Saturnia 



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Saussurea 



Propagation, by seeds sown in drills in April for 

 the annual hortensis ; by cuttings of the young 

 side shoots in March and April, and l>y division, 

 for the [HTrnnial innntiina. Any fairly fertile 

 garden soil, (f^ee also .SAVORY.) 



Principal Species : 

 hortrnsis. (i" to 8", Jy., pale pur., stems woody 



hiiy. ann., 111., small. at base, branching, 



mon tana. Je., hdy. per., Illyrica is a var. 



SATURNIA. 



A uvmis of moths whose larvaa are silk producers. 

 They are of little moment, however, and do not do 

 enough damage to bring them under the notice of 

 the gardener. 



SATYRIUM. 



A large genus (onl. Orchidacese) of terrestrial, 

 deciduous, tuberous-rooted Orchids. A number of 

 species are known to gardeners, and they are for 

 the most part half-hardy or very nearly hardy. 

 Propagation, by division of the roots just as growth 

 is beginning. Soil, turfy loam, fibrous peat, and 

 sand. Potting should not be firm, but the drainage 

 must be free. When growth has died down, keep 

 the tubers quite cool, and very nearly dry. Liquid 

 manure is excellent in the growing season. 



Principal Species and Varieties : 



[NOTE.- -Except where otherwise mentioned, 

 a frame or cool house is sufficient, b = bracts, 

 which are often a prominent feature of the flower 

 spikivs.] 

 cundidiim, 1' to IV, Sep., macrophyllura, H' to 2', 



wh., fragrant. " Jy.,rosypk. 



carneum, 14'. Je., wh., raembranaceum, V to 2', 



flushed pk., b. ro. mar- spike 3" to 5" long, 



gined. My., ear. 



roseum, ro. nepalense, 1' to !', sum., 

 coriifolium, 1', Oct., yel. warm grh., rosy pk., 



(.//. cucullatum of fragrant. 



Loddiges). ciliatum, Aug., pk.,wh. 



aureum, 1' to 1 J', sum., (/. ciliatum). 



or. shaded crim. (*//. wightiiiuuiu, spike 



aureum). shorter, Ivs. broader. 



Other Species : 



erectum, 1' to U', Feb., foliosum, 1' to 1J', Jy. , 

 yel., pur. (syn. pus- pale pur., small." 



tulatum). 



SAUCERS. 



It is very necessary that plants which are stand- 

 ing upon tables in dwelling rooms should be placed 

 in saucers. But water must not be allowed to 

 stand in these receptacles, for, apart from the un- 

 pleasant Mnell given oft by stagnant water, it is also 

 injurious to the plants. Where, however, plants are 

 pot-bound, and are continually demanding water, 

 it will be well to stand them in saucers con- 

 taining 2" or 8" of water. Spiraeas, for instance, 

 are exceedingly difficult to keep in condition in a 

 dwelling room, unless some such plan as this be 

 adopted. Saucers used for the above purposes 

 should, if possible, be glazed. 



Occasionally, in the plant houses, a choice 

 Orchid or Fern may be protected from the on- 

 slaughts of woodlice and cockroaches by standing 

 it upon an inverted pot placed in a saucer of water. 

 Hanging saucers are frequently employed to bring 

 plants up near the glass, and this is really a better 

 plan than suspending the pot, particularly in a 

 slinw window or plant house, seeing that a relay of 

 plants can be kept up and a succession of bloom 

 or foliage provided. 



Saui.vrs of all sizes, of the same ware as the 



flower pots, may be obtained quite cheaply from the 

 sundriesman. For the drawing room, however, 

 china is to be preferred to the commoner pot ware 



SAUNDERSIA. 



A stove epiphytal Orchid (ord. Orchidaceae), of 

 no great pretensions to beauty, and rarely grown. 

 It may be treated like the Epidendrums. 



Only Species : 



mirabilis, grn., wb. 



SAURAUJA (syns. BLUMIA, MABUMIA, and 

 KEISWARDTIA of BLUME). 



A large genus (ord. Ternstroamiaceae) of stove 

 trees and shrubs. Few are of any decorative value. 

 Propagation, by cuttings of ripened shoots rooted 

 in sand, in a close frame, wilh bottom heat. Soil, 

 loam and peat in equal parts, with one-eighth 

 sand and a few pieces of charcoal. 



Principal Species : 



excelsa, 10', Je., wh. nepaleusis, 6', Aug., wh. 



laiiceolata, a scrubby shr. , spectabilis, 10', Je., wh. 



grn. 



SAUROMATUM. 



A small genus (ord. Aroideas) of curious stove, 

 warm greenhouse, and half-hardy herbaceous per- 

 ennials, with tuberous rootstocks. Propagation, by 

 offsets removed from the parent plants in spring. 

 Soil, fibrous loam and peat in equal parts, wilh 

 sand. Copious supplies of water are needed all 

 t hrough the summer, with a moist atmosphere ; 

 less water at the root, and a much drier atmo- 

 sphere, in winter. 



Principal Species : 



guttatum, 1', My., grh., hlf-hdy., pur., yellowish 

 gin. (jtyn. punctatum and venosum, and Arum 

 venosum). 



SAUROPUS (/. CERATOGYNTTM). 



Stove shrubs (ord. Euphorbiaceas), in habit like 

 the Phjllanthuses, and thriving under the same 

 cultural treatment. Probably the species albicans 

 is the only one that has yet been introduced, and 

 even it is rare. The variety gardnerianus, like the 

 type, has whitish flowers and slender, green 

 branches. 



SAURURUS (xyns. ANONYMOS, MATTUSCH- 

 KIA, and SPATHIUM. LIZARD'S TAIL.) 



A small genus of hardy, aquatic, perennial herbs 

 (ord. Piperaceae). Propagation, by seeds and 

 divisions in spring. Soil, sandy loam, near a lake, 

 stream, or tank. 



Principal Species : 

 cernuus, 1' to 2', spikes Loureiri, close to ceruuus, 



4" to 5" long, sum.. angular stem. 



hdy., wh. American 



Swamp Lily. 



SAUSSUREA (fi/ns. BENNETIA, and 

 HETEROTRICHUM of BIEBEHSTEIN). 



Hardy perennial herbs (ord. Compositse), in- 

 cluding Aplotaxis and Frolovia, of little garden 

 value. Propagation, by seeds, sown out of doors. 

 Any ordinary garden soil. 



Principal Species : 



japonica, 2', Jy., pur. (xi/ns. pulchella and Ser- 

 ralula pulchella). 



Sawoglomm (na' Xjiirawthes). 



