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feet ; flowers in June ; Britain. S. nigra monstrosa (monstrous- 

 striped-barked) ; 20 feet ; flowers in June ; Britain. S. nigra 

 pulverulenta (powdered); 10 feet; flowers in June; Britain. 

 S. nigra rotundifolia (roundish-leaved) ; 20 feet ; flowers in 

 June ; Britain. S. nigra virescens (greenish) ; 20 feet ; flowers 

 in June ; Britain. 6". pubens (downy) ; 6 feet ; flowers in North 

 America; 1812. S. racemosa (racemed) ; 12 feet; flowers 

 green and yellow, in May ; south of Europe ; 1 566. .5". race- 

 mosa flavescens (yellowish) ; 12 feet; flowers yellow and green, 

 in May ; south of Europe ; 1 596. S. racemosa purpurea (pur- 

 ple) ; 12 feet ; flowers purple, in May ; south of Europe ; 1596. 



SANGUISORBA. Burnet. [Rosaceae.] Hardy herbaceous 

 perennials of coarse habit, but elegant foliage. They grow 

 readily in common soil, and are increased by division. 



S'. Alpina (Alpine) ; flowers yellow, in June ; Altai ; 1837. S. 

 'Andersonii (Anderson's); flowers pink, in July; Siberia. 6*. 

 Canadensis (Canadian) ; 3 feet ; flowers white, in August ; Can- 

 ada ; 1633. S. carnea (flesh-colored) ; 4 feet ; flowers red, in 

 July; Siberia ;i823. S. Mauritanica (Mauritanian) ; 4 feet; 

 flowers pink, in July ; Algiers ; 1810. S. media (middle) ; 4 

 feet ; flowers flesh, in August ; Canada ; 1 785. S. neglecta 

 (neglected); 4 feet ; flowers white, in July; Europe; 1800. S. 

 officinalis (shop) ; 4 feet ; flowers purple, in July ; Britain. S. 

 officinalis auriculata (eared) ; 4 feet ; flowers pink, in July ; Si- 

 cily. S. pracox (early-flowering) ; 3 feet ; flowers pink, in May ; 

 Siberia ; 1827. S.tenuifolia (fine-leaved) ; 4 feet ; flowers pink, 

 in July ; Dahuria ; 1 820. 



SANVITALIA. [Composite.] A procumbent half-hardy 

 annual, requiring the ordinary treatment of half-hardy annu- 

 als. Sown in the border or in beds about the beginning 

 of May, it will bloom about July. It is a suitable plant for 

 the edges of beds. 



S. procumbens (procumbent) ; hardy annual ; I foot ; flowers 

 yellow, in June ; Mexico ; 1798. 



SAPONARIA. Soap-wort. [Caryophyllacese.] Showy har- 



