SAMPHIRE 



SANICULA 



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and yellow flowers in small, umbel-like clusters. 

 Though grown and used like ti"ue Samphire, for which 

 it is often sold, it lacks the pleasing, aromatic taste of 

 the genuine. It belongs to the family Compositce. 

 For Marsh Samphire, see Salicornia. ]y[_ q_ Kains. 



SANCHfiZIA (after Jos. Sanches, professor of bot- 

 any at Cadiz). AcanthAcece. Strong, erect herbs or 

 half-shrubby plants : Ivs. large, opposite, entire or 

 slightly toothed: Us. orange, red or purple, united into 

 heads or spikes at the ends of the branches, or rarely 

 paniculate; calyx deeply 5-parted, segments oblong; 

 tube of the corolla long, cylindrical, somewhat ventri- 

 cose above the middle, limb of 5 equal, short, rotund 

 lobes ; perfect stamens 2, inserted below the middle 

 of the tube, with 2 aborted stamens between them; 

 anther 2-celled, the cells mucronate in front; style long, 

 with one division small, spurlike : ovary on a thick 

 disk, 2-loc'dled. with 4 ovules in each cell. About 8 spe- 

 cies in Peru, Colombia and Brazil. 



n6bilis, Hook. Plants stout, erect, smooth, except the 

 inflorescence: stem 4-angled: Ivs. 3-9 in. long, oblong- 

 ovate to oblong-lanceolate, obtusely toothed, narrowed 

 into winged petioles, connate: fls. 2 in. long, yellow, in 

 heads subtended by bright red bracts, the heads form- 

 ing a panicle. Ecuador. B.M. 5594. F.S. 23:2437. Var. 

 glaucophylla, Lem. (var. variegafa, Hort.). Lvs. varie- 

 gated with pale vellow or white along the veins. F. 

 1867, p. 154. l.li.'U:o28 (as S.nobilis); 1G:580.-A hot- 

 house plant which is very attractive when well grown, 

 but which becomes straggling and weedy if neglected. 

 Grown mostly for its foliage. 



Heinrich Hassflbring. 



SANDAL-WOOD. See Adenanthera. 

 SAND-BUR. See Cenchrus. 



SANDERSONIA (John Sanderson, discoverer of S. 

 auranf iaca) . LiUAvea?.. A genus of 1 or 2 species from 

 Natal; tuberous plants growing 1-1 >2 ft. high, slender, 

 with many sessile stem-leaves and yellow or purple glob- 

 ular bell-shaped flowers, pendulous from a number of 

 the upper leaf-axils, the segments with pointed nectaries 

 at the base. Perianth gamophyllous, urceolate: seg- 

 ments deltoid or lanceolate: stamens 6; filaments fili- 

 form; anthers linear-oblong, ovary 3-loculed. Glass- 

 house plants, to be treated like Gloriosas. 



aurantiaca, Hook. Lvs. 3-4 x 34-% in.: pedicels 3^-1 

 in. long: perianth orange-colored, %-l in. long. Nov. 

 B.M. 4716. R.H. 1868, p. 311. p. w. Barclay. 



SAND MYRTLE. LeiopJiyllum. 



SAND PEAR. Pijrus Sinensis. 



SAND VERBENA. See Abronia. 



SANDWORT is an English name for Arenaria. 



SANGUINARIA (Latin, blood; referring to the yel- 

 lowish red juice of the plant). Papaverdcece. Blood- 

 root. A single species common in woods of eastern 

 North America. Rootstock several inches long, about 

 3^ in. thick, horizontal: lvs. radical, cordate or reniform, 

 usually only 1 from each root bud, on petioles about 

 8 in. long: fls. white, often tinged with pink, 1-3 in. 

 across, mostly solitary, on scapes about 8 in. long, ap- 

 pearing just preceding the full grown leaves ; sepals 2, 

 fugacious ; petals 8-12, in 2 or 3 rows, oblong or obovate, 

 early deciduous: capsule 1 in. long, oblong, 2-valved. 



The Bloodroot is a showy spring flower usually found 

 in woodland, but not a true shade-loving plant, since its 

 growth is, to a great extent, made before the foliage of 

 the trees expands. In cultivation it prefers a rather 

 light soil, but will grow anywhere. It will do as well in 

 sunlight as in shade and will even grow amongst grass, 

 if care be taken not to mow down the leaves until it 

 has perfected the root growth and buds for the follow- 

 ing season. The roots are best transplanted after the 

 leaves have ripened, until the autumn I'oot growth com- 

 mences, but they may be moved when the plants are in 



flower. The roots are offered at such low prices by col' 

 lectors that the plant should be used to a much greater 

 extent for spring gardening. 



Canadensis, Linn. Bloodroot. Red Pucooon. Fig. 

 2248. Described above. April-May, B.M. 162. G.W.F. 

 33. G.F. 8:215. Var. pl6na has more numerous nar- 

 rower petals. in_ ^^ Barclay. 





2248. Bloodroot— Sanguinaria Canadensis (X 3^). 



SANGUISORBA (Latin name referring to reputed me- 

 dicinal properties, connected with sanguis, "blood"). 

 Hosdcew. About 30 species of upright mostly perennial 

 herbs, with compound leaves and greenish, small flow- 

 ers in heads: flowers usually perfect (sometimes part 

 of them imperfect), the stamens numerous (rarely 2 or 

 4), the pistils mostly 1 or 2, the petals none, the un- 

 colored calyx inclosing the mature akene. The Sanguis- 

 orbas are natives of the north temperate zone. Two 

 species are sparingly cultivated in this country. See 

 Poteriiim. 



minor, Scop. (Poterium Sanguisdrba, Ijinn.). Burnet. 

 Perennial, growing in clumps, glabrous or sparsely 

 hairy: lvs. long, odd-pinnate, narrow, the small Ifts. 

 6-10 pairs and orbicular to oblong and deep-toothed: 

 stems 1-23^ ft. tall, terminating in small globular or 

 oblong heads : lower fls. in the head staminate, the 

 others perfect, the stigmas purple, tufted and exserted. 

 Eu., Asia, and naturalized in this country. — Sometimes 

 grown in the herb garden for the fresh young leaves, 

 which are used in salads. It is also an interesting plant 

 for the hardy border. Also recommended as a pasture 

 plant, particularly for sheep. It thrives in dry, poor 

 soils. 



Canadensis, Linn. Taller, larger in every way than 

 the above: Ifts. oblong to almost triangular-oblong, 

 truncate or cordate at the base, long-stalked, obtuse, 

 sharp-toothed: fl. -heads cylindrical, 2-6 in. long, the fls. 

 all perfect, whitish. Low grounds, Mich, east and 

 south. — An interesting plant, worthy a place in the 

 hardy border, and sometimes sold for that purpose. It 

 produces much foliage. Grows 5-6 ft. tall. "l_ jj_ g_ 



SANlGULA (Latin, to heal). Umbelliferce. Sakicle. 

 Black Snakeroot. About 20 species, nearly all Ameri- 

 can, mostly perennial, glabrous herbs with alternate, 

 palmately divided lvs. and small yellow, white or pur- 

 plish fls. in compound, usually few-rayed umbels: fr. 

 nearly glolnilar, small, covered with hooked bristles. 

 Woodland plants with insignificant fls. Useful occasion- 

 ally as a ground cover in waste shaded places. The 

 following species have been offered by collectors. 



