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SASSAFRAS— Sassafras offlcinale. 



This is well-known, usually as a shrub, but occasionally a tree two feet or 

 more in diameter. The wood is beautiful and durable. The tree is rather 

 tender in most parts of Michigan. A tree stands west of Williams' Hall 

 within a few rods, also, in the grove south of College Ilall. 



SAVIN — Juniperiis Sabina. 



This is a low trailing or spreading hardy evergreen shrub, with limbs and leaves 

 much resembling those of red cedar. It is valuable about rock work, on knolls 

 or in or near groups of other trees. It may be easily trimmed and kept in 

 almost any shape. It grows in the northern United States and in northern 

 Europe and Asia. At the College are good specimens, one west of the green- 

 liouse, also one north of the greenhouse, also southeast of the house of Profes- 

 3or Beal. 



See June-berry. 

 See June-berry. 

 :See hop- tree. 



SERVICE.BERRY. 



SHAD-BUSH. 



SHRUBBY TREFOIL. 



SMOKE TREE— i27iMS Cotinus. 



This shrub comes from the Southern States. It is common in cultivation 

 under the above name, but more often under the name of fringe tree. The 

 latter name should be reserved for another plant. The flower clusters often 

 lengthen and become large, light, feathery or cloud-like bunches, either green- 

 ish or thiged with red. These are quite ornamental. An old shrub grows in 

 the grove by the big stone where it was set by Professor Holmes. 



SNOWBALL— Viburnum Ojtulus. 



This shrub is common in cultivation. The balls are composed of neutral 

 flowers. The original of this plant grows wild in our swamps, where it is 

 known as high cranberry-bush, or bush-cranberry. 



Specimens can be seen northwest of college hall, not far from the rustic 

 foot-bridge ; also south of Prof. Cook's house. 



SPRUCE, BLACK— ^6ies nigra. 



This is a small, conical tree, with limbs extending in graceful sweep much 

 like those of the Norway spruce, only not on so grand a scale. It grows 

 abundantly in the swamps of this State at Lansing and northward, sometimes 

 attaining a diameter of two feet. The young trees are beautiful, but most old 

 trees become irregular and scraggy. 



A small, poor specimen grows several rods east of Williams hall. 



SPIiUCE, HEMLOCK— ^6ies Canadensis. 



This tree is distinguished for its delicate light green spray of graceful 

 drooping habit, often rendered more drooping by large numbers of small cones 

 at the ends of the small limbs. When seen from the under side, the leaves 

 are much lighter i)i color, a glaucous green. It is generally called hardy, 



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