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feet ; flowers in June ; Britain. S. nigra monstrosa (monstrous- 

 striped-barked) ; 20 feet ; flowers in June ; Britain. S. nigra 

 pulverulenta (powdered) ; lo feet ;• flowers in June ; Britain. 

 S. nigra rotiindiffilia (roundish-leaved) ; 20 feet ; flowers in 

 June ; Britain. S. nigra virescens (greenish) ; 20 feet ; flowers 

 in June ; Britain. S. pubens (downy) ; 6 feet ; flowers in North 

 America; 1812. S. racemosa (racemed) ; 12 feet; flowers 

 green and yellow, in May; south of Europe; 1566. S, race- 

 7nosa Jiavescejis {yt\\o\\\s\\) ] 12 feet; flowers yellow and green, 

 in May ; south of Europe ; 1596. S. race?nosa pjwpurea (pur- 

 ple) ; 12 feet ; flowers purple, in May ; south of Europe ; 1596. 



Saxguisorba. Burnet. [Rosaceae.] Hardy herbaceous 

 perennials of coarse habit, but elegant foliage. They grow 

 readily in common soil, and are increased by division. 



S. Alpina (Alpine) ; flowers yellow, in June ; Altai ; 1837. S. 

 A ndersonii (Anderson's); flowers pink, in July; Siberia. S. 

 Canadensis (Canadian) ; 3 feet ; flowers white, in August ; Can- 

 ada ; 1633. S. carnea (flesh-colored) ; 4 feet ; flowers red, in 

 July; Siberia ;»i823. ^. Mauritanica (Mauritanian) ; 4 feet; 

 flowers pink, in July ; Algiers ; 18 10. S. media (middle) ; 4 

 feet; flowers flesh, in August; Canada; 1785. S. neglecta 

 (neglected); 4 feet ; flowers white, in July; Europe; 1800. S. 

 officitialis (shop) ; 4 feet ; flowers purple, in July ; Britain. S. 

 officinalis auricnlata (eared) ; 4 feet ; flowers pink, in July ; Si- 

 cily. S. prcECOX (early-flowering) ; 3 feet ; flowers pink, in May ; 

 Siberia; 1827. S . teniiifolia (^n^-\Q.2.ve^ -, 4 feet; flowers pink, 

 in July ; Dahuria ; 1820. 



Sanvitalia. [Compositae.] A procumbent half-hardy 

 annual, requiring the ordinary treatment of half-hardy annu- 

 als. Sown in the border or in beds about the beginning 

 of May, it will bloom about July. It is a suitable plant for 

 the edges of beds. 



S. prociimbens (procumbent) ; hardy annual ; i foot ; flowers 

 yellow, in June ; Mexico ; 1798. 



Saponaria. Soap-wort. [Caryophyllaceae.] Showy bar- 



