Stenactis 



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Stephanotis 



unless this is 'done failure will result, no matter 

 what the system may be. 



In Monocotyledons the vascular bundles (closed) 

 are not arranged in a ring, but are distributed over 

 the entire stem. In a transverse section this dis- 

 tribution appears to be irregular, and apparently 

 governed by no special rule. 



STENACTIS (r ERIGERON). 



STENANDRIUM. 



Stove and greenhouse herbs (ord. Acanthacea;). 

 Propagation, by seeds. Soil, loam, peat, and sand. 



Principal Species : 



igneum, st., yel. greenish yel. ; a good 



Lindeni, st., yel., Ivs. foliage plant for edg- 



ing-" 



STENANTHIUM. 



Greenhouse or hardy bulbous plants (ord. Lili- 

 acese). Propagation, by division. Light, loamy 

 soil. 



Principal Species : 

 angustifolium, 2' to 3', (ig. Helonias grani- 



Je., hdy., greenish iiiea). 



wh. frigidum, 2', Je., hdy., 



gramiiieum, fewer pur. 



flowers, Ivs. narrower occidentale, sum., hdv.. 

 dark pur, 



STENIA. 



A small genus of Orchids (ord. Orclridacea;), 

 which are not much cultivated. Propagation, by 

 division. Compost, rough peat and sphagnum, in 

 an intermediate house. 



Only Species : 

 fimbriata, pale yel., guttata, pale yel. , pur. 



brownish pur. spots spots. 



(syii. Chondrorhyucha pallida, aut., citron yd., 



fimbriata). lip spotted red. 



STENOCARPUS (*//*. AGNOSTUS and 

 CYBBLE). 



Greenhouse, evergreen trees (ord. Proteacete). 

 Propagation, by seeds. Soil, two parts peat, one 

 part loam, and sand. 



Principal Species : 



Forsteri, 3'. Je., wh. sinuatus, 20' to 100', Je., 



salignus, 3' to 20', Je., bright red. Fire Tree, 



grn. Beef Wood. Queensland Tulip Tree. 



STENOGLOTTIS. 



Deciduous, terrestrial Orchids (ord. Orchidacesc). 

 They are found in carpet-like masses in moist 

 situations in partial shade, usually among rocks, 

 in South Africa. They succeed in the warmer 

 Odontoglossum house. Propagation, by division in 

 spring. Soil, fibrous loam, leaf mould, and silver 

 sand. Throughout the growing season plenty of 

 water is required, reducing, but never entirely 

 withholding, the supply as the leaves decay. 



Only Species : 

 fimbriata, spike 6" to 12", longifolia, spike 1' to 1J', 



Sept., rosy pur., Ivs. Sept. , mauve pur. 



dark pur. spots. 



STENOMESSON. 



South American, greenhouse, bulbous plants 

 {ord. Amaryllideae), with large umbels of showy, 

 tubular, red, pink or orange coloured flowers. The 



Stentinthera dec Astroloma). 

 Stenoehlccna (sec Acrostic/turn and Lomaria). 

 Stenocoryne (see Jiifrenaria). 

 Stenogaitra (see Sinningia). 



flowers in most species appear simultaneously witii 

 the leaves. Propagation, by dividing the bulbs at 

 the time of potting. Soil, similar to that for 

 Amaryllises, which see. Repotting must be done 

 in winter or very early spring. 



Principal Species and Varieties : 

 aiiraiitiacum, 1', My., trichrpmum, sc. 



yel. (*//. Hartwegii) ; luteo - viride, 1', Ap.,. 



may be given a sheltered greenish yel. 



'border. Pearcei, 24 , My., yel. 



cocciueum, sc. suspensum, 1', My., sc. 

 incarnatum, 2', Aug., red. viridiflormn, I', Ap. , grn. 



fulvum, brownish yel. 



Other Species and Varieties : 

 llavum, 1A', My., yel. latifolium, Ivs. large. 



curvidentatum, yel. 



STENOSPERMATION. 



Stove herbs or sub-shrubs (ord. Aroideic), rarely 

 seen outside botanic gardens. Propagation, by- 

 division or by cuttings. Light, peaty soil. 



Principal Species : 



multiovulutum, 1' to 2', 

 sum., wh. 



^Vallisii, 1', sum., wlu 

 (HI/II. popayense). 



STENOTAPHRUM. 



Dwarf Grasses (ord. Graminea;) with creeping 

 steins. Glabrum (syn. americanum) and its 

 variegated form are useful for the greenhouse 

 border, or for basket work. Propagation, bv cuttings, 

 or division. Soil, loam, leaf mould, and .sand. 



STEPHANANDRA. 



Hardy shrubs (ord. Rosaccai) of graceful habit, 

 bearing numerous small, whitish flowers. In 

 winter Slcphanandras are conspicuous by reason 

 of their light brown bark, and a group helps to- 

 brighten up the shrubbery. Propagation, by 

 cuttings of half-ripe shoots 4'' to 6" long, in a 

 cold frame in July. Any good garden soil will 

 suit the plants very well. 



Principal Species : 

 flexuosa, 3' to 4', Jy. , wh. Tanaka', 3', Jy., wh. 



(.V//M.V. iiicisa and Spiraja 



incisa). 



STEPHANIA. 



Stove or greenhouse climbing plants (ord. Meuis- 

 permacete) with roundish leaves and small incon- 

 spicuous flowers. Propagation, by seeds. Any- 

 good soil. 



Principal Species : 

 discolor, 6' to 12', sum, rotunda, 8', sum, gi'h. s 



st., br. (*?/. heniandia-- br. 



folia). 



STEPHANOCOMA. 



Thistle-like herbs from South Africa (ord. Com- 

 positse), of no horticultural value. Carduoides 

 (correctly Berkheya cardniformis), the only species, 

 grows 25', and bears small heads of yellow flowers 

 in autumn. Loamy soil. 



STEPHANOTIS. 



Description. A genus of stove climbers (ord. 

 Asclepiadeie). Only one species, floribunda, is. 

 extensively cultivated. This, by reason of the 



Stenorhynohnitt (see Spiranttm). 

 Stenosemia (see Acrosticlium). 

 Stejiharwlirion (see Tristagma). 

 StephoMOpliornm (gee Narcissus). 

 Stephanophysiim (see liiutllia). 





