SAGERETIA 



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SALISBURIA 



SAGERE'TIA. (Commemorative of M. Sageret, a 

 French agriculturist. Nat. ord. Rhamiiaceae.) 



Stove shrubs with pale green flowers. Cuttings in 

 sand in a close, warm case. Fibrous loam, peat, and 

 sand. 



5. hamo'sa (hooked). Green. India and China. 

 thee'zans (tea-like). 2. Green. May. India ; 

 Burma ; China. 



SAGE ROSE. Ci'stus. 



SAGI'NA. Pearl- wort. (From sagina, fatness ; pre- 

 sumed nourishing qualities for sheep. Nat. ord. Clovc- 

 ivorts [Caryophyllaceae]. Linn. ^-Tetrandria, 3-Trigynia.) 

 Insignificant weeds, except procu'mbens, one of the 

 prettiest of our alpine plants, which makes a close carpet 

 on the ground, spreading far and wide, and has starry, 

 white flowers. It is not more than half an inch high. 

 S. Boy'dii (Boyd's). \. White. Scotland. 

 glafbra (smooth). . White. Europe. 

 pili'fera (hair-bearing). \. White. 

 pili'fera au'rea (golden). Leaves yellow. Used in 



carpet bedding. 

 Linncz'i (Linnaeus'). J. White. Northern and arctic 



regions. 

 procu'mbens (lying-down). ,V. White. Summer. 



North temperate regions (Britain). 

 flo're ple'no (double-flowered), i. Double white. 



Frequent on Leith Hill, Surrey. 

 saxa'tilis (rock). See S. LINN^I. 



SAGITTA'RIA. Arrow-head. (From sagitta, an arrow ; 

 the leaves of some resemble an arrow-head. Nat. ord. 

 Alismads [Alismacea?]. Linn. zi-Monacia, g-Polyandria.) 



White-flowered aquatics. Division of the plant in 

 spring; rich, loamy soil. The greenhouse and stove 

 kinds in an aquarium, or in vessels duly supplied with 

 water. 



STOVE AQUATICS. 



S. acutifo'lia (pointed-leaved). See S. PUGIONIFORMIS. 

 angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). See S. LANCIFOLIA. 

 montevide'nsis (Montevidean). 2-3. White, with 



three black blotches. Argentina. 1883. 

 dbtusifo'lia (blunt-leaved). See LIMNOPHYTON OB- 



TUSIFOLIUM. 



pugionifo'rmis (dagger- formed) . i. June. Guiana. 

 1816. 



GREENHOUSE AQUATICS. 

 S. donia'na (Don's). See S. SAGITTIFOLIA. 

 grami'nea (grass-faooerf). ij. July. Carolina. 1812. 

 hasta'ta (halbert-leaved). See S. SAGITTIFOLIA. 

 heterophy'lla (various-leaved), i. July. N. Amer. 



1822. 

 lancifo'lia (spear-head-leaved). i|. June. W. Ind. 



1787. 



obtu'sa (\A\mi-leaved). See S. SAGITTIFOLIA. 

 sine'nsis (Chinese). See S. SAGITTIFOLIA. 



HARDY AQUATICS. 



S. falca'ia (sickle-leaved). See S. LANCIFOLIA. 

 iapo'nica (Japanese). See S. VARIABILIS. 

 no' re ple'no (double-flowered). See S. VARIABILIS 



FLORE PLENO. 



latifo'lia (broad-leaved). See S. SAGITTIFOLIA. 



macrophy'lla (large-leaved). 2-3. White. Mexico. 



1905. 



na'tans (floating), i. July. Carolina. 1812. 

 ri'gida (stift-leaved). ij. June. N. Amer. 1806. 

 sagittifo'lia (arrow-leaved). 2. July. Europe; Asia; 



N. Amer. (England). " Arrow Leaf." 

 flo're-ple'no (double-flowered). i. July. 

 varia'bilis (variable). iJ-2. White. June, July. 



N. Amer. 

 flo're ple'no (double-flowered). White, double. 



June, July. 



SAGO PALM. Metro'xylon Sa'gti. 



SAGRffi'A. (Named after K. de la Sagra, a Spaniard. 

 Nat. ord. Melastomads [Melastomaceae]. Linn. 8-Ocfan- 

 dria, i-Monogynia. Allied to Miconia.) 



Stove evergreen shrubs. Cutting's of stubby young 

 side-shoots in spring ; sandy peat and fibrous loam, with 



i a little charcoal, and sufficient silver sand to keep the 

 soil open. Winter temp., 48 to 60; summer, 60 to 



, 88. The following are the best : 

 S. hirsu'ta (hairy). See OSS.T.A HIRSUTA. 

 microphy'lla (small-leaved). See OSS^EA MICKO- 



PHYLLA. 



sessiliflo'ra (stalkless-flowered). i. Red. April. 



Guiana. 1793. 

 umbro'sa (shady). 6. Red. March. W. Ind. 1824. 



SAGUE'RUS. See ARENGA. 



SA'GUS. Sago Palm. (From sagti, the Malay name. 

 Nat. ord. Palms [Palmacea?]. Linn. zi-Moncecia, 6- 

 Hexandria.) 



| S. Palma-Pinus (pine-palm). See RAPHIA G^ERTNERI. 

 ,, peduncula'ta (/cwg-flower-stalked). See RAPHIA 



PEDUNCULATA. 



,, Ru'ffia (Ruffia). See RAPHIA PEDUNCULATA. 

 Ru'mphii (Rumphius's). See METROXYLON SAGU. 

 tczdi'gera (pine- torch-bearing). See RAPHIA VINIFERA. 

 ,, vinifera (wine-bearing). See RAPHIA VINIFERA. 



ST. ANDREW'S CROSS. A'scyrum hypericoi dcs . 



ST. BARBARA'S HERB. Barbare'a vulga'ris. 



ST. BARNABY'S THISTLE. Centan'rea solstitia'lis. 



ST. BERNARD'S LILY. Anthe'rtcum Lilia'go. 



ST. DABEOC'S HEATH. Daboe'ciapolifo'lia. 



SAINTFOIN. Ono'brychis viciccfo'lia. 



ST. GEORGE'S HERB. Valeria 'na offlcina'lis. 



ST. JOHN'S BREAD. Ceralo'nia Si'liqua 



ST. JOHN'S WORT. Hype'ricum. 



ST. JOSEPH'S LILY. Li'lium ca'ndidum. 



ST. MARTIN'S FLOWER. Alstrcemc'ria pu'lchra. 



ST. MARTIN'S HERB. Sauvage'sia ere' eta. 



ST. MARY'S WOOD. Calophy'lluminophy'llum. 



ST. PATRICK'S CABBAGE. Saxi'fraga umbro'sa. 



SAINTPAU'LIA. (Commemorative of Saint Paul, the 

 Apostle. Nat. ord. Gesneracc t -r.) 



A dwarf stove herb of great beauty. Seeds ; leaf 

 cuttings and divisions. Fibrous loam and leaf-mould 

 in equal parts, with sand to make it porous. 

 S. tona'ntha (violet-flowered). J. Violet-blue ; anthers 



yellow. Usumbara Mts., E. Africa. 

 albe'scens (whitish), i. White, tinted with blush- 

 pink. 1899. 



variega'ta (variegated). Leaves variegated with 

 pale yellow, turning to white. 1903. 



ST. PETER'S WORT. Hype'ricum A'scyron, and 

 Symphorica'rpus. 



SALA'CIA. (Named after Salacia, the wife of Nep- 

 tune, of ancient mythology. Nat. ord. Celastracea?.) 



Tall stove shrubs or small trees. Cuttings of mature 

 wood in sand, in a close, warm case. Fibrous loam, a 

 little peat or leaf-mould, and sand. 



S. elli'ptica (elliptic). 12. Yellow, green. Brazil. 1818. 

 macrophy'lla (large-leaved). 10. Greenish-yellow. 



Java. 

 ,, panicula'ta (panicled). 12. Yellow, green. Brazil. 



1818. 

 ,, prinoi'des (Prinus-like). 6-10. Green-yellow. June. 



E. Ind. 1820. 

 pyrifo'rmis (pear-shaped). 5. Green-yellow. June. 



Trop. Africa. 1825. 



,, Roxbu'rghii (Roxburgh's). 4. Orange. June. India. 

 1822. 



SALAD BURNET. Pole'rium Sanguiso'rba. 



SALADING. See the following: American Cress, 

 Beet Root, Borage, Burnet, Celeriac, Celery, Chervil, 

 Corn Salad, Cress, Dandelion, Endive, Finochio, Garden 

 Rocket, Horse-radish, Lettuce, Mint, Mustard, Onions, 

 Purslane, Radishes, Rape, Scurvy Grass, Succory, Water 

 Cress, Wood Sorrel. 



SALEP. O'rchis. 



SALISBU'RIA. Maiden-hair-tree. (Named after R. A. 

 Salisbury, an English botanist. Nat. ord. Conifers 



