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SCOTANTHUS. Nat. Ord., Leguminosce. 
A beautiful fast-growing annual climber, with elegant foliage, covered with pure white 
flowers, imitating those or Mandeviilea suaveolens, and produces splendid oblong scarlet 
fruits. 
1147 Scotanthua tubiflorus, a magnificent novelty.. • • • .25 
SCHIZOSTYLIS. Nat. Ord., Indiceas . 
1148 Schlzostylis coccinea, a new African plant, which appears to be a rival to the Gladi¬ 
olus, resembling it, not only in general habit, but in the brilliancy of its long spikes 
of broad, open flowers, varying from deep rosy crimson to vivid scarlet. It appears 
quite hardy, and blooms in the autumn, remaining long in flower . . . . .25 
SCHIZANTHUS. Nat. Ord., Scrojihulariacece. 
Elegant slender-branched annuals, with very conspicuous lobed or cut-petalled flowers 
of white, lilac, purple, and rich red, orange, and violet-crimson spots and marks, very 
picturesquely blended; well adapted for either garden or pot culture. For winter flower¬ 
ing, they should be sown in August, and grown in pots. Half-hardy annuals. 
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Schizanthus Grahamli, lilac and orange; very fine. 1$ ft. . 
44 grandillorus occulatus, various shades, with blue centre; fine new 
variety. ft: . 
44 humilis, lilac and crimson. J ft . 
44 pinnatuB, pinnate-leaved, rosy purple,and yellow spotted; pretty. 1 ft. 
44 “ priestii, pure white. 1 ft. . 
44 retusus, deep rose, and orange-crimson tip ; fine. 1$ ft . 
44 “ alba, white, crimson tip ; fine. lift. . 
44 Finest mixed . ... . 
SEDUM (Stone-Crop). Nat. Ord., Orassulaceos . 
A useful and exceedingly interesting genus of pretty little plants, growing freely on 
rock or rustic work, also on ornamental mounds, old walls, &c., where, during summer, 
they expand their brilliant star-shaped flowers in the greatest profusion. Hardy peren¬ 
nial. 
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1157 Sedum ceernleum, blue; from Africa.10 
1158 “ denticulata, rose; fine; hardy perennial. $ ft. . 10 
1159 44 Mixed.10 
SENSITIVE PLANT (Mimosa). Nat. Ord., Legnminosce. 
1160 Mimosa pndica, grown as a curiosity, being so sensitive that the leaves close up by 
being slightly touched. Suitable for growing in pots or the open border. 1 ft. . 5 
SEDUM. 
BILENE COMP ACTA. 
SILENE. Nat. Ord., Caryophyllacece. 
Among the tribe of Silenes will be found some of the brightest ornaments of the flower- 
:arden, either in respect to brilliancy of color, or length of duration in bloom; fine for 
teds, borders, or riboons. nardy annuals. 
1161 Silene 
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compacts, beautiful pink, growing in clusters; from Caucasus. 1$ ft. 
pendula, rosy-purple; a favorite species; from Sicily. 1$ ft. . , . 
alba, white; fine, lj ft. 
Pseudo Atocion, rosy-pink flower, with white centre; very free blooming 
Rubella, red; from Portugal. 1 ft. 
“ alba, white; fine. 1ft.. , 
alpeatris, white; hardy perennial. 4 ft- ....... 
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