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Sambucus racemosa EUROPEAN Red Elder 



This European species is mentioned here because of the fondness of native 

 birds for its bright red autumn fruits. It has been suggested by the Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture as harmless bait to detract wild life from fruit crops of 

 economic importance. 



Sandmyrtle — See Leiophyllum 



Sarcococca Hookeriana var. humilis 



An evergreen shrub with narrow, shining leaves, insignificant flowers, and 

 black fruits. A shrub for the large, sheltered rock garden where it may never 

 reach its possible ultimate height of five feet. Not reliably hardy. 



Sasa pygmaea CARPET BAMBOO 



A root-hardy, spreading Bamboo which in the North gets up to but a few 

 inches in height after being killed back during the winter. It can be used on 

 dry, well-drained areas. 



sassafras albidum (S. officinale) Common Sassafras 



Either because of its common occurrence in the wild or because of its re- 

 sistance to transplanting in larger sizes, the landscape value of this familiar, 

 gaunt, native tree has become overlooked. Its green stems, the high autumn 

 color of its various-shaped leaves, and the red-stemmed, blue fruits of Septem- 

 ber are well known. 



Schizophragma hydrangeoides JAPANESE HYDRANGEA-VlNE 



See note under Hydrangea petiolaris. 

 Scholar-Tree — See Sophora 



SCIADOPITYS VERTICILLATA Umbrella PlNE 



An exceptionally slow-growing, dark-foliaged, pyramidal tree suitable for 

 specimen planting or, under some conditions, in screens or groups. It is 

 decidedly unhappy if not given deep, moist, reasonably well-drained soil. 

 Some of the oldest and finest specimens in the United States are to be seen 

 growing on the campus of the Massachusetts State College at Amherst. 



Sedum populifoHum POPLAR StONECROP 



A woody-based Sedum of upright habit which grows to more than a foot in 

 height. A rock-garden plant which displays rounded, toothed leaves and pale 

 pink or white flowers in late summer. 



Shadblow — See Amelanchier 

 Silverbell — See Halesia 



Smilax rotundifolla HORSE-BRIER 



Thorny, green-stemmed, round-leaved, native, deciduous vine of tangled 

 wood edges and copses. Spreading by underground rhizomes and thus be- 

 coming either a pest where not wanted or a boon to the planter of game cover 

 or other wild areas. Young shoots may be eaten like asparagus, and the Indians 

 made a jelly from the roots. 



Smoke-Tree — See Cotinus 



Snowball — See Viburnum tomentosum var. sterile 



Snowbell — See Styrax 



Snowberry — See Chiogenes and Symphoricarpus 



