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SPI 



.S'. ungustifo'lia (narrow -leaved). 8. Pink, j 

 August. Mexico. 1780. 



Carol! nia'na (Carolina). 1. Dark red. Au- | 



gust. South America. 1/23. 



decu'mbens (lying -down). 1. Red. April. ' 



South America. 1815. 



e'legans (elegant). 3. Red. July. Cape j 



of Good Hope. 1791' 



obtusi'loba (blunt-lobed). 4. Purple. July. 



Chili. 1827. 



prostra'ta (trailing). 1. Red. July. Brazil. 



umbella'ta (umbelled). 4. Violet. April. \ 



New Spain. lbi4. 



SPH^EROSTE'MA. (From sphairu, a ! 

 globe, and sterna, a stamen ; stamens 

 collected into close clusters. Nat. ord., 

 Kadsurads [Schizandraceffi]. Linn., 

 'l'2-Dlcecla V-l-Jcosandria.') 



Stove evergreen climber. Cuttings of half- 

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

 in bottom-heat ; sandy fibry peat, fibry loam, 

 with a little charcoal and broken pots, and i 

 well-drained. Winter temp., 45 ; summer, 

 60 to 80. A lower temperature even might be | 

 tried in winter, if the wood was well-ripened. 

 S. propi'nquum (related). 10. Yellow. July. 

 Nepaul. 1828. 



SPEUEROSTI'GMA. (From uphalrtt, a 

 globe, and stigma, the female organ. 

 Nat. ord., Onagrads [Onagraceee]. Linn., 

 ti-Octandria l-Monogi/nia. Allied to 

 CEnothera.) 



Hardy biennials and annuals. By seeds in 

 the open border, in April. Cheiranthifolium 

 by cuttings of young shoots in spring. 

 S. Chamisso'nis (Chamisso's). 1. Yellow. ; 

 August. Russia. 183". Annual. 



cheiranthifo'lium (Wallflower-leaved). Yel- i 



low. June. Chili. 1820. Half-hardy j 

 evergreen. 



hi'rtum (hairy). . Yellow. August, i 



Russia. 1836. Biennial. 



minutiflo'rum (small-flowered). 1. Yellow. ! 



August. Russia. 1837. Annual. 



SPHENO'GYNE. (From sphcn, a wedge, | 

 and gyne, female organ ; the shape of 

 pistil. Nat. ord., Composites [Astera- 

 ceae]. Linn., IQ-Syngenesla 3-Frus- 

 tmnea.} 



All yellow-flowered, and natives of the Cape 

 of Good Hope. Annuals by seed, under pro- 

 tection, in April, or in the open border in the ' 

 end of May ; shrubs by cuttings of young 

 shoots, in sand, under a bell-glass, in a cool 

 pit, in May; loam and peat, sandy and fibry. 

 Winter temp., 40 to 45. 



HARDY ANNUALS. 



S. Anthemoi'des (Chamomile-like) . $. August. 

 1774. 



foenicula' cea ( Fennel- leaved). 1. August. , 



1825. 



leucanthemoi'des (Leucantha-like), 4. Au- 



gust. 1825. ; 



specio : stt (showy). 

 1830'. 



Julv. S. America. 



GREENHOUSE EVERGREENS. 

 S. Abfotanifo'lia, (Southernwood-leaved;. 1. 

 July. 1/89- 



crithmifo'lia (Samphire-leaved). 1. July, 



1/68. 



denta'ta (tooth- leaved). Ij. June. 1/8". 



odora'ta (sweet-scented). 1. May. 17/4. 



pili'fera (hairy). !. December. 1821. 



srario'sa (membranous). 1. June. 17/4. 



serratu (saw-edged). June. 1826. 

 SPHENO'TOMA. (From sphcnoo, to 



cleave, and tome, a section ; limb or 

 border of the flower deeply cut. Nat. 

 ord., Epacrids [Epacridacece]. Linn., 

 ~i-Pentandrla \-Monocjynla. Allied to 

 Dracophyllum.) 



Greenhouse, white-flowered, evergreens, from 

 New Holland. Cuttings of young shoots when 

 a couple of inches in length, provided they are 

 getting a little firm at the base, in sand, under 

 a bell-glass, in spring; sandy fibry peat, with a. 

 little charcoal. Winter temp., 38 to 45; 

 might be tried in a very sheltered rockwork, 

 among peat and broken free-stone. 

 5. capita'tum (head-spiked) . 1. April. 1830. 



gra'cile (slender), f . May. 1823. 

 SPIDERWORT. Tradcsca'ntia. 

 SPIELMA'NNIA. (Named after J. It. 



Spielmahn, a German botanist. Nat. 

 ord., Verbencs [Verbenacese]. Linn., 

 \-L-Didynamia 'Z-Angiospermia. Alliance 

 near to Lantana.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrub. Cuttings of 

 young shoots, in sand, under a bell-glass, at 

 any time except winter ; sandy loam and leaf- 

 mould. Winter temp., 38 to 45. 

 S. Africa'na (African). 3. White. July. C. 

 of Good Hope. 1710. 



SPIGE'LIA. Worm Grass. (Named 

 after A. Spigelhts, a botanist at Padua. 

 Nat. ord., Loyaniads [Loganiaceffi].- 

 Linn., b-Pentundria \-Monoyynia.) 



Annual, by seed under the usual treatment ; 

 hardy herbaceous, by seed and division of the 

 roots ; loam and peat. 



S. Anthe'lmia (Anthelmia). ij. Red. July. 

 S.America. 1759. Stove annual. 



marila'ndica (Maryland;. 1. Scarlet. July. 



N. America. 1694. Hardy herbaceous. 



SPINACH. Splna'cea olera'cea. 



There are the Round-leaved orsnuwtli- 

 xcvdcdi and the triangular-leaved or 

 prickly-seeded. The first, being the. 

 most succulent, is employed for the 

 spring and summer crops, and the 

 latter for autumn and winter. The 

 Lettuce-leaved, and the Flanders, arc 

 hardy for a winter crop, and by much 

 the best. 



