

 Crudfers [Brassicacese]. Linn., 15- 

 Tetradynamia.) 



Hardy annual. Seeds, in light sandy soil, in 

 April. 



5. Ara'bica (Arabian). f . Purple. June. 

 Arabia. 1837- 



SCHEA'NKIA. (Named after F. P. 

 Schrank, a German botanist. Nat. ord., 

 Leguminous Plants [Fabacese]. Linn., 

 23-Polygamia 1-Montecia. Allied to 

 Mimosa.) 



The leaves yield to the touch like those of the 

 sensitive plant, Mimosa pudica. Herbaceous 

 plants. Division of the roots in spring; and 

 cuttings of the young shoots in spring, in sandy 

 soil, under a bell-glass, and a little bottom- 

 heat ; sandy loam and fibry peat. Plant-stove 

 and cool greenhouse treatment. 



S. uculca'ta (prickly). 2. Eed. July. Vera 

 Cruz. 1733. Stove. 



leptoca'rpa (slender-podded). Rose. July. 



St. Domingo. 1837. Stove. 



uncina'ta (hooked). 2. Red. July. N. 



America. 1789. Greenhouse. 



SCHUBE'KTIA. (Named after M. Schu- 

 bert, a Polish botanist. Nat. ord., As- 

 clcpiads [Asclepiadaceae]. Linn., 5- 

 Pentandria 2-Digynia.') 



Stove evergreen twiners, from Brazil. Cut- 

 tings of stubby side-shoots, in sand, under a 

 bell-glass, in bottom-heat; sandy loam, fibry 

 peat, and a little charcoal, and pounded bricks, 

 with pots well drained. Winter temp., 50 to 

 55 ; summer, 60 to 85. 

 S. grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). White. July. 

 1837. 



grave'olens (strong-scented). Pale yellow. 



July. 1837. 



SCHWEIGGE'KIA. (Named after Pro- 

 fessor Schweigger, a German botanist. 

 Nat. ord., Violetworts [Violacese]. Linn., 

 5-Pentandria 1-Monoyynia.) 



Stove evergreen. Cuttings of firm side-shoots, 

 two or three inches in length, in sand, under a 

 bell-glass, in May, and in a sweet hotbed. 

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

 S.pauciflo'ra (few-flowered). White. May. 

 Brazil. 1838. 



SCI'AEA. S. py'ri, Small Pear Midge. 

 S. Schmidbe'ryeri, Large Pear Midge. 

 When a fallen pear is cut open, it is 

 often found core -eaten, and with a 

 brown powder marking the progress of 

 the assailant. This is caused by tbe 

 larva of these insects. The midges 

 appear early in July. The Small Pear 

 Midge has club-shaped halteres, the 

 club dark brown, and the stem whitish. 

 When alive, the abdomen is of a lead 

 colour, with black wings. The head 

 and thorax are black, as are also the 

 antennae; the palpi are of a pale yellow, 

 the feet whitish, and the tarsi black. 



The Large Pear Midge appears about 

 the same time as the preceding. The 

 female is little more than a line long, 

 and half-a-line thick, also much larger 

 than the smaller pear midge ; the male 

 is more slender, and somewhat shorter. 

 The antennae are blackish, and not so 

 long as the body. The head is black 

 and shining, as is also the thorax ; the 

 proboscis ash-grey, the abdomen of the 

 male a deep black, that of the female 

 browner, with black wings ; the anal 

 point, however, is quite black. The 

 feet ash-grey, and the tarsi and wings 

 black. They both survive the winter, 

 and deposit their eggs in the blossom, 

 when it opens in early spring. The 

 larva eats its way into the core of the 

 young fruit, and again eats its way out 

 at one side when the time arrives for 

 it to bury itself in the ground, and pass 

 into the chrysalis form. Kollar. 



SCI'LLA. Squill. (From sfcyllo, to 

 injure ; the bulbs said to be poisonous. 

 Nat. ord., Lily worts [Liliacese]. Linn., 

 6 -Hexandria 1 - Mo-nog ynia. ) 



Offsets ; light sandy soil. 



TENDEE BULBS. 



S, brevifo'lia (short-leaved). . Pink. January. 

 Cape of Good Hope. 1811. 



hyacinthoi'des (Hyacinth -like). . Blue. 



August. Madeira. 1585. 



Maurita'nica (Mauritian). . Blue. April. 



Mauritius. 181Q. 



plu'mbea (lead-coloured). 1. Lead. May. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1812. 



HAEDY BULBS. 



S, amce'na (pleasing). . Blue. March. Le- 

 vant. 15QO'. 



amee'nula (pretty). . Blue. June. Russia. 



1822. 



autumna'lis (autumnal). ?. Pink. August. 



England. 



