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Strumarium. See Xdnthium Strumarium. 

 Str&mia. See Stendslomum. 

 Struthic-la, Linn. From strulhion, a little 

 sparrow ; resemblance of the seeds to a beak. 

 Linn. 4, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Thymelacece. A very 

 pretty Cape genus, thriving best in sandy peat ; 

 and young cuttings root with facility in sand, 

 under a glass. Synonyme : 1, S. stricta. 

 angustif&lia . Yellow . 7, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. 

 . 6, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. 

 . 6, G. Ev. S. li 0. G. H. 

 . 6, G. Ev. S. " 

 . 6, G. Ev. S. 

 . 8, G. Ev. S. 

 . 6, G. Ev. 8. 

 . 7, G. Ev. S. 

 7, G. Ev. S. 

 . 6, G. Ev. S. 



cilia ta 

 erecta 1 . . 

 glabra . . 

 imbricata . 

 incana . . 

 jiiniperlna . 

 laterifl&ra . 

 longifl&ra . 

 lilcens 

 ovata 

 pubescens . 

 striata . . 

 tomentdsa . 

 virgata . . 



White 

 White 

 . Yellow 

 . Yellow . 

 . White 

 . White 

 . Yellow 

 . Yellow 

 . Yellow 

 . White 

 . Red . , 

 . Yellow . 

 . YeUow 

 . Red . . 



4, G. Ev. S, 2 



6, G. Ev. S. 2 



7, G. Ev. S. 2 



8, G. Ev. S. 2 

 6, G. Ev. S. 2 



1816 

 1779 

 1798 

 C. G. H. 1820 

 C. G. H. 1794 

 C. G. H. 1817 

 C. G. H. 1758 

 C. G. H. 1819 

 C. G. H. 1823 

 C. G. H. 1817 

 C. G. H. 1792 

 0. G. H. 1790 

 C. G. H. 1820 

 C. G. H. 1799 

 C. G. H. 1779 



Struthi<5pteris, Willdenoto. From strutMos, 

 an ostrich, and pteris, a fern ; the fronds bear 

 a resemblance to feathers. Linn. 24, Or. 1, 

 Wat. Or. Polypodiacem. An ornamental genus 

 of Ferns, of common culture. Synonyms: 1, 

 Osmunda Struthiopteris. 



germanica 1 . Brown 7, H. Her. P. 2 Europe . 1700 

 pennsylvahica. Brown 8, H. Her. P. 2 N.Amer. . 1812 



STRtrTHiUM. See Gyps6phila Strilthnim. 



StR1?chnos, Linn. The Greek name of the 

 Soltinum. Linn. 5, Or. l,Nat. Or. Apocynacece. 

 Valuable plants, on account of the medicinal 

 properties ascribed to them. They all succeed 

 well in a mixture of loam and sandy peat, and 

 half-ripened cuttings will root in sand, under 

 a glass, in heat. S. colubrlna is given as an 

 anthelmintic in intermitting fevers. The seeds 

 of S. Nux-vomica are well known by the latter 

 name, as possessing a dangerous narcotic pro- 

 perty, which depends upon the presence of a 

 peculiar principle called Strychnia. It has 

 teen administered in a great number of cases 

 with different degrees of success : small quan- 

 tities have been given for mania, gout, epilepsy, 

 hysteria, and dysentery. It is a most violent 

 poison, and its energy so great, that half a 

 grain blown into the throat of a rabbit, occa- 

 sions death in five minutes. Its operation is 

 always accompanied with symptoms of locked 

 jaw and other tetanic affections.. The seeds of 

 & potatorum are sold in the Indian bazaars for 

 the purpose of clearing muddy water ; the 

 vessels containing the water being rubbed for 

 a minute or two round the inside with one of 

 the seeds; after which, by allowing the water 

 to settle for a short time, however impure and 



muddy it may have been before, it becomes 

 clear and wholesome. 



axillaris . . . White . 6, S. Ev. T. 20 E. Ind. 1824 

 colubrlna . . . Wt. gn. 6, S. Ev. CI. 20 E Ind. 1820 

 madagascariensis Wt. gn. 7, S. Ev. T. 20 Madag. 1823 

 Nux.-v6mica . . Gn.wt. 7, S. Ev. T. 15 E. Ind. 1788 

 potatorum . White . 6, S. Ev. T. 15 E. Ind. 1794 



spin6sa . . . White . 7, S. Ev. T. 20 Madag. 1S18 



Strychnine is the product of different species 

 of Strffchnos. 



Stuartia, OavanilU. See Stewartia. 



St^pa, filamentose matter. 



Stylandra, Nutlall. From stylos, a column, 

 and aner, a male ; the gynostegium is pedicel- 

 late. Linn. 5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Asclcp&dacem. 

 For culture and propagation, see AscUpias. 

 Synonymes: 1, Podostlgma pubescens, AscUpias 

 pedicellata. 

 pumila 1 . Grn. yel. 7, F. Her. P. \ N. Arner . 1S24 



Style, the stalk which bears the stigma, and 

 intervenes between that and the ovary. 



Stylidiacejs, or Styleworts. A small order 

 of herbaceous plants or midershrubs, chiefly 

 found in the swamps of N ew Holland. They 

 are curious plants and deserve cultivation. 



Stylidium, Swartz. From stylos, a column ; the 

 stamens and style are joined. Linn. 20, Or. 2, 

 Nat. Or. Stylidtacece. Beautiful and rare little 

 plants, succeeding best in sandy loam and peat. 

 Cuttings of the shrubby kinds root very readily 

 in sand, under a glass ; a few of the herbaceous 

 kinds are increased by divisions of the. root, 

 but chiefly by seeds. Synonymes: 1, S. seti- 

 gerum; 2, S. glandulosum; 3, S. mucronifblia; 

 4, Ventenatia minor ; 5, S. longifblium, Dick- 

 sonii; 6, S. assimile; 7, S. laricifblium. 

 adn&tum . Pink . 7, G. Her. P. J N. Holl. 1894 

 amcenum . Rose . 4, G. Her. P. £ N. Holl. 1850 

 andrbeeum . White . 6, G. Her. P. | Swan R. 1850 

 Armeria . . Rose . 6, G. Her. P. | V. D. L. 1850 

 bellidif&lium . Rose . 6,. G. Her. P. I Swan R. 1850 

 blcolor . . . Wt. pr.- 7, G. Her. P. $ Swan R. 1843 



6, G. Ev. S. 1 Swan R. 1841 



7, G. Her. P. \ Swan R. 1850 

 7, G. Her. P. j Swan R. I860 



6, G. Her. P. i Swan R. 1850 

 5, G. Her. P. 1 Swan R. 1840 



7, G. Her. P. J Swan R. 1850 



Brunonianum Rose 

 canaliculatum Yel. 

 caricif&lium . White 

 caulescens . 

 ciliatum 1 . 

 compressum 

 Drumm6ndi 

 fasciculatum 

 frutiedsum 2 

 graminifblium Pink 

 hirsuturn . . Rose 



, Pink 

 .Yel. 

 . VI. pr. 

 . Pink 

 . Pink 

 , Pink 



11, G. Her. P. 1J Swan R. 1838 



G. Ev. 

 7, G. Ev. S. 

 7, G. Her. P. 

 6, G. Her. P. 



hfspidum . . White . 7, G. Her. P. 



Hookeri 3 . . Yel. 

 itinceum . . Rose 

 leptostachyum White 

 line&re 4 . . Red 

 mucronifolium Yel 



White . 

 Pink 



nudum 

 piliferum 

 pilosum 5 

 proliferum 

 pyenostft'- 

 chyum 

 recurvnm 



eaxifragoldes 6 White 

 scabridum . . White 

 scandens . . Rose 

 striatum . . White 

 tenuif blium 7 . Pink 



4 N. Holl. 1838 

 1 N. Holl. 1803 

 1 N. S. W. 1803 



5 K. G. S. 1830 

 i Swan R. 1850 

 i Swan R. 1850 

 i N. Holl. 1830 

 | Swan R. 1850 



1 N". Holl. 1812 

 i Swan R. 1S50 

 i Swan R, 1840 

 i Swan R. 1839 



6, G Her. P. 

 6, G. Her. P. 

 6, G. Her. P. 

 6, G. Her. P. 



4, G. Her. P. 



6, G. Her. P. 



5, G. A. 

 . Pk. wt. 6, G. Her. P. l" Swan R. 1841 

 . Pink . 6, G. Her. P. i Swan R. 1839 



| Pink . 6, G. Her. P. J Swan R. 1843 



. Gn. pr. 5, G. Her. P. i Swan R. 1S40 

 0, G. Her. P. £ Swan R. 1842 



7, G. Her. P. £ Swan R. 1841 



6, G. Ev. CI. 2 Austral. 1803 

 5, G. Her. P. J Swan R. 1S50 



7, G. Her. P. 1 N. Holl. 1818 



STYL6LEPIS, Lch. From stylos, a style, and lepis, 

 a scale. Linn. 19, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Asteracece, 

 A pretty pink flowering herbaceous plant, 



