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S. rcfle'.rum (bent-back-teaw/). 1. Vellow. 



June. England. 



colli'num (hill). 1. Yellow. 1815. 



recurra'tutn (curled - hack -green] . 



. Yellow. June. Europe. 1818. 



re'pem (creeping). $. Red. June. Switz- 



erland. 1826. 



Rhodi'ola (Rose-scented). Yellow. June. 



Britain. 



ro'seum (rosy). Rose. July. Caucasus. 1827. 



rupe'stre (rock), ?. Yellow. June. England. 



saxa'tile (rock). 3. June. S.Europe. 1820. 



sempervi'vum (Kouseleek -like). $. Deep 



purple. July. Iberia. 1825. 



septangula're (seven-angled). & Yellow. 



July. 1795. 



sexangula're (six- angled). . Yellow. July. 



England. 



spu'rium (spurious). ^. White. August. 



Caucasus. 181 6. 



stenope'talum (narrow- petaled). Golden. 



June. North America. 1826. 



subclaua'tum (slightly-clubbed), i. July. 



North America. 1829. 



Telefphium (common-Orpine). 2. Purple. 



August. Britain. 



telephioi'des( Orpine-like). 1. Purple. Au- 



gust. North America. 1810. 



terna'tum (three-leafletcd). . White. July. 



North America. 1789- 



verticilla' turn (whorl - leaved}. 1. Pink. 



August. South Europe. 



villo'sum (shaggy). . Pink. June. Britain. 



vi'rens (green). . Yellow. June. Portugal. 



1774. 



vire'scens (greenish). 1. Green, yellow. 



July. 1815. 



SEED-BOOM. All that lias been said 

 relative to the Fruit-room, is applicable 

 to this. Everything promotive of decay 

 or germination is to be avoided ; and 

 if one relative direction more than 

 another requires to be urged upon the 

 gardener, it is comprised in these words 

 keep it as dry as possible : the room 

 may be even hot, so that it is not damp. 



SE'LAGO. (From the Celtic sel, sight, 

 &nd.jach, salutary ; supposed effects on 

 the eyes. Nat. ord., Selagids [Selagi- 

 naeeee]. Linn., l-JDidynamia 2-An- 

 fjiospcrmia.'} 



Greenhouse evergreens, from the Cape of 

 Good Hope. Cuttings of the points of shoots, 

 or rather the short stubby side-shoots, taken off 

 close to the stem, in spring and autumn, in 

 sand, under a bell-glass, but raised at night to 

 prevent damping. Sandy loain and vegetable 

 mould. The protection of a greenhouse, but 

 many of them are worth a place in the flower- 

 garden in summer. 



S. angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). August. 1819. 



bractea'tu (bracted). 1$. Purple. June. 



1812, 



cane'scens (hoary). l. Pale purple. Sep- 



tember. 1812. 



corymbo'sa (corymbed), 2, White, July; 



1099. 



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-S. denta'ta (toothed), 1$. White. July. 1823. 



di/u'su (spreading). 14. Purple. July. 1807. 



d'i'stans (distant- flowered). 2. White. April. 



1845. 



foscicula'ta (bundle-jffowemJ). l. Blue. 

 July. 1774. 



frntiro'su (shrubby). Yellow. June. 1822. 



Gi'llil (Gill's). 1. Pale rose. March. 1829. 



heterophy'lla (various-leaved). 1. Purple. 



July. 1823. 



hi'spida (bristly). Yellow. June. 1823. 



micra'ntha (small-flowered). Yellow. May. 



1820. 



minuti'ssima (smallest). Yellow. June. 18)6. 



ova'tu (egg-/ieded). 1. Dark purple. 1774. 



polygaloi'des (Milkwort-like). . Purple. 



August. 1807. 



polysta'chya (many-spiked). White. June. 



1823. 



ramulo'sa (small-branchy). l. White. 



1824. 



rapunculoi'des (Ratnpion-like) . 2. Violet. 



1824. 



rotundifo'lia (round -leaved). 1. Purple. 



June. 1816. 



spifia'ta (spiked). |. Purple. August. 1824. 



spi'nea (spiny). 3. Purple. 1824. 



spu'ria (spurious). 1. Violet. August. 1779. 



SELF. A flower with petals of only 

 one colour. 



SELF-HEAL. Prune'lla. 



SELLIGUE'A. (Probably from the 

 Javanese name. Nat. ord., Ferns [Poly- 

 podiacero]. Linn., &i-Cryplogamia 1- 

 Filices.) 



Stove, yellow-spored Ferns. See Ferns. 

 S.flnve'scena (yellowish). May. East Indies. 



Hamilto'ni (Hamilton's). May. Nepaul. 



heteroca'rpa (various-fruited). June. Java. 



macrophy'lln (large - leaved). May. Java' 



pothifo'lia (Pothos-leaved). May. Nepaul. 

 SEMECA'RPUS. Marking Nut-Tree- 



(From semeion, a mark, and karpos, 

 fruit ; the black juice used for marking 

 clothes. Natord.j^nacarcto [Anacardia- 

 ceoe]. Linn., 23-Polygamia 2-Dicecia. 

 Allied to Anacardium.) 



Stove, greenish -yellow -flowered, evergreen 

 trees. Cuttings of ripe shoots in sand, under 

 a glass, in heat, in March or April ; peat, loam, 

 leaf-mould, and sand. Winter temp., 50 to 

 60 ; summer, 60 to 90. 

 S. Anaca'rdium (Anacardium). 20. East Indies. 

 1820. 



cuneifo'lium (wedge-leaved). 20. East Indies. 



1824. 



SEMPERYI'VUM. House Leek. (From 

 sempervivo, to live for ever ; tenacity of 

 life. Nat, ord,, Houseleeks [Crassula- 

 ceacece]. Linn., \\-Dodecandria 7-Dj- 

 decagynia.} 



Hardy and frame kinds, by division, and by 

 cuttings, and most of them delight in dry, 

 sandy soil, kept moist only when growing. 

 Grtenhoiist' kinds arc alo freely propagated by 



