=Staff-tree.= See Celastrus. =Stanhopea.= _Orchideæ._ Division of the old roots. (See also under Orchids.) =Stapelia= (Carrion Flower). _Asclepiadeæ._ Seeds; commonly by cuttings in heat. =Staphylea= (Bladder-nut). _Sapindaceæ._ Seeds sown as soon as ripe or stratified until spring. By suckers, layers, and cuttings of roots or of mature wood. =Star Apple.= See Chrysophyllum. =Star of Bethlehem.= See Ornithogalum. =Statice= (Sea Lavender, Sea Pink). _Plumbagineæ._ The annuals and biennials may be increased by seeds sown in early spring, in a frame. The perennials by seeds, or by carefully made divisions. Greenhouse species should be propagated by cuttings inserted in small single pots during early spring, and placed under glass. =Staurostigma.= _Aroideæ._ Seeds sown in bottom heat; or by division of the tubers. =Stephanotis=, Jasminanthes. _Asclepiadeæ._ Propagated by seeds; also by cuttings of the previous year's growth inserted singly in pots, in spring, and placed in a close frame with a temperature of 60°. =Sterculia.= _Sterculiaceæ._ Seeds. Increased by ripened cuttings, which should be taken with the leaves on, and placed under glass. Those of the stove species should be placed in moist heat. =Stevia.= _Compositæ._ May be increased by seeds, by divisions and by cuttings. =Stigmaphyllon.= _Malpighiaceæ._ Seeds. Cuttings of ripened wood, inserted in sandy soil under glass, in heat. =Stillingia.= _Euphorbiaceæ._ Easily propagated by imported seeds. =Stock.= See Mathiola. =Stokesia.= _Compositæ._ Propagation by seeds and by division. =Stonecrop.= See Sedum. =Strawberry= (_Fragaria_). _Rosaceæ._