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SIP 



S. quadri'fida (four-cleft). \. White. June. 

 Verona. 1818. 



refle'xa (bent-back). 1. Purple. June. 



South Europe. 1726. 



rc'gla (royal). l. Crimson, June. North 



America. 1811. 



re'pens (creeping). 1. Pink. August. 



Siberia. 1823. 



nequie'nii (Requiems) . . White, red. 



June. Corsica. 1823. 



Suxifra'gra (Saxifrage), i. Flesh. July. 



France. 1640. 



Scha'fta (Schafta). . Rose. April. Keri- 



dach. 1844. 



Sibi'rica (Siberian). l. Rose. July. 



Siberia. 1773. 



spergulifo'lia (Spurrey-leaved). . White. 



June. Armenia. 1817- 



stella' to, (star-leaved*). 1. White. July. 



North America. 1696. 



stylo'sn (large-styled). . Yellowish. July. 



1831. 



supi'na (supine). |. Pink. July. Caucasus. 



1804. 



Tata'rica (Tartarian). 2. White. July. 



Russia. 1796. 



tdnuis (slender). $. Cream. July. Siberia. 



1816. 



Valle'sii (Vallesian). . Flesh. July. 



Switzerland. 1/65. 



Virgi'nica (Virginian). 1. Purple. July. 



North America. 1783. 



viscaginoi'des (Viscago-like). . Pink. June. 



Dauria. 1824. 



Wolge'nsis (Wolga). Green, yellow. July. 



Wolga. 1824. 



SILK COTTON-TREE. Bn'mbax. 



S ILK-TREE. Aca'cia julibri'ssin. 



SIMARU'BA. (The Guiana name. 

 Nat. ord., Quassiads [Simarubacese]. 

 Linn., \Q-Dccandria \-Monogynia. Al- 

 lied to Quassia.) 



Stove, yellowish-white-flowered, evergreens 

 from West Indies. Cuttings of the ripe shoots, 

 in sand, under a bell-glass, and in a strong 

 moist heat ; fibry peat, and light fibry loam. 

 Winter temp., 55 to 65; summer, 65 to 85. 

 S. exce'lsa (lofty). 40. 1818. 



glau'ca t milky-green). 1824. 



officina'lis (shop). 10. 1/89. 



SINA'PIS. Mustard. (From the Celtic 

 nap, applied to the cabbage tribe. Nat. 

 ord., Crucifers [Brassicacese]. Linn., 

 lo-Tetradynamia. ) 



Hardy yellow-flowered annuals. See Mus- 

 tard. 



S. a'tba (white). 3. June. Britain. 

 frute'scens (shrubby). l. July. Madeira. 

 1777- 



ni'gra (black). 4. May. Britain. 



tu'rgida (turgid). 4. May. Britain. 



laoiga'ta (smooth). 4. May. E. 



Indies. 181Q. 



nudicau'lis (naked -stemmed). 1. June. 



Spain. 1818. 



SINGA'NA. (From sinya-s'niyu, the 

 name in Guiana. Nat. ord., Capparids 



[Capparidacetc], Linn., 13-Polyandriu 

 1-Monoyynia. Allied to Crateeva.) 



Stove evergreen climber. Cuttings of firm 

 side-shoots, in sand, under a bell-glass, and in 

 bottom heat, in May ; sandy loam and fibry 

 peat. Winter temp., 55 to da ; summer, 60 

 to 85. 



.S. Guianee'nsis (Guianian). White. June. 

 Guiana. 1827. 



SINGLING. Thinning seedlings so 

 that two do not touch each other. 



SINXI'NGIA. (Named after W. Sin- 

 ning, a German gardener. Nat. ord., 

 Gesnerworts [Gesneracese]. Linn., 14- 

 Didynamia 2-Anyiosperrnia. ) 



We have retained this genus, the name being 

 in common use, but the species are Gloxinias. 

 Stove evergreens. For culture see Ge'sneru. 

 S. gutta'ta (spotted). l. Yellow, red. June. 

 Brazil. 1827. 



He'lleri (Heller's). 1. White, green. June. 



Rio Janeiro. 1 827. 



veluti'na (velvety). l. Yellow. June. 



Brazil. 1827. 



villo'sa (shaggy). l. Yellow, green. June. 



Brazil. 1827. 



SIPHOCA'MPYLOS. (From siphon, a 

 tube, and kampylos, a curve ; shape of 

 the flower. Nat. ord., Lobeliads [Lo- 

 beliaceai] . Linn., 5-Pentandria \-Mono- 

 //i/nia.} 



Cuttings root readily ; those which are 

 herbaceous are best struck from the young 

 shoots, several inches in length, as they rise 

 from the root in spring ; bicolor and bctula;- 

 folius are hardy in sheltered places. 



HARDY. 



S. betultefo'lius (Birch-leaved). 3. Red, 

 yellow. July. Brazil. 1842. Deciduous. 



bi'color (two-coloured). 3. Red, yellott'. 



April. Georgia. 1835. Evergreen. 



GREENHOUSE EVERGREENS. 

 S. cocci' neus (scarlet-^?OM-'e?'e?). 3. Scarlet, 

 July. Brazil. 



duploserra'tus (double-saw-leaved). 2. Red. 



Brazil. 1847. 



lantanifo'lius (Latana -leaved). Rose. July, 



Organ Mountains. 1841. 



. glabriu'sculus (rather-smooth). 



3. Purplish red. April. Caraccas. 184/. 



longipeduncula'tus (long-flower-stalked). 3. 



Red. January. Organ Mountains. 

 1841. 



STOYE EVERGREENS. 



S. giga'ntcus (gigantic). Yellow, red. New 

 Granada. 



glandulo'sus (glanded-calyxed). 3. Red. 



July. Bogota. 1845. 



Gulanc'nsis (Guianian). Guiana. 1847. 



manetticeflo'rus (Manettia-flowered). 1. 



Red, yellow. April. New Granada. 

 1848. 



microsto'ma (small-mouthed). 3. Scarlet. 



September. New Granada. 1844. 



