8.firiUieosa,  the  Shrubby  Sca-Blitc,  abun-
dant on  the  muddy  coast  of  Norfolk,  is  an
erect  shrub  two  to  three  feet  high,  locally  ,
known  by  the  name  of  Sea  Rosemary.  It
grows  also  tm  other  parts  of  the  eastern
coast  of  England,  but  is  rare.  S.  marUima
Is  a  procumbent  annual  species  with  a
branched  diffuse  stem,  and  is  of  frequent
occurrence  on  most  parts  of  the^oast.  All
the  species  abound  in  soda,  and  in  all  the
flowers  are  inconspicuous.  [0.  A.  J.]

SCHCEXIA.  A  genus  of  Conipo»Ua,Dear-
jy  nllled  to  Helichri/sum,  HeUpterwUt  «'»nd
fteropogon^  from  which  it  Is  descril>ed  as
olfTerfng,  in  the  luner  scales  o^  the  iavo-


lucre  being  appoidaged  and  radiant.  In
the  many-flowered  heads,  and  in  the  central
florets  being  truly  nude.  The  flowers  are
always  tubular,  but  ttiey  are  surrounded  by
a  scarious  involucre  In  many  series,  the
inner  of  which  have  petaloid  appendages,
which  spread  out  so  as  to  appear  like  ray-
florets.  Tiie  receptacle  is  without  scales,
and  tlie  aehcnes  are  obovate  with  a  setose
pappus  in  a  single  series.  They  are  Swan
River  annuals.  (T.  M.J

SCHCENOCAULON.   Asagrasa,

SCHCENOPRASUM.  JLlUum  SeJUmoprar
ttinu

6CK(ET^0RCRTS  jtmeifoKa  is  a  Jaranese
epiphytal  ordiid,  with  fleshy  subulate
leaves,  allied  to  fioeeoIaMum,  from  which  Vi
is  distinguished  chiefly  by  its  column  being
famished  with  a  couple  of  lung  slender
erect  hom-likc  processes  at  its  base.  Two
other  Javanese  siiecies  were  originally
placed  in  the  genus  by  Blume,  but  they  are
now  removed  to  Saecolabiiim,         [A.  SJ

6CH(ENITS.  A  genus  of  sedge-grass
belonging  to  the  tribe  BhynchosporetB.  It
has  the  inflorescence  in  heads  or  crowded
panicles,  the  spikclets  of  which  are  one  or
many-flowered;  glumes  In  two  rows,  the
lowest  three  or  four  empty,  the  upper
having  flowers  in  their  axils ;  flowers  her-
maphrodite, with  bristles  round  the  ovary.
