584 SALVINIACEAE 



a ? prothallus, which remains enclosed in the burst spore, and has two 

 parts, an upper small-celled green part on which are borne the arche- 

 gonia, and a lower colourless part (of one or more large cells), in which 

 reserves are stored up for the use of the young plant which will be 

 formed from a fert. ovum (cf. Selaginella and Phanerogams). 

 Salzmannia DC. Rubiaceae (n. 3). i E. Brazil. 

 Samadera Gaertn. Simarubaceae. 7 Madag. , Indomal. 

 Samaii. Pithecolobinni Sam an Benth. 

 Samara L. = Embelia Burm. p.p. (Myrsin.). 

 Samara, a winged i -seeded indeh. achene or nut, Acer, Banisteria, 



fraxinns, Liriodcndron, Ptelea, Pterocarpus, L/hntts, Ventilago. 

 Sambucus (Tourn.) L. Caprifoliaceae. 20 N. temp., S. Am., As. to 

 Austr. S. nigra L. (elder) and S. Ebuhts L. in Brit. Differs from 

 the rest of the fam. in having cpd. 1. and extr. anthers; it also possesses 

 well-marked stipules. Lenticels show clearly in the bark. S. nigra 

 L. shows serial adv. buds. There has been some discussion about the 

 proper position to be assigned to it; it has been put in Valerianaceae 

 or in a new family, Sanibucaceae, forming a link between Rubiales and 

 Aggregatae. A wine is prepared from elder berries. 



Sameraria Desv. (hatis BH.}. Cruciferae (2). 7 E. Medit. 



Samoa millet, Panicum. 



Samolus (Tourn.) L. Primulaceae. 10 cosmop., esp. ^; S. Valerandi 

 L. (brook-weed) in Brit. The whole pi. dies down in autumn, but 

 young shoots form in summer and take root. The bracts of the fls. 

 are 'adnate' to the axes, so as to look like sol. bracteoles (cf. Sola- 

 naceae). 



Samphire, Crithmum maritimum L., (Am.) Salicornia. 



Samuela Trelease. Liliaceae (vi). 2 Mexico, California. 



Samyda L. F'lacourtiaceae (7). 4 W.I., Mexico. 



Samydaceae (BH.}. A fam. in Passiflorales, comprising the gen. 

 Samyda, Casearia, Banara, Abatia, Homalium, &c. ; placed in Fla- 

 courtiaceae by Engler. 



Sancliezia Ruiz et Pav. Acanthaceae (iv. A). 10 trop. S. Am. 



San Domingo apricot, Mammea ainericana L. 



Sand-binding 1 plants, Acacia, Ammophila, Carex, Distichlis, Elymus, 

 Larrea, Lepidosperma, Stenotaphriun, &c. ; - bur, Cenclirus tribuloides 

 L. ; -box tree, Hitra; -dunes, flora of, cf. Tansley, Types of Brit. 

 Veg.; -spurrey (Am.), Spergidaria; -wort, Arenaria. 



Sandalwood, Santaium album L. ; red -, Pterocarpus sanlalinus L. 



Sandarach, Tetraclinis quadrivalvis Vent. 



Sandbergia Greene (Arabis p.p.). Cruciferae (4). i N.W. N. Am. 



Sanderella O. Ktze. = Parlatorea Barb. Rodr. (Orch.). 



Sanders wood, Sandalwood. 



Sandersonia Hook. Liliaceae (i). i Natal. 



Sandoricum Cav. Meliaceae (in). 6 Mauritius, Indomal. Some have 

 ed. fr. 



Sanguinaria Dill, ex L. Papaveraceae (n). i All. N. Am., S. catia- 

 densis L. , the blood-root. It has a thick rhiz. giving off annually one 

 1. and a i-flowered scape. The rhiz. is used in medicine. 



Sanguineus (Lat.), blood-coloured. 



Sanguisorba Rupp. ex L. (Poteriiim BH.}. 30 N. temp. 2 Brit., 



