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SPA 



SPANISH VIPER'S GEASS. Scorzone'ra. 



SPAKA'XIS. (From sparasso, to tear ; 

 lacerated spathes. Nat. ord., Irids 

 [Iridacese]. Linn., B-Triandria \-Mo- 

 nogynla. Allied to Ixia.) 



Pretty little bulbs from the Cape of Good 

 Hope. For culture see Ixia. 

 S. anemoniflo'ra (Anemone - flowered). $. 

 White. June. 1825. 



bi'color (two-coloured). . Blue, yellow. 



March. 1/86. 



bla'nda (pleasing). Pink. May. 1811. 



bulbi'fera (bulb-bearing), g. Violet. May. 



1758. 



fra'grans (sweet-scented). 3. Yellow. June. 

 1825. 



grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). |. Purple. 



April. 1758. 



Wa'go (Lily -flowered). |. 



White. April. 1758. 



stria' ta (streaked). $. Va- 



riegated. April. 1758. 



linea'ta (//m/c-lined). . White, pink. April. 

 ^-pe'ndula (drooping). 1. Dark pink. June. 



1825. 



stella 1 r is (starry-cowered). 1. Purple. 



June. 1836. 



tri' color (three-coloured). 1. Orange. May. 



1789- 



ro'seo-a'lba (red- and- white). 1. 



Pink. April. 1811. 



sangui'neo - purpu'rea (bloody- 

 purple). 1. Red. April. 1811. 



viola' ceo -purpu'rea (violet-purple). 



Violet, purple. April. 1811. 



versi' 'color (parti-coloured). . Purple, 



yellow. September. 1825. 



Wa'ttii (Watt's). Violet, lemon-streaked. 



August. 



SPAEMA'NNIA. (Named after A. Spar- 

 mann, a Swedish, botanist. Nat. ord., 

 Lindenblooms [Tiliacese]. Linn., 13- 

 Polyandria l-Monogynia.) 



A fine old greenhouse evergreen shrub. Cut- 

 tings of young shoots, in April ; loam and a 

 little peat. Winter temp., 38 to 48. 

 S. Africa'na (African). 10. White. May. C. 

 of G. Hope. 1790. 



SPA'KTIUM. Spanish Broom. (From 

 spartan, cordage ; alluding to the flex- 

 ible shoots. Nat. ord., Leguminous 

 Plants [Fabacese]. Linn., W-Mona- 

 dclphia (i-Dccandria. Allied to Genista.) 



Hardy herbaceous, yellow-flowered, shrubs. 

 Generally by seeds, but cuttings will strike 

 freely in summer, under a hand-light ; and this 

 is the best mode for securing a particular 

 variety. They should be planted out young, or 

 be frequently moved, as they make long naked 

 stems ; common light soil. 

 S. acutifo'lium (sharp-leaved). 6. August. 

 Turkey. 1836. 



ju'nceum (Rush-leaved}. 6. August. S. 



Europe. 1548. 



flo're-ple'no (double-flowered). 6. 



August. S. Europe. 1548. 



S.fu'nceum odorati'ssimum (sweetest-scented). 

 4. July. Persia. 1834. 



SPARTOTHA'MNTTS. (From spartan, 

 cordage, and thamnos^ a shrub ; its 

 flexible shoots. Nat. ord., Myoporads 

 [Myoporacese]. Linn., I-Didynamia 

 2-Angiospermia.') 



Greenhouse evergreen shrub. Cuttings of 

 young shoots, under a bell-glass, in sandy soil ; 

 sanely fibry peat, and lumpy loam. Winter 

 temp., 38 to 45. 



S.ju'nceus (rushy). 3. White. August. 

 Australia. 1819. 



SPATALA'NTHUS. (From spatalos, de- 

 licate, and anthos, a flower. Nat. ord., 

 Irids [Iridacese]. Linn., IQ-Monadel- 

 phia 1-Triandria. Allied to Tricho- 

 nema.) 



A very rare and delicate Cape bulb, requiring 

 one-half sand and one-half good turfy peat, in 

 a well- drained pot, after the manner of Ixias, 



S. specio 'sus (showy). . C. of G.Hope. 1825. 



SPATA'LLA. (From spatall, wanton- 

 ness ; application not obvious. Nat. 

 ord., Proteads [Proteacese]. Linn., 4- 

 Tetrandria l-Monogynia.) 



Greenhouse, purple - flowered, evergreens, 

 from the Cape of Good Hope. Cuttings of ripe 

 young shoots, in sand, under a bell glass, and 

 kept cool; sandy fibry loam, with pieces of 

 charcoal and freestone ; drainage and watering 

 very particularly attended to. Winter temp., 

 38 to 45. Pots defended from sun in summer. 



S. bractea'ta (bracted). 3. June. 1806. 



brevifo'lia (short-leaved). !. July. 1823. 



cauda'ta (tailed). 2. June. 1812. 



incu'rva (cuiled-in-leaved). 2j. May, 1789- 



mo'llis (soft). 2. June. 1826. 



ni'vea (white). 2. June. 1806. 



peduncula'ta (frwg-flower-stalked). April. 



1822. 



proli'fera (proliferous). 1$. July. 1800. 



pyramida'lis (pyramidal) . June. 1821. 



ramulo'sa (twiggy-branched). 3. August. 



1787- 



Thunbe'rgn (Thunberg's). 3. May. 1806. 



SPATHE'LIA. (From spathe, a sheath, 



I or spathe as in the Palm-tree ; resem- 



| blance. Nat. ord Xanthoxyls [Xan- 



thoxylacese] . Linn., 5-Pentandria 3- 



Trigijnia. Allied to Ailanthus.) 



Stove evergreen tree. Cuttings of ripened 

 shoots, in sand, under a glass, in heat ; loam 

 and peat. Winter temp., 50 to 60 ; summer, 

 60 to 85. 



S. si'mplex (simple). 40. Red. Jamaica. 1778. 



SPATHIC A'RPA. (From spathe, a sheath, 



! or spathe, and karpos, a fruit ; the 



j spadix or flower-stem fruiting in the 



I sheath. Nat. ord., Arads [Aracese]. 



