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and koryne, a club. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Orchidacece. For culture, see Maxillaria. 

 Synonyme : 1, Bifrcnaria longicdrnis. 

 longicdrnis 1. Or. spot. 4, S. Epi. 1 Demerara . 1843 



Stenom^sson, Herbert. From stenos, narrow, 

 and messon, middle ; flowers. Linn. 6, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Amarylliddeece. The members of 

 this genus should be grown iu a soil composed 

 of peat and sandy loam, in equal proportions. 

 When they are growing abundance of water 

 should be given them, gradually withholding 

 it and keeping them dry when in a state of 

 rest. A stove temperature is necessai'y for 

 some of the species, and that of the green- 

 house for others. Synonymes : 1, Chrysiphiala 

 ftava ; 2, Sp7icer6tele coccinea ; 3, Pancratium 

 aurantlacum ; 4, Chrysiphiala parvifibra. See 

 Sphcerdtele. 



aurantlacum 1 Orange . 5, G. Bl. P. 1 Quito. 1S43 



cooclneum 2 . Scarlet . 6, G. Bl. P. 1 Peru . . 1850 

 eroceum . . Copper . 5, G. Bl. P. 1 Peru . 1820 

 curvidens . Yellow . 5, G. Bl. P. 1 Peru . 1842 

 oustephioldes Pa. or. . 4, G. Bl. P. 1 Quito . . 1844 

 flavum 3 . Yellow . 5, G. Bl. P. 1 Peru . 1823 

 Hartwegii . Orange . 3, G. Bl. P. 1 Quito . 1S44 

 latifdliuni . Yellow . 3, S. Bl. P. 1 Lima . 1837 

 paucifldrum 4 Yellow . 5, G. Bl. P. 1 Peru . 1822 

 vitelllnum . Yellow . 4, S. Bl. P. 1 Lima . 1842 



Stenomesson. See Chrysiphiala. 



Stenopetalous, narrow petaled. 



Stenorhynchus, Rich. From stenos, narrow, 

 and rhynchos, a beak ; the stigma is beak-like. 

 LAnn, 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Orchidacem. For 

 the culture of this pretty genus, see Ncdttia. 

 Synonymes: 1, Ncdttia cinnabarlnus ; 2, N. 

 specibsa. 



cinnabarlnus 1 . Yel. red . 6, S. Ter. 1^ Mexico . 1846 

 orchioldes . Pink . . 5, S. Ter. \\ Jamaica 1S06 

 specidsus 2 . Scarlet . 4, S. Ter. 1 W. Ind. 1790 



Stenos£mia, Prcsl. Linn. 24, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Polypodiixceas. Stove ferns. Synonymes: Acrbs- 

 tichum auritum, Polybotrys aiXrita. 

 auiita . . Brn. yel. 7, 9. Her. P. 1 Jamaica 



Stenospermum, Sweet. See Metrosideros. 



Sten<5stomum, De Candolle. From stenos, nar- 

 row, and stoma, a mouth ; flowers. Linn. 5, 

 Or. 1, Nat. Or. Cinchonacece. Pretty stove 

 plants, requiring the same treatment asLTamil- 

 tbnia. Synonymes: 1, Guatteria lucida, Lau- 

 ghria lucida, Sturmia lucida. 



lucidum 1 . White . 5, S. Ev. S. 6 W. Ind. . 1818 

 tomentdsum White . 5, S. Ev. S. C Jamaica . 1822 



Stestotaphrum, Eunlh. Meaning unexplained. 

 Linn. 23, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Gramin&ceas—ami- 

 ricum, complanatum. 



StephAnia, Willdenow. In honour of S. Ste- 

 phan, once a professor at Moscow, died 1817. 

 Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Capparidaceat. "Well 

 worth cultivating, on account of the beauty of 

 the flowers. It thrives in loam, peat, and 

 sand, and cuttings of the young wood will root 

 in sand, under a glass, in heat. Synonyme : I , 

 C'djiparis paradoxa, Stcrlphoma paraddxum. 

 cleomoldes 1 Yellow . 6, S. Ev. S. 3 Caraccas . 1828 



Stbphan6tis, Thouars. From Stephanos, a 

 crown, and olotis, eared, from the auricles of 

 tho staminal crown. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Asclepiadaccai. A genus of charming twiners ; 



5. floribunda is a delightful plant ; both species 

 are well adapted for planting out in the stove, 

 or for cultivating in pots ; they should be 

 favoured with a brisk heat in the growing 

 season, both to their roots and tops, and be 

 potted in a mixture of turfy loam and heath- 

 mould, or leaf-mould. Increase is easily 

 effected by cuttings in the usual way. 

 floribunda . White . 5, S. Ev. Tw. 10 Madagas. 1839 

 Thouarsii . White . 5, S. Ev. Tw. 10 E. Ind. . 1842 



Stercuxia, Linn. From Sterculius, a God, de- 

 rived from slercus; the flowers and leaves of 

 some of the species are foetid. Linn. 21, Or, 

 10, Nat. Or. Sterculiacece. These plants suc- 

 ceed best in light turfy loam ; or a mixture of 

 loam and peat ; and cuttings of the ripened 

 wood, with the leaves left entire, will root 

 freely in sand, under a glass, in heat. The 

 seeds of S. acuminata afford the Cola or Kola 

 of tropical Africa, so much spoken of by African 

 travellers ; and which, when chewed or sucked, 

 enhances the flavour of anything that may be 

 eaten afterwards ; and is even said to render 

 putrid water agreeable. The seeds are brown, 

 and about the size of a pigeon's egg. Syno- 

 nymes : 1, Cola acuminata; 2, Courtenia 

 Afzelii ; 3, S. hetcrophplla, BrachycMton diver- 

 sifblia; 4, Helicteres apitala: 5, S. crinlta; 



6, S. Baldnghas, Soulhwellia nbbilis; 7, S. 

 pubiscens. 



acerifolia . White . 7, S. Ev. T. 20 N. Holl. 1824 

 acuminata 1 . White . 8, S. Ev. T. 30 Guinea . 1795 

 angustifblia . White . 8, S. Ev. T. 20 Nepal . 1823 

 Balanghas . Purplish 8, S. Ev. T. 25 E. Ind. . 1787 

 caricarfdlia 2 . White . 6, S. Ev. S. 20 S. Leone . 1793 

 coccinea . . Scarlet 7, S. Ev. T. 25 E. Ind. . 1817 

 colorata . . 'Scarlet . 8, S. Ev. T. 25 E. Ind. . 1818 

 diversifblia 3 White . 8, G. Ev. T. 15 N. Holl. . 1824 

 f&tida . . Brn. red 8, S. Ev. S. 10 E. Ind. . 1690 

 grandiflbl-a . Pa. yel. . 7, S. Ev. S. 6 E. Ind. . 1820 

 guttata . Whtpur. 8, S. Ev. T. 20 E. Ind. . 1825 

 Helicteres 4 . Yel. pur. 6, S. Ev. S. 8 Carthage 1820 

 Ivlra 5 . . Green . 7, S. Ev. T. 20 S. Amer. 1793 

 macrocarpa . White . 6, S. Ev. T. 35 Guinea . 1823 

 macrophylla. Yellow . 7, S. Ev. S. 6 E. Ind. . 1822 

 n6bilis 6 . .Pa. buB. S, S. Ev. T. 25 E. Ind. . 1787 

 platani£61ia . Green . 7, S. Ev. T. 25 China . 1757 

 pubescens . White . 7, 8. Ev. T. 25 Guinea . 17(6 

 tragac«ntha7Bedbrn. 5, S. De. T. 30 S Leone. 1793 

 urens . . Yellow . 7, S. Ev. T. 12 E. ind. . 1793 

 villosa . . Pa. yel. . 6, S. Ev. T. 15 E. Ind. . 1805 



Sterculiace^e, or Sterculiads, are large trees 

 or shrubs, natives of the warmer parts of the 

 world. To this group belongs the Baobab tree 

 (Adansbnia digitata), the Silk-cotton tree 

 (EWmbax Ceiba), and the Durion tree (Durio 

 Zebethlnus), the fruit of which is highly 

 esteemed. These may be named as examples 

 of the character of the order. 



STEREOCAtTLON, Schrebcr. From stereos, rigid, 

 and lcanlon, a stem, firm brandling fronds. 

 Linn. 24, Or. 8, Nat. Or. Parmeliacem. This 

 is the first of its tribe found clothing the lava 

 of volcanoes — botrybsum, Ceriolus, paschale. 



Stere6xylon. See Escalldnia. 



Sterigma, De Candolle. From sterigma, a fork ; 

 the larger stamens are joined at the base, and 

 forked, at the top. Linn. 15, Nat. Or. Brassi- 

 cacece. The species of this genus are well 

 adapted for ornamenting rock-work. They 

 require to be treated as other alpine plants. 



