ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GARDENING. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Position, margins of sunny borders 
or rockeries. Sow seeds 1-16in. deep in light soil in temp. 55° to 65° 
in March. MHarden off seedlings in cold frame in April & plant out- 
doors in May; or in lines or patches in open ground end of April, 
thinning seedlings when lin. high to 2or 3in. apart. Water freely 
in dry weather, & apply weak stimulants occasionally during flower- 
ing period. 
§p ‘CIES CULTIVATED: 8. procumbens, yellow and purple, July, 1 ft., Mexico; 
procumbens flore pleno, flowers double. 
Saponaria (Soap-wort; Fuller's Herb; Hedge Pink). — Ord. 
Caryophyllacee. ardy annuals & perennials. 
CULTURE OF ANNUAL SPECIES: Soil, ordinary. Position, 
margins of sunny borders or in beds. Sow seeds in lines or patches 
% in. deep in April for summer flowering; in Sept. for spring flowering. 
Thin seedlings when lin. high 2 or 3in. apart. Water freely in dry 
weather & apply stimulants occasionally. 
CULTURE OF PERENNIAL SPECIES: Soil, deep rich loam. Posi- 
tion, sunny rockeries or borders for S. ocymoides; large sunny or shady 
shrubbery borders or wild garden for 8. officinalis. Plant, Oct. to 
April. Top-dress annually in Feb. with decayed manure. Water 
freely in dry weather. Propagate by seeds sown in shallow boxes of 
sandy soil in temp. of 55° to 65° in March, hardening seedlings in a 
cold frame in April, & planting out in May or June; or outdoors in 
April, transplanting seedlings in June & July; by cuttings inserted in 
aed soil in cold frame, Sept. to Oct.; division of roots, Oct. to 
March. 
ANNUAL SPECIES: S. calabrica, rose, July to Sept., 6 to 12 in., Italy. 
PERENNIAL SPECIES: §S. ocymoides (Rock Soap-wort), rosy purple, summer, 
trailing, Europe; officinalis flore pleno (Double Soapwort), pink, Aug., 2 to 3 ft., 
Europe (Britain). 
Sardinian Iris (Iris olbiensis).—See Iris. 
Sarmienta (Chilian Pitcher-flower).—Ord. Gesneracex. Green- 
house herbaceous creeper. First introduced 1862. 
CULTURE: Compost, soft peat, charcoal, & chopped sphagnum 
moss. Position, teak baskets or pans, suspended from roof, or in pots 
with shoots growing up stems of dead tree ferns. Pot or plant, March. 
Water copiously, April to Oct.; moderately afterwards. Syringe 
freely daily, March to Oct. Shade from sun. Temp., March to Sept. 
60° to 70°; Sept. to March 45° to 55°. Propagate by division of 
plants in March. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: S. repens, scarlet, summer, creeping, Chili. 
Sarracenia (Huntsman’s Horn; Indian Cup; N. American 
Pitcher Plant; Side-saddle Flower). — Ord. Sarraceniacem. Half- 
hardy herbaceous perennials. First introduced 1752. Leaves, tubu- 
lar, pitcher-shaped, recticulated. 
INDOOR CULTURE: Compost, equal parts fibry peat & chopped 
sphagnum moss. Position, cool moist corner of greenhouse or fernery, 
cold frame, or Wardian case in dwelling room. Pot, March. Pots to 
be two-thirds full of drainage. Place pot containing plant inside 
another pot two sizes larger, & fill space between with sphagnum moss. 
Water freely, April to Oct.; very little in winter. ene se foliage 
gently daily in summer. Shade from bright sun. © Top-dress in 
summer with a little decayed manure. 
OUTDOOR CULTURE OF 8. PURPUREA: Compost, equal parts 
peat & sphagnum moss. Position, fully exposed bog garden or moist 
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