Sagrsea 



( 300 ) 



Saintpaulia 



SAGRSEA. 



Stove shrubs (urd. Melastomacea:), of little horti- 

 cultural value. Propagation, by cuttings in sandy 

 soil. Soil, equal parts of fibrous peat and loam, 

 with a good addition of silver sand. 



Principal Species : 

 hirsute, 6', My., wh. (cor- 

 rectly Ossaea hirsuta). 

 pilosa, 4' to 5', sum., wh., 

 fruit red. 



ST. MARK'S FLY. 



A popular name applied to a common fly from 

 its usually appearing about St. Mark's Day. The 

 males are small and black, the females small and 

 yellowish. Its eggs are sometimes deposited about 



sessiliflora, 4', Ap., red. 

 umbrosu, 6', Mch., red. 



profusion. By a little attention to cultivation 

 batches may be had in flower at several different 

 times. Propagation, by leaf cuttings. These may 

 be taken at almost any season, and dibbled into 

 boxes or pans of equal parts sand and Cocoanut 

 fibre refuse, in a warm case, keeping them 

 moist, but not saturated. Soil, a light, rich mixture 

 of equal parts of fibrous loam and leaf mould, with 

 a good quantity of sand. When well rooted the 

 leaves should be potted up singly, and kept in a 

 minimum temperature of 55. As soon as a number 

 of young leaves have been made, and root action is 

 advanced, good supplies of water will be necessary, 

 taking care not to let the water lie on the leaves 

 long enough to cause them to decay. When the first 

 pots are full of roots a shift should be given into 



Photo: Caasell <t- Company, Ltd. 



SALIX BABVLONICA (see p. 301). 



meadows or corn fields, and the larvae often do con- 

 siderable damage by eating the roots of Grass and 

 Corn. Birds do more real good in checking the 

 pest than anything else. 



SAINTPAULIA. 



A small genus (nrd. Gesneracerc), of which one 

 species only is in cultivation. lonantha is one of 

 the loveliest of the newer warm house plants. The 

 flowers are borne about the end of summer in great 



Sayus {see Metroxylori). 



Sainfoin (gee Onobrychis tativa). 



St. Andrew's Cross (Aseyrum Crux Andrece). 



St. Barbara's Herb (Uarbarea rulgaris). 



St. Barnaby's Thistle (see Centaurea). 



St. Bernard's Lily (see Antl/ericitm Liliago). 



St. Bruno's Lily (Pa/nuKjee /Jliastru/ii). 



St. Dabeoc's Heath (see l>iili'< : r'i poll f alto). 



St. George's Herb (see Valeriana ofKcinalis). 



St. John's Bread (see Ceratonia Siliqua,). 



5", which will be large enough for flowering. 

 When flowers begin to appear, a cooler and more 

 airy house should be provided. Saintpaulias 

 may be used with advantage as border plants, pro r 

 viding the border is well drained and the soil light. 

 They do remarkably well in a warm greenhouse. 



Only Species and its Varieties : 

 ionautha, 4", sum., aut., purpurea, pur. 



vio. (see p. 299). violescens, deep vio. 



albescens, wh. 



St. John's Wort (see Hypericum and Symphori- 



earjn/s viilgaris). 



St. Joseph's Lily (see Lilium candiduni). 

 .V. ^fa,rtiu's Flmrer (see Alstriimcria pulchra). 

 St. Miirti/i'.i Herb (see Sam-ayesia erecta). 

 St. Mary's Wood (see Calophyllnm Inophyllum). 

 St. Patrick' Cabbage (see Raxifraga timbrosa). 

 St. Peter's Wort (see Ascyrum stans. Jlypericitm 



Asci/ron, Primula offictoalit, and Sympkori- 



carjrus i 



