ENCYCLOPHZDIA OF GARDENING. 
in pyramidal panicles, July. Leaves, ribbon-like, green, covered with 
silky hairs. 
CULTURE OF SUGAR CANE: Two parts rich loam, one part 
leaf-mould or rotten manure & little sand. Position, large pots or 
tubs in lofty stoves. Pot, Feb. or March. Water freely, April to 
Sept.; moderately afterwards. Syringe twice daily during spring & 
summer. Shade from mid-day sun essential. Temp., March to Oct. 
70° to 85°; Oct. to March 55° to 65°. 
CULTURE OF 8. SPONTANEUM: Soil, good ordinary. Position, 
margins of beds or lakes, sheltered. Plant, May or June. 
PropacaTe Sugar Cane by cuttings of stems inserted in light soil in 
temp. of 70° to 80° in spring, or by suckers removed in Feb. or March, & 
pe singly in above compost. S. spontaneum by division of roots in 
arch or April. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: S. officinarum (Sugar Cane), white, summer, 10 to 15 
ft., E. Indies; officinarum violaceum, stems vivlet tinted; spontaneum (Syn. 8. 
egypticum), white, summer, 10 ft., Algeria. 
Saccolabium.—Ord. Orchidacew. Stove epiphytal orchids. 
First introduced 1837. Ht., 1 to 4ft. 
CULTURE: Compost, sphagnum moss, charcoal, & broken potsherds. 
Position, hanging baskets or attached to pieces of wood, or in pots 
filled to rim with charcoal & potsherds & remainder living sphagnum 
moss. Grow near glass always. Pot, or fix to blocks in Jan. or 
Feb. Water plants grown on blocks copiously twice daily, March to 
Sept.; once daily afterwards; those in baskets, copiously April to 
Sept., moderately afterwards. Shade from mid-day sun. Temp., March 
to Oct. 70° to 85°; Oct. to March 60° to 70°. Avoid allowing moisture 
to fall on leaves in winter. Moist atmosphere essential. Growing 
period, March to Nov.; resting period, Nov. to March. Flowers appear 
in axils of leaves near the top, after resting period. Propagate by 
offsets any time. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: S. ampullaceum, magenta rose, June, India; bellinum, 
green, brown, white, and yellow, Jan to March, Burma; curvifolium, orange-scarlet, 
May and June, N. India; giganteum, cream and purple, fragrant, Dec. to March, 
Burma; hendersonianum, rosy red and white, spring, Borneo; miniatum, 
orange-red, spring, Java; violaceum, white and mauve, Jan. and Feb., Philippines. 
Sacred Bean (Nelumbium luteum).—See Nelumbium. 
Saddle-tree (Liriodendron tulipifera)—See Liriodendron. 
Sadleria.—Ord. Filices. Stove tree fern. First introduced 1877. 
Fronds, feather-shaped. 
CULTURE: Compost, two-thirds peat & loam, & abundance of sand. 
Position, large pots or tubs, well-drained, in shady stove or warm con- 
servatory. Repot, Feb. or March. Water moderately, Oct. to March; 
freely afterwards. Syringe trunks daily, March to Sept. Temp., Sept. 
to March: 55° to 65°; March to Sept. 65° to 75°. Shade in summer 
essential. Propagate by spores sown at any time on surface of finely- 
sifted loam & peat in shallow well-drained pans; cover with sheet of 
glass, & keep moist in shady position in temp. 75° to 85°. 
SPECIES OULTIVATED: S. cyatheoides, 5 to 8 ft., Sandwich Islands, 
Safflower (Carthamus tinctoria).—See Carthamus. 
Saffron Crocus (Crocus sativus).—See Crocus. 
Saffron Thistle (Carthamus tinctorius).—See Carthamus. 
Sage (Salvia officinalis)—Sce Salvia. 
Sagina (Pcarl-weed; Pearl-wort)—Ord. Caryophyllacew, Tardy 
perennial herbs. Orn. foliage & flowering; evergreen. Leaves, 
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