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extremeh' useful for cutting, as well as effective in the garden. 

 The flowers last long in water after they are cut. and vases fur- 

 nished with Scillas and Snowdrops, or Lily of the Valley, with 

 small sprays of Spirti-a Japonica, are sights beautiful to behold : 

 whilst flowers of Scillas, mounted singly or in threes, are admirable 

 in all bouquets in which light colours prevail. 

 Sclerolobium chrysophyllum. — A Brazilian forest tree, with yellow 

 flowers. 



Sedum rhodiola. See Rhodiola. 



Senecio odorus. — An herbaceous perennial from Australia, a member 

 of a very large familj^ of flowering plants. aS'. odorcdum. blue, is 

 also delightfully fragrant. 



Serruria odorata. — An evergreen shrub from South Africa, with pink 

 flowers. 



Shorea robusta. — An Indian timber tree, bearing panicles of very 



sweet-smelling flowers. 

 Silene nutans. — The white sweet-scented Catchfly, found growing 



wild on the English coasts. 

 Sisyrinchium odoratissimum. — A hardy American herbaceous plant, 



with deliciously fragrant flowers, white and rose in colour, and 



delicate grass -like foliage. 

 Skimmia japonica. — An evergreen Japanese shrub, bearing white 



flowers. S. laureola^ S. ruheUa. and S. fragrans are all equally 



attractive. 



Smilacina racemosa. — An American slmibby plant, bearmg creamy- 

 white, fragrant flowers, followed by a purple aromatic berry. 

 Snowflake. See Leucojum vernum. 



Solanum fragrans. — A South American shrub, bearing singular 

 racemes of changeable coloured flowers, of a very powerful and 

 agreeable fragrance. 



Solidago odora. — An American herbaceous perennial plant, ^ith 

 fragrant leaves, from ^^hich an oil is distilled. >S'. anisata is Aniseed- 

 scented. 



Southernwood. See Artemisia. 



Sparaxis fragrans. — A scented variety of this damty South African 

 flowering bulbous plant. 



Spartium junceum {Spani-<h Broom). — A shrubby bush, bearing hand- 

 some yellow Pea flowers at the end of tlie twigs, highly per- 

 fumed and very attractive to bees. Allied to the Cytisus and 

 Genista. 



Sphaeranthus mollis. — A common Indian annual, remarkable when fresh 



for the strong lioney-like odour that pervades the whole plant. 

 Sphenogyne odorata. — A yellow-flowered annual from South Africa. 



