Saw-Fly

See Athalia.

Saw's

Saw's for garden pruning must have a double row of teeth, to obviate the tendency to nip, that the dampness of green wood and the leverage of the branch occasions. One with a very narrow blade, and one with a handle six feet long, will be found convenient. The face of the wound made by a saw should always be cut smooth with the knife, otherwise the wet lodging on its rough surface occasions decay. See Bill.

Saw-Wort

Serratula.

Saxifraga

Saxifrage. Ninety-two species, and some varieties. Chiefly hardy herbaceous perennials; a few are annuals, and some half-hardy. - Seeds. Division. Light sandy soil.

Scabiosa

Seven species. Hardy herbaceous perennials. Seeds. Common soil.

Scabious

Scabiosa.

Scaeva

Hawk Fly. Of this genus there are several species, of which the most common are S. ribesii and S.py-rastri. Wherever aphides are abundant, whether on the cabbage, hop, or elsewhere, there is a fleshy green maggot. This is the larva of a hawk-fly, and should be left undisturbed, as it is a voracious destroyer of plant lice. - Gard. Chron.

Scaevola

Eight species. Greenhouse herbaceous perennials, or stove evergreen shrubs. Cuttings. Turfy loam, peat, and sand.

Scallion

See Ciboule.

Scares

Scares are but very inefficient protections ; for birds soon sit on the very branches which bear the malkin. To frighten them effectually, it is best to employ boys, for the short time scaring is required. Over seed beds a net is the best protection ; but threads tautened across the beds, are said to be equally efficacious.

Scarlet Pompone

Lilium pom-ponium.

Sceptranthes

Sceptranthes Drummondi. Half-hardy tuberous-rooted perennial. Offsets. Rich mould.

Schelhammera

Two species. Green-house herbaceous perennials. Division. Peat and loam.

Schimidklia

Five species. Stove evergreen tree. Ripe cuttings. Loam and peat.

Schinus

Two species. Stove evergreen tree and shrub. Ripe cuttings. Common soil.

Schizaea

Five species. Stove, green-house, and hardy herbaceous perennials. Division or seeds. Peat and loam.

Schizandra

Schizandra coccinea. Greenhouse evergreen trailer. Ripe cuttings. Sandy loam and peat.

Schizanthus

Six species. Hardy annuals. Seeds. Light soil.

Schizomeria

Schizomeria ovata. Green-hous evergreen shrub. Cuttings. Loam and sandy peat.

Schizopetalon

Schizopetalon Walkeri. Half-hardy annual. Seeds. Loam, peat, and sand.

Schomburghia

Three species. Stove orchids. Division. A block of wood, or turfy heath mould and potsherds.

Schotia

Five species. Stove or green-house evergreen shrubs. Cuttings. Loam and peat.

Schradera

Schradera cephalotes. Stove evergreen climber. Cuttings. Loam, peat, and sand.

Schrankia

Two species. Stove and half-hardy herbaceous perennials. Young cuttings or division. Loam, peat, and sand.

Schubertia

Schubertia graveolens. Stove evergreen twiner. Cuttings. Loam, peat, and sand.

Scilla

Squill. Thirty-one species, and many varieties. All bulbous perennials, and chiefly hardy. S. brevi-folia is a green-house, S. indica is a stove species. Offsets. Light soil.