Archive image from page 528 of A dictionary of modern gardening. A dictionary of modern gardening . dictionaryofmode01john Year: 1847 SCI 533 SCO Scions of apples are collected any time in February, and put on from the mid- dle to the end of March. The Scions are used as gathered.'—Enc. Gard. It is quite true that the scion ' over- rideth the stock ;'—a peach scion pro- duces its peculiar foliage, fruit, &c, SCOP ARIA dulcis. Stove annual. Seeds. Sandy loam. SCOPOLIAcarniolica. Hardy herb- aceous perennial. Division. Light dry soil. SCOPULA forficalis, Garden Pebble Moth, is thus accurately d
Archive image from page 528 of A dictionary of modern gardening. A dictionary of modern gardening . dictionaryofmode01john Year: 1847 SCI 533 SCO Scions of apples are collected any time in February, and put on from the mid- dle to the end of March. The Scions are used as gathered.'—Enc. Gard. It is quite true that the scion ' over- rideth the stock ;'—a peach scion pro- duces its peculiar foliage, fruit, &c, SCOP ARIA dulcis. Stove annual. Seeds. Sandy loam. SCOPOLIAcarniolica. Hardy herb- aceous perennial. Division. Light dry soil. SCOPULA forficalis, Garden Pebble Moth, is thus accurately described by though grafted upon a plum stock ; yet Mr. Curtis :—' The perfect insect mea Fig. 151. the stock influences the habits and pro duce of the scion. Thus an apricot is said to have been worked on a green- gage plum, and a quince upon the au- tumn bergamot pear; the apricot be- came as juicy as the green-gage, and far more delicate ; the quince was much more tender, and less gritty. See Stocks and Grafting. SCISSORS of vari- ous sizes are required by the gardener. A pair with very sharp and pointed blades is required for cutting away the anthers of flowers in hybrydiz- ing. Stouter pairs are used for removing flower stalks, when the petals have fallen from roses, &c. Slid- ing pruning scissors (Fig. 151) are em- ployed for cutting the shoots ofshrubs; they are powerful instru- ments for the pur- pose. See Shears. SCLEROTHAMNUS microphyllus. Green-house evergreen shrub. Cuttings. Sandy loam and peat. SCOLOPENDRIUM. Two species, and many varieties. Ferns. Hardy herbaceous perennials. Seeds and di- vision. Rock work. SCOLYMUS. Three species. S. maculatus is a hardy annual, the others hardy herbaceous perennials. Division or seeds. Common soil. SCOLYTUS. A genus of Beetles. S. hmnorrhous, small Bark Beetle, at- tacks apple trees in May, making fur- rows into the inner bark and alburnum, where it deposits its eggs. The larvae continue feeding there until late in au-
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