ALPHABETICAL LIST OF PLANTS 279 
SCILLA, “Squill.” (N.O. Liliacese.) 
Dwarf bulbs, 3 to 12 inches. Spring and autumn. 
S. campcmnlata. Lavender-blue, white and fresh, very like our 
common bluebell. May. Bulbs like very deep soil, with 
leaf-mould and a little sand, but will thrive almost any- 
where if drainage is good. 
S. sibirica. Deep blue. February. 
SEDUM SPECTABILE. (N.O. Crassulacese.) 
Pale pink and deep pink heads of flowers with pale, glaucous- 
green foliage. 12 and 18 inches high. Useful for massing or 
borders. August and September. Any soil or situation, though 
it does best in full sun. Propagate by division or seed. 
SENECIO, “Leopard’s Bane.” (N.O. Composite.) 
Coarse-growing plants with large foliage and, with one or two 
exceptions, only fitted for wild gardening or massed in shrub- 
beries sheltered from wind. 
S. Doronicum. Orange yellow, 1 foot to 1^ feet high. Good 
for massing or cutting. June and July. Quite hardy 
and of easy culture in sandy loam. Division. 
S. pulcher. Beautiful rosy purple 18 inches to 2 feet high. 
Large flowers in branching heads on single stem. 
Valuable on account of its late flowering. September till 
frosts. Rich deep loam or sandy loam deeply cultivated. 
Propagate by root-cuttings 1 to 4 inches later in spring and 
planted in shallow boxes of sandy soil. 
SIDALCEA, “Poppy Mallow.” (N.O. Malvaceae.) 
Hardy border plants of easy cultivation not particular as to soil 
or aspect. Very free growing, and requiring constant redivision 
to prevent encroachment. 
S. alba. Flower white, 3 feet, and useful for cutting. July 
and August. 
S. Listeri. Pale pink, fringed flowers, tall and graceful. 
S altropurpurea. Purple. 
S. James Dickson. Rose. 
SILENE, “ Catchfly.” (N.O. Caryophyllaceas.) 
Low-growing plants generally suitable for massing on rockeries. 
Of easy culture, and pink-rose or white, liking sandy soil. Two tall- 
growing varieties suitable for the border are : 
