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the autumn rains are apt to rot them. ; 

 They should be liberally watered during I 

 dry weather. 



STRAWBERRY-BLITE. Btt'tum. 



STRAWBERRY-SPINACH. Bli'tum. 



STRAWBERRY-TREE. A'rbutus. 



STRELI'TZIA. (Named after Charlotte, 

 queen to George III., of the house of 

 Mecklenburyh-Strelitz. Nat. ord., Musads 

 [Musacese]. Linn., 5-Pentandria 1- 

 Afonogynia.) 



Stove, yellow-flowered, herbaceous perennials, 

 from the Cape of Good Hope. By seeds, in a 

 good moist heat, in spring; generally by 

 suckers, and dividing the plant; fibry loam 

 and a little peat. Winter temp., 45 to 55 ; 

 summer, 60 to 80. 

 5. angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). 6. May. 1778. 



augu'sta (grand). 18. White. March. 1/91. 

 farino'sa (mealy -stalked). 5. February. 1795. 



hu' mills (humble). 6. May. 

 ju'ncea (Rush-leaved'). 6. May. 



ova'ta (egg-/eat>erf). 8. March. 177". 



parvifo'lia (small-leaved). 6. June. 1796. 



regi'nee (queen's). 8. April. 1773. 



STREPTA'NTHERA. This genus is 

 united to Gladiolus; and the following 

 are now 



G. cu'prea (copper - coloured). 2- Copper. 

 June, Cape of Good Hope. 1825. 



e'legans (elegant). $. White, blue. May. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1827. 



STREPTOCA'RPUS. (From streptos, 

 twisted, and carpos, a fruit ; the long 

 seed-pod twisted. Nat. ord., Gesner- 

 worls [Gesneracese]. Linn., 2-Diandria 

 i-Monogynia.') 



Greenhouse herbaceous perennial. By seeds, 

 in a gentle hotbed, in spring ; also by dividing 

 the plant; light, rich, sandy loam. Winter 

 temp., 40 to 50- 



S. Re'xii (Rex's). &. Blue. June. Cape of 

 Good Hope. 1824. 



STRE'PTOPUS. (From streptos^ twisted, 

 and pous, a foot ; flower-stalks twisted. 

 Nat. ord., Melanths [Melanthacese]. 

 Linn., 6-Hexaudria l-Monogynia. Al- 

 lied to Uvularia.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennials. Seeds, or 

 divisions, in spring ; any good garden soil. 

 S.amplexifo' Hits (leaf-stem-clasp ing). 1. White. 

 May. Hungary. 1752. 



dlsto'rtus (distorted). 1. Yellow. May. 



North America. 1758. 



lanugino'sus ^woolly). ! Yellow, green. 



June. North America. 1812. 



ro'seus (rosy). 1^. Pink. June. North 



America. 18()6. 



si'mplex (simple). l. June. Nepaul. 1822. 



STRIKING, the process of causing 

 cuttings to emit roots. 



STROBILA'NTHES. (From strobiles, 

 a pine-cone, and anthos, a flower; re- 

 semblance of the head of flower. Nat. 

 ord., Acanthads [Acanthacese]. Linn., 

 14:-Didynamia Q-Anyiospermia.. Allied 

 to Ruellia.) 



Stove evergreen shrubs. Cuttings, any time 

 during summer, in sandy soil, under a hand- 

 light, in heat; fibry loam and sandy peat. 

 Winter temp., 48 to 55 ; summer, 60 to 80. 

 S. callo'sus (thick-barked). Blue. May. East 

 Indies. 1840. 



lacta'tus (milky-teawed). 1. Pale lilac. 



September. East Indies. 1847. 



macula' tus (spotted-/eaued). l. Pale lilac. 



September. 1846. 



Sabinia'na (Sabine's). 4. Blue, purple. 



March. Nepaul. 181i6. 



sca'bra (rough). 4. Yellow. May. East 



Indies. 1836. 



se'ssilis (stalkless). 4. Blue. April. Bombay. 



1833. 



STROPHA'NTHUS. (From strophos, 

 twisted, and anthos, a flower ; divisions 

 of petals twisted. Nat. ord., Dogbanes 

 [Apocynacese]. Linn., 5-Pentandria 

 \-Monogynia. Allied to Nerium.) 



Stove evergreen shrubs. Cuttings of half- 

 ripened shoots, in sand, under a glass, in heat, 

 in spring ; fibry loam and sandy peat. Winter 

 temp., 50 to 55 ; summer, 60 to 85. 

 S. Chine'nsis (Chinese). Yellow. June. China. 

 1816. 



dicho'tomus (forked). 3. Rosy. June. 



East Indies. 1816. 



dive! r gens (spreading). 3. Yellow. February. 



China. 1816. 



sarmento'sus (trailing). 6. Red. June. 



Sierra Leone. 1824. 



STRUMA'RIA. (From struma, a tu- 

 bercle ; the style is enlarged at the 

 bottom. Nat. ord., AmaryHids [Ama- 

 ryllidacese]. Linn., Q-Hcxandria 1- 

 Monogynia. Allied to Nerine and 

 Hessea.) 



Bulbs from the Cape of Good Hope. For 

 culture, see Nerine, 



S. angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). . Pink. April. 

 1/95. 



cri'spa (curled-./?ou>emf) . 4. Pink. June. 



1790. 



filifo'lia (thread-leaved). . White. No- 

 vember. 1/74. 



gemma'ta (jewel-lowered). 1. Pale yellow. 



August. 1812. 



lingucefo' Ha (tongue-leaved). White. April. 



rube'll'a (pale red). 4. Pink. May. 1795. 



spira'lis (spiral). 4. Pink. July. 1774. 



stella' ris (starry). $. Pink. October. 1794. 



trunca'ta (abrupt-ended-/earerf). ^. White. 



April. 1795. 



undula'ta (viwy-flowcred}. . White. May. 



1820. 



STBUTHIO'LA. (From strouthion, a 



