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HERBACEOUS GARDEN 
S, incana. Low-growing dwarf variety, an improvement on 
the type. 6 inches. Any light soil or aspect. Propagated 
by bits pulled off and planted. 
SAPONARIA, “Soapwort.” (N.O. Caryophyllacese.) 
Lilac-pink, 1^ feet, July and September. Grows rampantly 
anywhere. Propagated by division. The double form is the 
better, and there is also a deep pink. Sweetly scented old- 
fashioned plant. 
SAXIFRAGA, “ Rockfoil.” (N.O. Saxifragacese.) 
A large family, of which the two following are most suited for the 
border. 
S. megasea , syn. cordifolia. Very handsome and early-flowering 
plants with beautiful, shining evergreen foliage, turning 
red in winter, suitable for massing. Flowers of stiff 
massive type, light pink or red, 9 to 12 inches high, 
flowering April and May. Any soil and quite hardy, but 
to flower well should be planted in full sun in well- 
drained soil, but supplied with water in summer. Divide 
when it is wished to increase, otherwise do not 
disturb. 
S. mnbrosa (London Pride). Dainty pink and white flowers. 
12 inches. Useful for cutting, and as a front-row plant 
of easy culture. Division. Flowers May. 
SCABIOSA, “Pincushion-flower.” (N.O. Dipsaceae.) 
Handsome and hardy plants for the border, flowering summer 
and autumn. Division or seed. 
S. caucasica. Lovely lilac-blue. Heads of flower 2 to 3 feet. 
Requires a sunny, well-drained border and is rather an 
unreliable grower, doing best from seed, but not always 
succeeding in cold, wet soils. Likes the near neighbour- 
hood of a wall and deep cultivation. Propagate by 
division or seed. 
S. lutea. Pale yellow, hardy, and easily grown. 5 feet. 
August, September. 
S. latea gigantea. Pale yellow, hardy. 8 feet high. Rich 
soil, any aspect. Division or seed. 
