3l8 THE NURSERY LIST. 



Sesamum (Bene). Pedalinece. 



Seeds, sown under glass, or in the south in the open 

 border. 



Sesbania (Pea-tree). LeguminoscE. 



Seeds for annual species ; the shrubby kinds by cuttings 

 of the half-ripened shoots under glass, in heat. 



Shad-bush. See Amelanchier. 



Shaddock. See Pomelo. 



Shallot {Allium Ascalonicum). Liliacece. 



Grown from "cloves," which are formed by the break- 

 ing up of the main bulb. 



Shell-bark Hickory (Shag-bark). See Hicoria. 

 Shepherdia (Buffalo Berry). Elcnagnacea. 



Increased by seeds sown in the fall or stratified until 

 spring. 



Sibbaldia. See Potentilla. 



Siberian Pea-tree. See Caragana. 



Side-saddle Flower. See Sarracenia. 



Silene (Campion, Catch fly). Caryophyllacete. 

 By seeds, division, and cuttings. 



Silk-cotton Tree. See Bombax. 



Silphium (Rosin-plant, Compass-plant). Compositis. 

 Propagated by seeds and by division. 



Silver Bell. See Halesia. 



Sinningia (Gloxinia. ) Gesneracece. 



Seeds should be sown the latter part of winter, in well- 

 drained pots or small pans of finely sifted soil, of peat, 

 leaf-mold and sand in about equal proportions. The 

 seeds should be sown thinly and covered slightly, then 

 carefully watered , and placed in a temperature of about 

 70° and kept shaded. Cuttings of the shoots may be 

 taken when the old tubers are starting in spring, and 

 placed in a close propagating frame Leaf cuttings, with 

 a small portion of the petiole attached, give excellent 

 results, especially when the leaves are firm and nearly 

 matured. Leaf cuttings are made after the fashion of Fig 

 81. A little tuber forms on the end of the leaf-stalk, and 



