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spring ; sandy loamy soil. The protection of a 

 cold pit in winter. 



S. adeno'phnra (gland-bearing). 2. White. 

 Chili. 1822. 



angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved), li. Pink. 



J823. 



breviarista'ta (short-awned) . 3. Rose. July. 



Tucuman. 1836. 



Eupato'ria (Eupatoria). 2. Pink. 1/98. 



fascictila'ris (close - headed). 1. White. 



September. 1830. 



fastigia'ta. (peaked). ]. White. New 



Spain. 1826. 



hyssopifo'lia (Hyssop-leaved). 1$. Pink. 



incane'scens (hoary). l. White. New 



Spain. 182/. 



iveefo'lia (Iva-leaved). 2. White. 1816. 



lanceola'ta (spear-head-teamf). l. Purple, 



1822. 



laxifto'ra (loose-flowered). Purple. 



lu'cida (shining). 2. Pink. New Spain. 1824. 



microphy'lla (small -leaved). 2. Blush. 



September. 1828. 



mo'llis (soft). White. 1834. 



monardeefo' Ha (Monarda-leaved). li. Violet. 



1826. 



Nepetcefo'lia (Nepeta-leaved). l. White. 



1824. 



ova'ta (egg-leaved}. 2. White. 1816. 



panicula'ta (panicled). l. White. New 



Spain. 1824. 



Pink. 1820. 



pilo'sa (shaggy). l 



pube'scens (downy). l. Purple. 1823. 



purpu'rea (purple). l. Purple. 1812. 



rhombifo'lia (diamond-leaved). l. White. 



1827. 



salicifo'lia (Willow-leaved). l. Pink. 1803. 



salvicefo'lia (Sage-leaved). l. White. 1827. 



serra'ta (saw-leaved), l. Flesh. 1799. 



suave 1 olens (sweet-smelling). l. White. 



New Spain. 1823. 



subo'cto-arista'ta (slightly - eight - awned). 



White. Peru. 1824. 



subpube'scens (slightly-downy). 2. Pink. 



New Spain. 1820. 



ternifo'lia (three-leaved). l. White. 1824. 



tomento'sa (woolly), !. Violet. 1824. 



trachelioi' des (Trachelium-like). 3. Purple. 



1 839. 



M'fida (three-cleft). 14. White, New 



Spain. 1827. 



viola'cea (violet-coloured). 3. Violet. 1829. 



visco'sa (clammy). Purple. 1821. 



STIGMAPHY'LLON. (From stigma, the 

 female organ, and phy lion, a leaf; leafy- 

 like stigma. Nat. ord., Malpighiads 

 [Malpighiacese]. Linn., IQ-Decandria 

 3-Trigynia. Allied to Banisteria.) 



Stove, yellow-flowered plants. Cuttings of 

 ripened shoots, in sand, under a glass, in 

 bottom-heat ; peat and loam. Winter temp., 

 48 to 55 ; summer, 60 to 80. 

 S. arista' turn (swneA-leaved). 20. July. Brazil. 

 1832. Twiner. 



auricula' turn (eared- leaved], 10. Brazil. 



1820. Twiner. 



cilia'tum (hair-fringed-teaed) . May. Brazil. 



1796. Herbaceous. 



hcterophy'llum (various-leaved). 10. De- 



cember, Buenos Ayres. 1842. Climber. 



I S.jalropluefo'lium (Jatropha-leaved). 3. May. 

 Uruguay. 1841. Twiner. 



mucrona'tiim (spine-pointed). 10. Septem- 



ber. Mexico. 1844. Twiner. 



STILLI'NGIA. (Named after Dr. ft. 

 SliUingfleet, an English botanist. Nat. 

 ord., Spim/evjorts [Euphorbiacese]. 

 Linn., 21-Monatcia IQ-Decandria. Al- 

 lied to Omalanthus.) 



Stove, yellow-flowered evergreens. Cuttings, 

 in sand, in heat ; sandy fibry loam, a little peat 

 and charcoal, and also a little brick rubbish. 

 Winter temp., 50 ; summer, 60 to 75. 



S. popu'lnea (Poplar-like). 14. Ceylon. 1823. 



sebi'fera (tallow-bearing. Tallow Tree}. 10. 



China. 1703. 



STINKING GLADWYN. I'ris fcetidi's- 



Digynia.) 



Stipa pennata is the common feather-grass 

 i of the seed shops ; all but humilis, hardy her- 

 I baceous perennials; division and seeds in 

 I spring ; common soil. 

 i S. Atta'ica (Altaic). July. Altai. 1836. 



capilla'ta (long-haired). 2. July. Europe. 



1815. 

 j confe'rta (crowded). 2. July. 1819. 



gigante'a (giant). 3. July. Spain. 1823. 

 \ hu'milis (lowly). . July. South America. 



1802. 



' ju'ncea ("Rush-leaved"). 3. July. France. 

 1772. 



penna'ta (feathered). 2. July. Britain. 



STITCHWOET. SleUa'ria. 



STOB^E'A. (Named after Dr. Stolons, 

 a Swede. Nat. ord., Composites [Astera- 

 cese]. Linn., IQ-Syngenesia l-JEquali.. 

 Allied to Gazania.) 



Greenhouse, yellow - flowered evergreens, 

 | from the Cape of Good Hope. Cuttings of the 

 points of shoots, when growing, in sand, under 

 a bell-glass ; sandy loam and fibry peat. Whv.er 

 temp., 40 to 48. 

 S. atractyloi'des (Atractylis-like). July. 1823. 



pinna' ta (leafleted). 2. June. 1812. 



STOCK AND STOCK- GILLIFLOWEB. See 

 Mathi'ola. 



STOCKS are young trees or shrubs 

 raised from seed, suckers, layers, and 

 cuttings, for the reception of buds or 

 grafts from other trees or shrubs of a 

 kindred species. 



The old gardener's maxim, " the 

 graft overruleth the stock quite," is 

 consonant with truth, though it is to be 

 taken with some reservation. The 

 graft prevails, and retains its qualities 



