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STERXBEEGIA 



STEENBfiRGIA (after L'ouut C':is|ku- Sternberg, a 

 butuiiist and writer, 17G1-1«:18). Ainariillidacnr. A 

 genus of 4 species of low-firowing hardy bulbous herbs 

 from eastern Europe to Asia Minor, with strap-shaped 

 or linear leaves and bright yellow eroeusdike Howers. 

 Perianth regular, erect, funnelforin; stamens inserted 

 on the perianth-tube; tilameuts long, filiform; anthers 

 dnrsiflxed, versatile : fr. fleshy, scarcely dehiscent; 

 seeds suhglobose. The bulbs should be planted rather 

 deeply, about 6 inches. J. N. Gerard says of their cul- 

 ture in G.F. 10:158 that they require a rather heavy s.ul, 

 in a somewhat dry, sunny position where they wdl lie well 

 ripened in suninu-r. 



~4:-A//i' 



2400. Sternbergia lutea ( 



A. J-'/.s. ilinl h:^. appniriiuj l,,i/rlhf r. 

 B. JjlonniitiQ lu fttU. 

 liitea, Ker-Gawl (AmarfilUs luten. Linn.). Fig. 2400. 

 Bulb about I'v, in. through: Ivs. 0-8 to a bulb, strap- 

 shaped, becoming 1 ft. long: fls. yellow, 1^ to a bulb; 

 tube less than ?2 in. long; perianth-segments about \li 

 in Ion"'. Mediterranean region of En. and Asia. B.M. 

 2:10. i-in. 44. p. 30,".; 47, p. 114. G.t'. 11. i:i:21. 



P,B. BliH-niiiinj in sprhnj. 

 Fischeriana, Roera. lias the habit of S. Intra, but 

 dilt'ers in season of bloom and stipitate ovary and cap- 

 sule. Win. Watson says (G.F. 8:144) that the Hs. are 

 a brighter yelbiw and as large as the largest fcu-ms of 

 ,s'. hit,. I. ('aucasus. 1-S.M. 7441. 



A.v. Ft^. <niO Irs. <ipj>rnriinj at itiftrrrnt sravuiis. 



B. Lrs. linrar: fls. smatl. 

 colchiciilora, Waldst. :iud Kit. Bulb about '-2 in. 

 through: Ivs. appearing in spring, 3-4 in. long: lis. yel- 

 low, in fall: segments abcmt 1 in. hmg by 2 lines broad. 

 Eas-t Europe, Asia Minor. B.R. 2:i:2no,s.' 



);l:. Lr.^. st r<i ji-slia prij : fls. t'li-gc. 

 macrantha, .T. G:iy. Bulb gloliose, 1^, in. through, 



with a long ni'(4x: lys. 1 uuing 1 ft. long, nearly 1 in. 



wid.-, fully drveloped in -luiie: fls. bright yellow, 3-.'i in. 

 across: seginents about 1 in. liroad. October. Asia 

 Minor. G.C. III. 2:1:07. Gn. 47:1001. B.M. 7459. -A 

 handsome species. p, -^y, Bakclay. 



STEVENSONIA (n;imod after one of the governoi-s 

 of iMauritius). Pat ii)urr<r. A mouotypic genus of tropi- 

 cal palms from the Seydudlcs. Tali trees, spiny through- 

 out or at length nearly smooth, with ringed caude.x: Ivs. 

 terminal. si)i-eading-recuiA'(Ml, the cuneate-oboyatc blade 

 i;onvex. bitid, i>blir|ue at the base, plicate-ner\'iMl, the 

 iiKirgins ^|dit, segments deeply cut, the niid-ncr\cs anil 

 tiorxos (irominent, scaly brneath; ])etiole plano-conyex; 

 sboatli <leeply sjjlit, scaly, spiued; spadix erect; pe- 

 duiicle long, compressed at the base: branches thick- 

 isli : spathes 2, the lower one persistent, prickly, the 

 upper one smooth, woody, club-shaiM-d, deciduous: fr. 

 i-lli|>soidal, sin:dl, orange - colored. For culture, see 

 I'atm. 



grandiSblia, Duncan {Plin'iiiroii]i<)j-i(rii Srrhrltttnan, 

 H. Wendl.). Caudex 40-50 ft. bigb, ycry spiny when 

 }"ouug, less so wdn?n fild; petiide O-LS in. long, ]»ale 

 green^ blade cnneate-<.boyatr. Seyidielles. I. H. 12:4:;:-:. 

 B.M. 7277. Gn. 2::, pi>. 17:;, :i20. .1^,^^,^ q Swth. 



STILES 



STfiVIA. For the Stevia of florists, see Piqueria. 

 True Stevias are described in horticultural literature, 

 but it is not know-n that any of them are now in the 

 American trade. 



STEWAETIA. See Stiiartia. 



STICK-TIGHT. Vernacular for burs of ('tl noijlnssKin. 



STIGMAPH'fLLON (Greek, stii/ina and traf: refer- 

 ringtothe leaf-like appendages of the stignuis). Some- 

 times written !ftiijma plnittiim. Malpiijtiifirrd' . About 

 50 species of tropical American woody vines with usu- 

 ally opposite, entire to lobed, petioled leaves and yellow 

 Howers in axillary, peduncled umbel-like cymes: calyx 

 5-parted, 8-glaudular; stamens 10, of which G are per- 

 fect and 4 antherless or deformed; styles 3; stigmas 

 produced into leaf-like or booked appendages : ovary 

 :i-loculed, .'Mobed. 



ciliitum, A. ,Juss. A tender woody twining vine: Ivs. 

 evergreen, smooth, opposite, cordate, ciliate: fls. bright 

 yellow, large, in peduncled axillary clusters of 3-6. 

 P.M. 15:77. Gn. 33:037. — Apparently the only species in 

 the trade and possitdy the most haiulsome of the genus. 

 G. W. Oliver says that S. ciliatuni is one of the best 

 medium-sized vines for outdoor trellis work. For pot 

 culture it is of little service and thrives in the green- 

 house only when planted out. September is the best 

 month for" propagation. On outdoor plants much of the 

 wood is useless for this purpose, heing thin and soft. 

 Choose the wood made early in the season; a lieel or 

 joint is not necessary; root in bottom heat and carry 

 tbrough the winter in the greenhouse as small plants. 

 Ernest Braunton says of its culture in S. Calif, that 

 it nmst have shade, protection from dry or hot winds, 

 and an open s..il. Under the right conditions it flowers 

 admirably. y. w. Barclay. 



STILES, WILLIAM AUGUSTUS, .iournalist, editor 

 ami park couunissioner, was born March 9, 18:i7, at 

 Deckertown, Sussex county, in northern New Jersey, 

 and died October 6, 1897, in Jersey City, N. J. His 

 gi-andfather settled on a farm near Deckertown in 

 1819, where his father, Edward A. Stiles, in 1833 

 founded Mount Retirement Seminary, a srtccessfid 

 scduiol of the highest rank during the following thirty 

 years. Here William A. Stiles received his early educa- 

 tion; as a boy he showed great love for classical litera- 

 ture and unusual piroficiency in music and mathematics, 

 lie was distinguished as a student at Yale, graduating 

 in 1859 in a class which included many men who have 

 since attained high rank in public affairs. Prevented 

 from taking up the profession of law by constitutional 

 weakness and defective eyesight, his many-sided na- 

 ture found expression in diversified activities. He 

 was in turn a teacher, assistant superintendent of 

 public schools, surveyor on the Pacific coast, writer of 

 (lolitical articles, secretary of the Senate of New Jersey, 

 actuary of a life insurance company, and ganger in the 

 New York custom house. During a long period of ill- 

 ness and almost total blindness he acquired systematic 

 knowledge of plaut-life from readings by his sisters, 

 .and this gave impulse toward subsequent study on 

 broader lines. He brought together many rare and 

 choice species of plants, and made interesting experi- 

 nu'uts on the farm. Love of nature was henceforth a 

 dominant force with him. His articles in the daily 

 (o-ess of New York on the various interests of country 

 life attracted wide attention, and led to his appointment 

 :is an editorial writer of the New York Tritnine, a rela- 

 tion which continued throughout his lifetime. In 1883 

 he became agricultural editor of the Philadelphia J-Vcs.s. 

 Keenly interested in introducing scientific discoveries 

 and improved methods into general piractice, he estab- 

 lished relations with the foremost agriculturists abroad 

 :nul at home, and made his departnn-nt a useful and 

 valualde exponent of the best knowledge of the time. 

 His masterly conduct of the page during the next five 

 years set a high standard for journalism in this field, 

 and established his reputation as a specialist in agri- 

 culture and cognate subjects. On the founding of 

 •'(i.-irden and Forest" in 1888, William A. Stiles was 

 invited to be the nuaiuiging editor. For nearly ten 



