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Amyriddcem. This tree succeeds best in a 

 mixture of loam and peat ; and ripened cut- 

 tings will root in sand, under a glass, in heat, 

 simplex . . Bed . . 4, S. Ev. T. 30 Jamaica 1778 



Spathicarpa, Hooker. From spatha, a spathe, 



and karpos, a fruit. Linn. 21, Or. 7, Nat. 



Or. Araceos. For culture, see Caladium. 



hastifblia . . White . 7, S. Her. P. 1 S. Amer. 

 Spatii6dea, Beauvois. From spathe, a spatha, 



in reference to the- form of the calyx. Linn. 



14, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Bignoni&ceae. This is a 



genus of truly splendid plants when in flower. 



For culture aud. propagation, see Bignbnia. 



Synonymes: 1, Bignonia fraxini/dlia ; 2, B. 



chelonoldes ; 3, B. spathacea; 4, B. quadrilo- 



cularis ; 5, B. unc&ta; 6, B. serrulata ; 7, jS. 



tuliplfera, Bignonia tuliplfera. 



campanulata70range . 6, S. Ev. S. 6 W. Africa 1858 

 corymbbsa . Yellow . 6, S. Ev. S. 6 Trinidad 1824 

 fraxinifdlia 1 Bed . . 6, S. Ev. 01. 10 Caraccas 1822 

 Uevia . . . Purple . 6, S. Ev. S. 12 Guinea . 1825 

 longinftra 2 . Red . 6, S. Ev. T. 12 E. Ind. . 1816 

 pentandra . Yelsh. . 6, S. Ev. T. 10 India . 1830 

 Rheedii 3 . Cream . 6, 8. Ev. T. 12 E. Ind. . 1794 

 Roxburghii 4 Pink . . 6, S. Ev. T. 12 E. Ind. . 1820 

 unc&ta 5 . Yellow . 6, S. Ev. CI. 10 Guiana . 1804 

 serrulata 6 . Ycl. red . 6, S. Ev. T. 12 E. Ind. . 1832 

 specibsa . . Pink . . 6, S. Ev. T. 15 Africa . 1840 



Sfathogl<5ttis, Blum. From spatha, a spathe, 

 and glottis, a tongue. Linn. 26, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Orchidacece. Bletia-like plants, one of which 

 was found by Mr. Fortune on the granitic 

 mountains of Hong Kong : the flowers of Spa- 

 tlwgUltw Fortilni are of a pretty yellow, with 

 the side lobes of the lip spotted with crimson ; 

 its tubers remain dormant for some months 

 after the leaves have decayed, and may be 

 treated as Paxtbnia rdsea, and the smaller 

 Blelias. 



aurea . . . Yellow . 7, S. Ter. 1 Malacca . 1849 

 Portuni . . Yl. crim. 7, S. Epi. 1 China . . 

 parvifblia . Yellow . 6, S. Epi. 1 Khosean hills, 

 plicate . . Purple . 6, S. Epi. 1 E. Ind. . . 1844 

 pubescens . Pur. yel. 6, 8. Epi. 1 Sylhet . . 

 tomentdsa . Crimson 6, S. Epi. 1 Mindanao . 



Spathulea, Fries. From spathula, a spreading- 

 kuife ; so named from the form of the plant. 

 Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Helvellaceoe. This 

 species is found in autumn upon dead leaYes — 

 flavida. 



Spatula, a spatulate-shaped process. 



Spatularia. See Saxifraga. 



Spatulate, like a spatula t a knife having the 

 upper end broadest. 



Spearwort. See Ranunculus fldmmea. 



Spear-mint. See Mentha lAridis. 



SPECKLfNlA, Lindley. Named after Kudolph 

 Speckin, the artist who drew the woodcuts in 

 Fuchs's Historia Plantarum. Linn. 20, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Orchidaceos. Small plants, with dull 

 green, purple-spotted flowers. For culture 

 and propagation, see Burlingtbnia. See also 

 PleurothAllls. 



atropurpurea Dk. pur. S. Epi. \ Jamaica . . 1834 

 ciliaris . . Grn. pur. 8. Epi. | Mexico . . 1836 

 obovata . . Pa. yel. S. Epi. | Brazil . . 1838 

 orbicularis . Purple . S. Epi. \ Demerara . 1836 

 repens . . Grn. pur. S. Epi. \ Mexico . . 1838 



Sfecularia, Heister. From the ancient name 

 i,lum Veneris. Limn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 



Campanulaccce. For culture and propagation, 

 refer to Prismatocarpus. Synonymes: 1, Pris- 

 matocarpus falcatus ; 2, P. hfihridusj 3, P. 

 pentagdnius ; 4, P. perfoliatus ; 5, P. specu- 

 lum; 6, P. hirsiitus. 



bifldra . . Blue . 6, H. A. 1 Russia . 1836 



falcate 1 . . Bose . . 7, H. A. J Medit. . 1820 



h^brida 2 . . Rose . . 7, H. A. 1 Eng., chalk no. 



pentagdnia 3 Blue . . 7, H. A. 1 Levant . 1686 



perfoliate 4 . Blue . . 7, H. A. 1 N. Amer. 1630 



speculum 5 . Purple . 7, H. A. 1 Europe . 1596 



calyclna . White . 7, H. A. 1 Iberia . . 1824 



Libanica . . 7, H. A. 1 Lebanon . 1824 



pubescens 6 Blue . . 7, H. A. 1 France . 1824 



Speculum. See Prismatocarpus Spiculum. 



Speedwell. See Ver&nica. 



Spelt. See Triticum spilta. 



Spennera, De Candolle. In honour of M. 

 Spenner, a distinguished botanist. Linn. 8, 

 Or. 1, Nat. Or. Melastomhcece. Pretty plants, 

 requiring to be grown in a mixture of peat and 

 sand, and the pots to be placed in pans of 

 water ; they are propagated by seeds, 

 f ragilis . . White . 6, S. Ev. S. 2 Trinidad 1822 

 g]andul6sa . White . 3, S. Ev. S. 2 Guiana . 1824 

 paludbsa . . Rose . . 6, S. Her. P. 1$ Brazil . 1825 

 pendulifdlia . Rose . . 3, S. Ev. 8. 2 Guiana .1826 



Spergula, Linn. From spargo, to scatter ; be- 

 cause it expels its seeds. Linn. 10, Or. 4, 

 Nat. Or. Ilieeebracex. None of these plants 

 are worth cultivating, except in botanical gar- 

 dens. They grow' in any moist situation — 

 glabra, laricina, m&xima, nodosa, pilifera, 

 sagindides, subulata. See Arenaria. 



Spergularia, Persoon. Altered from Spergula, 

 which see for explanation. Linn. 10, Or. 4, 



, Nat. Or. Caryophyllacece. Worthless plants, 

 undeserving of the culturist's care — arvinsis, 



Spergulastrum, Michaux. From spergula, 

 spurry, and astrum, an affixed term, signifying 

 like. Linn. 10, Or. 3, Nat. Or. Caryophyl- 

 laav. This species is of no interest, except in 

 botanical collections. Sandy peat suits it, and 

 young plants may be obtained by dividing the 

 roots or by seeds. Synonyme: 1, MicropitaUfn, 

 lanuginosum. 

 lanugindsuml Wt. pur. 6, H. Her. P. \ N. Amer. 1821 



Spermac6ce, Dillenius. From sperma, a seed, 

 and akoke, a point ; in allusion to the capsule 

 being crowned by the calycine points. Linn. 

 4, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Cinchonaeeoz. The species 

 of Spermacoce are of the simplest culture. 

 Any light soil suits them ; and cuttings of the 

 shrubby and perennial kinds root freely in the 

 same kind of soil, in a little heat. The annual 

 species require the treatment common to 

 hardy and tender annuals. Synonymes: 1, 

 S.-lcbvis ; 2, S. strigosa. See Bigelbvia, ffedy- 

 dtis, and En6xia. 



glabra . . . White . 7, H. A. 1 N. Amer. 182S 

 lanceolate . White . 7, H. A. 1 W. Ind. . 1818 

 Roxburghii 1 White . 1, S. B. 1 E. Ind. . 1818 

 rubra 2 . . Bed . . 10, S. A. 1 Mexico . 1797 

 tenulor . . Pink . 7, H. A. 2 W. Ind. . 1792. 

 aseindens, dspera, cornifblia, diodina, Fische'ri„ 

 Mrta, hlspida, l&vis, latifdlia, linifblia, mtt- 

 eronata, rddicans, scabra, stylbsa, suffrutiebsa, 

 villosa. 



