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HARD? DECIDUOUS SHEUBS. 

 S. Canade'nsis (Canada). 6. July. N. Amer. 1761. 



ni'gra (bl&ck- fruited). 15. June. Britain. 

 fo'liis-arge'nteis (white - variegated - 



leaved). 25. June. Britain. 

 fo'liis-lu'teis (yellow~variegated*le&\'ed). 



25. June. Britain. 

 lacinia'ta (cut. Parsley-leaved). 25. 



June. Britain. 

 lacinia'ta au'rea (cut-yellow-sfriped). 25. 



June. 1848. 

 leucoca'rpa (white-berried). 25. June. 



Britain. 

 monstro'sa (monstrous-striped- barked). 



25. June. Britain. 



pulverule'ntatpowdered'). 10. June. Britain. 



rotundifo'lia (roundish-leaved). 25. June. 



Britain. 

 vire'scens (greenish). 25. June. Britain. 



pu'bens (downy). 6. N. Amer. 1812. 



rucemo'sa (racemed). 12. Green, yellow. May. 



South Europe. 1596. 

 flaoe'scens (yellowish). 12. Yellow, 



green Mav. South Europe. 1596. 

 purpu'rea (purple). 12. Purple. May. 



South Europe. 1596. 



SA'MOLUS. Brookweed. (From the 

 Celtic sau, salutary, -and mos, a pig; 

 meaning pigs'-food. Nat. ord., Prime- 

 worts [Primulaoess]. ~Limi.,5-Pentandria 

 1-Monogynia.) 



White-flowered herbaceous perennials. Divi- 

 sion of the plant in spring; sandy loam and 

 peat. Valera'ndi is hardy; the others require to 

 be kept moist in the greenhouse or pit in winter. 

 S. campanuloi'des (campanula-like). 1. July. 

 Cape of Good Hope. 1816. 



litora'lis (sea-side). 4. August. N. S. Wales. 



1806. 



Valera'ndi (Valerandi's). J. July. Britain. 



SAMPHIEE. See GRI'THMUM. 



SAMY'DA. (Greek name of the "birch, 

 which they resemble. Nat. ord., Samyds 

 [Samydacese]. Linn., W-Decandria 1- 

 Monogynia.) 



Stove, white-flowered, evergreen shrubs. Cut" 

 tings of shoots nearly ripe in sand, under a bell- 

 glass, and placed in bottom-heat, in summer ; 

 fibry loam, and sandy, fibry peat. Winter temp., 

 50 to 60 ; summer, 60 to 85. 

 S. glabra'ta (smooth). 6. August. W. Ind. 1800. 



macroca'rpa (large-fruited). July.Mexico.1826. 



macrophy'lla (large-leaved). 5. E. Ind. 1820. 



ro'sea (rosy). 4. Pink. June. W. Ind. 1/93. 



serrvla'ta (toothed-leaved). S.July .W.Ind.1723. 

 SANDAL WOOD. Sa'ntalum. 



SAND -BOX- TREE. Hu'ra. 



SAND WOOD. Bremontie'ra ammo'xylon. 



SANGUINA'RIA. Puccoon. (From san- 

 guis, blood; their red juice. Nat. ord., 

 Poppyworts [Papaveracese]. Linn., 13 

 Polyandria 1-Monogynia.) 



Hardy, tuberous, white-flowered perennials, 

 from North America. Division of the roots, or 

 by seeds in spring ; light, loamy soil. 

 S. Canade'nsis ( Canadian. Bloodwort). $. March. 

 N. Amer. 1680. 



grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). May. N. Amer. 



SANGUISO'RBA. Btirnet. (From saw- 

 guis, blood, and sorbeo, to absorb ; sup- 

 posed an active vulnerary. Nat. ord., 

 JRoseworts [Rosacese]. Linn., ^-Tetran- 

 dria 1-Jlfonogynia.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennials. Division of the 

 roots, and by seeds in spring ; common garden- 

 soil. See SUBNET. 

 S. alpi'na (alpine). Yellow. June. Altai. 1837. 



Anderso'nii (Anderson's). Pink. July. Siberia, 



Canade'nsis (Canadian). 3. White. August. 



Canada. 1633. 



ca'rnea (flesh-coloured). 4. Red. July. Si- 



beria. 1823. 



Maurita'nica (Mauritanian). 4. Pink. July. 



Algiers. 1810. 



me'dia (middle). 4. Flesh. August. Ca- 



nada. 1785. 



negle'cta (neglected). 4. White. July. Eu- 



rope. 1800. 



officina'lis (shop). 4. Purple. July. Britain. 

 auricula ta (eared). 4. Pink. July. Sicily. 



prae'cox (ea.rly-flowering'). 3. Pink. May. 



Siberia. 1827. 



tenuifo'lia (fine-leaved). 4. Pink. July. 



Dahuria. 1820. 



SANSEVIE'RA. (Named after Sansevier, 

 a Swedish botanist. Nat. ord., Lily worts 

 [Liliaceaej. Linn., 6-Hexandria 1-Mono- 

 gynia. Allied to Phormium.) 



Stove herbaceous perennials, white-flowered, 

 except where otherwise mentioned. Suckers in 

 spring, or when obtainable, and division of the 

 plant. Most of them require a plant-stove, or a 

 warm greenhouse, to grow them well, and these 

 tender ones must have little water when in a 

 comparatively dormant state in winter ; light, fibry 

 loam and vegetable mould. Ca'rnea is hardy. 

 S. ca'rnea (flesh-coloured). . Flesh. April. 

 China. 1792. 



ensifo'lia (sword- leaved). 1. E. Ind. 



fulvoci'ncta (tawny-edged). 1. Brazil. 1820. 



glau'ca (milky-green). 2. 



grandicu'spis (large-pointed). 3. 



Guinee'nsis (Guinea). 2. Green. September. 



Guinea. 1790. 



Icetevi'rens (lively -green). 2. White, green. 



lanugino'sa (woolly). 2. E. Ind. 



longiflo'ra (long-flowered). 2. July. Africa. 1824. 



polyphy'lla (many-leaved). 2. 



pu'mila (dwarf). 1. Cape of Good Hope. 1796. 



spica'ta (spiked). 2. E. Ind. 1790. 



stenophy'lla (narrow-leaved). 3. 1818. 



Zeyla'nica (Ceylon). 2. White, green. Sep- 



tember. Ceylon. 1731. 



SA'NTALUM. Sandal Wood. (From 

 the Persian sandul, signifying useful. 

 Nat. ord., Sandalworts [Santalaceee]. 

 Linn., 4k-Tetrandria l-Monogynia.) 



Stove evergreens. Cuttings of firm young- 

 shoots in sand, under a bell-glass, in heat; sandy, 

 fibry loam and peat, with nodules of charcoal. 

 Winter temp., 50 to 55; summer, 60 to 85. 

 S. a'lbum (white-wooded). 10. Purple.E. Ind. 1304. 



myrtifo'lium (myrtle-leaved). 4. Red. E. 



Ind. 1804. 



obtusifit'lium (blunt-leaved). 5. Red. N. 



Holland. 1823. 



SANTOLI'NA. Lavender Cotton. (From 



