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ringtdnia acutdngula, Euginia acutdngula ; 

 2, B. racemosa, E. racemosa. 

 acutanguluml Purple . 6, S. Ev. T. 20 E. Ind. . 1822 

 album . . White . 0, G. Ev. T. 20 N. Caled. 1850 

 racembsum ?.. White. . 6, S. Ev. T. 20 W. Ind. . 1822 

 rubrum . . Red . . 6, B. Ev. T. 20 E. Ind. . 1822 



Strawberrt. See Fragaria. 



Strawberry elite. See BlUum. 



Strawberry pear. See Cactus triangularis. 



Strawberry tree. See Arbutus. 



Streaks, little furrowed lines. 



StreblorrhIza. See Clidnthus. 



StrelItzia. Named by Aiton in honour of the 

 Queen of George III., from the house of Meck- 

 lenburgh-Strelitz. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Musacecs. A genus of splendid plants, gene- 

 rally found in our stoyes, ' though they will 

 thrive equally as well in the greenhouse. A 

 very tui'fy loam suits them, and they may be 

 increased slowly by suckers ; but young speci- 

 mens are more readily obtained by impreg- 

 nating the stigma when the plants are in 

 bloom. 



angustiffilia . Pur. yel. 5, S. Her. P. 4 C. G. H. 1778 

 augueta . . Pur. wht. 3, S. Her. P. 10 C. G. H. 1791 

 farinbsa . . Pur. yel. 2, S. Her. P. 4 C. G. H. 179S 

 numilis . Pur. yel. 5, S. Her. P. 3 C. G. H. 

 jflncea . Pur. yel. 5, S. Her. P. 4 C. G. H. 



ovata . . Pur. yel. 3, S. Her. P. 4 C. G. H. 1777 



parvifblia . Pur. yel. 6, S. Her. P. 4 C. G. H. 1796 

 reglnas . . Pur. yel. 4, S. Her. P. 5 C. G. H. 1773 



Streptanthera, Sweet. From streptos, twisted, 

 and anthera, an anther. Linn. 3, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Iridacece. Very pretty bulbs when in 

 flower. A mixture of loam and peat suits 

 them best ; and young plants are obtained by 

 offsets. 



cuprea . . Copper . . 6, G. Bl. P. i C. G. H. 1825 

 elegans Wht. blue . 5, G. Bl. P. J C. G. H 1827 



Streptanthus, Nuttall. From streptos, twisted, 

 and antlios, a flower ; twisted claws of petals. 

 Linn. 15, Nat. Or. Brassicacece. The seed of 

 these plants may be sown in the open border 

 late in spring ; or they may be reared on a 

 gentle hotbed ; and afterwards planted out. 

 hyacintholdes . Purple 9, H. A. 2 Texas . . 1834 

 obtusif61ius . . Rose . 8, H. A. 1J Arkansa . 1833 



Streptium, Roxburgh. From streptos, twisted ; 

 in allusion to the spiral tube of the corolla. 

 Linn. 14, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Verbenacece. A 

 pretty plant, of very easy culture, and propa- 

 gated by cuttings. Synonymes : 1, Priva lep- 

 tostdchya, Tortula dspera. 

 asperum 1 Violet . 7, S. Her. P. 2 E. Ind. . 1799 



Streptocarpus, Lindley. From streptos, 

 twisted, and carpos, a fruit; the capsule is 

 spirally twisted. Linn. 2, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Gesnerdcea. A very pretty genus, succeeding 

 in any rich soil or vegetable mould ; and 

 readily increased by division. Synonyme : 1, 

 Didymocarpus Rixii. 



Gard'eni . . . Blue . 6, Or. Her. P. i Natal . 1854 

 polyanthus . . Blue . 6, G. Her. P. £ Natal . 1854 

 Rexii .... Blue . 6, S. Her. P. J C. G. H. 1824 

 Saundersii . . Purple. 0, S. Her. P. £ Natal . I860 



Streftoc<5ryne, De Candolle. See Gardinia 



fragrans. 

 Streptopus, Michaux. From streptos, twisted, 



and pous, a foot ; in allusion to the twisted 



flower-stalks. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Lill- 

 acece. Interesting plants, of common culture 

 in any light soil ; and multiplied by seeds or 

 divisions. 



amplexif&lius White 5, H. Her. P. 1 Hungary . 1752 

 distbrtus . . Yel. . 5, H. Her. P. 1 N. Amer. . 17S3 

 lanuginbsus . Yl.gn. 6, H. Her. P. 1J N. Amer. . 1812 

 roseus . . . Pink. 6, H. Her. P. 14 N. Amer. . 180G 

 simplex . . White 6, G. Her. P. 1J Nepal . . 1822 



StrIs:, small streaks. 



Striaria, Greville. From stria, a groove, the 

 plant is marked with grooves. Linn. 24, Or. 

 7, Nat. Or. Fucctceas. Found in the ocean — 

 attenudta. 



Striated, having streaks. 



Strict, upright, straight. 



STRioa;, little upright unequal, stiff hairs, swelled 

 at their bases, 



Strigose, covered with striga?. 



Strobilanthes, Blume. From strobilos, the 

 cone of a pine, and anthos, a flower : the in- 

 florescence in the bud state resembles the cone 

 of a pine. Linn. 14, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Acan- 

 th&cece. This beautiful stove genus is well de- 

 serving of a place in every collection, on 

 account of its very showy purple flowers, and 

 the deep purple colour of the under side of the 

 leaves. For culture and propagation, see 

 RuUlia. Synonyme: 1, RuUlia Sabiniana; 

 2, RuUlia grandis. 



aurieulatus . Blue . . 2, S. Ev. S. 3 E. Ind. . 1850 

 callbsa . . Blue . . 5, S. Ev. S. 3 E. Ind. . 1840 



lactatus 2 . . Blue . . 9, S. Ev. S. H E. Ind. . 1846 

 Sabiniana 1 . Bl. pur. . 3, S. Ev. S. 4 Nepal . . 1826 

 seSbra . . . Yel. . . 5, S. Ev. S. 4 E. Ind. . 1836 

 sessilis . . . Blue . . 4, S. Ev. S. 4 Bombay . 1833 



Str6eile, a fir cone, the fruit of the Magnolia, or 

 a fructiferous organ of £1 similar form. 



Strobilorachis, Elolzsck. From strobilos, a 

 cone, and rachis, a flower-stem ; flowers col- 

 lected in cones. Linn. 14, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 

 Acaniliacece. Plants of little interest to those 

 cultivating ornamental ones only. Synonymes: 

 1, Justwia imbricMa, J. prismdtiea, RuUlia 

 prismdtica, Earrdchia macrotliyrsus. 

 glabra 1 . . . Yel. . 6, S. Ev. S. 3 Brazil . 

 prismdtiea . . Yel. . 6, S. Ev. S. 3 Brazil 



Str6btjs. See Pinus Strobus. 



Stromatospr&ria, Grev. See Spliceria. 



Strophanthus, Besvaux. From stroplios, a 

 twisted thong, and anthos, a flower ; the seg- 

 ments of the corolla are long, narrow, and 

 twisted. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Apocynacetn. 

 Very beautiful shrubs, of easy culture in a 

 mixture of sandy loam and peat ; and cuttings 

 root readily in sand, under a glass, in a little 

 heat. Synonymes: 1, S. divirgens; 2. Eehltes 

 caudata. 



capensis . . Yel. 6, G. Ev. S. 3 C. G. H. . 1860 

 CMntosis 1 . Yel. 6, S. Ev. S. 4 China . 1816 

 dioh6tomus 2 . Rosy 6, S. Ev. S. 3 E. Ind. . . 1816 

 sarmentosus . Red 6, S. Ev. S. 5 S. Leone . 1824 



StrophIola, a round protuberance at the base of 

 some seeds. 



STP-ijCHiUM. See SpargcmdpJwrus Str&chium. 



Struma, a wen, or protuberance. 



Strumaria, Jacquin. From struma, a tubercle ; 

 in allusion to the base of the calyx. Linn. 6, 

 Or. 1, Nat. Or. Amaryllidacew. Interesting 



