BOTANICAL NAMES 189 



Sanguisorba (sang-gwis-or-ba). L. " Sanguis " 

 (blood) ; " sorba " (to suck up) ; the leaves of the 

 plant stop bleeding. Bot. name of a group. 



Sanicula (san-ik-u-la). L. " Sano " (to heal); from 

 the healing properties of the plant. Bot. name for 

 a group. 



Santalaceae (san-ta-la-se-e). L. " Santal," a cor- 

 ruption of Sanscrit *' chandana; " aceous " (like). 

 Bot. name for a family. The sweet-smelling sandal 

 is obtained from a tree belonging to this family. 



Saponaria (sap-o-na-ria). L. " Sapo " (soap); from 

 the juice of the leaves acting like soap. Bot. name 

 for a group. 



Saracenicus (sar-a-sen-ikus). Arabic. " Sharq " (the 

 East); i.e., Arabia. Second bot. name. 



Sardous (sar-do-us). L. adj., " pertaining to Sar- 

 dinia.'* Second bot. name. 



Sarmentaceae (sar-ment-a-se-e). L. adj., " inclined to 

 be full of twigs." Second bot. name. 



Sarothamnus (sa-ro-tham-nus). G. " Saro " (to 

 sweep); " thamnos " (a bush); i.e., besoms were 

 made from the plant. Some botanists use this as 

 a group name in place of " cytisus." 



Satlvus (sa-tiv-us). L. adj., " cultivated." A common 

 second bot. name applied to several different 

 plants. 



Sauce Alone. Eng. name for Allaria Officinalts. Said 

 to be given from the leaves smelling so strong- of 

 garlic as to be " sauce-alone " when eaten with 

 anything else. 



Saussurea (saus-ur-ea). After Saussure, naturalist, 

 Geneva, died 1799. Bot. name for a group. 



