STY 



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SUT 



referring to the wood. Nat. ord., JEpac- 

 rids [Epacridacese]. Linn., 6-Pentah- 

 dria \-Monogynla.") 



Greenhouse, New Holland evergreens. Cut- 

 tings of young shoots, in sand, under a bell- 

 glass, in April ; sandy fibry peat, and only a 

 little fibry loam. Winter temp., 38 to 48. 

 S. Epacrioi'des (Epacris-like). 6. Crimson. 

 July. 1823. 



latifo'lia (broad-leaved). 4. Pink. June. 



1823. 



triflo'ra (three-flowered). 6. Pink. July. 



1706. 



tubiflo'ra (tube-flowered). 6. Scarlet. July. 



1802. 



STY'RAX. Storax. (From the Arabic. 

 Nat. ord., Storaxworts [Styracacese]. 

 Linn., 10-Decandria 1-Hfonoyynia,} 



Hardy deciduous, white-flowered, shrubs. By 

 imported seeds, and cuttings and layers ; light 

 rich sandy loam, and a little peat ; should be 

 planted against a wall to bloom profusely, and 

 it is well worthy of such protection; next to 

 that a dry protected situation. 

 S. grandifo'lium (large-leaved). 6. July. N. 

 America. 1/65. 



l&viga'ta (smooth). 4. July. N. America. 



1765. 



officina'le (shop). 12. July. Levant. 1597. 



pulverule'ntum (powdery). 4. June. N. 



America. 1794. 



SUCCULENT PLANTS are so charac- 

 terised on account of their thick juicy 

 leaves. They are formed to exist, says 

 Mr. Fortune, in countries and situations 

 where they are often exposed to intense 

 light and dryness; their skins are 

 thick ; they have few evaporating pores ; 

 and they have, likewise, few roots to 

 gorge their tissue with food during the 

 rainy season. Therefore, we find the 

 dry sandy plains of the Cape abounding 

 in aloes and mesembryanthemiims ; and 

 the bare volcanic rocks of Mount Etna 

 covered, in many places, Avith the 

 common prickly pear. In Mexico, also, 

 and in many other parts of Central and 

 South America, the extensive race of 

 cacti, with their curious un- vegetable- 

 like forms, are at home, and flourish 

 even in those dry and parched seasons 

 when the whole face of nature besides 

 seems withered and destroyed. The 

 natural circumstances in which these 

 plants are found are sure and certain 

 guides in cultivation. 



SUCKERS are branches naturally 

 thrown up by a plant from its base, 

 when the onward current of growth of 

 the stem is stopped. 



SUFFOCATION is a term employed by 

 ! Keith and others to describe any stop- 

 ping of the transpiratcry organs of 

 plants, whether it arises from extra- 

 vasated sap, mosses, fungi, or from a 

 deficient supply of sap. 



SUGAR BAKERS' REFUSE. See Animal 

 Matters. 



SUGAR CANE. Sa'ccharum. 

 SUMACH. Rhus. 

 SUN -DEW. Dro'sera. 

 SUNFLOWER. ' Helia'nthus. 

 H. a'nnmts. Annual Sunflower, is 

 now much cultivated for its oil, and as 

 a food for cattle and poultry. 



The earlier the seed can be got into 

 the ground the better, say the begin- 

 ning of April, as the crop will be ready 

 to harvest the latter part of August, 

 which will be of the greatest importance 

 | to growers. The necessary quantity of 

 seed required for an acre depends upon 

 | the conditions of the soil, and varies 

 i from four pounds to five pounds ; but, 

 I of course, it is advisable to sow a little 

 ! more than is actually wanted, to provide 

 | against accidents. The seed should be 

 I drilled into the ground, and the distance 

 I from row to row eighteen inches ; the 

 j plants to be thinned out to thirty 

 inches from plant to plant, and the 

 number of plants at this distance 

 would be about 14,500 per acre ; at 

 eighteen inches from plant to plant, 

 25,000 per acre ; and at twelve inches 

 | from plant to plant, 32,000. The pro- 

 ! duce of this kind of grain, like that of 

 most others, varies considerably, ac- 

 cording to the state of the soil, climate, 

 and the cultivation that is employed ; 

 but the average quantity of seed is 

 about fifty bushels per acre. This will 

 produce fifty gallons of oil, and of oil- 

 cake, 1,500 pounds. The stalks, when 

 burnt for alkali, give ten hundred- 

 weight of potash. 



SUNFLOWER. Actino'tus Hello? nthi. 

 SUN- FRUIT. Helioca'rpus. 

 SUN-ROSE. Hello,' nthemwrn. 

 SURFACE GRUBS, or caterpillars, are 

 the larvae of several species of Noctua, 

 or Night Moths. Gardeners thus 

 name them because they attack the 

 roots of the turnip, mangold wurtzel, 

 &c., just at the surface of the soil. 

 SUTHERLA'NDIA. (Named after 



