SASSAFRAS . 



plauted when old on account of its long tap-roots. 



Prop, by seeds sown as soon as ripe; also by suckers, 



■which are often freely produced, and by root-cuttings. 

 One species in eastern N. America. Fls. dioecious, 



rarely perfect, apetalous; calyx 6-parted; stamens 9, the 

 3 inner ones furnished 

 at the base with 2- 

 stalked, orange-colored 

 glands; anthers open- 



loculed: fr. an oblong- 

 ovoid, 1-seeded. dark 

 blue drupe surrounded 

 at the base by the thick- 

 ened scarlet calyx. 



ofHcinile, Nees (S. 



Sassafras, Karst. ^S. 



variifdlium, Kuntze. 



Laitrus Sassafras, 



Linn.). Figs j 



(winter tieel 'jb 



Tree, 30-faO or occa 



sionally 9U ft high 



young branches bright 



green : Ivs ovil and 



entire, or 3 lobed al 



most to the middle 



2255. Sassalras tree. obtusish, silkv pubes 



cent when young gK 



brous at length, 3-4 in. long: fls. yellow, M in across 



in several - fld. racemes, umbellate when unfolding 



afterward at the base of the young branchlets fr J^ 



in. high. April, May. Mass. to Ont. and Mich south to 



Fla. andTex. S.S. 7:304-305. Em. 2:360. (_ F 7 21o 



Gn. 31, p. 449. Alfred Rehdek 



SATIN FLOWER. See Sisyrinchium. 



SATUEfilA, or SATUKEJA. See Samry 



SAUNDERS, WILLIAM (Plate XLVl), hoiticulturist 

 and landscape gardener, was born at .St Aulre\s 

 Scotland, in 1822; emigrated to America in ]h4b wts 

 appointed botanist and superintendent of pi \ i„ating 

 gardens, U. S. Department of Agriculture in 18b iiid 

 died at Wsshington, D. C, Sept. 11. 1900. U hen Mr 

 Saunders first came to America he served as giidtner 

 in a number of places, first at New Haven, toun ind 

 later near (.rermantown. Pa. He was instrumental at 

 this time in the improvement of a number of import 

 ant private and public properties, such as Clifton Pxrk 

 in Baltimore, an estate of 400 acres; Fairmount and 

 Hunting Parks in Philadt-lphia, and cemeteries at Am 

 boy and Rahway. >:. /. :!■ r ■ v . Mr. Saunders most im 

 portant piece nt ■ :i|.f gardening was in 



connection witli ii ■ ^mi.1 laving out of the 



Gettysburg CeiinMii ' . >-. -n ,i i-i- fiiiiJliiiig tl i woik 

 he took up his duti./> a^ f,tii.i-iiiit,ih!i lit r.f 1 rin 



and grounds of the U. S. Depaitm • 

 Through his efforts much was .1-,,. , , 

 ing the streets of Washington in 11, i i : 

 and the improvement of the parks, i'li^ ;;r' I 1 1 

 U. S. Department of Agriculture were 1: 1 t ii 1 

 planted by Mr. Saunders, and for a number of yens 

 after the work was inaugurated he was act \el> ei 

 gaged in introducing plants from all over the w ill 

 testing the same and making distributions T\here\ i it 

 was thought they might succeed. One of tl e mo t im 

 portant of his introductions was the na 1 i i t,e 

 which was first called to his attention by a -n n nn ti m 

 Bahia, Brazil, about 18G9. Mr. Saunders secuie 1 al it 

 a dozen budded trees and planted them in thi gieen 

 houses at Washington. Soon after some of the bu 1 

 wood was distributed in California, and these few trees 

 formed the nucleus for the large plantings of the navel 

 oranges now at Riverside and elsewhere. ^ 1 ile Mi 

 Saunders had been known best as a horticulturist he 

 was prominently identified with many other imj ortai t 

 movements looking toward the advancement of agrio il 

 ture in this country. As early as 1855 he was a ti eh 

 engaged in an effort to organize an association of tain 

 ers, and this work eventually resulted in the f rn a 

 tion of the Grange, of which he is often called the 



SAVORY 1617 



father. His sturdy character, sympathetic nature and 

 kindly disposition endeared him to all who came in 

 contact with him. g. t_ Oallowat. 



SAUEOMATUM {saura, lizard; referring to the 

 spotted flower). Araca, Perennial liirbs. with uni- 

 sexual naked fis. Till''!- Innrin- :i -ii j!i- |''<':iir ]. af 

 one year, the next yi III ' u ; ■ . ' • :ii. 



spotted below: blaiii' ; , i - : ■ ; i : 



spathe soon witheniiu, li ■ .- m .. i l,i 



base, more or less comiau, i;.^ i.i.t.ii ^- 



lanceolate, black-purple, variously s|" i - . , - i,. 



India, Java and Trop. Africa. DC. Jb'n i i 



The following are hardy bulbous i-l, : . ' _i' 



and curious flowers. The fls. are pmili I li ■m .inn. 



until June, and the bulbs have kept well in a drv >tate 

 for a year. There is little danger of the bulbs shrivel- 

 ing or rotting. Plant them 6 in. deep in pots or in the 

 garden. Easily managed by the amateur. 



guttatum, Schott. Petioles 3 ft. long, not spotted ; 

 leaf segments b-8 m loi „ 2 J in w le the lateial 

 smallei spathe tube green on the 1 ack 4 in 1 ng the 

 upper thud narrowed I lade 1'' in 1 ng ' m wile be 

 low gradually narrowing aboxe olive green on the 

 back yello-ni h green withm with dense irregular 

 black purple spots Himalajas B R 12 101 (as Arum 



venftsum '^chott {b SnUnie Schott) Petioles 

 spotted i\ tt long leaf segments b 10 in long 4 m 

 wide the lateral smaller s), itbe tul e 3-4 in long 

 purple on the back blade 14-lb in long 3 in wile te 

 low about 1 m wide from the mid lie to the a) ex pur 

 pie on the back yellow withm and ^ith crowded oblcng 

 purple or black spots Hiraala\ ns B M 44bo and F S 

 13 1334 (both eironeously as * giittitiim] 



Jared G Smith 



SAURtTRUS (Greek 1 nJ^f I lef rring to the 

 curve of the ] ike ot rt ) P / c 1 i The LiZiRL b 

 TiiL 1 ahai h perei i i I 1 pi 1 si falle for the 1 og gai 

 den It 1 as 1 een 

 pUnt It gi «s 



fr somewhat fle h\ 

 wrinkled carpels 3 

 4 mdehi&cent united 

 at base 

 c6muns Lmn I z 



ATI s T4 L Fi 



2> Hei-'lt ft 



SAVORY Sum 



mer S ury is S t 2256 Sassafras officinale ( X K 

 1 1 t I 16 Lmn 



Lil tr Cultivatelm kitchen "irUi s f r Its atom' 

 f,ie n parts which are gatl i 1 i ] n t fl 





The 



I 1 nt re tl 11 p I r li or t r eai n crop 



the\ 1 a 1 p tnn 1 I 1 1 1 tl 1 1 pds sown m March 



W 1 tpi Sav ij ( s t 1 1 1 ) IS a hardy Euio 



pean perenmal spec e haMn^ much the qualities of 



