ENCYCLOPHADIA OF GARDENING. 
manure, & silver sand. Position, well-drained pots, with shoots 
trained to roof or trellis. Pot, Feb., placing tubers 2in. deep, one 
in a 6-in. pot, or several in an 8 or 12-in. pot. Water moderately 
till growth is well advanced, then freely. After flowering, gradually 
withhold water & keep soil quite dry till potting time. Temp., Feb. 
to Sept. 70° to 85°; Sept. to Feb. 55° to 65°. Propagate by seeds 
inserted singly 4in. deep in 3-in. pots filled with ligne soil in temp. 
75° in Feb. or March; offsets removed from large tubers at potting 
ime. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: S. aurantiaca, orange yellow, July and Aug., 12 to 
18 in., Natal. 
Sandhill Rosemary (Ceratiola ericoides).—See Ceratiola. 
Sand Myrtle (Leiophyllum buxifolium).—See Leiophyllum. 
Sand Pear (Pyrus sinensis).—See Pyrus. 
Sand Pink (Dianthus arenarius).—See Dianthus. 
Sand Verbena (Abronia umbellata).—See Abronia. 
Sand-wort (Arenaria balearica).—See Arenaria. 
Sanguinazvia (Blood-root).—Ord. Papaveracew. Hardy peren- 
nial herb. _ First introduced 1680. 
CULTURE: Soil, sandy loam or peat. Position, sunny borders or 
rockeries. Plant, Oct., Nov., March or April. Water freely in dry 
weather. Top-dress annually with decayed cow manure in Feb. or 
March. Should be interfered with as little as possible. Propagate by 
seeds sown 1-16 in. deep in equal parts Test -mieeld, peat, & sand in cold 
frame or cool greenhouse in early autumn or spring, transplanting 
seedlings outdoors when large enough to handle; by division of roots 
in Oct. or March. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: S. canadensis, white, April, 6 in., N. America. 
Sanseviera (Bow-string Hemp; Angola Hemp).—Hemodoracee. 
Stove herbaceous perennials. Orn. foliage. First introduced 1690. 
Flowers, white, green, yellowish; insignificant. Leaves, narrow, 
ridged, green, long, margined or spotted with white. 
CULTURE: Compost, equal parts loam, leaf-mould, & sand. Posi- 
tion, pots in shady part of stove. Pot, Feb. to April. Water copi- 
ously, March to Oct.; moderately afterwards. Syringe freely in 
summer. Temp., March to Sept. 65° to 75°; Sept. to March 55° to 
65°. Propagate by division of plants, Feb. to April. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: 8. cylindrica, Trop. Africa; guineensis, Trop. Africa; 
zeylanica, Trop. Africa. : 
Santolina (Lavender Cotton)—Ord. Compositw. Hardy ever- 
green shrubby plants. First introduced 1573. Leaves & shoots 
covered with cottony down. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary sandy. Position, margins of sunny 
borders or rockeries for S. Chamecyparissus incana; backs of sunny 
borders or large rockeries for 8. Chamecyparissus & S. rosmarim- 
folia. Plant, Sept., Oct., March or April. Distance apart for form- 
ing edging of S. incana, 6in. Propagate by cuttings of shoots, 2 to 
3in. long, pulled off with portion of stem attached & inserted in pots 
of sandy soil in cold frame, Sept. or Oct., or in sheltered position out- 
doors, same time. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: S. Chamecyparissus, yellow, July, 2 to 3 ft., 3. 
Europe; Chamecyparissus incana, dwarf variety; rosmarinifolia, yellow, July, 
2 ft., Spain and Portugal. 
Sanvitalia.—Ord. Composite. Hardy annual. First intro- 
duced 1798. ; 
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