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STEPHAXAXDRA 



green, ^4-lK in. lon.c:: lis. white, about ^i in. across, in 

 teriniiuil short, 8-l:i-rid.. usually paiiieled racemes; sta- 

 iiieus 10. June. Japan, Korea. Un. 5o, p. Ul. 



Tanak^, Franeh. & Sar. Fiff. 2397. Shrub, 5 ft. high, 

 almost iilabrous: Ivs. triaui^ular-ovate, slightly cordate 

 at the base, abruptly and "iong-aeurainate, usually 3- 

 lobed and doubly sprratte or lobulate, 

 pubescent oidy on tlie veins beneath,^ 

 l>o-3 in. lon.L,': lis. in terminal loose X^^^ 

 panicles, slender - pediceled, \; in. \f^ 



across ; stamens ]5-20. June, July. -fej;^ 



Japan. B. M. T.VJ:!. Gt. 45: 1431.- ifi^^ 



Han<lsome shrub nuuJi resL--nil)ling 

 Neillia in f.diaire. coloring in fall bril- 

 liant orange and srarlet ^>i' yelbiw. 



Alfkei' Rehdei 



St>^phati>iiiilra fh'.niosa is el^sidy allied to 

 Spiraea and has tbe Spira-a style of hi iut\ 

 It grows 2-3 tt. Iiiirli and has ^nl^^ s|. ndei 

 branches which are ilens.dy and r^guiai h in 

 terwoven in a fandike manner. Its halnt of 

 growth is fountaindike. tlie branches being gia<efull\ 

 pendent. Its tlowrrs arc snowy white and ilthongh 

 minute, are so iiunicrons that tiie plant betoim s veiv 

 showy. It is esperially fitted for the back of heiba- 

 <^eous" borders or for the front of larger shrubs. Its 

 foliage, which is deeply toothed, is tinted red in early 

 spring and deep ^^lossy green daring spring and sum- 

 mer. In the autumn it puis on unusual tints oE red- 

 disli purple. This species can be increased by cuttings, 

 but ir is usually jiropagated by layers, which root 

 readilv aufl are "easily transplanted. The foliage be- 

 cuines ^0 <b'iise that "the growth of weeds beneath its 

 thickly set lirauehes is effectually prevented. 



STERCULIA 



Sloribiinda, Brongn. Fig. 2398. Glabrous, 8-15 ft.: 

 Ivs. elliptic, with a short point, thick and shining green, 

 entire: tls. 1-2 in. long, of waxy consistency, white or 

 cream color, very fragrant, in many umbels, ihe ca- 

 lyx one-fourth or less the length of" the corolla-tube: 

 fr, 3_1 in. long, ellipsoid, glabrous, fleshy, containing 



J. W. Adams. 



STEPHANOPHYSUM. S^e Furllia. 



STEPHAKOTIS (from Greek words for croicn and 

 *^'i r ; alUidiuLT to the 5 ear-like appendages on the stami- 

 nal rrowii). Asrh^piaddceip. Twining glabrous shrubs 

 of the Old World tn'pics, of about fourteen species, one 

 of which, 'S. florllnnida , is one of the best of green- 

 house climbers. Lvs. op])osite and coriaceous : fls. 

 large and showy, white, in umbel-like cymes from the 

 axils; calyx ii-parted; coroUa funnelform or salver- 

 forui, the tube cylindrical and usually enlarged at the 

 base and sometimes at the throat, the lobes 5: crown 

 mostly of 5 scales that are usually free at the apex and 

 adnate to the anthers on the back, the anthers with an 

 inflexed tip or membrane: fr. a more or less fleshy fol- 

 licle. 



2397. Stephanandra Tanakte (X 3;i). 



2398 Stephanotis flonbunda ( \ ^tl 



melon-like seeds which are provided 

 with a tuft of hair. Madagascar. 

 B.M. 4058. Gn. 21, p. 441 (showing 

 a pygmy plant blooining in a small pot and 

 not climbing); 4G, p. 208; 55, p. 150. G. 

 0. H. 14:l(iH (a dwarf variety, the Elves- 

 ton); 24:817; 25:137; lll."l7:.50. R.H. 

 1874, p. 3(38; 1885, p. 438, 439. -This is a 

 most useful old greenhouse twiner, bloom- 

 ing in spring and sumnuT. In winter it 

 should be kept partially dormant at a tem- 

 perature suited to carnations (say 50-60°). 

 Enrich the soil every year. Propagated 

 liy cuttings of last year's growth in spring. 

 Good seeds are rarely produced under 

 glass. When planted in the open in warm countries, it 

 thrives best in partial shade. Very liable to mealy bug. 



S. Tlioudrsi} , Br(mgn.,from Madagascar, appears to 

 be the only other species in cult., but it is not in tbe 

 American trade. It has obovate lvs., fls. in 3's, and 

 sepals about one-third the length of the corolla-tube. 



L. H. B. 



Stephen) fit is fJoritninda is one of the handsomest of 

 our warmhouse climbers, blooming in spring and sum- 

 mer. In the days when short blooms were used in 

 bouquets it was one of the most valuable flowers that 

 the florist had, its large waxy nmbels having a delicious 

 odor. It should be kept about 00° during the winter, 

 with less water. In the summer it delights in tbe tem- 

 perature of our warmest houses with plenty of syring- 

 ing. When given too much root room it grows very 

 rampant and is less inclined to flower. Therefore a 

 tub or a border where its roots are restricted is better, 

 with an annual top-dressing of good manure. Its great- 

 est enemy is the mealy bug, which, if allowed to get a 

 lodgment on the plant, is a great pest. Seed pods are 

 occasionally seen on the plant, hut it is easily propagated 

 by o.uttinc:s from pieces of the last year's growth and 

 they strike freely in sand. This is also one of the most 

 ^"alual:de ])iants for private establishments. U'lien grown 

 in a 12- or 15-inch pot or tub and trained on a balloon 

 trellis it makes splendid specimens and is often seen at 

 our horticultural exhibitions; and when in bloom tbere 

 is nothing liner for the cmservatorj'. Wm. S<'Ott. 



STERCtlLIA {Sf<nruJ.i)is of Roman mythology, from 

 sl'-rrifs, nuinure: applied to these plants because of the 

 o<lor of tlie leaves and fruits of some species). Ster- 

 ciiliilceo.'. Some 50 or OO species of tropical trees or 

 slirubs, most abundant in Asia, a few of which are 

 pbuiteci in the southern states and California. Pis- 

 mostly iiolygamous, apetalous, the calyx tubular, 4-5- 

 ch'ft, often colored; stamens united in a column which 

 bears a head of 10-15 sessile anthers; pistil of as many 

 carpels as calyx-lobes and opposite them, each carpel 

 2- to many-ovuled. the stigmas free and radiating; fr. 



