ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GARDENING. 
blocks suspended from roof or in well-drained pots or pans. Pot or 
re-block, Feb. or March. Water freely during growing period. Keep 
dry after growth has completed until flowers appear. Shade from sun. 
Moist atmosphere essential during growing period. Temp., March to 
Sept. 75° to 85°; Sept. to March 60° to 70°, Resting period, winter. 
Growing period, March to Oct. Flowers appear at apex of new 
pseudo-bulbs. Propagate by division. 
SPECIES OULTIVATE 8. Lyonsii, white, brown, yellow, and purple, 1 ft., 
Jamaica; thomsoniana, sulphur yellow, purple, and white, summer, W. Indies; 
Tibicinis (Cow-horn Orchid), crimson, purple, orange, and white, summer, 1 ft., 
Honduras. 
Schubertia.—See Araujia. 
Sciadoplitys (Parasol Fir Tree; Umbrella Pine).—Ord. Conifere. 
Hardy evergreen conifer. First introduced 1861. Leaves, long, 
tapering, borne in tufts at the end of shoots, parasol-like; green or 
variegated with pale yellow. 
CULTURE: Soil, rich moist loam. Position, sheltered from pierc- 
ing winds. Plant, Sept., Oct., March or April. Propagate by im- 
ported seeds sown }in. deep in pots filled with moist sandy loam, & 
laced in cold frame or greenhouse, transplanting seedlings outdoors 
ollowing spring ; or 4 in. deep outdoors in April in moist bed of sandy 
loam, DE Ta seedlings next year. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: S. verticillata, 80 to 120 ft., Japan. 
Scilla (Squill; Blue Bell).—Ord. Liliacew. Greenhouse & hardy 
bulbous plants. 
CULTURE OF HALF-HARDY SPECIES: Compost, two parts sandy 
loam, one part decayed cow manure & sand. Position, well-drained 
pots in light cool greenhouse. Pot, Aug. to Dec., large bulbs singly, or 
small ones in threes in 5-in. pots. Water freely when growth begins; 
keep dry after flowering ceases & leaves begin to decay. Temp., Oct. 
to March 40° to 50°; March to Oct. 55° to 65°. Stand pots in cold 
sunny frame, June to Sept. 
CULTURE OF HARDY SPECIES: Soil, deep sandy loam. Position, 
sunny beds, borders, in grass on lawns, or rockeries. Plant, Aug. 
to Nov. in lines or masses. Depth for planting: Small bulbs 2in. 
deep & 2in. apart; large bulbs 4in. deep & 3 to 4in. apart Mulch 
wrth. decayed manure, Nov. Lift, divide, & replant every third year. 
POT CULTURE: Compost, two parts sandy loam, one part leaf- 
mould or well-decayed cow manure, one part river sand. Pot, Aug. to 
Nov., placing small bulbs, lin. apart, in a 5-in. pot; or 3 to 5 large- 
sized bulbs lin. deep in similar pots. Position, under layer of cinder 
ashes from time of potting till growth commences, then in cold frame, 
cool greenhouse or window till past flowering, afterwards in sunny spot 
outdoors. Water moderately from time growth commences till 
foliage fades, then keep dry. Repot annually. Apply weak stimulants 
once or twice during flowering period. panty mee by seeds sown 
1-16 in. deep in light sandy soil in boxes or cold frame, or outdoors in 
Sept.; offsets from old bulbs removed when lifting & planted, as 
advised for full-sized bulbs. Seedlings flower when 3 to 4 years old. 
HALF-HARDY SPECIES: S. peruviana, lilac, May, 6 to 12 in., Algeria; peru- 
viana alba, white. 
HARDY SPEOIES: 8. bifolia, blue, March, 6 in., Europe; bifolia alba, white; 
bifolia rosea, rose; festalis (Syn. S. nutans), the Bluebell, blue, April, 8 to 15 in., 
W. Europe; festalis alba, white; festalis rosea, rose; festalis cernua, blue; 
hispanica (Spanish Squill), blue, May, 1 ft., Europe; hispanica alba, ‘white; 
hispanica carnea, flosh; hispanica rosea, rose; hispanica rubra, red; sibirica 
(Siberian Squill), blue, Fob., 3 to 6 in., Asia Minor; sibirion alba, white, 
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