Glossary of terms

1) a collection or decorative plot (part of a park or garden) intended for cultivating and exhibiting various species and varieties of roses; 2) a thicket of wild dog-roses.

Rosehip

Language of flowers - meanings

In the language of flowers — spring and poetry;

Rosette

Special terms

A group of leaves densely arranged on an underground or aboveground stem with shortened internodes.

Rotunda

Landscape terms

An open or enclosed building supported by columns, most often topped by a dome.

Saikei: (saikei)

Bonsai terms

A landscape with rocks and plants, but without figurines.

Sankan (sankan)

Bonsai terms

Triple trunk. Three trunks growing from a single root (father, mother, son).

(From Greek sapros – rotten, phyton – plant) — an achlorophyllous plant that feeds on organic substances of dead plants or on secretions of living ones. Saprophytic orchids obtain nutrients from the soil by means of a mycorrhizal fungus.

Sashi-ho: (саси-хо)

Bonsai terms

Pruning.

Sashi-ki: (sashi-ki)

Bonsai terms

Propagation by cuttings.

Savannas

Cactus grower terms

Predominantly flat areas with a predominance of red-brown soils. Herbaceous cover predominates in combination with individual trees or groups of trees.

Scale insect

Cactus grower terms

Insect pest.

Scandens

Bonsai terms

Climbing

Scarification

Cactus grower terms

Damage to the seed testa (seed coat) to increase their ability to germinate. It is carried out mechanically or by treatment with concentrated sulfuric acid followed by thorough rinsing with water.

Schizocotyly

Cactus grower terms

"False pleiocotyly" - the phenomenon of the original cotyledons splitting into two, less often three, lobes or segments. At the same time, as a rule, the pattern of vascular connections characteristic of a dicotyledonous embryo can be trac…

Sciarids

Cactus grower terms

Pest insects whose larvae primarily damage the roots of seedlings.

Scions

Cactus grower terms

Plants that are grafted.

Sclerophytes

Cactus grower terms

Plants adapted to living in dry conditions without storing large amounts of water.

Seed

Cactus grower terms

Embryonic stage of seed plants.

Seed

Special terms

Organ of reproduction and dispersal in seed plants. It is differentiated into the embryo, the seed coat, and a protective covering. Often contains nutrients.

Seed activation

Cactus grower terms

Treatment of seeds before sowing.

Seed coat

Cactus grower terms

Protective covering, testa.

Seed exchange list

Cactus grower terms

The exchange collection of botanical gardens.

Seed germination

Cactus grower terms

The transition of seeds from a state of dormancy to active development, which begins with swelling of the seed, rupture of the testa and the emergence of the root.

Seed germination (radicle emergence)

Cactus grower terms

See seed germination.

Seed germination rate

Cactus grower terms

The potential ability of seeds to germinate, expressed as the percentage of seeds that have germinated in relation to the number sown.

Seed propagation

Special terms

Reproduction of plants by means of seeds. Annuals and perennials are propagated this way. They retain their cultivar characteristics. The opposite method is vegetative propagation.

Seed stimulation

Cactus grower terms

Method of activating the vital activity of seed cells

Seed stratification

Cactus grower terms

Artificial partial or complete breaking of seed dormancy by exposing seeds to low (down to 2 °C) temperatures in moist peat, sand, perlite and other materials, or by brief freezing after soaking them in water.

Seedlings

Cactus grower terms

Young plants that are morphologically distinguished from juveniles by the presence of cotyledons and the absence of developed above-ground organs.

Seedlings

Cactus grower terms

Young plants that have developed from seeds.

Seishi: (seishi)

Bonsai terms

Bonsai shaping.

Selection

Cactus grower terms

Selection and propagation of individuals possessing some desirable trait.