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Scorzone'ra (Schorseneer). S. hispanica (Comp.). S. Eur. 



Screw pine. Pandanus. Various trop. species. 



Sering (so-called "Indian Syringa"). Melia Azedarach 



(Meliac.) ; S. Asia. For Syringa v. Lilac. 

 Serradella. Ornithopus sativus (Legum.). Eur. 

 Shaddock v. Citrus. 



Shallot. Allium ascalonicum (Liliac). S. Eur. 

 Shasta daisy. A variety of the Ox-eye-daisy, Chrysanthemum 



Leucanthemum, much improved by Luther Burbank. 

 Silene. S. pendula (Caryophyll.). Sicily. Also indigenous 



spec. 

 Silky oak. Grevillea roiusta (Prot.). E. Austral. 

 Sisal hemp. Agave rig ida var. sisalana (Amaryll). C. Amer. 

 Snail creeper. Phaseoliis Caracalla (Papil.). S. Amer. 

 Snapdragon = Antirrhinum. 

 Sneeuwbal v. Guelder rose. 

 Snowdrop. In S.A. garden Leucojum vermim (Amaryllld.). 



The so-called Algerian — is Allium triquetrum (Lil.). 

 Sorghum. Sorghum vulgare (Gram.). KaflSrcom, Durrah. 



C. Africa. 

 Sorrel (Natal). Eihiscus SaMariffa. (Malvac). Introd. by 



Indians. 

 Sour sop. Anona muricata (Anonac). S. Amer. 

 Spaans'spek v. Gourds. 

 Spaanse riet = Spanish reed. 

 Spanish Reed (Italian reed). Arundo Donax* nearly allied 



to our common reed (Phragmites) . Used for fences, etc. 



(Eastern). The ^^ Spanish Cane" is derived from several 



species of palms, e.g., Calamus Rotang (E. Ind.) 

 Spider lily. Pancratium (Amaryllidac). 

 Spinach. Spinacia oleracea (Chenopod.). W. Asia. 

 Spirae'a. S. prunifolia ("May") (Rosac). Japan. 

 Spreke'lia. S. formosissima (Maltese lily). 

 Squash v. Gourds. 



Stephano'tis (Asclepiad.). S. florihimda. Madagascar. 

 Stock. Matthiola annua, M. incana, etc. (Crucifer.), Eur. 



The Night-scented — is Hesperis tristis. Eur. 

 Stokroos = Hollyhock. 

 Strawberry. Fragaria vesca. (Ros.). Eur. 

 „ tree = Arbutus. 



Streptosolen (Solan.). 8. Jamesoni. Ecuador. 

 Sugar apple (Sweet sop). Anona squamosa (Anonac). 



W. Ind. 

 „ cane. Saccharum officinarum. (Gram.). Originally 



from Bengal. 



