Stevia 



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Stipa 



which is a natural feature. Soil, fibrous loam with a 

 little peat and plenty of sand. Abundance of heat 

 and a moist atmosphere are essential (gyns. Areca 

 (Seychellarum, Astrocaryum borsigianum and A. 

 aureo-pictum, and Phcenicophorinm Scychellarum). 



STEVIA. 



Stove, greenhouse or hardy shrubs, sub-shrubs, or 

 lierbs (ortl. Composite), with whitish or purplish 

 flower heads. Although a large number of species 

 have been described, very few are worthy of 

 cultivation. Propagation, by cuttings of young 

 wood, or by division in the case of the herbaceous 

 species. Light, loamy soil. 



Principal Species : 

 Eupatoria, 2', sum. , lidy., 



pk. 



glutiuosa, 2',sum.,grh.. pk. 

 ivarfolia, 2', sum., grh.. vvh. 



STILLINGIA. 



Of the dozen or more species (ord. Euphorbiaceae), 

 sebifera, the Chinese Tallow Tree, is the best 

 known. Its wood, which is very hard, is used by 

 the Chinese for engraving. It grows 15' to 20' in 

 height, and bears yellow flowers. 



STIPA. 



Description. Perennial Grasses (nrd. GramineEe), 

 mostly hardy, more or less beautiful as garden 

 plants, and useful when in bloom for cutting, as 

 their plumes associate readily with most cut 

 flowers. The Feather Grass, pennata, is quite 

 popular, while another species, tenacissima, has 

 an economic value, as it enters into the manu- 

 facture of high class paper, and is popularly 

 known as Esparto Grass. 



STIGMAPHYLLOX CILIATUM. 



STIFFTIA (gyns. ARISTOMEXIA, AUGUSTA, 

 and SANHILARIA). 



Stove shrubs or small trees (nrd. Compositfe), 

 with entire, leathery leaves and yellowish flowers. 

 Propagation, by cuttings of half-ripe shoots in 

 sandy soil in a warm, close case. Soil, two parts 

 of fibrous loam to one part of leaf mould and sand. 



Principal Species : 



chrysantha, (!', spr., or. ycl. 



STIGMAPHYLLON. 



Ornamental, climbing, stove shrubs from tropical 

 America (ord. Malpighiacese). Propagation, by 

 cuttings of half-ripe shoots in sandy soil in a. close 

 case. Soil, two parts fibrous loam, two parts peat, 

 and one part sand. 



Principal Species : 

 ciliatum, 10', Je., yel. (see figure). 



Other Species : - 

 acuminatum, 10', Jy. , ellipticum, 10', Sep., yel. 



vel. fulgeus, l.V, Aug., sc. 



affine, 8', Jy., yel. littorale, 12', aut., yel. 



bogotense, 15', My., yel. retusum, 20', sum., yel. 



Propagation. By division in spring ; by seeds 

 sown in shallow boxes of light soil in spring in a 

 temperature of 50 to 00, subsequently hardening 

 off the seedlings ready for planting out in May 

 or June ; by seeds sown in any light soil out of 

 d0ors in April. 



Soil. Ordinary garden soil suits if the situation 

 be a sunny one. 



Principal Species : 



elcgautissima, 3', sum., 

 grh., grn. 



Other Species : 



capillata, 2' , Jy. , grn. 

 humilis, 6", Jy., grn. 



gignntea, 3', sum., grn. 

 peunata, 2', sum., grn. 

 tenacissiraa, 4', sum., gm. 



juncea, 3', sum., grn. 



Stinging Bitsli (.Tat-roplm tin-as). 

 Stinging Nettle (see Urtien). 

 Stink Fly (see le/inciimmi Fly). 

 Winking Cedar (Torreya taxifolia). 

 fit-inking (fladn-yn (see Irisfeetidissima). 

 IJtinking Yen- (.tee Tnrreyn). 

 Stinkwood, Tasmaman (Zieria Smithii). 



