ENCYCLOPHIDIA OF GARDENING. 
weekly, Aug. to Nov. & Feb. to March; once a month other times. 
Plants on blocks daily, March to Aug.; & twice a week, Aug. to Nov. 
& Feb. & March; once a week other times. Syringe freely in summer. 
Temp., March to Sept. 75° to 85°; Sept. to March 60° to 70°. Rest- 
ing period, none. Flowers appear at top of new pseudo-bulb. Pro- 
pagate by division of pseudo-bulbs at potting time. 
HYBRIDS CULTIVATED: §S. Leta, pink, rosy purple and yellow, Marriottii, 
orange, yellow, and scarlet; Veitchii, rosy carmine, magenta and yellow. 
Sophronitis (Scarlet-flowered Orchid), — Ord. Orchidacee. 
Dwarf evergreen epiphytal orchids. First introduced 1837. 
CULTURE: Compost, equal parts peat, sphagnum moss, & charcoal. 
Position, shallow small pans or baskets suspended from roof. Pot, 
Feb. or March. Shade from sun most essential. Water freely, April 
to Oct.; moderately afterwards. Temp., Oct. to April 55° to 65°; 
April to Oct. 65° to 75°. Growing period, May to Feb. Resting 
: ee March to May. Flowers appear at apex of new pseudo-bulb. 
ropagate by division of pseudo-bulbs, Feb. or March. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: S. cernua, rosy red and yellow, winter, 3 in., Brazil; 
grandiflora, scarlet, winter, 3 to 6 in., Brazil; violacea, violet, winter, 3 in., Brazil. 
Sorrel.—See Rumex. 
Sour Sop (Anona muricata)—See Anona. 
South African Hare-bell (Roella ciliata)—See Roella. 
Sow-bread (Cyclamen europeum).—See Cyclamen. 
Spanish Bayonet (Yucca aloifolia)—See Yucca. 
Spanish Broom (Spartium junceum).—See Spartium. 
Spanish Chestnut (Castanea vesca).—See Castanea. 
Spanish Fennel-flower (Nigella hispanica).—Sce Nigella. 
Spanish Furze (Genista hispanica).—See Genista. 
Spanish Gorse (Genista hispanica).—See Genista. 
Spanish Hyacinth (Hyacinthus amethystinus)—See Hyacin- 
thus. 
Spanish Iris (Iris Xiphium).—See Iris. 
Spanish Jasmine (Jasminum grandiflorum).—See Jasminum. 
Spanish Moss (Tillandsia usneoides).—See Tillandsia. | 
Spanish Oyster-plant (Scolymus hispanicus).—See Scoly- 
mus. 
Spanish Potato (Ipomea batatus).—_See Ipomeza. 
Spanish Silver Fir (Abies pinsapo).—See Abies. 
Spanish Squill (Scilla hispanica)—See Scilla. 
Spanish Traveller’s Joy (Clematis cirrhosa).—See Cle- 
matis. 
Spanish-tuft (Thalictrum aquilegifolium).—See Thalictrum. 
Sparaxis (African Harlequin Flower)—Ord. Iridacew. Half- 
hardy bulbous plants. First introduced 1758. . 
OUTDOOR CULTURE: Soil, light, rich sandy. Position, sunny 
well-drained border. Plant, Sept. to Jan., placing bulbs 4in. deep & 
2in. apart. Lift & replant bulbs annually. Mulch surface of bed in 
March with cow manure. ; 
POT CULTURE: Compost, two parts sandy loam, one part leaf- 
mould or decayed cow manure. Pots, 43in. in diameter, well drained. 
Place five bulbs, 3in. deep, in each pot in Nov., & cover with cocoa- 
nut-fibre refuse in cold frame or under: cool greenhouse stage until 
growth begins. Water moderately from time bulbs begin to grow 
until flowers fade, then gradually cease, keeping bulbs dry till Jan. 
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