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1318. DECANDRIA, PENTAGYNIA. CRASSULACE/E. 
SE'DUM C E 1LT/A . | riant, 1 foot ;i Hardy herbaceous perennial, South of 
PANICLED STONECROP. || pfower, % inch II Europe, 1640, flowers in Aug., white. 
Sedum, said to have been named from sedere, to sit, it being always seated, as 
it were, upon stones. A pretty annual for ornamenting rock-work. Its variable 
character has gained for it many names. bot. rec. i 39 t. 
1319. DIDYNAMIA, ANGIOSPERMIA. SELAGINACE/E. 
SELA'GO GILL'II. ii Plant, 1 foot ;| Greenhouse perennial, from C. G. 
DR. gill’s SELAGO. j| Flower, inch II Hope, 1898? flowers in March, lilac. 
Selago, from the Celtic sel, sight ; jack, salutary ; but it is unknown why the 
name was applied to this genus. A pretty greenhouse plant, but well suited to 
ornament the open borders whilst in flower. bot. reg. 150*. 
1320. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. RHAMNACEiE. 
SOULAN'GIA RU'BRA. ii Plant, 3 feet 11 Greenhouse evergreen shrub, Cape of 
RED SOULANGIA. || pfower, & "inch II GoodHope, 1827? flowersin Dec,, red. 
Named in compliment to the Chevalier Soulange-Bodin, the proprietor of the 
Jardin de Fromont, near Paris. Although its flowers are individually small, its 
many-flowered downy head, becomes rather a pretty object. bot. reg. 1498. 
1321. PENTANDRIA, PENTAGYNIA. PLUMB AGINACE*. 
STAT'ICE MOPOPET'ALA. [I Plant, is ineh?|| Frame shrub, the South of Europe 
MONOPETALOUS SEA LAVENDER. || Flower, % inch II in 1/31, flowers July to Sep. pink. 
Statice, see No. 588. A pretly little shrubby plant, having its surface covered 
with minute white disks, of apparently calcareous matter. It is American as well 
as European, and by no means difficult to cultivate. bot. reg. 54, 1841. 
1322. DECANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. RUELLIACE*. 
STROBILAN'I HES ses'silis. jj Plant, 1 } feet i| Stove herbaceous perennial, Bombay, 
SESSILE-FLOWERED STllOBILANTII. ,| Flower, 1 inch il in 1833, flowers in October, lilac. 
Strobilanthes, see No. 349. A rather handsome perennial plant, bearing on 
each stem about a dozen such flowers as we have represented. It was raised at 
Edinburgh, from seeds received from Dr. Lusk, of Bombay. bot. mag. 3902 . 
1323. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. APOCYNACEiE. 
TABERNAJMONTA'NA diciio’- ] Plant, 12 feet 1] Stove tree, introduced from Cevlon 
toma. forked TABERNVEMONT. || flower, 2$ inch H ml835? flowers m spring, white & yeJ. 
Tabernaemontana, see No. 1260. A plant with bold foliage, aDd fragrant 
handsome flowers, its five segments a little turned back, as clearly depicted in 
our engraving. The natives call it the forbidden tree. bot. reg. 53, i84i. 
1324. SYNGENESIA, SUPERFLUA. COMPOSITE. 
TITIIO'NIA OVA'TA. II Plant, 3 (eft | Hardy annual, brought from Mexico, 
OVATE-LEAVED TITHONIA. II Flower, ii !uch II in 1840, flowers in Sep. &Oct. orange. 
Tithonia, from Tithonus, the favourite of Aurora, on account of the golden 
colour of its flowers. A strong growing rather clumsy-looking annual ; raised 
by Mr. Glover, of Manchester, from seeds imported by Mr. Leeds, bot.mag. 390 i. 
1325. SYNGENESIA, /EQUALIS. COMPOSIT/E. 
VERNO'NIA axilliflo'ra. 11 Plant, 1 } feet || Stove evergreen shrub, from Bahia, 
AXILLARY-FLOWERED VERNONIA. II Flower, Vs inch II in 1830 ? flowers all the year, purple. 
Named in compliment to Mr. W. Vernon, who made a voyage to Mary- 
land, of which botany was the principal object. This little plant is a perpetual 
blossomer, even when but a few inches high, from cuttings. bot. reg. 1464 . 
