Stan Hopea

Eleven species. Stove orchids. Division. Peat and potsherds.

Stanleya

Stanleya pinnatifida. Hardy herbaceous perennial. Division or seeds. Vegetable mould.

Stapelia

Thirty-three species. Green-house and stove evergreen shrubs; partly dried cuttings. Sandy loam and brick or lime rubbish.

Star Apple

Chrysophyllum.

Starfish

Stapelia asterias.

Star Of Bethlehem

Ornitho-galum.

Star Thistle

Centaurea calci-trapa.

Starwort

Aster.

Statice

Sea Lavender. Sixty-four species. The hardy herbaceous perennials increase by division or seeds. The green-ho,use and half-hardy species by cuttings. Annuals and biennials by seeds. Sandy loam and peat.

S. Arborea, a green-house evergreen shrub.

"When practicable, this plant should be turned out in the border of a conservatory. It may, however, be grown to great perfection in a pot, if the roots are allowed plenty of room.

"The soil should consist of equal parts of turfy loam and peat, or vegetable mould." - Gard. Chron.

Staurocanthus

Staurocanthus aphyllus. Hardy evergreen shrub. Young cuttings or seeds. Peat and loam.

Stenactis

Stenactis speciosa. Hardy herbaceous perennial. Division or seeds. Common soil.

Stenanthera

Stenanthera pinifolia. Greenhouse evergreen shrub. Cuttings. Very sandy peat and loam.

Stenia

Stenia pallida. Stove epiphyte. Division. Wood, with a little moss on the roots.

Stenocarpus

Stenocarpus salignus. Greenhouse evergreen shrub. Ripe cuttings. Sandy loam and peat.

Stenochilus

Five species. Green-house evergreen shrubs. Cuttings. Sandy loam and peat.

Stenomesson

Three species. Stove or green-house bulbous perennials. Offsets. Sandy loam.

Stephania

Stephania cleomoides. Stove evergreen shrub. Young cuttings. Loam, peat, and sand.

Stephanotis

Stephanotis floribunda. Stove climber. Cuttings. Light rich loam.

Sterculia

Eighteen species. Stove evergreen trees and shrubs. Ripe cuttings, with the leaves left on. Light turfy or peaty loam.

Sterigma

Two species. Hardy biennials. Seeds. Sandy loam.

Sterile

Sterile is a term applied to unproductive land and flowers. For some observations on the first, see Barren. Sterile flowers are the male flowers on monoecious and dioecious plants. They occur on the cucumber, melon, gourd, asparagus, etc. They must not be destroyed, for without the pollen produced by their stamens, the fertile or female blossoms will not produce fruit. If plants are grown in too high a temperature, there is reason to believe they produce an excess of these sterile or male blossoms.

Sterxbergia

Four species.

Hardy bulbous perennials. Offsets. Rich loam.

Stevenia

Two species. Hardy annual and biennial. Seeds. Common soil.

Stevia

Thirty-one species. Hardy, half-hardy, or green-house herbaceous perennials. Cuttings, divisions and seeds. Peat and loam.

Stewartia

Stewartia virginica. Hardy deciduous tree. Layers or ripe cuttings. Peat and loam.

Stiftia

Stiftia insignis. Green-house deciduous shrub. Cuttings. Loam and peat.