SAN 



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SAB 



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. East 

 Indies. 1804. 



myrtifo'lium (Myrtle-leaved), 4. Red. E. 



Indies. 1804. 



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



Holland. 1823. 



SANTOLI'NA. Lavender Cotton. (From 

 sanctus, holy, and linum, flax ; refers to 

 fancied medicinal qualities. Nat ord., 

 Composites [Asteracese]. Linn., 19- 

 Synqenesia \-JEqualis.} 



Hardy, yellow-flowered evergreens. Cuttings, 

 in autumn or spring, in a shady place ; com- 

 mon soil. 



S. Alpi'na (Alpine). July. S. Europe. 1/98. 



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



ChamcB-Cypari'ssus (Ground-Cypress). 2. 



July. S. Europe. 1573. 



pectina'ta (comb-leaved). 2. July. Spain. 



1822. 



Rosmarinifo' Ha (Rosemary-leaved). 2. Au- 



gust. S. Europe. 1683. 



squarro'sa (spreading). l. July. South 



Europe. 1570. 



vi'ridis (darfr-green) . 2. July. S.Europe. 



1727. 



SANVITA'LIA. (Named after a Spaniard. 

 Nat. ord., Composites [Asteracese]. 

 Linn., \ ( .)-Synyenesia 2-Siipcrflua.) 



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. 



SAOUAKI or Suw ARROW NUT. Caryo'car. 



SAPONA'RIA. Soap wort. (From sapo, 

 soap ; the bruised leaves of S. ojficina- 

 lis form a lather like soap. Nat. ord., 

 Cloveivorts [Caryophyllaceae]. Linn., 

 10-Decandria 2-Diyynia. Allied to 

 Silene.) 



S.calabrica and ocymoides 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 

 handlight ; sandy loam, with a little peat or 

 decayed vegetable earth. Ocymoides and seve- 

 ral other trailing kinds are pretty hanging over 

 knolls or rock works. 



HAKDY ANNUALS. 



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

 Calabria. 1830. 



cerastioi'des (Cerastium-like). . Pink. 



Russia. 1835. 



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



Tauria. 1817. Biennial. 



orienta'lis (eastern), l, Pink. July. Le- 



vant. 1732. 



Pink. 



S. perfolia'ta (leaf- stem-pierced). 2. 

 June. E.Indies. 1830. 



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



Levant. 1680. 



vacca'ria (Cow-herb). 2. Red. July. Ger- 



many. 1596. 

 visco'sa (clammy). 1. 1836. 



HAEDY HERBACEOUS. 



S. bellidifo'lia, (Daisy-leaved). . Red. July. 

 Italy. 1825. 



caapito'sa (turfy). $. Red. July. Pyre- 



nees. 1820. 



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

 - lu'tea (yellow). *. Yellow. July. Switzer- 

 land. 1804. 



-ocymoi'des (Basil-like). 4- Pink. June. 

 France. 1768. 



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

 _ - - hy'brida (hybrid). Pink. England. 



prostra'ta (lying-flat). Rose. July. Pyre- 



nees. 1824. 



SATPAN WOOD. CasalpVnia sappa'n. 



SARCA'NTHUS* (From sarx, flesh, and 

 anthos, a flower; substance of the 

 flowers. Nat. ord., Orchids [Orchi- 

 dacea3]. Linn., 20-Gynandria 1-Monan- 

 dria). 



Stove orchids, grown in baskets. See 

 Orchids. 



S.cro'ceus (Saffron-colored). Saffron. Manilla; 

 1837. 



filifo'rmis (thread-like-fcaued). Brown, yel- 



low. July. E.Indies. $1842. 



gutta'tus (spotted). 1. White. April. Ro 



Dacca. 1818. 



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



pa'llidus (pale-ytowererf). White. Septem- 



ber, E. Indies. 1840. 



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



China. 



prcemo'rsus (bitten). 1. Green. East 



Indies. 1824. 



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



April. China. 1824. 



succi'sus (lopped-off). I. Green. June. 



China. 1824. 



teretifo'lius (cylindric-leaved). 1*. Green, 



brown. May. China. 181 9- 



SARCOCAU'LON. 



This> is a synonym of Monsonia. _ The 

 following species, all purple-flowered, and from 

 the Cape of Good Hope, should be added to 

 that genus. 

 M. Burma'nni (Burmann's). 1. May. 1800. 



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



Paterso'nii (Paterson's). 2. May. 1827. 



SARCOCE'PHALUS. Guinea Peach. 

 (From sarx, flesh, and kepJiale, a head ; 

 shape and substance of the fruit. Nat. 

 ord., Cinchonads [Cinchonacese]. Linn., 

 5-Pentandria I-Monoyynia.) 



Cuttings in spring, in bottom-heat, under a 

 i glass. Stove evergreen, requiring a high, moist 

 ' temperature when growing ; sandy loam, fibry 

 peat, with a little rough charcoal, and good 



