Sabbatia 



( 298 ) 



Sage 



SABBATIA (syns. LAPITHEA and NEU- ] 

 HOLA). 



A genus of annual or biennial hardy, erect- 

 growing herbs (ord. Gentianese), principally from I 

 North America, and mostly of considerable beauty 

 for moist places or artificial bogs. Propagation, 

 by seeds, sown in pans or pots of light soil, and 

 allowed to stand in water under glass. Soil, 

 moist and peaty. Campestris and paniculata do 

 in dry ground also. 



Principal Species : 

 calycosa, 5" to 20", sum., campestris, 6" to 15", 



wh. sum.,ro.(s#H.formosa). 



Other Species \ 



onguloris, 1' to 2', Jy., .Elliottii, 1' to 2', Jy., wh. 



rosy pk. orwh. paniculata, 1' to 2', 



chloroides, 1' to 2', sum., sura., wh. (Pursch, not : 



ro. or wh. Ell.). 



corymbosa, 1' to 3', sum., stellaris, 6" to 24", sum., j 



wh. (si/us, lanceolata ro., pur., or wh. (tyn. j 



and cymosa). amcena). 



SABICEA. 



Stove climbing shrubs (prd. Rubiacese). Prop- 

 agation, by cuttings in heat. Soil, fibrous peat and 

 loam, equal parts, with a good dash of sand. 



Principal Species : 

 aspera, 6', Je., wh. hirta, 6', Je., wh. 



SABINEA. 



Stove shrubs (ord. Leguminosse) of dwarf habit 

 and ornamental character. The Peajshaped flowers 

 are produced in racemes. Propagation, by cuttings 

 of young shoots in sandy soil in a warm case. 

 Soil, equal parts of fibrous peat and loam, with 

 a liberal addition of sand. 



Principal Species : 

 cardinalis, 3', sum., sc. florida, 3' to 4', sum., pk. 



SACCHARUM. 



Tall-growing stove Grasses (ord. Graminese), the 

 most important of which is officinarum, the Sugar 

 Cane. Several are of decidedly ornamental appear- 

 ance, and are occasionally met with in collections 

 of stove plants, but generally speaking they are 

 little used by the gardener. 



Principal Species : 



officinarum, 10', Jy., wh. flowers wh. in large 



violaceum, stems vio. plumes (syn cegyptia- 



spontaneum, 7' to 9', cum). 



SACCIA. 



One species only of these stove plants (ord. Con- 

 volvulacese) is known. Elegans forms an ornamental 

 bush from 3' to 6' high, and bears lilac flowers in 

 racemes in summer. Propagation, by cuttings in 

 summer. Soil, loam and leaf mould. 



SACCOLABIUM. 



Description. Dwarf, epiphytal Orchids (ord. 

 Orchidacese) of considerable beauty. The small- 

 ness of the flowers cannot be regarded as a dis- 

 advantage, as they are usually borne in great 

 profusion on long racemes, which look quite out of 

 proportion to the size of the plant. In addition, 

 the flowers are fragrant and exquisitely coloured. 



Propagation. Imported plants are almost solely 

 relied on to keep up or increase a stock. 



Culture. The warmest house is the proper place 

 in which to grow Saccolabiums, as they rejoice in 

 plenty of heat, moisture, and sun. They should be 

 grown in Teak baskets suspended from the roof 



and exposed to full sun, except for a light shading 

 given for a few hours at midday in very hot 

 weather. The temperature throughout the growing 

 season end of February to end of September 

 should be 75 to 85" during the day, varying 

 according to the weather, with a drop of 5 during 

 the night. In winter the temperature may be 

 allowed to fall to 65 in the day and 60" at night. 

 At the commencement of the growing season, which 

 is heralded by tiny green points appearing on the 

 roots, any rebasketing or surfacing necessary should 

 be attended to. The compost should consist of 

 pieces of charcoal and clean crocks, with small lumps 

 of clean peat fibre, and a good proportion of living 

 sphagnum moss near the surface. Care must be 

 taken not to damage any of the young roots during 

 the process. Abundance of water at the roots is 

 required, keeping the plants a little drier in the 

 winter. 



Principal Species and Varieties : 



ampullaceum, 8", sum., liendersonianum, 4", spr., 



magenta ro. rosy red, lip wh. 



belliuum, 6" to 8", spr., lougicalcaratum, 6" to 



gru., br. blotches, lip 8", sum., pk., pur. 



yel.,wh., dotted mauve, miniatum, 4", spr., or., 



curvifolium, 0", sum., or., red. 



sc. violaceum, 1' to 11', Jan., 



giganteum, 1' to 11', win., wh., spotted mauve, lip 



wh., spotted pur., lip dark mauve. 



pur. harrisoniauum, ivory 



illustre, richer colour. wh. (sy. harrisonia- 

 num). 



Other Species : 



Blumei (sec Rhyuchostylis micrautlium, 4" to 6", 



retusa). Jy., vio. 



calceolare, 6', spr., yel. , mooreauum, 6" to 8", 



red spots. sum., pk., grn. tips, 



coeleste (see Rhynchostylis Pechei, 6", Ap., ochre, 



coelestis). with red spots, 



gemmatum, 6", My., pur. pramorsum (see Bhyn- 



guttatum (sec Ehyncho- chostylis retusa). 



stylis retusa). retusum (see Rhyncho- 



haiuanense, C", spr.,wh., stylis retusa). 



pur. wightiauum (now Aerides 

 radicosum). 



SADLERIA. 



Stove Ferns (ord. Filices) of dwarf, tree-like habit 

 and with handsome fronds. Cyatheoides is the 

 only cultivated species. It grows several feet in 

 height, and forms a fine head of fronds each of 

 which on well-grown plants averages from 5' to 6' 

 in length by !' in width. Propagation, by spores 

 in the usual way. Other details of culture are 

 similar to those recommended for stove Ferns. 



SAGE. 



The common Sage (Salvia officinalis), although 

 classed as a " herb," is really a dwarf under-shrub. 

 Bushes will flourish for an almost indefinite period. 

 Propagation, by cuttings of the growing points, in 



Saccolonm (see Iiavallia). 



Sacred Bean (see Nelumbium ipccioswn and 



NymplHca Lotus). 



Saddle Tree (see Liriodcndron tnlipifera). 

 iSad Tree (see Nijctanthes Arlor-trigtis). 

 tjafflower (see Carthamus). 

 Saffron (see Crocus sativiis). 

 f\ift'ni, Meadon- (see Colchieiim). 

 tiaffro/i Thistle (see Cart/iamiis). 

 iv/r/e, Ji-niKalem (,tn- I'll lomis frtiticosa). 

 Sayenia (see Nephrodnim). 

 Stige of Bethlehem (see Pulmmiaria offiemnlif\. 



