THRIFTS OR SEA-PINKS 



S. ROSEA (rose-coloured), Scapes 3 feet high. Leaves oblong oval, 

 stalked, with rough tubercles above and below. Flowers blue; May. 

 Half-luudy sub-shrub. Introduced from the Cape, 1840. 



S. SIXUATA (sinuate-leaved). Scapes 1 foot high. Leaves cut pinnately 

 into deep rounded lobes, narrower at base. Flowers purple or yellow, in 

 small panicled corymbs; August. Half-hardy. Introduced from the 

 Levant about 1629. 



S. SuwoROWi (Suworow's). Leaves oblong-lance-shaped, entire or 

 with very large teeth. Flowers lilac, in dense, branched spikes ; July. A 

 hardy native of Turkestan, introduced 1883; differing entirely in 

 appearance from the others. 



S. TARTARICA (Tartarian). Scape branched, 1 foot high. Leaves, 

 oblong-spoon-shaped, rigid. Flowers ruby-red, in one- to three-flowered 

 spikelets that form an extensive panicle; June and July. Hardy. 

 Introduced from Russia, 1731. 



Ciuture Turfy loam, to which a good proportion of sharp sand 



and a little charcoal have been added, forms the best 

 compost for growing Statkes ; and they should be given a sunny position. 

 Large clumps may be divided in spring ; or seeds sown in pots or pans in 

 March, and placed in a frame. The seedlings should be hardened off and 

 pricked out into nursery beds, when they may be finally planted out in 

 the spring following. The greenhouse species, i.e. those from the Cape 

 and the Canary Islands, require a light rich soil and a somewhat moist 

 position in a light frame or house. They make handsome specimens for 

 the conservatory. 



Leaves and panicle of Statice latifolia. Fio-. 

 Plate 168. opened bud showing white tubular calyx ; 2, open i 

 , section of flower. Figs. 1 to 3 all greatly enlarged. 



THRIFTS OR SEA-PINKS 



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