ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GARDENING. 
monia, 24 1b. of guano, mixed, per square rod (303 sq. yards), applied 
before sowing in spring. Requires to be raised from seed annually for 
producing roots for culinary purposes. Seeds germinate in 7 to 12 
days, and retain their vegetative powers for two to three years. Crop 
reaches maturity in 18 weeks, 
Marxet Cuutture: Soil, deep, sandy; poor, shallow soils unsuit- 
able. Manures: No farmyard dung, but 3 cwt. of kainit per acre, 
ploughed in during winter; 5 cwt. of superphosphate just before sowing, 
and lewt, nitrate of soda six weeks after sowing. Sow in April, 
sowing seed thinly in drills 18in. apart. Thin seedlings early to 9 in. 
apart. Lift roots in November and store in clumps outdoors. Market 
in bundles of 8 to 12 even straight roots. Quantity of seed to sow an 
acre: 8 to 12lb. Average yield per acre, 200 to 300 bushels. Average 
life of seeds, 2 years. Average price per doz. bundles, 4s. to 4s. 6d. 
Pia CULTIVATED: S. hispanica, yellow, June to Sept., 2 to 3 ft. S. 
Scotch Crocus (Crocus biflorus).—See Crocus. 
Scotch Elm (Ulmus montana).—See Ulmus. 
Scotch Fir (Pinus sylvestris)—See Pinus. 
Scotch Heather (Erica cinerea).—See Erica. 
Scotch Kale.—See Brassica. 
Scotch Laburnum (Laburnum alpinus).—See Laburnum. 
Scotch Primrose (Primula scotia).—See Primula. 
Scotch Rose (Rosa spinosissima).—See Rosa. 
i Scotch Shamrock (Trifolium repens purpureum).—Sce Trifo- 
ium. 
Scotch Thistle (Onopordon acanthium).—See Onopordon. 
Screw Pine (Pandanus odoratissimus).—See Pandanus. 
Scurvy Pea.—See Psoralea. 
Scutellaria (Helmet Flower; Skull Cap).—Ord. Scrophulariacez. 
Stove and herbaceous perennials. 
CULTURE OF STOVE SPECIES: Compost, two parts loam, one part 
of equal proportions of leaf-mould, decayed manure, & sand. Position, 
light part of stove, Sept. to June; sunny cold frame remainder of year. 
Pot, Feb, or March. Prune shoots directly after flowering (Feb.) to 
within 3 in. of base. Good drainage essential. Nip off points of main 
shoots when 3 in. long, also of lateral shoots when of similar length, 
to induce bushy growth. Water freely April to Sept., moderately 
afterwards. Syringe daily April to Sept. Apply stimulants once a 
week May to Dec. Temp., Sept. to March 55° to 65°; March to June 
70° to 80°, 
CULTURE OF HARDY SPECIES: Soil, ordinary. Position, open 
sunny borders or rockeries. Plant, March or April. Lift, divide & 
replant only when overgrown. Propagate stove species by cuttings 
of firm shoots, 2 to 3in. long, inserted in light sandy soil under bell- 
glass in temp. 75° to 85° in spring; hardy species by seeds sown out- 
doors in April; division of roots in March or April. 
STOVE SPECIES: S. coccinea, scarlet, summer, 12 to 18 in., Colombia; moc- 
ciniana, scarlet and yellow, summer, 2 to 3 ft., Mexico. 
HARDY SPECIES: S. alpina, purple, Aug., 6 to 8 in., S.E. Europe; Iaterifolia, 
blue, July, 1 ft., N. America. 
Scuticaria.—Ord. Orchidacem. Stove epiphytal orchids. First 
introduced 1834. 
CULTURE: Compost, equal parts fibry peat & chopped sphagnum 
moss, with little sand & charcoal. Position, well-drained pots, pans, 
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