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THE NURSERY-LIST 423Spandias (Hog-Plum. Otaheite-*%pple or -Plum). fhacardiacc~.Propagated by seeds sown in flats of light soil, covering to a depthof 1 inch ; by cuttings of growing wood.Sprekelia. A mary ll~idacu~.By offsets from the bulbs ; atlso by seeds when obtainable, as foramaryllis, which see.Spurry (Spryulu saticu). Ca.r~~c)~hylluctrff.2-t c hds, sown where plants are to grow ,. for broadcast field cultivation,G to 8 quarts are sown to the acre ; annual, tending to becomea weed.Squash (Cucurbita, three species). Cwurbifacm.Propagated by set&, when the weather becomes warm.Stachys, Betonica (Hedge Nettle. ‘IYoundwort). LahiafcE).Multiplied by seeds, divisions or cuttings ; some species (as thecrobnes, chorogi, AS. Sidmldii j increased by subterranean tubers.Stanhopea. Orch idacfw.Increased by division of the old roots. See also Orchic!a, page 372.Stapelia (Carrion Flower). ilsclf~yicLdacocu.Propagated by seeds when procurable ; commonly by cuttings inheat.Staphylea (Bladder-Nut). Sfcl~)lzMl~~Qcr’ce.Increased by seeds, sown as soon as ripe or stratified until spring ;by suckers, layers, and cuttings of root.s and of mature wood ; alsoby greenwood cuttings from pot-grown plants.Statice (Sea-La\-ender. k-Pink). Plu trrbagi~lacc~.The limoniums arc now included in Staticca. The genus comprisesannual, biennial anal perennial herbs. All are grown fromseeds, and t.he perennials also by division of the clumps. Certainshowy species a.re sometimes grown under glass, and these may beincreased by cuttings. Recent writ.ers define St at ice as comprisingArmeria, while the statices of gardens (with open inflorescence) becomeLimoniums ; propagation similar for all.Staurostigma (.\steriostigma j. .-I~~~cucu.Raised from seeds in heat ; also by division of tubers. See Arace@.