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or spring. If wanted to flower in spring, the 

 seed should be sown in August or September 

 as soon as it is ripe, in light, rich mould ; and 

 the young plants should be kept in well-drain- 

 ed pots in a frame or green-house during 

 winter. When the seeds are sown in spring, 

 it should be on a hot-bed or in the green- 

 house, and the young plants should be re- 

 moved into the open air in May, when they 

 will flower in autumn. The plants are much 

 larger in the open ground, and the flowers are 

 finer, if the soil be sufficiently rich and light ; 

 but care should be taken to plant them in a 

 sheltered situation, or to tie them to stakes, 

 as the steins are very brittle and liable to be 

 broken off by high winds. The principal 

 kinds of Schizanthus are S. pinnatus, with 

 its varieties, all of which have purplish 

 flowers; S. retusus, with scarlet and yellow 

 flowers, and S. Priestii, with white and yellow 

 flowers. Of these, 8. pinnatus, and its allied 

 species or variety, S. porrigens, are the hard- 

 iest. The genus is confined to South Amer- 

 ica, and are mostly found in Chili. Intro- 

 duced in 1822. 



Schizolo'bium. From schizo, to cut or split, 

 and lobos, a pod ; probably alluding to the 

 opening of the pod. Nat. Ord. Leguminosce. 

 A small genus of tall, evergreen plants, na- 

 tives of Brazil and Panama. 8. excelsum, the 

 only introduced species, bears long peduncles 

 of bright yellow flowers, and large divided 

 leaves, white beneath and golden-pilose on 

 the middle nerve, the common petioles of 

 which are often two feet long. It was intro- 

 duced from Brazil in 1874, and is propagated 

 by cuttings of the half-ripened shoots. 



Schizome'ria. From schizo, to cut, and meris, 

 a part : alluding to the cut petals. Nat. Ord. 

 Saxifragacece. 



S. ovata, the only described species, is an 

 ornamental, evergreen plant, with small white 

 flowers in terminal cymes, introduced from 

 Australia in 1825. It thrives best in a com- 

 post of sandy peat and loam, and is increased 

 by cuttings. 



Schizope'talon. From schizo, to cut, and peta- 

 Ion, a petal; the petals are cut. Nat. Ord. 

 Cruciferce. 



An annual flower, with curiously cut petals, 

 and a strong tap-root. S. Walkeri, the only 

 species in cultivation, grows about one foot 

 high and bears on slender stems numerous 

 white, almond-scented blossoms, which are 

 elegantly fringed at the edges. As it does not 

 bear transplanting well, it should be sown 

 where it is to remain, in the open border, in 

 May. It was introduced from Chili in 1821. 



Schizopcra'gma. Climbing Hydrangea. From 

 schizo, to cut, and phragma, an inclosure or 

 wall ; the portions of the wall between the ribs 

 of the fruit fall away when it is ripe. Nat. 

 Ord. Saxifragacece. 



S. Hydrangeoides is a hardy, climbing shrub, 

 introduced from Japan by Thomas Hogg. It 

 is a handsome, rapid-growing plant, with 

 almost all the characteristics of the Hydrangea, 

 having similar white flowers as in the shrub- 

 by species. It clings with tenacity to any 

 tree or building by which it may be planted, 

 and attains a height of fifty feet. It remains 

 a long time in flower, making it a conspicuous 

 and desirable plant. It is perfectly hardy, 

 and is rapidly increased by cuttings or by 



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seeds, which, however, have as yet to be pro- 

 cured from its native country, Japan. 



Schizo'stylis. Crimson Flag, Kaffir Lily. From 

 schizo, to cut, and stylos, a style ; the style is 

 divided into three long filiform branches. 

 Nat. Ord. Iridacece. 



S. cocdnea, the best known species, is a 

 very pretty, half-hardy, Cape bulb, belonging 

 to the Gladiolus family. The leaves are neat 

 and glossy, and the flowers are rosy-scarlet, 

 produced in December. Many efforts have 

 been made to bring this bulb into flower in 

 summer or autumn, which would make it one 

 of the most popular of the natural order to 

 which it belongs. Every effort has, however, 

 failed, and it must, consequently, be flowered 

 in the green-house. It was introduced in 1846, 

 and is rapidly increased by offsets. 



Schli'mmia. In honor of M. Schlimm, one of 

 M. Linden's plant collectors, who discovered 

 the plant. Nat. Ord. Orchidacece. 



' S. jasminodora, is an epiphytal Orchid, in- 

 troduced from Central America in 1852, re- 

 markable for its extreme fragrance. Its 

 flowers are pure white, borne on flower-stalks 

 about a foot high. It requires to be grown in 

 a warm house. 



Schlumberge'ria. Named in honor of F. Slum- 

 berger, a Belgian horticulturist. Nat. Ord. 

 Bremeliacece. 



A South American genus of two or three 

 species of stove-house, perennial plants, re- 

 moved from Tillandsia and Massangea. 8. 

 Morreniana, is a noble plant with gracefully 

 recurving green leaves, three feet long, mark- 

 ed with numerous darker green, transverse 

 lines above, and with reddish lines beneath. 

 It was introduced from the Andes of Peru in 

 1883, and requires the same treatment as Til- 

 landsia. Syn. Anoplophytum. 



Schmide'lia. Named in honor of C. G. Schmidel, 

 a Professor of Botany at Erlangen. Nat. Ord. 

 Sapindacece. 



A large genus of shrubs or small trees, prin- 

 cipally natives of tropical America. Several 

 species have been introduced, but, as they 

 have no horticultural value, they are probably 

 lost to cultivation. 



Schce'nia. Named in honor of Dr. Schcen, & 

 botanist. Nat. Ord. Composite. 



8. Cassiniana, the sole representative of the 

 genus, is very closely allied to Helichrysum, 

 requiring the same general treatment. It 

 has bright yellow flowers, borne in a loose ter- 

 minal corymb, and was introduced from Aus- 

 tralia in 1845. 



Schombu'rgkia. Named after Sir Robert H. 

 Schomburgk, a zealous naturalist and a trav- 

 eler in British Guiana on account of the Royal 

 Geographical Society. Nat. Ord. Orchidacece. 

 A very handsome genus of epiphytal Orchids, 

 with large pseudo-bulbs, and strong, leathery 

 leaves. The flower-spikes are produced from 

 the apex of the pseudo-bulbs, and are from 

 three to four feet in length, bearing large, 

 rich-colored flowers of singular form. The 

 plants should be attached to a piece of cork 

 and suspended from the roof of the hot-house. 

 They require a warm, moist atmosphere in the 

 growing season, and a very dry one when at 

 rest. There are but a few species in this genus, 

 the most desirable being S. tibieinua, the Cow- 

 horn Orchid, from Honduras, and S. Lyonsi, 



