1662 SEELNiEA 



Clumps of Saw Palmettos often consist of 10 to 20 

 low stems ami end in huudreds of widespread, many- 

 fingered leaves. They are the hiding-place of many 

 small birds, rabbits and even rattlesnakes. 



H. Nehhlino. 

 SEEENOA. See Serenma. 



SEBICOCAEPUS (Greek, silken fruit). Compdsitm. 

 A genus of 5 species of perennial herbs from north- 

 western United States closely allied to Aster and scarcely 

 distinguishable from tin- ,s.rii..ii I'.n.tia cf that ir.iiii^. 



The flower-heads have wini.' raw -.avi |.,ili- \.11mw .Ii-1,s 

 which sometimes beconn/ iHir|.li>li. N. rninlt^, [jiinll.. 

 was offered in 1881 in the eastern states by western col- 

 lectors, but it is doubtful if any member of the genus is 

 in cultivation. 



SEEtSSA (Ci iIm TiMlian umii.l, /?..'. M,-,-.r, \ 



single S|,..ri,.. IV.:. .i:'l . , •.■•: '. ■ . . . '.-■.-• <^r.:'~ 



of mud.-n.l.' ii- I . . ■ 



Ivs. and rati,,. I ,i,.i;i, , . ...ii . . I 



sessile in tlic li al a.-.il.. ur u rumial : r-i-lla Inula I- 

 shaped, 4-(i-lobcd, the lobes :j-lobed; stuniciis inserted 

 on the corolla-tube; style shortly 2-cleft: fr. subglo- 

 bose, 2-celled, 2-seeded. 



foetida. Lam. (S. Japinica, Thunb.). The yonne Ivs. 

 are ill-smelling if crushed. Suiiiiii.r. I;.M. :;r,i - 1 H- 

 fered by importers of Japanese jilani-. \ ar. viirieKata 

 has yellow-margined Ivs. Oflen-d m l-'i.", I,\ I'ii.Imi \ 

 Manda. p. w. J'.akm.av. 



SERPENT GOURD. See Trichosantlies. 



SEERADELLA is an annual 

 is valuable as a fodder |ilani ■ 

 soils. It may be used I'.r |>, 

 sometimes out twice in a -. ,i~.. 

 with winter rye. The plani 

 Div. of Agrostology, 1'. ■- !> 

 G. Smith says: "At th.- 1' 

 from two cuttings wa.s 1 : 

 does not require lime. an. 



plant which 

 sandy sterile 

 r hay. It is 



to the 

 tains 

 with 1 



> of slender, low-growing annuals 

 yllow fls. which are too minute to 

 ral value. Lvs. odd-pinnate; Ifts. 



SERVICE-BERRY is Amelmichier 



SERVICE-TREE. See Snrhns. 



SESAME. See .S.snmum. 



SfiSAMUM (<:,,, 1 ,0,,,. ia|... 1, \,v Tliyrr 



the Aralii^-i. /■ ' ^ . ■ ■ .' : 



from 111. ha aial 1 . .1 ,.. 'i . . 



axillai-v ih.«. - . I 1 . 



S.Inill'inu.v.],:. i: 1,., !...,<. 

 Ameriaa mahi- tin- mn i. ..! 1:. •■ 1 : 



half tlinir «. i-hi ..I .. : I 



benne-, u-in-ih . m- tn,.| ..:, . n.. 1 ..'!..i' 



not ea>i. V i .!'■ I ■'.'.. I ' ' ' 



inln.lia 1..1 ...■■:....: Lm. 



oil ami . . .■ ... . .'•: I .■ I I.. I 



raanurarl um ..1 -".if im.l annh-ral i"n "1 ,,; 



cult, in -tliern states as a nuMli.-mal hcrh, the muci- 

 laginous leaves being used in dysentery and diarrhoea 

 of children. The oil of Sesamura, however, which is 

 expressed from the seeds is in large doses a laxative. 



Indicum, Linn. {S. orient Ale, limn.). Lvs. variable, 

 3-.5 in. long, oblong or lanceolate, the lower often 3- 

 lobed or parted: corolla pale rose or white, 1 in. long, 

 tubular, 5-cleft, the 2 lobes of the upper lip shorter. 



ies of 

 ir the 

 Also 



.Tuly. B i\I. 1G88. — White- and black-seeded varieties 

 have been known for at least two centuries. Runs wild 

 in the extreme South. ^_ jj, 



SETAEIA (se/a, abristle; referring to the bristles be- 

 low the spikelets). Oniiithiea. Hackel places the num- 

 ber of species at In. hm -^i a ihni r an.] ^I, n ill describe 28 

 species from North \ > i ' - i;inusname 



Chffitochloa). W'ai n i :i 'M. Includes 



several weedy si.ia a , I .. I s.„f„„rn.S. 



nthn 



dense 



ound ill - I : :■ . ■ ■ The seed is 



iclosed in ,ln ih.ai iin^ yliina., v.lii.I, 1- .Kually finely 

 -aii^\aTsi-ly wrinkled, a character which distinguished 

 II- Iruit from other similar grasses. The generic name 

 t 1 hi^i- iirasses is confused. By some they are referred 

 I l\.i|ilioriis, and by others, more recently, to Chseto- 

 hloa. 

 ItAlica, Beauv. Common Millet of the United States 



Germinica, liii 



JIi: 



nearly approaching the wild S. vlridii : bristles much 

 longer than the spikelets. 



macrostachya, HBK. {S. Alopect'tms, Fi.sch. S. alo- 

 prr'n-'>'"'' ■■■ . var. in-jr't nf the trade). An erect or as- 

 - -I.!--! - ;.,ir.,..|.i -like slender, tapering at apex: 

 1 -i I ... J, ^i-1 in. long; spikelets one- 

 I ill I -_, ii I _ Iniie one-third to one-half, sec- 

 i-inl 1 ... iiiM.i. 1.1 ihi. . Ii.urths as long as. and third 

 gitiiiic i-.|iialiiig the spikelet; first glume inflated about 

 the base of the spikelet. Texas to S. America. 



mtigBa, Griseb. A coarse stout grass resembling 

 Common Millet. Spike yi in. thick, as much as a foot 

 liiiii,'. taia-iiiiL; alinvi- ami below: bristles l-;i, scarcely 

 '._. ill. h.iii:: ~]iihi III- . .lie-twelfth in. long, elliptical; 



lii-i -li ihinl a- li.iig as, second and tliifd ef|iial- 



itiL' fill- ^jiiki li I ; ll.iwi ring glume smooth. JIarshes of 

 Uiilf .staii-s t.. I ■iiitral America. a. S. Hitchcock. 



SHAD-BUSH. Consult Amelanchii-r. 



SHADDOCK. See Citrus and Pomelo. 



SHADE TEEES. See Trees. 



SHADING. See Greenhouse, page 090. 



SHAGBAEK. See Hiekorij. 



SHALLOT U AlUum Ascalonicum, Linn., native of 

 Syria. It is grown chiefly for the small oblong-pointed 

 gray bulbs, which are used in cookery for flavoring; 

 the leaves are sometimes eaten in a green state. The 

 bulbs are of mild flavor. Shallots are little known in 

 North America. They are grown as garlics are (see 

 Garlic), the bulbs or cloves being separated and 

 planted early in spring in any good garden soil. Each 

 bulb produces several, all cohering by the base. The 

 mature bulbs are 2 in. or less long and only about half 

 that in diameter. The leaves are small, terete and 

 hollow. The plant is hardy. The bulbs will keep sev- 

 eral months or even a year. Small onions are some- 

 times sold as Shallots. l. h. B. 



