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of the house ranges from 60 to 85 degrees ; in 

 the afternoqn, during the growing season, it is 

 shut up early, and the paths well watered, and 

 once or twice a week a little water is sprinkled 

 over the plants. They may also he grown 

 well in open wire haskets filled with fresh 

 moss and potsherds, the baskets being hung 

 from the roof of the house, the flowers are 

 seen to great advantage. Young plants are 

 obtained by taking off' one or more of the bulbs, 

 potting them in proper sized pots, in the above 

 soil, well drained, and placing them in a warm 

 situation; being careful,, in watering, not to 

 allow the smallest quantity to rest upon the 

 young buds. After they have formed roots, 

 increase the size of the pots, and in other re- 

 spects attend to them as before recommended. 

 Synonymcs: 1, CeratochUus grandifldrus ; 2, 

 G. insignis ; 3, 0. ocul&tus ; 4, Epid&ndron 

 grandiflbrum, Anguloa grandiflora; 5, S. 

 maculdsa, Maxillaria Itjncea, Angulda Her- 

 nandisii ; 6, Stanhopedstrum ecomubwm. See 

 CeratochUus. 



aurantia . . Orange . 6, S. Epi. 1 LaGuaya 1841 

 ahrea . . . Yellow . . 5, S. Epi. 1 Guatem.. 1835 

 Bucephalus 4 Yellow . . 5, S. Epi. 2 Quito . . 1843 

 cirrhata . . Yel. pur. . G, S. Epi. 1 Nicaragua 1840 

 Dcvoniensis 5 Or.spot. rd. 7, S. Epi. 14 Mexico . 1853 

 ebtimea . . White . . 6, 8. Epi. i Brazil . 1828 

 ccornuta 6 . Wilt. pur. . 6, S. Epi. 1 C. Amer. 1850 

 expansa . . Various . 5, S. Epi. 1 Mexico . 1841 

 grandiadra 1. Wht. pur. . 6, S. Epi. 1 Trinidad . 1824 

 incarnata . Wht. flesh 0, S. Epi. 1 Demarara 1835 

 alba . . . White . 6, S. Epi. 1 Demarara 1841 

 odorata . . White . 6, S. Epi. 1 Demarara 1835 

 graveolens . Straw . . 5, S. Epi. 1 Peru . .1343 

 guttulata . Buff . . . 6, S. Epi. 1 Peru . 1843 

 Harrisbniie . Wht. yel. . 6, S. Epi. 1 Brazil . 1836 

 inod&ra . . Yel. wht. . 5, S. Epi. 1 Mexico .1844 

 insignis 2. . Wht. pur. . 9, S. Epi. 1 Quito . . 1826 

 ' U ™urea } - w ht. pur. . 9, S. Epi. 1 Brazil .1830 

 flava . .' . Yel. pur. . 9, S. Epi. 1 Brazil . 1837 

 fulva . . Wht. red . 9, S. Epi. 1 Brazil . 1838 

 lutea . Yel. pur. . 9, S. Epi. 1 Brazil . 1834 



major . . Yel. pur. . 9, S. Epi. 1 Brazil . 1836 

 obseura . . Wht. pur. . 9, S. Epi. 1 Brazil . 1830 

 pallida . . Wht. red . 9, S. Epi. 1 Brazil . 1830 

 Lindleyi . . Brn. red . 8, S. Epi. 1 Mexico . 1836 

 lyncea . . Various . 6, S. Epi. 1 Mexico 

 Martiana . White . . 5, S. Epi. 1 Mexico . 1843 

 blcolor . . Wht. pur. . 6, S. Epi. 1 Mexico . 1843 

 macul&sa . Blue grn. . 8, S. Epi. 1 Mexico . 1839 

 oculata 3 . . Wht. pur. . 6, S. Epi. 2 Brazil . 1829 

 pallida . . Wht. red . 6, S. Epi. 1} Mexico . 1836 

 major . . Wht. pur. . 6, S. Epi. l| Mexico . 1835 

 quadricbrnis Wht. spot. 6, S. Epi. 1 8. Main . 

 Buekeri . . Yel. brn. . 5. 8. Epi. 1 Guatema. 1843 

 Russelliana . Various . 5, S. Epi. 1 Brazil . 1843 

 saccata . . Grn. yel. . 5, S. Epi. 1 Guatema. 1836 

 pallida . . Yellow . . 5, S. Epi. 1 Guatema. 1840 

 tigrtna . Or. spot, red 7, 8. Epi. 2 Xalapa .1836 



atrata . . Or. black . 7, S. Epi. 2 Guatema. 1813 

 purpurea . Or. pur. . 7, 8. Epi. 2 Guatema. 1836 

 tricdmis . . Pk. wht. . 6, S. Epi. 1 Peru . . 1850 

 venusta . . Pur. wht. . 6, 8. Epi. 2 Guatema. 1839 

 Wardii . . Yel. brn. . 8, S. Epi. 1 Mexico . 1836 

 Stanleya. Nuitall named this genus in com- 

 pliment to Edward Stanley, Earl of Derby, 

 E.R.S., V.P.L.S., President of the Zoological 

 Society, and a munificent patron of the sciences, 

 especially botany and ornithology. Linn. 15, 

 Nat. Or. Brassicacece. A pretty little plant, 

 - succeeding well in the open border in vegetable 

 mould ; and increased by divisions of the root 

 or by seeds. Synonyme: 1, Clebme pinnata. 

 pinnatffida 1 . Yellow . 6, H. Her. P. 1 Louisiana 1816 



Stannia. See Posoqufoia. 



StapbuA. Named by Linnceus after Boderus 

 Stapel, a physician of Amsterdam, and com- 

 mentator on Theophrastus. Linn. 5, Or. 2, 

 Nat. Or. Asclepiaddcew. An extensive genus 

 of plants, well worth cultivating for their 

 grotesque appearance, and their singularly 

 beautiful starlike flowers, which have usually a 

 very fetid smell. The soil best suited for 

 them is sandy loam and old brick or lime 

 rubbish. The pots should be well drained, and 

 the plants at ail times carefully watered, 

 except in -winter, when they must be kept 

 in a perpetually dry state. They are readily 

 increased by cuttings, which should, if possible, 

 be only taken oft" in spring, when the plants 

 are dormant. They should be allowed to dry 

 for a few days after they are taken from the 

 mother plant ; after which they may be planted 

 in separate pots, in the same compost as before 

 recommended, when they will strike root in a 

 very short time. Synonymes: 1, $. deflixa ; 2, 

 S. grandiflbra. See Garalluma, Caruncularia, 

 Duvdllia, Dictydnthus, GtmiosUmon, Huirnia, 

 Obteia, Orbea, Peetin&ria, Piar&nthus, Poddn- 

 thus, Tridlntea, and Tromotriche. 

 acuminata . Pur. str. 8, S. Ev. S. J C. G H. 1795 

 ambigua . . Pur. bra. 6, 8. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. 1795 

 aperta . . Yel. pur. 7, 8. Ev. 8. 2 C. G. H. 1795 

 arida . . Yellow . 8, G. Ev. S. i C. G H. 1795 

 Asterias . . Violet 5, G. Ev. S. i O. G. H. 1795 

 cacti£6rmis . YeUcw . 8, G. Ev. S. i C. G. H. 1844 

 canescens . Brown . 7, G. Ev. S. £ C. G. H. 1795 

 comata . Pa. yel. 9, G. Ev. 8. 1 C. G. H. 1819 

 concinna . . Green 7, G. Ev. 8. i C. G. H. 1798 

 cordata . . Brown . 6, G. Ev. 8. % C. G. H. 1805 

 flssMstris . Yel. grn. 7, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. 1833 

 flavicomata . Yellow . 7, G. Ev. 8. i C. G. H. 1810 

 glandulifera. Yelsh. 8, G. Ev. S. J C. G. H. 

 glandulifl6ra Brown . 8, G. Ev. S. + C. G. H. 1795 

 Gorddni . . Yel. bm. 8, G. Ev. S. 1 C. G. H. 1796 

 grandi66ra . Dk. pur. 10, G. Ev. S. % C. G. H. 1795 

 hamata . . Bid. red 7, G. Ev. 8. i C. G. H. 1820 

 hirshta . . Purple . 7, G. Ev. 8. £ C. G. H. 1710 

 atra . . . Dk. pur. 7, G. Ev. 8. i 0. G. H. 1710 

 hirtella . . Brown . 8, G. Ev. 8. i C. G. H. 1800 

 hispidWa . Green 7, G. Ev. 8. i C. G. H. 1824 

 incarnata . Pink . 4, G. Ev. S. 1 C. G. H. 1793 

 juvencula . Brn. pur. 7, G. Ev. 8. 1 G. H. 

 lanigera . . Brown . 8, G. Ev. 8. i C. G. H. 1800 

 liicida . . . Purple . 7, G. Ev. 8. 1 C. G. H. 1812 

 mammillaris Brown . 6, G. Ev. 8. 1 C. G. H. 1774 

 Massoni . . Purple . 7, G. Ev. 8. } C. G. H. 

 multifldra . Vio. red 9, G. Ev. 8. 1 C. G. H. 1817 

 ophitincula . Brown . 7, G. Ev. 8. i C. G. H. 1805 

 patula .Orange. 7, G. Ev. S. 1 C. G. H. 1797 



pilifera . . Dk. pur. 7, G. Ev. S. 1 C. G. H. 1790 

 pulvhiata . Dk. vio. 8, G. Ev. 8. J C. G. H. 1795 

 rambsa . . Dk. pur. 6, G. Ev. S. 1J C. G. H. 1795 

 reflexa 1 . . Gn. pur. 7, G. Ev. 8. J 0. G. H. 

 rofa . . Brown . 9, G. Ev. S. J C. G. H. 1795 

 sordria . . Dk. pur. 7, G. Ev. 8. 1 C. G. H. 1797 

 spectabilis2. Dk. pur. 12, G. Ev. 8. 1 C. G. H. 1802 



. stellaris . Pur. yel. 7, G. Ev. S. J C. G. H. 



STAPHISAGRIA. See Delphinium Staphisctgria. 



&TAPHYLEA, Linn. Abridged from Staphylo- 

 dindron, its ancient name, from staphyle, a 

 bunch, and dendron, a tree ; the flowers and 

 fruit are disposed in clusters. Linn. 5, Or. 3, 

 Nat. Or. Staphyleacece. Shrubs of very little 

 beauty. They succeed well in any lommon 

 soil, and are readily increased by suckers from 

 the roots, by layers, or by cuttings, planted in 

 autumn. See Bumdlda. 

 Bumalda . White . 6, G. Do. S. 6 Japan . 1804 



