370 DICTIONARY OF POPULAR NAMES SASSATRAS 



tree with broad, entire, bay -scented leaves, also a native of 

 Chili. 



Sassafras, New Zealand {Laurelia Novcr Zelaiidice), a large 

 handsome tree of New Zealand, of from 100 to 150 feet in height, 

 havin«^ buttresses 15 feet in diameter ; a member of the same 

 family as the preceding. ISTative name, Pechatea. 



Sassafras Nut, a name given to the cotyledons of the seeds 

 of Nectandra Fuchiiry, a tree of the Laurel family (Lauraceas), 

 native of Guiana. They are aromatic, and used for flavouring 

 chocolate instead of Vanilla. 



Sassafras, Swamp. {See Magnolia.) 



Sassafras, Tasmanian {Atherosperma moschata), a tree of 

 the family Atherospermaceee, native of Mount Wellington in 

 Tasmania. It attains a height of from 100 to 150 feet, and a 

 diameter of from 2 to 3 feet. Its aromatic bark has been used 

 as a substitute for tea ; it yields a fragrant essential oil. 



Satin-wood, a name in India for Cliloro.cylon Sivietenia, 

 a large tree of the Mahogany family (Cedrelacese), native of 

 Ceylon, Coromandel, and other parts of India. The wood is 

 hard, fine-grained, and of a light satiny lustre, chiefly used for 

 the backs of toilet-brushes and fine articles of turnery ware. 

 Another kind, called Bahama Satin-wood, comes from the 

 West Indies, chiefly from Nassau and New Providence, It is 

 a beautiful wood of a light canary yellow colour and satiny 

 lustre. It comes in logs about 10 feet in length and 8 inches 

 square. It is supposed to be the wood of an unknown plant of 

 the Ebony family (Ebenaceae). 



Savin {Juniperus Scd)ina), a low bushy shrub or small tree 

 of the Cypress section of the Fir family, native of Western Asia. 

 It has been long cultivated in this country as a garden shrub, 

 and is admitted into the London Pharmacopoeia as a medical 

 plant. It is of a poisonous nature, and is highly dangerous 

 when used by unskilled persons and quacks. 



Savory, Summer {Satureia Iwrtcnsis), an annual of the Mint 

 family (Labiates) ; Winter {S. montana), small hardy evergreen 

 shrubs, 1 to 2 feet high ; natives of France and Italy. They are 



