Selago 



(327 ) 



Semele 



viticulosa. strnis li" long. 



divided, triangular, s. 

 short, square. 

 Yogrlii, stems 1' to '2' 

 long, divided upward. 



erect, lys. often pk., s. 

 \" to ^" long, square ; 

 dichroa is a var. 

 "\Varscewiczii (.sreradiata) . 



SELAGINELLA MAUTENSII (step. 326). 



SELAGO. 



Annual herbs, shrubs, and sub-shrubs (ord. 

 Selagineae), suitable for the greenhouse or for 

 planting out in summer in warm positions. Prop- 

 iurat ion, by cuttings of half-ripened wood in bottom 

 heat, under a glass. Soil, loam and leaf soil with 

 a little sand. 



Principal Species: 



corymbosa. '2', sum., wh. 

 distans, 1', sum., wh. 

 fruticosa of Liuna'us, 1 ', 



sum., yel. 

 myrtifoha, fi", sum., pk. 



(A////. Gillii). 



rotundifolia, 1', sum., 



pur. 

 serrata, 1', sum.,bl. (im. 



fasciculata). 

 spuria, '2', sum., vio. (tipi. 



nipuuculoides) . 



SELENIA. 



Little cultivated hardy annuals (ord. Cruciferse), 

 deserving more attention from growers. They 

 have pretty, finely divided leaves and racemes of 

 Hmvers. (For culture, tee HARDY ANNUALS.) 



Principal Species : 



aurea, 9', Je., yel. 



SELENIPEDIUM. 



This is one of the sections into which botanists 

 havo divided the large genus Cypripedium (iird. 

 OrchidaoeB). In this work the latter genus is 

 .idlincd to in its entirety, but it may here be 

 stated that the section Selenipedium differs from 

 the true Cypripedium in a few particulars. Seleni- 

 pediums are all American, they have bright green 

 leaves, which are mostly long and slender ; the 

 flower scapes are longer than in the Cypripediums, 

 jointed, and bracteate ; and, as the flowers open 

 successively, the flowering season is extended. 



The principal species belonging to this section 

 are boisserianum, caricinum, caudatum. lindleya- 

 num, longifolium, sargentianiim. and Schlimii ; and 



the principal hybrids are Ainsworthii, albo-pur- 

 pureum, cardinale, calurum, conchiferum, domini- 

 anum, grande, leucorrhodum, Schroderae, Sedeuii, 

 suave, and Titanum. 



SELINUM (*yns. CNIDIUM and MYLINUM). 



Chiefly hardy, branching herbs {ord, Umbelli- 

 ferae), with white or yellowish green flowers and 

 finely cut leaves. Of no garden value, and rarely, 

 if ever, grown. 



SEMECARPUS. 



Stove evergreen trees (ord. Anacardiaceae) witli 

 small flowers, succeeded by nuts or berries, the 

 juice of which is used by the natives of Ceylon and 

 tropical Asia for marking cotton cloth. Propaga- 

 tion, by cuttings of ripe shoots under a bell-glass 

 in sand and in heat. Soil, loam, peat, leaf mould, 

 and sand. 



Principal Species and Variety : 

 Anaeardium, 50', Jy., cuneifolium, Ivs. 



greenish yel. Malacca wedge shaped. 



Kidney Bean. 



SEMEIANDRA. 



Grandiflora, 6', March, scarlet, the only species, 

 is a slender greenhouse shrub (ord. Onagrariae) 

 with handsome flowers, nearly related to the 

 Fuchsia, and requiring similar cultivation. {See 

 FUCHSIA.) 



SEMELE. 



A genus of one species, androgyna (*yn. Ruscus 

 androgyna, ord. Liliacese). It is a greenhouse 





SKI.ACilNELLA UXCINATA (!/. C.VSIA Of OAKDEXS 1 



see p. Mel)- 



climber, 3(X to 4(1', with small, greenish white 

 tlmvtTs, succeeded by red berries. Propagation, by 



f*t-/f lli'nl (y I'm nella wlffarii). 

 Selliyiieii (*n' dymnogramme). 



