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SAW-FLY. 
with very curious flowers, and 
pitcher-shaped leaves. Though na- 
tives of Canada, where they flower 
freely, and are produced in great 
undance, they are seldom flow- 
ered in England without the aid of 
artificial heat. They are grown in 
pots filled with peat and moss, and 
placed in saucers of water, or in the 
open air, on the banks of ponds or 
rivers. When kept in a room, or 
on a balcony, they should be grown 
in double pots, the interstice be- 
tween the two being filled with 
moss. 
Sarsapari’Ltia.—See Smi‘\nax. 
Sasanqua.—A kind of Camellia, 
the blossom of which strongly re- 
sembles that of the tea-tree. 
Sa’ssarras.—Latrus Sassafras. 
—A large tree, a native of North 
America. 
Saty’rium.— Orchidicee.— Ter- 
restrial orchidaceous plants from the 
Cape of Good Hope. The leaves 
are very curious from the flat man- 
ner in which they spread themselves 
on the surface of the pot; and the 
flowers, which are generally yellow, 
are very handsome. They shouid 
be grown in very sandy loam or 
peat ; and they are generally kept 
in a greenhouse. They are very 
apt to damp off if over-watered. 
Saw.—The more convenient kind 
for a lady to use for garden pur- 
poses is one called a bow-saw (see 
Jig. 48), made to screw tighter, if 
necessary. 
Saw-rry.— T'enthridee. — Beau- 
tiful flies with clear wings, which | 
are furnished with a curious instru- 
ment like a saw in the lower part 
of the body, with which they wound 
the bark to deposite their eggs. 
These eggs, like those of some other | 
insects, greatly i increase in size after | 
they are laid. The grub or maggot 
is short and thick, with a black 
ing head, and when attacked it | 
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ean let itself down with a thread. 
gore insects are very destructive 
SCHINUS. 
to Rose trees, as they destroy the 
flower-buds. 
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Fig. 48.—Bow Saw for cutting off branches 
from Trees. 
Saxr'reacaSarirape aan 
known herbaceous plants, many of’ 
which are natives of Britain, with 
white, yellow or pink flowers. They 
are all of the easiest culture, and 
will grow in any light garden soil, 
though they prefer a deep sand. 
S. umbrésa is the London Pride, 
and S. granuléta, the common 
Mountain Saxifrage. All the kinds 
are handsome, and many of them 
are well adapted for rockwork. 
SAXIFRAGE.—See Saxi'FRAGA. 
Scasio'sa. — Dipsdcea. — The 
Scabious. 
and annual plants, mostly natives 
of Europe and the East Indies, that 
will grow freely in any common 
garden soil, and may be increased 
| by seeds. 
Scazious.—See Scapio'sa. 
Sca.e Insect.—See Coccus. 
Scui'nus. — Anacardidcee, or 
Terebinthacee.—Deciduous shrubs 
or lew trees, natives of Brazil and 
Peru, nearly allied to Duvaua. The 
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Ornamental perennial 
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