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S. Palasti'na (Palestine). I. Puvple. July. 

 Syria. 1820. 



stenophy'lla (narrow-leaved). 1. Yellow. 



July. Spain. 1823. 



GREENHOUSE EVERGREENS. 

 S. Luma'rckii (Lamarck's). Yellow, July. 

 Cape of Good Hope. 1820. 



rugo'sa (wrinkly). 2. Pale yellow. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1774. 

 HARDY HERBACEOUS. 



S. ahtpccu'rus (Foxtail Grass-like). 1$. Red. 

 July. South Europe. 1759. 



cocci'nea (scarlet). 3. Scarlet. July. South 



America. 1/98. 



Fa'ni'culum (Fennel-scewfcrf). 2. Blue. 



May. North America. 1824. 



Germa'nica pule'scens (German-downy). 2. 



Purple. August. Germany. 1826. 



glutino'sa (clammy). 1. Purp'le. June. 



Candia. 1729. 



grandiflora (large-flowered). l. Purple. 



May. Siberia. 1800. 



hirsu'ta (hairy). . Purple. June. Italy. 1/10. 



inca'na (hoary). . Flesh. June. Italy. 1759. 



Ita'lica (Italian). 6. Purple. June. Europe. 



lana'ta (woolly). 2. Striped. July. Siberia. 



1782. 



macron' r a (long-tailed). 1. Pale red. July, j 



Europe. 1820. 



mentheefo'Ka (Mint-leaved). Yellow. July. ! 



Dalmatia. 1838. 



ni 'vea (snowy). 1. Red. July. Caucasus. < 



1820. 



ojficina'lis (shop). 1. Purple. August, i 



Britain. 



a'lba (white-flowered), l. White.; 



August. Britain. 



orienta'lis (eastern). 1. Light purple. Au- i 



gust. Levant. 1737- 



pube'scens (downy). Yellowish. July, i 



Europe. 1816. 



re' eta (upright). 2. Yellow. July. South 



Europe. 1683. 



seri'cea (silky). 1. Lilac. August. Nepaul. 



1830. 



sero'tina (laie-flowering). l. Red. Au- 



gust. Austria. 1832. 



seti'fera (bristly). I.). Red, brown. Cau- i 



casus. 1837. 



specio'sa (showy). 4. Scarlet. July. Mexico. 



1839. 



stri'cta (upright). l. Purple. June. Den- 



mark. 1592. 



STACHYTA'RPHETA. Bastard Vervain. 

 I From stachys, a spike, and tarpheios, 

 dense ; mode of flowering. Nat. ord., 

 Verbenes [Verbenacese] . Linn., 2-Di- I 

 ttndrial-Monogynia. Allied to Verbena;) I 



Annuals and biennials treat as tender stove I 

 annuals ; perennials, by division ; shrubs, by | 

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

 bottom-heat; sandy loam and leaf-mould. 

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

 Mutabilis is very interesting. 



STOVE EVERGREENS. 



S. arista 1 ta (awned-&raee<). 2. Purple. Sep- 

 tember. S. America. 1845. 



cceru'lea (blue). 2. Deep blue. July. 



S. craasifo'lia (thick-leaved). Violet. June. 

 Brazil. 1826. 



/d'rta (hairy). Violet. July. New Granada. 



1821. 



muta 1 bills (changing-^otcered). 3. Orange. 



June. S.America. 1801. 



STOVE BIENNIALS. 



. ela'tior (taller). Violet. October. Brazil. 

 1821. 



Jamaice'nsis (Jamaica). 2. Blue. July. 



W. Indies. 1714. 



Ont'bica (Orubian). 3. Violet. July. 



Panama. 1699. Annual. 



prisma'tica (prismatic). 2. Blue. May. 



W. Indies. 1699. 



~ umbro'sa (shady). Blue. May. Cumana. 

 1829. 



urticifo'lia (Nettle-leaved). 2. Blue. June. 



S. America. 



Xucca'gni (Zuccagni's). Rose, violet. June. 



1824. 



STACHYU'RUS. (From stachys, a spike, 

 and euros, broad. Nat. ord., Pittospo- 

 rads [Pittosporacese], Linn., -o-Pent- 

 andrla 1-Jl 



Half-hardy evergreen shrub. Cuttings of the 

 points of shoots, in sand, under a bell-glass, in 

 April ; fibry sandy loam and a little peat. Win- 

 ter temp., 35 to 45. 

 S.pree'cox (early). Pink. April/Japan. 



STADMA'NNIA austraflis, a greenhouse 

 evergreen from New Holland, should 

 be joined to Cupania. 



STACKHOU'SIA. (Named after Mr. 

 Stack-house, a British botanist. Nat. 

 ord., Stackhousiads (Stackhousiacece]. 

 Linn., 5-Pcntandria 3-Trigynia.) 



New Holland plants. Perennial, by division 

 of the plant in spring ; shrubs, by cuttings, in 

 sand, under a bell-glass, in summer. Winter 

 temp, for latter, 35 to 45. 

 S. linarieefo'lia (Flax-leaved). 2. 1823. Ever- 

 green. 



mono'gyna (one-styled). 1. Pink. April. 



1835. Hardy herbaceous. 



spathula'ta (spatulate). White. April. 



1825. Evergreen. 



ST^HELI'NA. (Named after B. Stce- 

 hclin, a Swiss botanist. Nat. ord;, 

 Composites [Asteracese]. Linn., 19- 

 Syngenesia l-JEqualis. Allied to Arc- 

 tium.) 



Half - hardy, purple - flowered, deciduous 

 shrubs. Cuttings, in sandy soil, under a hand- 

 light, in summer ; sandy fibry loam and leaf- 

 mould ; require protection of a cold pit in 

 winter. 



S. arbore'scens (tree-like). 6. August. Candia. 

 1739. 



Chamaipeu'cc (Ground- I r me-leuved) . 2. July. 



Candia. 1640. 



du'bla (doubtful). 3. June. S, Europe, 



1640. 



