ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GARDENING. 
Plant, March or April. Propagate by seeds sown 4 in. deep in ordinary 
ao in sunny position outdoors, March or April; division of roots, 
arch, 
SPECIES OULTIVATED: S. diphyllum, yellow, June, 9 in., N.W. America. 
Styrax (Storax).—Ord. Styracacew. Hardy deciduous flowering 
shrubs. First introduced 1597. 
CULTURE: Soil, light ordinary. Position, sunny borders or shrub- 
beries, or against S. walls. Plant, Oct. to Feb. Propagate by layer- 
ing shoots in BprRE or autumn. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: S. obassia, white, June, 15 ft., Japan; japonica, white, 
summer, 8 to 10 ft., Japan. 
Sugar Cane (Saccharum officinarum).—See Saccharum. 
Sugar Maple (Acer saccharinum).—See Acer. 
Sugar Pea (Pisum sativum saccharatum).—See Pisum. 
Sumach.—See Rhus. 
Summer Cypress (Kochia scoparia).—See Kochia. 
Summer Heliotrope .—See Tournefortia. 
Summer Pheasant’s-eye (Adonis zstivalis).—See Adonis. 
Summer Savory (Satureia hortensis).—See Satureia. 
Summer Snowdrop (Leucojum estivum).—See Leucojum. 
Summer Snowflake (Leucojum axstivum).—See Leucojum. 
Sun Cress.—See Heliophila. 
Sundew (Drosera rotundifolia).—Sce Drosera. 
Sun-drops (Enothera fruticosa).—See Cnothera. 
Sunflower (Helianthus annuus).—Sce Helianthus. 
Sun-plant (Portulacca grandiflora}.—See Portulacca. 
Sun-rose.—See Helianthemum. 
Supple Jack (Berchemia volubilis).—See Berchemia. 
Surinam Tea-plant (Lantana hybrida)—See Lantana. 
Sutherlandia (Cape Bladder Senna).—Ord. Leguminosae. Half- 
hardy evergreen flowering shrub. First introduced 1683. 
CULTURE: Compost, equal parts loam, peat, & silver sand. Posi- 
tion, against S. walls outdoors, 8. & S.W. England only, or in pots 
in cold greenhouse any part of kingdom. Plant, Sept., Oct., or April. 
Pot, March. Water plants in pots freely, April to Sept.; moderately 
afterwards. Prune, April, shortening straggling shoots ouly. Propa- 
gate by seeds sown in compost of equal parts peat, loam, leaf-mould, 
& sand, lightly cover with fine soil, & place in temp. of 45° to 55° in 
spring; by cuttings of young shoots in May under bell-glass or hand- 
light. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: S. frutescens, scarlet, June, 4 ft., 8. Africa. 
Swainsonia (Darling River Pea).—Ord. Leguminose. Green- 
house evergreen flowering shrubs. First introduced 1800. 
CULTURE: Compost, two parts fibrous loam, one part peat, & half 
a part silver sand. Position, well-drained pots in light sunny green- 
house. Pot, Feb. or March. Water freely, March to Oct.; moderately 
afterwards. Apply weak stimulants occasionally in summer. Remove 
to cold frame or pit, June; replace in greenhouse, Sept. Temp., Sept. 
to March 35° to 45°; March to June 55° to 65°. Propagate by seeds 
soaked for about an hour in tepid water, then sown }in. deep in 
light soil in tempt. 55° to 65°, March or April; cuttings of young 
shoots, 2 to 3in. long, inserted in silver sand under bell-glass in cool 
shady part of greenhouse in summer. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: S. coronillifolia, rosy purple, summer, 3 to 4 ft., 
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