ENCYCLOPZDIA OF GARDENING. 
Stipa (Feather Grass)—Ord. Graminacew. Hardy perennial 
flowering grasses. Inflorescence borne in feathery panicles; summer. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Position, dryish sunny borders. Plant, 
March or April. Gather inflorescence for drying for winter decora- 
tion in July. Propagate by seeds sown 4 in. deep in shallow boxes 
or pots filled with light soil placed in temp. of 55° to 65°, Feb. or 
March, hardening off seedlings and planting outdoors, May or June; 
or by sowing similar depth in ordinary soil in sunny position outdoors 
in April; also by division of roots in March or April. e 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: S. pennata, 2 ft., Europe. 
Stock Gilliflower (Matthiola incana).—See Matthiola. 
Stokesia (Stokes’ Aster)—Ord. Composite. Hardy perennial 
herb. First introduced 1766. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Position, sunny well-drained borders. 
Plant, April. Protect in winter by covering with hand-light. Plants 
may be lifted in Sept., placed in pots, & removed to greenhouse for 
flowering during autumn and winter, afterwards planting outdoors 
following April. Propagate by division of roots, March or April. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: 8S. cyanea, blue, August, 18 in., N. America. 
Stonecrop (Sedum acre).—See Sedum. 
Stone Fern (Asplenium Ceterach).—See Asplenium. 
Stone Pine (Pinus cembra).—See Pinus. 
Storax-plant (Styrax officinalis’—See Styrax. 
Stratiotes (Water Soldier; Crab’s Claw).—Ord. Hydrochari- 
dace. Hardy aquatic perennial. ‘ 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Position, shallow lakes or ponds. 
Plant, March or April; enclosing roots & small quantity of mould in 
pieces of old sacking tied securely round base of stem and dropped 
into water where required to prow, Propagate by division in spring. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: S. aloides, white, June, 1 to 2 ft., Britain. 
Strawberry.—See Fragaria. 
Strawberry-raspberry (Rubus roseflorus flore simplici).— 
See Rubus. 
Strawberry Tree (Arbutus unedo).—See Arbutus. 
Strelitzia (Bird of Paradise Flower; Bird’s Tongue Flower).— 
Ord. Scitaminacew. Greenhouse orn. foliage & flowering perennials. 
First introduced 1791. 
CULTURE: Compost, two parts loam, one part peat, & half a part 
silver sand. Position, pots or bed in sunny part of warm greenhouse. 
Pot or plant, Feb. or March. Water copiously, April to Sept.; mode- 
rately, Sept. to Nov.; keep nearly dry afterwards. No shade required. 
Temp., March to Oct. 65° to 75°; Oct. to March, 55° to 65°. Propa- 
gate by seeds sown in compost of leaf-mould, peat, & loam, in temp. 
of 65° to 75°, spring; offsets or division of old agi Feb. or March. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: S. Regine, orange and blue, spring, 3 to 4 ft., S. 
Africa; Regine citrina, yellow and blue. . 
Streptocarpus (Cape Primrose).—Ord. Gesneriacee. Green- 
house herbaceous perennials. First introduced 1824. ' 
CULTURE: Compost, two parts loam, one part of equal proportions 
of leaf-mould, decayed manure, & silver sand. Position, pots in light 
greenhouse. Pot, March or April. Temp, 40° to 50°, Oct. to April; 
25° to 65°, April to Oct. Shade from sun. Water freely, April to 
Oct.; keep nearly dry afterwards. Apply weak stimulants when plants 
are in flower. Admit air freely in summer. Cold shady frame good 
position for young plants during summer. Propagate by seeds sown 
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