. A dictionary of modern gardening. Gardening. SCI 533 SCO Scions of apples are collected any time in February, and put on from tlie mid- dle to the end of ^^il^ch. The Scions are used as ;—Enc. Card. It is quite true that tlie scion " over- rideth the stock ;"—a peach scion pro- SCOPARIA dulcis. Stove annual. Seeds. Sandv loam. SCOPOLIA"cf7rn/o/(Va. Hnrdy herb- aceous perennial. Division. Light dry soil. SCOPVL\ forficalis, Garden Pebble duces its peculiar foliage, fruit, &c., Moth, is thus accurately described by though grafted npon a plum stock ; yet Mr. Cur
. A dictionary of modern gardening. Gardening. SCI 533 SCO Scions of apples are collected any time in February, and put on from tlie mid- dle to the end of ^^il^ch. The Scions are used as ;—Enc. Card. It is quite true that tlie scion " over- rideth the stock ;"—a peach scion pro- SCOPARIA dulcis. Stove annual. Seeds. Sandv loam. SCOPOLIA"cf7rn/o/(Va. Hnrdy herb- aceous perennial. Division. Light dry soil. SCOPVL\ forficalis, Garden Pebble duces its peculiar foliage, fruit, &c., Moth, is thus accurately described by though grafted npon a plum stock ; yet Mr. Curtis:—"The perfect insect mea- 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- sures rather more thin an inch across, when its wings are expanded. The upper pair are hazel-coloured, with four stripes, two of which are distinct, tumn bcrgamot pear; the apricot be- and the other faint; the under wings came as juicy as the green-gage, and as well as tlie body are whitish, and far more delicate ; the quince was much I on the former, near the centre, there Fig. 151. 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. is a curved brown streak and another black on the margin. The first brood of cater[)illars occurs in May, and the second in the autumn; and when very numerous they do considerable injury to cabbages and plantations of horse- radish. The caterpillar is eight or ten lines long, with the head of a light aw'av the anthers oT brown colour, and the body is yellowish flowers in hybrydiz- ing. Stouter pairs are used for removing flower stalks, when the petals havefillen 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. S
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