ENCYCLOPMDIA OF GARDENING. 
rockery. Plant, March or April. Keep surface of soil covered with 
layer of moss. Water freely in summer. Propagate all the’ species 
& hybrids by division in March or April. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: S. Drummondii, flowers purple, June, leaves white, 
green, and purple, 2 ft., N. America; Claytoni, leaves purple, 1 ft., hybrid; flava 
(Trumpet went yellow, June, 2 ft., N. America; flava atrosanguinea, lid of pitcher 
cream and yellow; flava Catesbeei, wings of pitcher veined with red; flava limbata, 
lid of pitcher margined crimson and brown; psittacina, tlowers purple, leaves 
veined red or purple, N. America; purpurea, flowers purple, spring, leaves veined 
purple, N. America; rubra, flowers reddish, leaves veined purple, N. America; 
variolaris, flowers yellow, leaves spotted with white, N. America. 
Sarsaparilla (Smilax glauca).—See Smilax. 
Satin-flower.—See Sisyrinchium. 
Satin Poppy (Meconopsis Wallichii)—See Meconopsis. 
Satureia (Summer & Winter Savory).—Ord. Labiate. Hardy 
annual & perennial evergreen herbs. First introduced 1562. Aromatic 
pests used for flavouring soups & salads, & for boiling with peas & 
eas. 
CULTURE OF SUMMER SAVORY: Hardy annual. Soil, ordinary. 
Position, sunny. Sow seeds }in. deep in drills 12in. apart. Thin 
seedlings when 2in. high to Gin. apart. Water freely in dry weather. 
Pull plants up when in flower, & dry for winter use. 
CULTURE OF WINTER SAVORY: Hardy evergreen shrub. Soil, 
ordinary. Position, sunny. Plant, March or April 12in. apart in 
rows 15in. asunder. Prune in closely in Oct., & top-dress with manure. 
Renew plantations every fourth year. Propagate by seeds sown as 
advised for annual species, also by cuttings of young shoots inserted iu 
shady border in April, division of roots in March. 
ANNUAL SPECIES: S. hortensis (Summer Savory), lilac, July, 6 to 8 in, 
Mediterranean Region. 
ie PERENNIAL SPECIES: S. montana (Winter Savory), purple, June, 6 to 12 in., 
urope. ‘ 
Satyrium.—oOrd. Orchidacee. Half-hardy terrestrial tuberous- 
rooted orchids. First introduced 1842. 
CULTURE: Compost, equal parts good turfy loam, sandy peat, 
leaf-mould, nisocend & coarse silver sand. Position, well-drained 
pots in cold shady frame. Pot, Aug. to Nov., placing tubers lin. 
below surface, & 3 to 5 in a 6-in. pot. Make compost firm. Plunge 
pots to rims in cinder ashes or cocoanut-fibre refuse. Water copiously 
from time growth begins till foliage fades; then keep nearly dry. 
Apply weak stimulants from April till flowers fade. Remove flower 
spikes when blooms fade. Repot every 2 or 3 years. Protect from 
Dec. to Feb. by covering of cocoanut-fibre refuse or cinder ashes. 
Propagate by division of tubers, Aug. to Nov. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: S. candidum, white, fragrant, Aug. and Sept., 1 ft., 
S. Africa; carneum, white and pink, June, 1 ft., S. Africa. 
Sauromatum (Monarch of the East).—Ord. Aroidew. Half- 
hardy perennial, with tuberous roots & arum-like flower spathes. 
CULTURE: Purchase tubers in autumn, place them in a dry saucer 
in a warm room, & in a few weeks the flower spathe will appear. No 
soil or water needed. After flowering, plant the tuber in a moist 
place outdoors to make its leaf growth. Lift in Aug., keep in a cool 
place, & again place in a saucer indoors. Repeat the operation year 
by year. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: S. guttatum, purple, yellow and green, winter or 
spring, 1 ft., Central Asia. 
Saussurea (Saw-wort). — Ord. Composite. Hardy perennial 
herbs. First introduced 1816. 
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