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LIST OF FLOV. ERS. 



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564. SAXIFRAGE, the golden. — Lat. Chrysosplenium alter- 

 nifolium. An inhabitant of France and many other parts of Europe. 

 It is five or six inches high, and blows a yellow flower in April. 

 Propagated by dividing the roots in October, and likes a shaded and 

 moist situation, and is well suited to ornament the edges of Avater. 



A perennial plant. Saxifrage, thich-leaved. — Lat. Saxifraga 



crassifolia. A hardy perennial plant, originally from Siberia, which 



blow^s a pink flower in March and April. ^xkiyuag^, palmate. 



— Lat. S. palmata. A perennial plant common in France and 

 England, blows a VNhite flower in April and May. A foot high. 



Saxifrage, hairy. — Lat, S. hirsuta. A perennial frame 



plant, about eight or ten inches high, blows a white flower spotted 

 with red in May. From France and the Pyrenees. Propagated 

 by separating the roots. Not particular as to soil, but likes a 

 shady situation. — S. umbrosa. The little common plant called 

 London pride, which grows much like the house-leek, but sends 

 up slender stalks a foot high, with abundance of pretty little 

 flowers at the summits. Quite hardy, and perennial. Propagate 

 by parting the roots in spring or autumn, and plant in almost any 

 soil. This plant is fit for any borders or any rock-work. 



5Q5. SCABIOUS, siceet. — Lat. Scabiosa atropurpiirea. A 

 hardy biennial plant, originally from India. About two feet high, 

 blow^s, in August and September, a deep violet-coloured flower. 



Scabious, devil' s-bit. — Lat. S. succisa. A hardy native 



perennial plant, which blows from August to September. Pro- 

 pagated by seed sown in any border. Varieties, deep purple, 

 flesh-coloured, and white. 



566. SCORZENERA, tangier. — Lat. S. tangitana, A larger 

 and higher plant, with glaucus leaf ; but flower very much resem- 

 bling our common dandelion, or rather marigold. Annual, hardy, 

 likes a moderately dry soil. Sow with other annuals. 



067. SID A, broad-leaved. — Lat. S. abutilon. An annual stove 

 plant from India. Four feet high, and blows a yellow flower in 

 June, July, and August. Propagated by seed sowed in a hot-bed, 

 and afterwards transplanting the young plants where they are to 

 remain. 



068. SILPHIUIM, jagged-leaved. — Lat. S. laciniatum. A 

 hardy perennial, three or four feet high, originally from North 

 America, and blows a yellow flower in Ju'y, August, and Sep- 

 tember. SiLPHiUM, three-leaved. — Lat. S. trifoliatum. A 



