SEP 



[ 822 ] 



SEE 



S. Cape'nsls (Cape). g. August. l"4. 

 -- globiflo'ra (globe - flowered). '. 



March. 1809- 

 umbe'lla (umbelled). . July. 1800. 



SERICO'GRAPHIS. (From scri/cos, silk, 

 and yrapko, to write. Xat. ord., Acan- 

 thads [ Acantliaceoa] . Linn., l-Didy- 

 namia 2-Angiospcrmia. Allied to Aphe- 

 landra.) 



Stove half-herbaceous perennial. Easily in- 

 creased by cuttings. For culture see Jusiiciu. 

 S. Ghiesbreghtia'na (Ghiesbreght's). 3. Scarlet. 

 October. 1846. 



SKRI'NGIA. (Named after M. Se- 

 ringa, a Swiss botanist. Nat. ord., 

 JByttneriads [ByttneriaceseJ. Linn., 

 b-Pentandria I-Monogynia. Allied to 

 Lasiopetalum.) 



Greenhouse evergreen. Cuttings of young 



S.platyphy'lla (broad-leaved). 12. White. 

 June. New Holland. 1822. 



SERI'SSA. (Name of a plant men- 

 tioned by Dioscorides. Nat. ord., Cin- 

 chonads [Cinchonacese]. Linn., 5-Pen- 

 tandria l-Monogynia.) 



Greenhouse, white-flowered evergreens, from 

 Japan. Cuttings, in spring, under a glass ; 

 loam, peat, and sand. Probably hardy in the 

 south of England. 

 S.fas'tida (stinking). 2. May. 1787. 



mu'ltiplex (double-flowered). May. 



SEKRA'TULA. Saw-wort. (From serra, 

 a saw ; edges of the leaves. Nat. ord., 

 Composites [ Asteracese] . Linn., 10- 

 Syngcnesia l-JEquoUs,) 



Perennials, by seeds and divisions in spring ; 

 annuals, by seed ; common garden soil. All 

 purple-flowered, except where otherwise stated. 



HARDY BIENNIALS. 



S. leuca'ntha (white-flowered). White. July. 

 Spain. 1825. Annual. 



ni'tens (shining). 2. July. Caucasus. 1823. 

 * radia'ta (rayed). 2. July. Hungary. 1800. 



Transylva'nica (Transylvanian). 2. July. 



Transylvania. 1818. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS. 



S. ala'ta (winged). 2. July. 



argu'ta (sharp-toothed). 3. September. 



Hungary. 1824. 



Ca'spica (Caspian). 2. July. Caspian. 1820. 



Centaurioi'des (Centaury-like). 1. July. 



Siberia. 1804. 



corona' ta (crowned). 5. July. Siberia. 1739. 



cyanoi'des (Cyanus-like). 2. Red. July, 



Siberia. 1//8. 



cynaroi'des (Cynara-like). 3. July. Pyre- 



nees. 1040. 



- depre'ssa (depressed). 1. July. Caucasus. 1818. 



e'legans (elegant). 2. July. Caucasus. 1819. 



shoots, in sand, under a bell-glass, in April or 

 May ; sandy peat one part, sandy 

 parts. Winter temp., 40 to 48. 



S. heterophy'lla (various - leaved) . 2. July. 

 Dauphiny. 1824. 



Kitaibe'llii (Kitaibel's). 2. July. Hun- 



gary. 1818. 



multiflo'ru (many-flowered). 2. July. Sibe- 



ria. 1816. 



ni'tida (shining). 2. July. Siberia. 1827. 



panno'nica (Hungarian). 2. July. Hun- 



gary. 1810. 



si'tnp lex (simple). 1. July. Nepaul. 1821. 



SI.TJPJ-'IITA. (Named after .7. V?r/-Hn>r, 

 a German botanist. Nat. ord., Proteads 

 [Proteaceafj. Linn., i-Tclrumlria 1- 

 Monogynia. Alliance near Leucosper- 

 mum.) 



Greenhouse, Cape of Good Hope evergreens ; 

 purple-flowered, except where otherwise spe- 

 cified. Cuttings of ripe shoots, in sand, under 

 a bell-glass, and kept cool, the glass being 

 raised, and frequently removed at night, to pre- 

 i vent damping, the cuttings at the time pro- 

 tected by a frame or pit ; light fibry loam, with 

 a portion of charcoal and broken bricks or free- 

 stone. Winter temp., 38 to 48, with a shaded 

 position for the pots in the heat of summer ; 

 the heads will stand the sun freely, if the roots 

 are protected. 



S.abrotanifo'lia (Southernwood- leaved). 4. 

 Pink. 1803. 



acroca'rpa (pointed-fruited). Lilac. April. 



1822. 



i adsce'ndem (ascending). 2. 1819. 

 j ce'mula (rival). 3. 1803. 

 ; arena'ria (sand). 1. 1803. 

 i Burma'nni (Burmann's). 2j. 1/86. 



cilia' ta (hair-fringed). 2. 1803. 



! cyanoi'des (Cyanus-like). l. 1803. 

 ! decu'mbens (lying-down). 1. 1818. 



diffu'sa (straggling). 3. 1810. 



i eleva'ta (elevated). Lilac. April. 1821. 



| elonga'ta (lengthened). l. 1800. 



I emargina'ta (end-notched). 2. Pink. 1800. 



I flagella'ris (whip). 2. 1816. 



I flo'rida (flowery). 2. 1824. 



glabe'rrima (very-smooth). 1. 1825. 



glomera'ta (crowded). 3. 1/89. 



Nive'ni (Niven's). l. 1800. 



odnru'ta (sweet-scented). 2. Pink. 1803. 



phylicoi'des (Phylica-like). 3. 178Q. 



pinna'ta (leafleted). 1. Pink. 1803. 



Roxbu'rghii (Roxburgh's). 3. White. 1806. 



ntbricau'lis (red-stemmed). 2. 1818. 



scario'sa (membranous). Lilac. 1816. 



squarro'sa (spreading). 2. 1810. 



SERVICE. Py'rus so'ruus. There arc 

 three varieties : Apple -shaped, Pear- 

 shaped, and Berry-shaped. 



Propagation. By Grafting on the 

 i apple, medlar, and hawthorn. 



By Cuttings and by Seed, as directed 

 for the Apple. 



Soil. Clayey loam well drained suits 

 j it best. 



Culture. They are best trained as 

 dwarf standards or espaliers. Sec 

 1 Medlar. 



