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TABERNZMONTANA. 
mixed with sand or lime rubbish to | ous shrubs, which grow so freely in 
keep it open, and in a state fit for| any common garden soil, and send 
their roots to penetrate through it. | up so many suckers, that when once 
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which are shrubby at the base, but 
herbaceous in the upper part of the 
stem; such as the common Wall- 
flower, the Brompton, or Queen 
Stock, ibéris sempervirens, &c. 
SuGAR-CANE.—See Sa/ccHaRumM. 
Sumacu.—See Ruv’s. P 
Summer Cypress.—See Ko’cuta. 
SunNDEW.—See Dro’sera. % 
SUNFLOWER.—See He.ia/NTHUS. 
Sun-Rose.—See Heria/nTHemum. 
SuTHERLA/NpIA. — Leguminosae. | 
—A pea-flowered shrub, with scar- 
let flowers, formerly called Colitea 
frutéscens ; a Native of the Cape 
of Good Hope, which is half-hardy 
in British gardens, and which should 
be grown in sandy loam. 
Swainso'nia. — Legumindse. — 
Pea-flowered shrubs, natives of 
Australia, with purplish flowers, 
which should be kept in a green- 
house, and grown in heath mould. 
—See AUSTRALIAN SHRUBS. 
SwALLow-wort. — See AscLe'- 
PIAS, and CHELIDO‘NIUM. 
Sweet Bay.—See Lau‘rus. 
Sweet Briztr.—sSee Ro'sa. 
Sweet Gate.—See Myrrca. 
Sweet Marsoram.—See Or1'Ga- 
NUM. 
Sweet Pea.—See La’tuyrus. 
Sweer Potato.—Batatas edulis. 
—A tuberous-rooted plant, former- 
ly considered to belong to Convol- 
vulus, then td Ipomea, but now 
separated from both. It is a na- 
tive of South America, where it is 
called Batatas; and it requires a 
stove in England. 
Sweet Sop, or Custard Apple— 
See Ano'na. 
Sweet Sutran.—See AmBer- 
Bo‘a, and CenTa’uREA. . 
Sweer WituiaMm.—Didnthus bar- 
batus—See Dia’/nruvs. 
Symrxso'rnsa. — Caprifoliacee. — 
St. Peter’s Wort. Bushy, decidu- 
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SUFFRUTICOSE PLANTS are those} planted, it is difficult to eradicate 
Betas The flowers of S. glome- 
rdta are produced in clusters, and 
the berries are small and reddish. 
S. racemosus, the Snowberry, has. 
| pinkish flowers, which are disposed 
in such loose racemes as to appear 
almost solitary ; and which are 
succeeded by large white berries, 
which are very ornamental. There 
is another species, S. occidentalis, 
with very large leaves, and droop- 
ing racemes of flowers, which has 
not yet been introduced. All the 
kinds are natives of North America. 
S. racemosus is sometimes grafted 
on Lonicera Xyldésteum, to avoid 
the inconvenience of its numerous 
suckers. 
Sympnorica’rpos. — Michaux’s 
name for the Snowberry.—See Sym- 
PHO'RIA. ” 
SYNGENECIOUS PLANTS. — Plants 
belonging to the 19th class of the 
Linnean system, and the natural 
order Composite. 
Syri'nca.—-Oleine@.—-The Lilach. 
Well-known deciduous shrubs, with 
purplish or white flowers, natives of 
Europe and the colder parts of A 
and valuable in British shrubberies 
for the early appearance of their 
leaves in spring, and for the beauty 
and fragrance of their flowers. 
There are several species and va- 
rieties, varying principally in the 
colour of the flowers. They are 
all quite hardy‘ British caries 
and they will grow in any common 
soil. ‘They are propagated by lay- 
ers and suckers, which they pro- 
duce in great abundance. 
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TasernaMonta\na.—Apocy/nee. 
—Trees and shrubs from the East 
and West Indies, which require a 
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