Sea-Buckthorn

Sea-Buckthorn Hippophoe.

Seaforthia

Seaforthia elegans. Stove palm. Seed. Turfy loam and sand.

Sea-Heath

Frankenia.

Sea-Holly

Eryngium.

Sea-Lavender

Statice.

Seaside Graph

Coccoloba.

Seaside Laurel

Xylophylla la-tifolia.

Skats

Skats require to be in unison with the portion of the pleasure-grounds in which they are placed. In shady retired spots, they may be made of the limbs of trees, (see Rustic,) but near the house, or among the parterres, where trimness is the prevailing characteristic, more art is desirable to be apparent in their construction. They may be made of wood, and so constructed as to shut up, so that the seat is never wet; and if painted annually they last for many years. Made of iron, they are more light in appearance, and if painted yearly will notiron-mould dresses which rest upon them. Being made of open work, the wet does not rest upon them, and they are soon dry even after heavy rains. The following (Figs. 153, 154) are made by Messrs. Dean, King William Street, London.

Fig. 153.

Fig. 154.

Sea-Weed

See Green Manure.

S Ebaea

Four species. Greenhouse annuals. Seeds. Peat and loam or common soil.

Secamone

Three species. Stove evergreen twiners. Cuttings. Sandy loam.

Securidaca

Two species. Stove evergreen twiners. Cuttings. Loam, peat, and sand.

Securigera

Securigera coronilla. Hardy annual. Seeds. Common sod.

Sedum

Sixty-four species. Chiefly hardy herbaceous perennials; with a few annuals and biennials. These latter grow well on rock work, and increase by seeds. The green-house species increase by partly ripe cuttings; the rest by cuttings or division. Sandy loam, or loam and brick rubbish. A few are evergreen shrubs and creepers.

Selago

Eighteen species. Greenhouse evergreen shrubs. Cuttings. Loam, peat and sand.

Selfheal

Prunella.

Sempervivum

House-leek. Thirty species. Green-house evergreen shrubs, annuals, and biennials; and hardy and half-hardy herbaceous perennials. The green-house evergreens increase by partly ripened cuttings, and require a mixture of sandy loam and brick rubbish. The hardy kinds increase by offsets, and grow on rocks or walls. The annuals and biennials increase by seed.

Senacia

Two species. Stove evergreen shrubs. Ripened cuttings. Light rich soil.

Senecillis

Two species. Hardy herbaceous perennials. Division. Light rich soil.

Senecio

Fifty-eight species. Hardy herbaceous perennials and annuals, and green-house evergreen shrubs. The latter increase by cuttings, and require a light rich soil. The hardy kinds increase by division, the annuals and biennials by seed. Common soil suits both the last-named species.

Sensitive Fern

Onoclea Sensi-bilis.

Septas

Two species. Greenhouse herbaceous perennials. Division. Peat, loam and sand.

September

September is a month of decay, yet much has to be done to the living.