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sanctu*, holy, and linum, flax ; refers to 

 fancied medicinal qualities. Nat. ord., 

 Composites [Asteracese]. Linn., 19-Syn- 

 genesia l-^&qualis.) 



Hardy, yellow-flowered evergreens. Cuttings 

 in autumn or spring, in a shady place ; common 

 soil. 

 S. alpi'na (alpine). July. South Europe. 1798. 



cane'scens (hoary). July. Spain. 1683. 



chama-cyparVssus (ground-cypress). 2. July. 



South Europe. 1573. 



pectina'ta (c<imb-leaved). 2. July. Spain. 1822. 



rosmarinifo'lia (rosemary-leaved). 2. August. 



South Europe. 1683. 



squarro'sa (spreading). 1$. July, South 



Europe. 1570. 



vi'ridis (dar*-green).2.July.SouthEurope.!72/. 



SANVITA'LIA. (Named after a Spaniard- 

 Nat, ord., Composites [Asteracese]. Linn.? 

 19-jSyngenesia 2-tiuperflua.) 



Hardy annual. Seeds in a slight hotbed, in 

 March, or in the open ground at the end of April. 

 A trailing annual, well-fitted for edgings. 

 S. procu'mbens (trailing), 1. Yellow. July. 

 Mexico. 1798. 



SAOUARior SUWARROW.NUT. Caryo'car. 



SAPONA'EIA. Soapwort. (From sopo, 

 soap ; the bruised leaves of 8. officinaJis 

 form a lather like soap. Nat. ord., Clove- 

 worts [Caryophyllacese]. Linn., IQ-Dc- 

 candria 2-Digynia. Allied to Silene.) 



S. Cala'brica and ocymoi'des are two of the 

 prettiest flower-garden plants in this order. 

 Seeds of the annuals in open border, in April ; 

 division of the perennials, and cuttings of the 

 points of the shoots, in a sandy soil, under a 

 hand-light ; sandy loam, with a little peat or de- 

 cayed vegetable earth. Ocymoi'des and several 

 other trailing kinds are pretty hanging over knolls 

 or rock-works. 



HARDY ANNUALS. 

 S. Cala'brica (Calabrian), $. Rose. August. 



Calabria. 1830. 



cerastioi'des (cerabtium-like). . Pink. Russia. 

 1835. 



glutino'sa (clammy). 1. Pink. June. Tauria. 



1817. Biennial. 



orienta'lit (eastern). 1. Pink. July. Le- 



vant. 1732. 



perfolia'ta (leaf-stem-pierced). 2. Pink. June. 



E. Ind. 1830. 



po'rrigens (stretching). 1. Flesh. July. Le- 



vant. 16 aO. 



vacca'ria (cow-herb). 2. Bed. July. Germany. 



1596. 



visco'sa (clammy). 1. 1336. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS. 



S. bellidifo'lia (dai*y-leaved). *. Red. July. 

 Italy. 1825. 



ceespito'sa (turfy).$. Red. July. Pyrenees. 1820. 



e'legans (elegant). Red. May. Galatia. 



lu'tea (yellow)4.Yellow.July.Switzerland.l804 



ocymoi'des (basil-like). . Pink. June. 



France. 1768. 



officina'lis (shop). 2. Pink. July. England 

 hy'brida (hybrid). Pink. England. 



j0rosfra'te(lying-flat).Rose.July.Pyrenees.l824 



SAPPAN WOOD. Ceesalpi'nia sappa'n. 



SARCA'NTHTJS. (From sarx, flesh, and 

 anthos, a flower ; substance of the flow- 

 ers. Nat. ord., Orchids [Orchidacese], 

 Linn., %Q-Gynandria 1-Monandria.) 



Stove orchids, grown in baskets. See ORCHIDS. 

 S. cro'ceus (saffron-coloured). Saffron. Manilla. 



1837. 



filifo'rmis (thread-like -leaved}. Brown, yellow. 

 July. E. Ind. 1842. 



gutta'tus (spotted), i. White. April. Ro 



Dacca. 1818. 



oxyphy'llus (sharp-leaved). China. 1837- 



pa'llidus (pale-cowered). White. September. 



E. Ind. 1840. 



panicula'tus (panicled). 2j. Yellow, brown. 



China. 



preemo'rsus (bitten). I. Green. E. Ind. 182-:. 



rostra'tus (beaked). 1. Orange, brown. April. 



China. 1824. 



succi'sus (lopped-off) c 1. Green. June. 



China. 1824. 



teretifo'lius (cylindric-leaved) . l. Green, 



brown. May. China. 181Q. 



SARCOCAU'LON. This is a synonyme of 

 Monsonia. 



The following species, all purple-flowered, and 

 from the Cape of Good Hope, should be added to 

 that genus: 

 S. Burma'nni (Burmann's), 1. May, 1800. 



Heritie'ri (L'Heritier's). 1. May. 1790. 



Paerso'u(Paterson's). 2. May. 1827- 



SARCOCE'PHALUS. Guinea Peach. (From 

 sarx, flesh, and kephale, a head ; shape 

 and substance of the fruit. Nat. ord., 

 Cinchonads [Cinchonacese]. Linn., 5- 

 Pentandria 1-Monogynia.) 



Cuttings in spring, in bottom-heat, under a 

 glass. Stove evergreen, requiring a high, moist 

 temperature when growing; sandy loam, fibry 

 peat, with a little rough charcoal, and good 

 drainage. Winter temp., 55 to 60; summer, 

 60 to 88. 



S. escule'ntus (eatable). 15. Pink, July. Sierra 

 Leone. 1822. 



SARCOCHI'LUS. (From sarx, flesh, 

 and cheilos, a lip ; fleshy labellum. Nat. 

 ord., Orchids [Orchidacese]. Linn., 20- 

 Gynandria 1-Monandria.) 



Stove orchids, grown on blocks. See OBCHIDS. 

 S. calce'olus (slippered). White. Manilla. 1844. 



cro'ceus (reddish-yellow). White, orange. Ma- 



nilla. 



falca'tus (sickle-leaved). White. April. N. 

 Holland. 1821. 



SARCOGLO'TTIS. (From sarx, flesh, and 

 glottis a tongue ; shape of the labellum. 

 Nat. ord., Orchids [Orchidacese]. Linn., 

 20-Gynandria l-Monandria. Allied to 

 Spiranthes.) 



Stove orchids, grown in pots. (See ORCHIDS.) 

 Some of the Neottias are by some botanists added 

 to this genus. 



S. diure'tica (diuretic). Green, white, April. 

 Valparaiso. 1837. 



SARCO'LOBUS. (From sarx, flesh, and 



