STE 



STE 



[Orchidacese]. Linn., %Q - Gyn&ndrin 



\-Monandria.} 



Stove orchid, grown in a basket. See 

 Orchids. 



S. longico'rnis (long-horned). Orange spotted. 

 Deraerara. 1843. 



STENOME 'SSON. (From stenos, narrow, 

 and messon, the middle ; the flowers 

 contracted in the middle. Nat. ord., 

 Amaryllids [Amaryllidaceee]. Linn., 

 Q-Hexandria 1-Monogynia. Allied to 

 Coburgia.) 



Pretty frame or half-hardy bulbs requiring 

 complete rest in winter; "sandy soil, shade, 

 and plenty of moisture in summer.' ' They flower 

 before the leaves rise, and are easily increased 

 from offset-bulbs in spring; sandy loam and 

 fibry peat. 



S. auranti'acum (orange - coloured -flowered), 

 Orange. May. Quito. 1843. 



cocci'neum (scarlet). Scarlet. May. 



cro'ceum (saffron - coloured). 1. Copper. 



May. 1820. 



cu'rvidens (bent-toothed). Yellow. May. 



Peru. 1842. 



fla'vum (yellow). Yellow. May. Peru. 1823. 



Hartwe'gii (Hartweg's). 1. Orange. March. 



Quito. 1844. 



latifo'lium (broad-leaved). 1. Yellow. March. 



Lima. 183/. 



vitelli'num (yolk-of-egg). 1. Yellow. April. 



Lima. 1842. 



STENORHY'NCHUS (From stenos, 

 narrow, and rhynchm, a beak; shape 

 of the column. Nat. ord., Orchids 

 [Orchidacese]. Linn., 20 - Gynandria 

 l-Monandria. Allied to Spiranthes.) 



Stove orchids, grown in pots. See Orchids. 

 S. aphy'lla (leafless). 1. Brown, red, green. 

 June. Trinidad. 1826. 



cinnaburi'nus (cinnabar-flowered). Orange, 



red, yellow. June. Mexico. 1846. 



plantagi'neu (Plantain-leaved), Red. June. 



Nepaul. 1824. 



STENO'STOMUM. (From stenos, nar- 

 row, and stoma, a mouth ; referring to 

 the flower. Nat. ord., Cinchonads 

 [Cinchonacese]. Linn., 5-Pentandria 

 l-Monogynia. Allied to Guettarda.) 



Stove, white-flowered, West Indian, ever- 

 green shrubs. Cuttings of half-ripened shoots, 

 in sand, under a glass, in a sweet bottom-heat ; 

 peat and loam. Winter temp., 50 to 55; 

 summer, 60 to 80. 

 S. lu'cidum (shining). May. 1818. 



tomento'sum (downy). May. 1822. 



STEPHANO'TIS, (From Stephanos, a 

 crown, and ototis, eared ; the ear- like 

 processes on the crown of the stamens. 

 Nat. ord., Jsclepiads [Asclepiadaceoc], 

 Linn., S-Pentandria \-Monogynia.} 

 04 



Stove, white- flowered, evergreen twiners. 

 Cuttings of the points of shoots, but best by 

 smnll, stiff side-shoots, in sand, under a bell- 

 glass, and plunged in bottom-heat ; fibry loam 

 and fibry peat, with a little silver sand arid 

 dried leaf-mould. Winter temp., 45 to 55 , 

 and rather dry; summer, 60 to 85, and 

 plenty of moisture when growing. Would 

 answer, probably, in a warm conservatory when 

 once it reached the top of the roof. 

 S.floribu'ndu (copious-flowered). 20. May. 

 Madagascar. 1S3Q. 



Thou'arsii (Thouar's). May. E.Indies. 1842. 

 STEECU'LIA. (Named after Stercus, 



a heathen god. Nat. ord., Sterculiads 

 [Sterculiaceue]. Linn., Zl-Moncecia 

 IQ-Decandria. ) 



Stove evergreens. Cuttings of ripe shoots, 

 in sand, under a bell-glass, in moist bottom- 

 heat; fibry loam and peat. Winter temp., 45 

 to 58; summer, 60* to 80. Tragacantha 

 produces the gum of that name. PlutnnifoUa 

 stood for years in the open air at Chelsea, and 

 it is likely that many of the East Indian and 

 New Holland species would thrive with green- 

 house treatment. 



S. Bala'nghas (Balanghas). 20. Purple. Au- 

 gust. E. Indies. 1787- 



cocci'nea (scAtlet-fruited) . 20. E. Indies. 



18)7. 



colora'ta (coloured). 30. Scarlet. E.Indies. 



1818. 



grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). 6. E.Indies. 



1820. 



Heli'cteres (Helicteres-ttfce). 8. Yellow, 



purple. Carthagena. 1820. 



macrophy'lla (large-leaved). Yellow. July. 



E. Indies. 1822. 



no'Mlis (noble). 20. Pale buff. E. Indies. 



1787- 



pube'scens (downy). 20. White. Guinea. 



1793. 



tragacu'ntha (Tragacanth). 40. Red, brown. 



May. Sierra Leone. 1/93. 



STERILE. See Barren. 



STERNBE'RGIA. (Named after Count 

 Sternberg, a German botanist. Nat. 

 ord., Amaryllids [Amaryllidacese]. 

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

 lied to Oporanthus, or Amaryllis lutea 

 of the gardens.) 



Hardy autumnal-flowering bulbs, with one 

 yellow flower on a stalk, open before the leaves 

 rise ; offsets ; good sandy loam and leaf-mould. 

 S. Clusia'na (Clusius's). . Constantinople. 



colchiciflo'ra (Colchicum-flowered). 4. Hun- 



gary. 1816. 



exi'gua (small). . North Africa. 1820. 

 STE 'VIA. (Named after P. J, E sieve, 



a Spanish botanist. Nat. ord., Com- 

 posites [Asteraceee]. Linn., 19-Synye- 

 nesia \-jEqualis.) 



Greenhouse herbaceous perennials from 

 Mexico, where not otherwise mentioned. They 

 all bloom in August, Seeds, and division, in 

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