GLOSSARY 371 



Scraping tree trunks: 



The process of scraping off the loose bark from the trunk of a tree. 

 The chief reason is to remove the hiding places of injurious insects. 



Seepage : 



The process of percolation, as ground water through the soil. 



Shothole: 



A small local centre of attack caused by parasitic fungi. 



Shrub: 



A woody perennial as distinguished from a tree mainly by its low 

 stature and having several primary stalks arising at or near the 

 ground. 



Slaked Lime: 



Is fresh burnt lime reduced to a fine condition by the addition of 

 water. 



Smut: 



A diseased condition caused by a smut fungus. 



Sod: 



That stratum of earth which is filled with the roots of grass, herbs, etc. 



Sour Soil: 



An acid soil; a term generally applied to a soil which is not only acid 

 but deficient in soil aeration and in drainage. 



Specimen Plant: 



A plant specially grown by itself so as to display it to best advantage 

 or to allow the plant to assume normal and unrestricted growth. 



Spore: 



A minute portion of a fungus capable of germinating and growing into 

 a new fungus. 



Sport: 



An unusual variation from the normal type as commonly demonstrated 

 in habits of growth and qualities of colour or size of flowers. 



Sprigging: 



Planting of grass by inserting roots or whole plants in the ground as 

 Bermuda grass is generally planted. 



