408 FOREST CULTURE AND 
Dendrocalamus giganteus, Munro. —Burmah, Pe 
nang. Exceedingly tall. Circumference 2 feet. 
Dendrocalamus Hookeri, Munro. — Himalaya; as- 
cends to 6,000 feet. Height to 50 feet. 
Dendrocalamus Hamiltoni, Nees. — Himalaya ; as- 
cends to 6,000 feet. Height to 60 feet. 
Dinochloa Tjankorreh, Buehse.— Java, Philippines ; 
ascends to 4,000 feet. Climbing. 
Scilla esculenta, Ker. (Camassia esculenta, Lindl.) 
—The Quamash. In the Western extra-tropic parts 
of North America, on moist prairies. The onion-like 
bulbs, in a roasted state, form a considerable portion 
of the vegetable food on which the aboriginal tribes 
of that part of the globe are living. It is a pretty 
plant, and might be naturalized here on our moist 
meadows. 
Schcenocaulon officinale, A. Gray. (Asa-Graya of- 
ficinalis, Lindl.) (Sabadilla officinalis, Brandt and 
Dierbach.)—Mountains of Mexico. A bulbous-rooted 
herb, with leafless stem, thus far specially distinct 
from any veratrum. It furnishes the sabadilla-seeds, 
and yields two alkaloids—veratrin and sabadillin; a 
resinous substance—helonin ; also sabadillic and ve- 
ratric acid. The generic names adopted for this plant 
by Lindley and by Dierbach are coetaneous. 
Scorzonera deliciosa, Gusson.*—Sicily. One of the 
purple-flowered species, equal if not superior in its 
culinary use to the allied Salsify. 
Scorzonera Hispanica, L.*—Middle and South Eu- 
rope, Orient. The perennial root of this yellow-flower- 
ed herb furnishes not only a wholesome and palatable 
food, but also serves as a therapeutic remedy, much 
