Securidaca 



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Seedlings 



comparatively little success. Propagation, by seeds, 

 in heat. The plants should be grown in a warm 

 pit, or in light, rich soil out of doors during summer 

 and autumn. 



Only Species : 



edule, 6' to 12', Je., yel. 



SECURIDACA. 



Little grown stove shrubs (prd. Polygaleae), 

 generally of climbing habit. Propagation, by cut- 

 tings, in heat, under a glass, in sand. Soil, loam, 

 peat, and sand. 



Principal Species : 

 erecta, 10' to 15', Jy., virgata, Jy,, cl., yei., ro., 



red. wh. 



SECURIGERA. (AXE-WEED and 

 HATCHET VETCH.) 



Coronilla, 1', July, yellow, is a hardy annual, 

 increased by seeds, and growing in any ordinary 

 garden soil. 



SECURINEGA. 



Few of these stove, greenhouse, or hardy shrubs 

 (ord. Euphorbiacese) are in cultivation. Propaga- 

 tion, by cuttings of half-ripe wood, struck under 

 glass, in heat. Common soil. 



Principal Species : 



durissima, 35', Je., st., wh. (syns. Commersonii 

 and nitida of Willd.). Otaheite Myrtle. 



SEDUM. (STONECitor.) 



A large genus of annual or perennial herbs or 

 sub-shrubs (ord. Crassulacene), of fleshy habit and 

 of much service for dry borders, rockeries, walls, or 

 roofs. The taller-growing species are good border 

 or pot plants, while a few of the closest-growing 

 are valued for carpeting taller plants or for carpet 

 bedding. Propagation, by cuttings, which should 

 be left for some hours after being cut, to dry 

 before being inserted in sandy soil ; by seeds sown 

 under glass in spring, and in most cases by divi- 

 sion in spring or summer. Common soil. Many 

 will grow in or on walls with hardly any earth. A 

 little lime is beneficial. 



Principal Species and Varieties : 



[NOTE. All hardy perennials, except where 

 stated.] 



Other Species and Varieties : 



acre^ 2" to 3", sum., yel.; 

 vars. aureum, tips 

 yel. in spr. ; elegans, 

 tips silvery ; majus, 

 larger. 



album, 4" to 6", sum., 

 wh. (syns. farinosum 

 of gardens and neglec- 

 tum, see p. 323). 



brevif oKtim, Ivs. shorter 

 and thicker. 



brevifolium, 2", Jy., wh.: 

 suffers in win. from 

 rain. 



Pottsii, prettier foliage, 

 cceruleum, 2" to 3", Jy., 



ami. . pale hi. 

 Ewersii, 6", Aug., pk. 



turkestanicum, red. 

 hispanicum, 3" to' 4", 



Jy., pk., wh. (*>i. 

 glaucum). 



japonicura, sum., spread- 

 ing, yel. 



kamtschaticum, 4" to 6", 



aut., yel. (tyn. selski- 

 anum of gardens). 



ibericum, yel. 



lydium, 3", sum., pk. 

 (syn. lividum of gar- 

 dens). 



maximum, 1' to 2', Aug., 

 wh., red. ; several vars. 



reflexum, 8" to 10", sum., 

 yel. ; several vars. , cris- 

 tatmn is the most dis- 

 tiuct. 



rupestrum, 9", sum., yel. 



monstrosum, yel. 

 Sicboldii, 9" to 12", Aug., 



tendei in some places, 



pk. 

 - medio - pictum, Ivs. 



with wh. blotch, 

 spectahile, 1J' to 2', Sep., 



pk. 

 stoloniferum, 6", Jy., pk. 



(ai/n. spurium). 



album, wh. 



spleudens, bright red. 



Ai/oon, 1', .spr. , sum. . yel. 

 Alberti, Jy., trailer, wh. 

 albo-roseum,l^',sum. ,wh. 

 altissimum, 1', Je., yeL 



(syn. ochroleucum). 

 amplexicaule, 6" to 9", 



sum., yel. 



Auacampseros, Jy., pur. 

 auglicum, '!" ', Jy., wh. 

 anopetalum, 6", Jy., 



greenish yel. ; var. Ver- 



loti. 

 arboreum, 4" to 6", Jy., 



tender, wh. 

 asiaticum, 6" to 12". 



sum. , grn. , yel. 

 beyrichiauum, 3", sum., 



grh., wh. 

 corsicum (*rpdasyphyllum 



var. and maximum), 

 dasyphyllum, 2" to 3", 



Jy., pk. 

 glanduliferum, hairy 



(sif)i. corsicum. Duby). 

 dendroideum, Je., grh., 



yel. (KIJII. assoideum). 

 variegatum, Ivs. varie- 

 gated. 



dentatum, 6", sum., pk. 

 ebracteatum, 1', sum., 



grh., yellowish wh. 

 Fabaria (see Telephiuin). 

 glaucum (secliispauicum). 

 hybridum, 1', sum., yel. 

 Maximowiczii, 1', sum., 



yel.; probably a var. of 



Aizoon. 

 middeudorfianum, 1', 



sum., yel. 

 raonregalense, 4", sum., 



wh. 

 iiica-ense, 9" to 12", sum.. 



greenish yel. 

 obtusifolium, 3", sum., 



wh. 



oppositifolium, 6", jy., 



trailer, wh. 

 oreganum, sum. , ro. 

 pallidum, 2" to o", Jy , 



wh. or pk. 

 populifolium, 6" to 10", 



Aug.. wh. or pk. 

 pruinatum, 1', sum. , yel. 



(*yn. elegans). 



i'osterianum, Ivs. of 

 barren shoots in ros- 

 ettes (*.'/. rupestro 

 fosterianum). 



pulchellum, 6", sum., 

 rosy pur. 



roseum, 9" to 12", sum., 

 grn. or reddish pur. 

 (A?/M.V. Rhodiola aud 

 B. rosea) ; linit'olium, 

 ovatum, rubrum, and 

 Stepheui are vars. 



sarmeutosum, sum., grh., 

 yel. 



variegatum, Ivs. striped 

 wh., stems pk. (*////. uar- 

 neum variogatum). 



selskiauum, 1^', sum., 



yel. 

 selskiunum of gardens 



(SIT knmtschaticum). 

 Semenovii, 1', Je.. wh. 

 sexaugulare, 3", Jy., yeU 

 spathulifolium, 4", Je., 



tender, yel. 

 telephioides, 6" to 12", 



Je,, pk. 



hiematodes, 2}', sum., 

 wh., red. 



Telephium, 1' to IV, 



sum., pk., pur., or wfi.; 



many vars., including 



Fabaria. 

 trifldum, 3" to 8", Jy., 



red. 



SEEDLINGS. 



Young plants raised from seeds are generally 

 more robust and vigorous than those from divisions 

 or cuttings. In some cases though not invari- 

 ablythey also bloom more freely. Natural 

 species generally reproduce themselves true from 

 seeds, but florists' varieties are not to be relied 

 upon to do so, though constant selection has done 

 much towards " fixing " the colours in the varieties 

 of some plants largely raised from seeds. 



Seedlings require great care in their early stages. 

 If they come up too thickly or are improperly 

 watered or aired they damp off. If exposed to 

 strong sun they wither ; if too deeply shaded 

 they grow weakly. If under glass they ought to 

 be kept near it, shaded from strong sun, and given 

 air, .without draughts. Watering should be care- 

 fully done, always seeing that the surface alone is 

 not damp while the subsoil is dry. This is a fruit- 

 ful source of damping off. With small seedlings of 

 a delicate nature, it is often best to immerse the 

 pot partially in water and allow the water to rise 

 through the soil until it begins to percolate through 

 the surface, when the pot may be removed from 

 the water. Seedlings in the open should be shaded 

 from strong sun. When seedlings have made one 

 pair or so of rough leaves (those formed after the 

 first or seed leaves) they should be pricked out a 

 short distance apart and watered and shaded for a. 

 few days. 



