STELLARIA 



STEPHANANDRA 



1721 



uf tht' i:;nt\vin;j: season and in frames, ete., durini;' 

 winter. Lvs. '2 Hues to 1^2 in. lon^^ the lower petitded. 

 the upper sessile: tls. axiUary or in terminal h-afy 

 cymes; sepals longer than the petals. Eu., Asia. H.B. 

 2:21.— It is eonsidered to lie a goud fall and winter cover- 

 plant iu orchards and vineyards, Imt is never cultivated. 

 It is an indication of good soil. y> ^y_ b^^ij^-^ay. 



STENACTIS. Sec E,i<ieroH. 



STENANDEITJM (Greek, nnm.,,- authrrs). Ar>f>i- 

 (h<}cta\ Al'ont 2o species of tropical or suhtropical 

 American herbs, with or without slnu-t stems, and usu- 

 ally variegated leaves which an- radical or crowded at 

 the base of the plant. Fls. usmilly small, s(ditary in thi^ 

 axils of bracts on ascapedike peiluncled si>ike, whi<di is 

 either dense and has broad imbricated bracts or is in- 

 terrupted and has smaller bracts; calyx o-parted; 

 corolla-tube slender, enlarged at the top, odobed; sta--, 

 mens 4; anthers 1-celled; style shortly 2dobed : caiisuh- 

 4-secdcd, or by abortion fewer-seeded. 



Lindeni, N. E. Br. A low-growing, couipacl plant, 

 with broadly elliptical lvs. rounded at the apex and 

 long-attenuate on the petiole, velvety in appearance, of 

 a dark greeu with a feathering of w^hite or yellow ulon.i;- 

 the veins, somewhat piurplish underneath; tis. not 

 showy, about ^i in. long, yellow: bracts ovate, acutr, 

 serrate, green: spikes 2-3 in. long, narrowly cylindrical. 

 I.H. .■^8:i;-:0; -10:17:! (4).— Tender foliage plant offered 

 1893-18D5 by John 8aul and Pitcher &:■ Mauda. 



F. W. Barclay. 



STENANTHITJM (Greek, uxrrfur n<ur,'y: referring to 

 perianth-segments). Lillacfir. Sfi'na ufJiiuiit occlde id ■(■!(.' 

 is a rare, hardy, summer - blooming: bulb from the 

 Pacific coast, with nodding, gn^enish pmrple, 0-lobed, 

 bell-shaped tls. about % across. Imrno in a slender pa.ui- 

 cle. Generic characters: fls. polygamous: perianthnar- 

 rowly or broadly bell-shaped, persistent; si^gments con- 

 nate at the base into a very short tube, narrow or lanceo- 

 late, 3-7-Derved: seeds 4 in each loeule. About 5 species; 

 one native to the island of Saelialine, another Mexican, 

 the rest west American. 



occldentale, Gray. Stem slender, 1-2 ft. high: lvs. 

 linear ro olilanceolate: raceme simple or branched at 

 base: bracts shorter than pedicels. Oregon to British 

 Columbia. ■^. ^[_ 



STENOCAKPTIS (Greek, varroic fridt: referring to 

 the follicles, which are long and narrow). Profedrc<r. 

 About 14 species, of which 11 are New Caledonian and 

 3 are endemic to Australia. Trees with alternate or 

 scattered lvs. entire or with a few deep lobes and red 

 or yellow flowers in pedunculate, terminal or axillary, 

 sometimes clustered umbels: perianth somewhat irregu- 

 lar, the tube open along the lower side, the limb nearly 

 globular; anthers broad, sessile: ovary stipitate, with a 

 long, tapering style dilated at the top; seed winged at 

 the base. 



salignus, R. Br. A medium-sized tree, with willow- 

 like, ovate-lanceolate lvs. 2-4 iu. long, with short [peti- 

 oles: fls. usually less than S^ in. long, greenish white, 

 in urnl)els of 10-20 fis.: peduncles shorter than the lvs. 

 B.R. b:441.-Cult. in Calif. p. ^^. Bakolay. 



STENOLOMA (Greek, narrow - fri n>i.'(l ] . PobjporU- 

 dcefe. A genus of ferns formerly included with Davallia; 

 characterized by the decompound lvs. with cuneate ulti- 

 mate segments, and the compressed suborbicular or 

 cup-shape<l indusium which is attached at its sides and 

 open only at the top. For culture, see Fern. 



teuuifolia, Fee. Lvs. 12-18 in. long, G-9 in. wide, 

 quailriidnnatifid, on polished dark brown frtalks which 

 rise fnnn stout creeping fibrillose rootstocks; ultimate 

 divisions with toothed cuneate lol>es; sori terminal, 

 usually solitary. Tropical Asia and Aus-Polynesia.— 

 Var. stricta, Hort,, has a. more upright haint and nar- 

 rower leaves. L. U. Underwooik 



STENOM^SSON (Greek, small and nn>hl/<'; alluding 

 to the coroUa-tube, which is usually contnuded near the 

 middle). J iHari/Uiddcea'-. About 19 s|M'cies of tropical 



American bulbous herbs, willi linear to brojullv strap- 

 shaped l<.a\'ps am.1 rod. ivddish yrllow or > idlow Vlowcr- . 

 in a. usually nniny-llowcrod nmbid: pcriaiitli-1 ul.M-^ long, 

 (Tret or rocur\'e'.l, tlie lobes short, erect or spreadinu: 

 lihiUH.-nts straight, conm-idcil b\' a. meuiliraiic : ca]isub^ 

 somewhat globose, ;i-furr>.\\vd. 'ildo.nUed : seeds bla<>k. 



Stenoniessous require a, good soil and a sunns' liou^e 

 with a temperature ntn'er bidow b"t*^. During the grow- 

 ing seastui they sliould lia.\"e plenty of water, but when 

 at rest comparative ili'vness is rn'ci-ssarv. The offsets 

 should be removt^.l from the old |, nibs 'before growth 

 commences. The |ila.uts continue in bloom a numljcr <d 

 weeks. 



A. Slj/lc sJ)Or/rr than Ihe /n?rian.fh. 



incarnatiim. Baker ( ('ohih-'ji'/ inruriid.fa, Sw.). A 

 tender plant: bulb ovate, 2-3 in. through: lvs. thick, 

 glaucous, obtuse, abomt \^ ., ft. loniz;, strap-shaped; scape 

 2 ft. high: fls. 4-5 in. long, few t<j many in an umbeb 

 variable in color but typically <'rimson, with a green 

 spot on each segment. August. I'eru. I.H. 38:12.3 

 (perianth-liml> light yellow), (.-in. 5(l:107(;. 



AA. Stjjh: Jon'jrr than thr j>rrla nth . 



llkvuva. Herb. A tender plant: bulb somewhat glo- 

 bose, 1 iii. through : l\s. about 1 ft. long, obscurely 

 petioled, at flrst compressetl on the margin: scape 1 ft. 

 high': fls. yellow, about 2 iu. Imig, usually few in an 

 umbel. B.M. 2041. B.K. 10:77S {n^'OhrysipfiiaJa flava \. 



F. W. Barclay. 



STENOTAPHRUM (Greek, stmos, narrow, and tnj,h^ 

 ros, a trench; the spiki^lets lieing ]ia.rtia.lly embetlded 

 in the rachis). Gram iurir. About .3 s))ecii-s (d' tropical 

 regions, one of which is fouml along the Gulf coasl. 

 especially in Florida, where it is utilized as a lawn 

 grass. In this respect it is siuiihir to Bermuda grass, 

 being naturally adapted to a sandy soil, whicli it binds 

 by its rhizomes and creeping' haliit as .bu-s that grass. 

 Spikelets 2-fld., the lower staniinate or neutral 2-4 in 

 a short spike, which is eud.tedded in the alternate 

 notches of the broa<l rachis, thus f(n'Ujing a sidke-like 

 panicle. Greepiiiii: grasses witli iTmiiiressi.-d culms and 

 flat, divergent leaves. 



Americ^num, Schrank. i X, !^<'rinnh''(>nii , Kuutze. S. 

 (jJabram, Trin.). St. Auiustine Grass. Flowerin^^ 

 branches erect. G-12 in. hii.di. Vai-. variegatum has 

 leaves striped with white, ami is used as a basket 

 phmt. A. S. IIlTOHmr'k'. 



Tlie introduced form of St. Augustine Grass is one of 

 the most valuable lawn grasses for the extreme South. 

 It will grow un almost any soil and thrives even in 

 shade. The leaves are rather broad, never over in. 

 hi^di and require little mowing. This grass does uot 

 become coarse, (hies not, hold dew or rain, and is par- 

 ticularly good for Ionise lots ;ni<l lawns. It does not 

 need as much water as Bernnula or St. Lucie grass. 

 It is mostly propagated by cuttings. 



E. N. Reasoner. 



STEPHANANDRA (Greek. s/< phanos, crown, and 

 a ner, aadros, inn\^. stamen; alhuiing to the persistent 

 crown of stamens). Ii'<>s<)<-t'r. Ornamental small detdd- 

 uous shrubs with alternate, stipulate, lolied lvs. ami 

 with small white fls. in terminal panich's. (irac<-ful 

 plants, with handsome foliage, iiardy north uv almost 

 so. Well adapted for borders of shrubberies or r<icky 

 banks on accoimt of their graceful haldt and handsome 

 foliai,^-. Prop. fNisih' i.iv greenwood cuttini;-s under .Liiass 

 and l)y see<ls; probably also by hardwood cuttings. 



F^r species in (Jhina and daitau, all undersiirul's 

 witcTslender more or less zigzag brancbes: f^s. slender- 

 pediceled, small, witli cup-shaiied calyx-tube; sepals 

 and petals 5; stamens 10-20: carpel 1; pod with 1 or 2 

 shining seeds, dehiscent only at iho base. Closely allii.d 

 to Neillia and <listin,L:uished cdiietly by the cup-sliaj^ed 

 calyx-tube and the iuconipletely dehiscent 1-2-seeritd 



p.Ml. 



ilexiiosa, Sieb. & Zucc. (S. iiii'isa, Zabel). Shrub, 5 

 ft. hiyli, almost glaljrotis, ivith angular spreading ilis- 

 tinctly zigzag branches: lvs. triangular-ovate, cordate 

 or truncate at the liase, long-acuminate, incisely bilied 

 and serrate, the luwm' incisions often almost to tljo mid- 

 rib, pul)esce]it only on tlie \'idns lieneath and gi-ayish 



