ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GARDENING. 
Scarlet Lobelia. pos cardinalis).—See Lobelia. — 
Scarlet Lychnis (Lychnis chalcedonica).—See Lychnis. 
Scarlet Maple (Acer rubrum).—See Acer. ; 
aoe Martagon Lily (Lilium  chalcedonicum).—See 
ilium. 
Scarlet Mexican Sage (Salvia fulgens’.—See Salvia. 
Scarlet Mitre-ped (Mitraria coccinea).—See Mitraria. 
Scarlet Monkey-flower (Mimulus _ cardinalis). — See 
Mimulus. 
Scarlet Mus (Mimulus cardinalis)—See Mimulus. 
Scarlet Oak (Quercus coccinea).—See Quercus. 
Scarlet Runner Bean (Phaseolus multiflorus). — Sce 
Phaseolus. 
Scarlet Sage (Salvia coccinea & S. splendens).—See Salvia. 
Scarlet Skull-cap (Scutellaria mocciniana).—See Scutellaria. 
Scarlet Twin-flower (Bravoa geminiflora).—See Bravoa. 
Scarlet Wind-flower resend! fulgens).—_See Anemone. 
Scarlet Wound-wort (Stachys coccinea).—See Stachys. 
Schismatoglottis.—Ord. Aroidex. Stove perennial herbs. 
Orn. foliage. First introduced 1862. Leaves, oblong or heart-shaped, 
green or striped with silver-grey, purple or yellow. 
CULTURE: Compost, equal parts sandy loam, fibrous peat, leaf- 
mould, & silver sand. Position, well-drained pots in shady part of 
stove. Pot, Feb. or March. Water copious] , April to Sept.; mode- 
rately afterwards. Syringe daily, April to Sept. Apply stimulants 
occasionally during summer. ‘Temp., Sept. to March 55° to 65°; 
March to Xe t. 75° to 85°. Propagate by division, Feb. or March. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: S. crispata, leaves banded with silvery grey, Borneo; 
Lavallei, leaves mottled with grey, Malaya; longispatha, leaves banded with silvery 
grey, Borneo; neoguinensis, leaves blotched with yellow, New Guinea; pulchra, 
eee spotted with silvery white, Borneo; siamensis, leaves spotted with white, 
lam. 
Schizandra.—Ord. Magnoliacee. Hardy evergreen climbing 
shrubs. First introduced 1806. Leaves, large & handsome. Berries, 
scarlet. 
CULTURE: Soil, loam & peat. Position, sunny walls or arbours. 
Plant, Sept. & Oct. or April. Prune straggly shoots, April. Propa- 
gate by cuttings of firm shoots inserted in sandy peat under bell-glass 
in cold frame, July to Oct. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: 8. sinensis, rose, summer, 1 5to 20 ft., China. 
Schizanthus (Butterfly or Fringe Flower).—Ord. Solanacee. 
Half-hardy annual herbs. First introduced 1822. 
OUTDOOR CULTURE: Soil, good ordinary rich. Position, sunny 
beds or borders. Sow seeds thinly in pots, pans, or boxes filled with 
light soil, & place in temp. 65° to 75° in Feb. or March. _ Cover slightly 
with fine mould. Transplant seedlings when lin. high, 4 in a 3-in. 
pot, harden off in frame, & plant out in May. Sow also similarly 
in Aug., transplant 3 in a 3-in. pot, & place on shelf in light airy 
greenhouse until following May, then plant out. Sow likewise outdoors 
end of April where required to grow. 
POT CULTURE: Compost, one part loam, half a part each of decayed 
manure & leaf-mould, little sand. Sow seeds thinly in above compost 
in cool greenhouse or frame in Aug. Transplant scedlings singly in 
3-in. pots, & grow on shelf in greenhouse (temp. 45° to 55°) until Jan., 
then transfer to 6-in. pots, & grow in light position. Water mode- 
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