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Sambucus (Elder). Caprifoliacea. 



Increased by seeds, handled like those of raspberries and black- 

 berries. Named kinds are grown from cuttings of mature wood, 

 greenwood or root-cuttings, and by layers or suckers. 



Samphire (Crithmum maritimum) . Umbelliferce. 



Propagated by seed sown as soon as ripe, and by root-division. 

 Sanchezia. Acanthacece. 



Cuttings of green wood. 

 Sanguisorba (Burnet). Rosaceoe. 



Increased by seeds and division. 

 Sansevieria. Liliaceas. 



Propagated by division ; also by leaf-cuttings about 3 inches long, 

 and by suckers. 



Sapindus (Soapberry). Sapindacece. 



Multiplied by seeds, and by hardwood cuttings in early spring. 

 Sapium. Euphorbiacece. 



Propagated by seeds or cuttings; the various varieties may be 

 top-grafted on seedling stocks. 



Sapodilla (Achras Sapota). Sapotacece. 



Propagated by seeds planted in shallow flats of light sandy soil, 

 covering to a depth of one-half inch. Shield-budding is also prac- 

 ticed, to perpetuate the best varieties on common seedling stocks, 

 May being the best time for the work in Florida. 



Saponaria (Bouncing Bet. Soapwort). Caryophyllaceas. 



Propagated by seeds and by division. The hardy annual and 

 biennial kinds may be sown in the open where the plants are to 

 bloom. 



Sarracenia (Pitcher-Plant. Side-Saddle Flower). Sarraceniaceoe. 

 Multiplied by dividing the crowns ; also by seeds, sown with 

 chopped sphagnum on moist sandy muck. 



Sassafras. Lauracece. 



Handled by seeds sown as soon as ripe, by the abundant suckers 

 and by root-cuttings. 



Satureia (Savory). Labiatce. 



Propagated by seeds, sown where the plants are to remain ; also 

 by division and cuttings of the young growths. / 



