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S. Orbigina'nus (D'Orbiny's). Yellow and 

 scarlet. Valparaiso. 1850. 



exi'mius (shewy). Dark violet. 



New Granada. 1850. 



e'legans (elegant). Bright red. 



New Granada. 184Q. 



reticula't us (netted). Violet. New Granada. 



1850. 



sea 'ndens (climbing). Scarlet. Peru. 1847. 



Suriname'nsis (Surinam). 2. Orange. 



April. S. America. 1/86. 



Sissoo WOOD. Dalbe'rgia si'ssoo. 



SISY'MBEIUM. A classical name for 

 some plant. Nat. orcl., Crucifers [Cru- 

 ciferse]. Linn., 15-Tetradynamia.} 



Many species, all but one mere weeds. This 

 is propagated by cuttings of young shoots, in 

 spring ; does best with greenhouse treatment, 

 but requires at least a cold pit in cold winters ; 

 common sandy loam. 



S. millefo'lium (Milfoil-leaved). Ij. Yellow. 

 June. Canaries. 1779- Evergreen. 



SIPHO'NIA. (From siphon, a tube or 

 pipe. Nat. ord., Spurgeworts [Euphor- 

 biaceee]. Linn., 21-Monoeda 10-Mona- 

 delphia.) 



The Brazilian, or Bottle Indian-rubber is the 

 produce of this shrub. Stove evergreen shrub. 

 Cuttings of ripened shoots, dried at the base, 

 inserted in sand, under a large glass, in bottom- 

 heat; sandy, fibry loam, peat, and leaf-mould. 

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

 S. Cahu'chu (Cahuchu). 6. Guiana. 1823. 



SISYKI'NCHIUM. (From sys, a pig, 

 and rynchos, a snout ; swine grub out 

 the roots for food. Nat. ord., Irids 

 [Iridacese]. Linn., 13-Polyandria 6- 

 Polygynia.) 



Herbaceous perennials. Seeds and offsets, 

 in spring ; sandy loam and leaf-mould. 



HAEDY. 



S. a'nceps (two-edged). 1. Blue. June. North 

 America. 16Q3. 



Califo'rnicum (Californian). . Yellow. 



July. California. 1796. 



Cummi'ngii (Cumming's). 1. Cream. July. 



North America. 1832. 



glaucophy' Hum (milky-green-leaved). f . 



Blue. August. North America. 1830. 



grandiflo'rum (large-flowered). . White. 



May. North America. 1826. 



mucrona'tum (spine -pointed). fj. Blue. 



June. North America. 1812. 



Nutta'lli (Nuttall's). 1. Blue. June. North 



America. 1823. 



stria'turn (channelled). 2. Yellow. June. 



Mexico. 1788. 



tenuifo'lium (slender-leaved). . Yellow. 



May. South America. 1816. 



HALF-HARDY. 



S. Bermudia'num (Bermuda). 1. Blue. June. 

 Bermudas. 1/32. 



Chile'nse (Chilian). Blue. July. Chili. 1826. 



convolu'tum (encircling). *. Yellow. May. 



South America, 1810. 



S. graminifo'lium (Grass-leaved), , Yellow. 

 April. Chili. 1825. 



pu'milum (dwarf), . Yel- 

 low. October. Chili. 



hirte'llum (slightly-hairy). |. White. July. 



North America. 1830. 



iridifo'lium (Iris-leaved). |. Yellow. June. 



South America. 1822. 



ju'nceum (reed-like). f. Lilac. June. 



Chili. 1832. 



lalxum (loose). . Yellow. June. South 



America. 1818. 



lute 1 seem (yellowish). 2. Yellowish. June. 



Chili. 1830. 



lu'teum (yellow). . Yellow. June. South 



America. 1823. 



macroce'phalum (large-headed). l. Yel- 



lowish. July. 



macula' turn (spotted-pet uled). 1. Yellow- 



spotted. June. Chili. 1830. 



maja'le (May). Yellow. May. Valparaiso. 



1832. 



micro! nthum (small-flowered). . Yellow. 



June. South America. 1815. 



odorati'ssimum (sweetest -scented). White. 



June. South America. 1828. 



palmifo'lium (Palm- leaved). 1. AVhite. 



February. Brazil. 1823. Stove. 



peduncula 1 turn {long - flower - stalked). 1. 



Yellow. September. Chili. 1827. 



plica' turn (folded). 2. White. February. 



West Indies. 1779. Stove. 



specio'sum (showy). 1. Blue. June. Chili. 



1836. 



SITOLO'BIUM. (From sitos, wheat, 

 and lobos, a lobe ; shape of the lobes of 

 the fronds. Nat. ord., Ferns [Polypo- 

 diacese]. Linn., 2-Cryptogamia l-Fi- 

 lices. ) 



Stove, brown-spored Ferns. See Ferns. 

 S. adiantoi'des (Maiden-hair-like). May. West 

 Indies. 1834. 



cunea'tum (wedge-shaped). May. Isle of 



Luzon. 



davallioi' des (Davallia - like). May. New 



Holland. 1833. 



disse'ctum (dissected). Winter. East Indies. 



fla'ccidum (weak). April. Isle of Luzon. 



glutinu'mm (clammy). April. East Indies. 



pilosiu' sculum (slightly-hairy). September. 



East Indies. 



punctilo 1 bium (dotted-lobed). April. North 



America. 1822. 



rubigino'sum (ruddy). May. Brazil. 1841. 



SI'UM. (From sin, the Celtic for 

 water. Nat. ord., Umbellifers [Umbel- 

 liferacesej. Linn., 5-Penlandria 2-JJi- 



All weeds, except the following. See Skirret. 

 S. sisa'rum (Skirret). 1. White. August. 

 China. 1548. 



SKINNE'IIA. (Named after Captain 

 Skinner t a botanist. Nat. ord., Hind- 

 weeds [Convolvulaceee]. Linn., b-Pcn- 

 tandria 1-Afonoyynia, Allied to Caty- 

 stegia.) 



