PETER HENDERSON & CO.'S CATALOGUE OF SEEDS. 35 



SCHIZOPETALON, Nat. Ord. Cruciferce. Per pkt. 



Schizopetalon Walkerii. An interesting little plant, with delicately fragrant, 



fringed, white flowers. Hardy annual, i f t 10 



SCKI2ANTHUS, Nat. Ord. Scrophulariaeeai. 



A splendid class of plants, combining elegance of growth with a rich pro- 

 fusion of beautiful flowers, valuable for green-house decoration in Spring, and 

 the flower-garden in Summer. Half-hardy annuals. 



Schizanthus Grahamii. Eed and orange, 2 ft 5 



Grandiflorus Albus. White, with sulphur eye, 1 ft 5 



Oculatus. Various shades, fine blue centre, 1 f C 5 



Atropurpureus. Rich crimson, wi I h dark eye 5 



Pinnatus. Rosy purple, and yellow spotted ; very pretty, 2 ft 5 



Retusus. Scarlet, rose and orange, 2 ft 5 



Finest Mixed Colors 5 



SCYPANTHUS, Nat. Ord. Loasacece. 



Scypanthus Elegans. A very ornamental, dwarf, free-flowering, half-hardy ever- 

 green trailing plant ; yellow, 2 ft 10 



SEDUM (Stoneorop), Nat. Ord. Crassulacew. 



A very interesting and useful little plant, growing freely on rock or rustic- 

 work, ornamental mounds, old walls, &e. Hardy perennial. 

 Sedum Cseruleum. Blue, i f t 10 



SENSITIVE PLANT, Nat. Ord. Leguminosw. 



(See Mimosa pudica.) • 



SILENE or CATCHFLY, Nat. Ord. Caryopliyllacece. 



A beautiful genus of free-flowering plants, with bright, attractive flowers, 

 admirably adapted for Spring and Summer blooming in beds, rock-work, or 

 mixed borders. 



Silene Orientalis. Bright rose. Hardy perennial -'-.. 5 



Pendula. Bright pink. Hardy annual, 1 ft 5 



Alba. White. Hardy annual, 1 ft 5 



Schafta. Rosy purple. Hardy perennial, i ft 5 



SOLANUM, Nat. Ord. Solanacew. 



A genus of very ornamental fruit-bearing plants, some of them among the 

 most interesting of green-house shrubs, while others are remarkable for their fine 

 foliage, and are most useful for groups on lawns, or as single specimens. 

 Solanum Capsicastrum. Miniature orange tree, covered all Winter with a pro- 

 fusion of scarlet fruit. A very interesting plant for the decoration of 



the green-bouse or sitting-room. Half-hardy perennial, li ft 10 



Giganteum. Superb plant, with scarlet fruit. Half-hardy annual, 2 ft .. - 10 



Marginatum. A beautiful, ornamental plant, with silvery leaves and 



yellow fruit. Half hardy slwub, 2 ft 10 



Warscewiczii. A magnificent plant, with immense lobed leaves of a deep 



green color. It attains an average height of six to eight feet, and 

 when planted in masses produces a grand effect. It is probably the 

 best of the large-leaved Solan urns yet introduced 25 



SPHENOGYNE, Nat. Ord. Compositw. 



A bright yellow, free-flowering, showy border plant, from South America ; 

 useful for beds, ribbon borders, or edgings. 

 Sphenogyne Speciosa. Hardy annual, 1 ft '- 5 



SWEET SULTAN, Nat. Ord. Compositce. 



Showy annuals of easy culture, very effective in shrubbery borders. Hardy 

 annuals. 



Sweet Sultan. Purple, 2 ft 5 



White, 2 ft ,.,. 5 



Yellow, 2 ft 5 



Mixed ; . 5 



