spirjs'a. 



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SQUILL. 



and not to cover them with too 

 much earth. 



Spanish Broom. — Spartium jun- 

 ceum. — See Spartium. 



Spara'xis. — Irideae. — Beautiful 

 bulbous plants, that will flower vigor- 

 ously if grown in a well-drained bed 

 in tbe open air. For the mode of 

 forming the bed, see Ixsa. 



Spartium. — Leguminoscs. — The 

 Spanish Broom. — A well-known up- 

 right shrub, with upright deep green 

 branches, and very few leaves, which 

 soon drop off. The flowers, which are 

 in terminal racemes, are large, and of 

 a deep yellow. It is a native of Spain 

 and Portugal, and, in short, of the 

 whole of tbe south of Europe ; where 

 it grows in rocky situations, and in 

 dry gravelly soils. In England it 

 produces a good effect in a shrubbery, 

 and it will grow vigorously wherever 

 the soil is gravelly or sandy ; but 

 it does not thrive in clay, as it 

 has a long tap-root, which it can 

 only send down where the soil is 

 free. It is generally propagated by 

 seeds. 



Spatala'nthus. — Ir'xdecB. — The 

 Ribbon-flower. Avery handsome bulb- 

 ous plant, requiring the usual treat- 

 ment of Cape bulbs. — See Ixia. 



Speedwell. — See Veronica. 



Spha'gnum. — Cryptogamia. — A 

 kind of moss. 



Spheno'gyne v . — Composites. — 

 Beautiful annual plants, which only 

 require sowing in March or April, in 

 any common garden soil. 



Spider Ophrys. — See Ophrys. 



Spiderwort. — See Tradescantia. 



Spindle-tree. — See Euo'nymus. 



Spirje'a. — Rosacea. Hardy shrubs, 

 generally natives of Siberia, with very 

 pretty flowers. The handsomest kinds 

 are, S. chamcedrifoUa, with spike-like 

 corymbs of white flowers ; S. ulmi- 

 folia, with flat corymbs of white 

 flowers and large handsome leaves; 

 S. hypericifolia, or Italian May ; S. 



salicifolia, Bridewort, or Queen's 

 Needle-work, with spikes of pinkish 

 flowers ; S. bella, a native of Nepal, 

 ■with corymbs of beautiful rose- 

 coloured flowers, which it produces in 

 May and June; S. opulifolia, the 

 Virginian Guelder Rose, or Nine 

 Bark, a native of North America, 

 with corymbs of rather large white 

 flowers ; S. aricefolia, a most beau- 

 tiful species, a native of California, 

 with loose panicles of feathery whitish 

 flowers, which it produces in July 

 and August ; and S, sorbifolia, with 

 loose panicles of white flowers and 

 pinnate leaves, from Siberia. All the 

 kinds grow with most luxuriance in 

 moist soil, having a poor and stunted 

 appearance where the soil is dry and 

 gravelly; and they are readily pro- 

 pagated by suckers, which they throw 

 up in great abundance. 



Spira'nthes. — OrchidacecB. — 

 Ladies' Traces. Mostly tropical plants, 

 which require a moist stove. — See 

 Orchideous Epiphytes. 



Spleenwort. — Asplenium. Very 

 beautiful ferns, which differ very much 

 in their appearance, though they are 

 all very handsome. They require, 

 like all other ferns, to be grown in 

 moist shady places. 



Spondias. — Terebinthacece. — The 

 Hog-plum. West Indian trees, which 

 require a stove in England, and which 

 grow freely in a mixture of loam and 

 peat. 



Sprekelia. — AmaryllidacecB. — 

 The Jacobaea Lily. A bulbous-rooted 

 plant, with splendid dark scarlet 

 flowers. It is called Jacobaea, on 

 account of the brilliant scarlet of its 

 flowers, which the Spaniards in Peru 

 thought resembled the scarlet swords 

 worn by the knights of the order 

 of St. James (Jacobaeus). For the 

 culture, see Amaryllis. 



Spurge. — See Euphorbia. 



Spurge Laurel. — See Daphne\ 



Squill. — See Scilla. 



