Scleria 



( 320 ) 



Scolytus 



pole is sometimes employed for gathering Hoses 

 and other flowers without stepping on the beds or 

 borders. In this case the blades are worked by a 

 stout steel wire running through the handle, and 

 terminating in a ring near the end through which 

 the operator's finger can be thrust. A patent grip 

 attachment holds the flower after the stem has 

 been severed. 



For the large scissors used for hedge trimming 

 and the clipping of grass verges, see SHEARS. For 

 pruning scissors, see SECATEURS. 



SCLERIA. (NUT RUSH.) 



A genus of over 100 species (ord. Cyperacese), 

 but of these very few are of any garden value. 

 Culture as for CYPERUS, which see. 



Principal Species : 



ciliata, \\' to 2', sum., 

 hdy., culms slender, 

 spikes large. 



verticillata, 6" to 12", 

 sum., hdy., culms 

 very slender, spikes 

 small. 



SCLEROCARPUS. 



An obscure genus (ord. Composite) of greenhouse 

 or half-hardy herbs, related to the Gymnolomias. 

 The flower heads are yellow. Only one species, 

 imiserialis, a half-hardy annual, 3' to 4', summer, 

 yellow (syns. Gymnolomia uniserialis of gardens, 

 and Gymnopsis uniserialis) is worthy of attention. 



SCOLIOPUS. 



Two species of hardy or half-hardy rhizomatous 

 plants (ord. Liliacese). Allied to Medeola. The 

 same culture as for Trillium is recommended. 



Principal Species : 



Bigelovii, Feb., hdy. or hlf-hdy., pur., grn. ; 

 solitary. 



SCOLOPENDRIUM. (HART'S TONGUE 

 FERN.) 



Description. This genus of Ferns (ord. Filices) 

 is a small one from one point of view, nine 

 species only being recognised, but vulgare alone 

 has proved itself possessed of such extraordinary 

 versatility that hundreds of more or less distinct 

 varieties are in common cultivation ; there is, 

 indeed, no single species of Ferns which passes 

 through a wider range of variation. Stove, green- 

 house, and hardy plants are all included, and 

 many take kindly to the atmosphere of dwelling 

 rooms. Varieties crested and crisped are to be 

 had in all stages, and many of the best of them 

 are quite constant. The genus includes Anti- 

 gramme, Camptosorus, and Schaffneria. 



Propagation. By spores (for which see FERNS). 

 The varieties of vulgare may best be multiplied by 

 division of the crowns. A few produce bulbils 

 upon the fronds, and if taken off and dibbled 

 into sandy soil these soon make plants. 



Soil. A light but fairly rich soil is best, prefer- 

 ably of one part of sandy loam and two parts of 

 leaf mould or peat. A few pieces of broken sand- 

 stone are an improvement. 



Principal Species and its Varieties : 



[XoTE. The dimensions and descriptions given 



apply to the fronds, except where otherwise stated. 



All hardy, unless marked to the contrary.] 



vulgare, 6" to^lS" long, (/. officinale and 



to 3" broad, officinalis) ; many Tars., 



leathery, bright grn. _ upwards of seventy 



Sclarm, (gee Salvia). 

 ISclerothamnus ($ec Kii 



being in the Kew col- (.//. marginatum tenue 



lection. Burnt Weed, of gardens). 



Christ's Hair, Common grandiceps, one of the 



Hart's Tongue. best crested vars. 



- acrocladou, 1' long, - Kelwayi, 2" to 3", 

 narrow, branched at long, branching. 



tips. laceratum, 1' long, 



- bimnrginatum, G" to summits crested (.//. 

 9" long, \" to J" broad. eiidiviarfolium of giir- 



Claphanu'i, l^long, 2" dens). 



broad, margins crisped. marginatum, 2" long, 



- Coolingii, fronds 4" 1" broad, erect. A few 

 long, bushy, branching, sub- vars. are marginato- 

 proliferous. irregulare, marginato- 



coronare, 9" long, lobed multiceps, marginato- 

 on one side, margins lacerum,andmargiuato- 

 wavy. triforme. 



crispum. 2" broad, omnilacerum, 18" to 

 deeply waved or frilled 20" long; truncatum 

 (we p. 319). Many is a sub-var. 

 handsome sub - vars. ; peraferens, fronds 

 a few are Cow pouched. 



'ourni, densum, flm- ramosum, much forked. 



briatuin,grande, latum, Ma jus is larger, 



majus, multih'dum, re- sealpturatum, 12"long, 



flexum, robustum, ser- 1" to lj" broad, thick, 



ratum, and Staiistieldii. - submarginatum, H ' 



Crista-galli, 12" to 14" to 2' long, cleft margins, 

 long, iy to 2i " broad, - uudulatum, close to 

 margins crisped. crispum ; many sub- 



cristatum, crested and vars., including eapita- 

 tasselled. Cristato-digi- turn, cochleatum. m;ir- 

 tatum is a sub-var. ginatum, and rehYxiim. 



nmbriatum, fronds di- variegatum, fronds 

 morphic, ti" to 9" long, variegated. Claphamii 

 i" to $" broad, fringed and Elwortlui are sub- 

 Tars. 



Other Species : 



brasiliense,6" to 12" long, Krebsii, 1' to 1'.' long, 



1" to K" broad, nearly pinnate, grh. (correctly 



entire, st. (/HI. Anti- Lomaria punctulata). 



gramme brasih'ense). m'gripes, 1 " to 1 1 " broad, 



Durvillei, 0" long, 1" thick, leathery, st. 



broad, entire or bipin- officinale (wr vulgare). 



natitid, st. onicinarum (.w vulgare). 



Hemionitis, fronds arrow- rhizophyllum, fronds root 



head shaped, grh. at tips, grh. Walking 



Mule's Fern (now As- Fern, Walking Leaf. 



plenium hemionitis). 



SCOLYMUS. 



Hardy annual, biennial, or perennial herbs (artl. 

 Compositic), witli heads of yellow flowers and 

 pinnatifid, often spiny leaves. Maeulatus is effec- 

 tive as a foliage plant, for the white spots on the 

 leaves are large and striking. The roots of his- 

 panicus are as good as those of Scorzonera, and 

 the people of Salamanca eat the len.ves and stalks 

 as Cardoons. The flowers are employed in the 

 adulteration of saffron. Propagation, by seeds, 

 sown in the open ground at any time during 

 spring, and by root division. Any garden soil. 



Principal Species : 

 grandiflorus, 3', My., hdy. Thistle, Spanish Oyster 



per., yel., heads soli- Plant. 



tary. maculatus, 3', Jy., hdy. 



hispanicus, 3', Aug., hdy. aim., yel., Ivs. much 



bien. , yel., spikes leafy, winged and heavily 



roots edible. Golden wh. spotted. 



SCOLYTUS. (BARK BKETLHS.) 

 A group of tiny Beetles which feed between the 

 bark and the wood of various trees. The small 

 size and cylindrical form are the distinguishing 

 points, while the colour is some shade of grey or 

 brown. Passages or burrows are formed by the 

 beetles and the larvs, and the pupw pass the 

 winter in the galleries made by the latter. Of the 



