ENCYCLOP.EDIA OF GARDENING. 
in well-drained pots, pans, or boxes, with equal parts of finely-sifted 
loam, leaf-mould, peat, and sand. Cover the seeds thinly with a 
sprinkle of fine silver sand. Moisten the soil by holding the pot, pan, 
or box nearly to its rim or edge in tepid water. Place a pane of glass 
over top of pot, pan, or ‘box, & put in a temp. 55° to 65°. Transplant 
seedlings as soon as large enough to handle lin. apart in above com- 
post, in pans or pots, & when seedlings touch each other place them 
singly in 3-in. pots, & ultimately into 5 or 6-in. pots. Seeds sown in 
Feb. will produce plants for flowering following July; in March or 
April, following August or September. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: §S. Dunnii, rose, summer, 12 to 18 in.; Galpini, white 
and mauve, summer; Rexii, blue, summer, 6 in.; Sandersii, blue, summer, 1 ft.; 
Wendlandii, blue, spring, 18 to 30 in. All natives of 8. Africa. Many beautiful 
hybrid and strains, for which see trade lists. 
Streptosolen.—0Ord. Solanacew. Greenhouse evergreen flower- 
ing shrub. First introduced 1847. 
CULTURE: Compost, two parts sandy loam, one part leaf-mould, & 
half a part silver sand. Position, well-drained pots close to glass in 
light sunny greenhouse. Pot, Feb. to April. Prune shoots moderately 
close after flowering. Water freely, April to Oct.; moderately after- 
wards. Apply weak stimulants occasionally during summer. Shade 
only from bright sunshine. Temp., March to Oct., 60° to 70°; Oct. 
to March, 50° to 60°. Propagate by cuttings inserted in light sandy 
soil under bell-glass, in temp. 55° to 65°, spring or summer. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: S. Jamesoni, orange, summer, 3 to 4 ft., Colombia. 
Striped Squill (Puschkinia scilloides)—See Puschkinia. 
Strobilanthes (Cone-head)—Ord. Acanthacee. Stove ever- 
green flowering shrubs. First introduced 1823. 
CULTURE: Compost, equal parts loam & leaf-mould, with a little 
silver sand. Pot, March or April. Position, well-drained pots in moist 
part of stove, March to June; sunny cold frame, June to Sept.; light 
stove, Sept. to March. Prune shoots in closely, Feb. Water mode- 
rately, Sept. to April; freely other times. Apply liquid manure twice 
a week to plants in flower. Propagate by cuttings of moderately firm 
shoots, 2 to 3 in. long, inserted in hght sandy compost under bell-glass 
in temp. 75°, Feb., March, or April. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: 8. anisophyllus (Syn. Goldfussia anisophvlla), laven- 
der, blue, Oct. to March, 1 to 3 ft., Himalayas; dyerianus, violet and blue, autumn, 
2 ft, Burma; isophylla (Syn. Goldiussia isophylla), lavender, blue, winter, 1 to 
2 ft., India. 
Struthiopteris.—See Onoclea. 
Stuartia.—Ord. Ternstrémiacew. Hardy deciduous flowering 
shrubs. First introduced 1743. 
CULTURE: Soil, two parts moist sandy loam, one part peat. Posi- 
tion, open sunny borders sheltered on N. & E. by walls, trees, or 
shrubs. Plant, Oct. to Feb. Propagate by cuttings of firm shoots 
inserted in sandy soil under hand-light in shaltened position outdoors 
in autumn; layering shoots in Sept. or Oct. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: 8S. pentagyna, cream, summer, 6 to 10 ft., N. America; 
pseudo-camellia, ereamy white, July, 6 to 10 ft., Japan; virginica, white, June, 
6 to 8 ft., N. America. 
Stud-flower (Hellonias bullata).—See Helonias. 
Sturt’s Desert Pea (Clianthus Dampieri).—Sce Clianthus. 
Stylophorum (Celandine Poppy).—Ord. Papaveracem. Hardy 
perennial herb. First introduced 1854. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary light. Position, sunny beds or borders. 
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