358 DICTIONARY OF POPULAR NAMES RUST 



genus Juncus, of which there are about 20 species natives of 

 Britain, growing in ditches, on river-sides, and marshy ground in 

 general; they have cylindrical, soft, pithy stems, destitute of 

 leaves, varying from a few inches to 2 to 3 feet in height, their 

 flowers being produced in clusters, either direct from the apex, 

 or issuing from a sheath a little below. In Lincolnshire, and 

 other counties where they abound, rushes form an important 

 article of industry, chair bottoms, hassocks, mats, and baskets, 

 being made of them, and their pith forms the wicks of rushlight 

 candles ; the species chiefly used for these purposes are J. com- 

 munis and J. aciitus. 



Rust, a kind of mildew common on corn grass. 



Rye, or Rie, as spelt in the Bible (Secede cereale), an annual 

 corn-grass, extensively cultivated in many parts of Europe. It 

 is, however, su^^posed not to be the Eie grown in Egypt in the 

 time of Moses (see Spelt). Eye is subject to a disease called 

 Ergot (which see). Up to the end of the last century black or 

 rye bread was the common bread of tliis countiy, but it has 

 been gradually superseded by wheaten bread. 



Sabadilla (Asagrcea officinalis), a herb of the Colchicum 

 family (Melanthaceae), native of Mexico. The poisonous prin- 

 ciple Veratrine is obtained from its seed, w^hich is used in 

 medicine, and for destroying vermin. 



Sabicil, the wood of Zysiloma Sccbicu, a large tree of the 

 Mimosa section of the Bean family (Leguminosae), native of 

 Cuba. It is highly valued for shipbuilding, and yields planks 

 4 to 5 feet in width. It is. extremely hard, in consequence of 

 which it was used for the stairs of the first Great Exhibition in 

 1851, which when removed at the close of the exhibition were 

 found as sound as when laid. 



Sachet Powder. (See Myrtle.) 



Sack Tree (Antiaris toxicaria), better known as A. saccidoray 

 a small tree, with entire oblong leaves, of the Bread-fruit family 

 (Artocarpaceae), native of Western India, having a very tough, 

 close, fibrous bark, the inner portion of which is converted into 

 sacks ; this is accomplished by cutting pieces of the trunk from 



