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Soil. Mode of Propagatioa. 



Salvia Any rich soil By cuttings freely. 



Saturcja Rich light soil By cuttings. 



Satyriiun Sandy loam and peat . .By seed. 



Scabiosa Peat and loam By seeds, and also by cuttings. 



Scaevola Peat and loam By cuttings. 



^ , ( Cuttings of the ripened wood, having the leavea 



Schmus Loam and peat J 



I left unshortened, strike in a mild bottom-heat. 



Schisandra .... Sandy peat and loam . . Ripened cuttings root freely. 



Schotia Peat and loam Ripened cuttings root freely. 



Scleroxylon . . . Loam and peat Ripened cuttings strike pretty freely. 



ris said to be readily propagated by cuttings, 



g ^ d t \ ^^^^^^ a joint while young j the only 



P^^^ S plants we have seen have been originated 



V. from seeds : it is still rare. 



Scutellaria .... Light rich soil By cuttings. 



Selago Peat and loam Cuttings strike freely. 



Sempervivum . .Light soil 5 Cuttings taken off and dried for a few days root 



( freely. 



Senecio Peat and loam Most readily by cuttings. 



Septas Sandy loam and peat . .Dividing the roots. 



Sida Light soil By seeds, and also by cuttings. 



Sideritis Light rich soil Cuttings root pretty freely. 



Sideroxylon... Loam and peat half-ripened shoots root, but not without 



( difficulty. 



Silene Light soil Readily by cuttings. 



Smilax Loam and peat By dividing o.t the root. 



Solanum Light rich soil Either by cuttings or seeds. 



Sorocephalus . .Light loam Treated like Protea, &c. 



Sowerbaea .... Peat soil By dividing at the root. 



Sparmania. . . .Peat and loam By cuttings readily. 



Spartium Peat and loam sometimes by cuttings of the 



( young wood. 



Sphaerolobeum. Sandy peat By seeds and cuttings. 



Spielmannia . .Peat and loam Cuttings root freely. 



Spigelia Sandy peat Cuttings root freely. 



Sprengelia .... Sandy peat By cuttings of the young wood. 



Stachys Peat and loam By cuttings freely. 



Statice Sandy loam and peat . .By seeds, and by dividing the plant near the roots. 



Stenanthera . . .Sandy peat By cuttings of the young wood. 



Stenocarpus . .Loam and peat Ripened cuttings strike root, but not freely. 



Stenochilus . ..Peat and loam Ripened cuttings strike root, but not freely. 



Sterculia Rich loam and peat . . . Ripened cuttings strike freely. 



Stevia Sandy loam and peat . . By cuttings. 



Stillingia Rich light soil Readily by cuttings. 



Stiibcea Rich light soil By cuttings. 



Sti uthiola Peat and loam By cuttings of the young wood. 



Stylidium Sandy peat By cuttings. 



Styphelia Sandy loam and peat . .Cuttings of the young wood root freely. 



