SHRUBBERIES AND FLOWER-GARDENS. CHAP. 



perennial frame plant, about eight or ten inches high, 

 blows a white flower spotted with red in May. From 

 France and the Pyrenees, Propagated by separating the 

 roots. Not particular as to soil, but likes a shady situa- 

 tion. 



522. SCABIOUS, sweet. Lat. Scabiosa atropurpurea. 

 Fr. Scabieuse fleur de veuve. A hardy biennial plant, ori- 

 ginally from India. About two feet high, and blows, in 

 August and September, a deep violet-coloured flower. 

 SCABIOUS, deviVs bit. Lat. Scabiosa succisa. Fr. Sca- 

 bieuse tronquee. A hardy native perennial plant, which 

 blows from August till September. Propagated by seed 

 sown in any border. Varieties, deep purple, flesh-co- 

 loured, and white. 



523. SIDA, broad-leaved. Lat. Sida abutilon. Fr. 

 Sida abutilon. An annual stove plant, from India. Four 

 feet high, and blows a yellow flower in June, July, and 

 August. Propagated by seed sowed in a hot-bed, and 

 afterwards transplanting the young plants where they are 

 to remain. 



524. SILPHIUM, jagged-Leaved. Lat. Silphium lacini- 

 atum. Fr. Silphium lacinie. A hardy perennial, three or 

 four feet high, originally from North America, and blows 



a yellow flower in July, August and September. 



SILPHIUM, three-leaved. Lat. Silphium trifoliatum. Fr. 

 Silphium ct feuilles terne"es. A hardy perennial plant of 

 North America, about eight feet high, and blows a yellow 

 flower in August and September. Propagated by seed 

 sown in the open earth, or by separating the roots in the 

 autumn. 



