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S. autumna'lis a'lba (white). \. White. August. 



ma 'j or (larger). . Pink. August. 



Britain. 



Bertolo'nii (Bertoloni's). Lilac. May. 



bifo'lia (two - leaved). ^. Blue. March. 



England. 

 a'lba (white). J. White. March. S. 



Europe. 

 ru'bra (red), i- Red. March. S. 



Europe. 



br uma 1 Us (winter). Blue. May. North 



America. 1841. 



campanula! ta (bell-flowered). 1. Dark blue. 



May. Spain. 1683. 



a'lba (white). 1. White. May. 



South Europe. 1683. 



. ca'rnea (flesh - coloured). 1. 



Pink. May. South Europe. 1683. 



ce'rnua (drooping). . Pink. March. Spain. 



1815. 



corymbo'sa (corymbed). -\. Pink. October. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1/93. 



Cupania'na (Cupani's). 1. Purple. June. 



Sicily. 1834. 



escule'nta (eatable). 1. White. June. N. 



America. 1811. 



1'ndica (Indian). 1. East Indies. 1816. 



Ita'Kca (Italian), g. Blue. May. Switzer. 



land. 1605. 



li'lio-hyaci'nthus (Lily-Hyancinth). 1 . Blue. 



June. Europe. 15Q7- 



lusita'nica (Portugese). . Blue. May. 



Portugal. 1777- 



no'n-scri'pta (undescribed). |. Blue. April. 



Britain. 



a'lba (white). White. April. Britain. 



ca'rnea (flesh-coloured). 3- Flesh. 



April. Britain. 



obtusifo'lia (blunt-leaved). |. Blue. March. 



South Europe. 1829. 



odora'ta (sweet-scented). Blue. May. Por- 



tugal. 1818. 



Peruvia'na (Peruvian). 1. Dark blue. May. 



Spain. 1607. 



a'lba (white). 1. White. May. 



South Europe. 1607. 



di'scolor (two-coloured-/ouwerf) . 



1. Buff. May. Portugal. 1843. 



prcebractea'ta (long - bracted). 1. Blue. 



June. South Europe. 



pree'cox (early). }. Dark blue. March. 1790. 



prate'nuis (meadow). Blue. May. Hun- 



gary. 1827. 



pu'bens (downy). $. Blue. May. Lunimar. 



pu'mila (dwarf). Blue. May. Spain. 1821. 



ro'sea (rosy). . .Rose. Numidia. 1827. 



Sibi'rica (Siberian). ^. Blue. February. 



Siberia. 1796. 



umbella'ta (umbelled). $. Blue. April. 



Pyrenees. 1822. 



unifo'lia (one-leaved). $. White. May, 



Portugal. 



vfi'rna (spring). 5. Blue. April. Britain, 

 a'lba (white -flowered). %. White 



May. 

 ro'sea (rosy). . Rose. May. 



villa' sa (shaggy-leaved). J. Lilac. Tripoli 



1831. 



SCIOBAPHY'LLUM. (From skiceides 

 shady, and phyllon, a leaf; the larg 

 leaves afford much shade. Nat. ord. 



Ivyworts [Araliacese]. Linn,, 5-Pen- 

 andria 5-Pentagynia. Allied to the 



ivy.) 



Stove evergreens. Cuttings of half-ripened 

 hoots, in sand, under a bell-glass, in heat, in 

 pring ; sandy loam and fibry peat. Winter 

 emp., 50 to 55 ; summer, 60 to 80. The 

 Peruvian species will thrive well in a green- 

 ouse with 10 9 less. 



S. acumina'tum (pointed-leaved). 10. Yellow. 

 Peru. Climber. 



ano'malum (anomalous). 20. White, green. 



Trinidad. 1817- 



Bro'wnii (Brown's). 20. White. Jamaica. 



1793. 



co'nicum (conical). 10. Pale red. Peru, 



Climber. 



digita'tum (finger-leaved); 10. Green. East 



Indies. 1820. 



pedicella'tumdong-leaif-stsiikeA). 10. Purple. 



Peru. Climber. 



penta'ndrum (five-stamened). 8. Pale red. 



Peru. 1820. 



SCION. See Graff. 

 SCISSORS of various sizes are required 

 by the gardener. A pair with very 

 sharp and pointed blades is required 

 for cutting away the anthers 

 of flowers in hybridizing and 

 for thinning grapes. Stouter 

 pairs are used for removing 

 flower-stalks, when the petals 

 have fallen from roses, &c. 

 Sliding pruning scissors (see 

 Fig.) are employed for cut- 

 ting the shoots of shrubs ; 

 they are powerful instruments 

 for the purpose ; but a more 

 simple pair, without a spring, is made 

 by Mr. Turner, Neepsend, Sheffield. 



Shears are only large scissors. Hedge 

 Shears for clipping hedges are the 

 most common. Sliding Priming Shears, 

 with a moveable centre, so as to make 

 a drawing cut when used as when the 

 pruning knife is employed. See Aver- 

 runcator. 



The drawing shows the smaller size, 

 used with one hand. The large 

 size, which has wooden handles, 

 will, when employed with both 

 hands, cut through a bough full 

 three inches in circumference, 

 with the greatest ease. 



Verge Shears are merely the 

 hedge shears set nearly at a 

 right angle on long handles for 

 the convenience of the gardener 

 in clipping the sides of box 



