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SarsaparIlla. See Smllax Sarsaparilla and 

 Sarza. 



SasAnqua. See Camellia Sasdnqua. 



Sassafras. See Laurus Sdssafras. 



Satin wood. See Oklorbxylon Sioietenia. 



Saturbia, Linn. From Ssdttar, the Arabic 

 name for all labiate plants. Linn. 14, Or. 1, 

 !N at. Or. Lamiaceoe. This genus contains the 

 well-known herb Savory. For culture and 

 propagation, see Thymus. Syrwnymes : 1, 

 Thymus Tragoiiganum ; 2, S. obovata. 

 hortensis. . Pink . 7, H. A. 1 Italy. . .1562 



montana . . Purple 6, H. Her. P. 1 8. Europe . 1562 

 mutica . . Purple 6, H. Bv. S. 1 Caucasus . 1836 

 nervbsa . . Purple 6, P. Ev. S. 1 Ion. Is. . . 1820 

 rupestris . . Purple 6, H. Her. P. 1 Carniola . 1798 

 spinbsa . White 6, H. Ev. S. 1 Crete . 1827 



Thymbra 1 . Purple 6, H. Ev. S. 1 Candia . . 1640 

 virgata 2 . . Purple 6, H. Ev. B. 1 Naples . . 1424 



Juliana, tenuifblia, Teneriffm. 



Saturbia. See Micromeria. 



SattjrEia. See Thymus. 



Sat^ribm, Swartz. Said to be from satyrus, a 

 satyr, because of its supposed aphrodisiacal 

 properties. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Wat. Or. Orchi- 

 dacece. This is a genus of very pretty tuberous- 

 rooted plants. For culture, &c. , see Corycium. 

 See Gymnadenia, Nigritilla, brchis, and Pe- 

 ristylis. 



atireum . . Orange . 6, G. Ter. 1 C. G. H. . 1842 

 candidum . White . . 9, G. Ter. 1 C. G. H. . 1836 

 carneum . . Pink . . 6, G. Ter. 1 C. G. H. . 1767 



ohyuni tS : } 0ran S a ■ 8 - »• Ter - * C - «• =■ ■ "36 



coriif&lium . Yellow .-10, G. Ter. 1 O. G: H. . 1820 



cucullatum . Green . 6, G. Ter. 1 C. G. H. . 1786 



erectum . . Yellow . 2, P. Ter. 1 C. G. H. . 1838 



foli&sum . . Purple. . 7, P. Ter. 1 C. G. H. . 1828 



papillosum . Eo. pur. . 5, G. Ter, 1 C. G. H. . 1836 



parvifl&rum . Purple . . 6, G. Ter. 1 C. G. H. . 1789 



pustulatum . Purple . . 6, G. Ter. 1 C. G. H. . 1800 



Sauce- alone. See Allihria officinalis. 



Saurauja, Willdenow. From Sauraujo, the 

 name of a Portuguese botanist known to Will- 

 denow. Limn. 12, Or. 5, Nat. Or. Ternstro- 

 miacem. These trees are well worth cultivating 

 on account of their fine leaves and flowers. 

 They grow well in loam and peat ; and ripened 

 cuttings root in sand, under a glass, in heat, 

 excelsa . . White . 6, 8. Ev. S. 10 Caraoeas . 1820 

 macrophylla. White . 7, S. Ev. S. 3 Mexico . 1849 

 nepalensis . White . 8, S. Ev. S. 6 Nepal . . 1824 

 peduncuiata. White . 6, G. Ev. 8. 6 Bolivia . 1850 

 spectSbilis . White . 6, S. Ev. S. 10 Mexico . 1842 



Sauroqlossum, Lindley. From saura, a lizard, 

 and glossa, a tongue ; many of the parts of the 

 plant bear, a striking resemblance to the 

 tongue of some reptile. Linn. 20, Or. ], Nat. 

 Or. Orchidacece. This very curious species 

 requires the same treatment as is recommended 

 for Nedttia. 

 elatum . . White . . 4, S. Ter. 1J Brazil . 1832 



Sattromatum, Schott. From sawra, a lizard ; 

 the spadix has this appearance. Linn. 21, 

 Or.. 7, Nat. Or. Araceas. A genus separated 

 from Arum, and requiring similar treatment. 

 Synonymes: 1, Arum guttatum; 2, A. pe- 

 datum. See Arum. 



guttatum 1 . Brn. pur. 3, S. Her. P. 3 Bengal . 1830 

 pedatum 2 . Yel. pur. 3, 8. Her. P. 3 Caraccas. 1815 



Saururace^, or Saururads. A small group 



of herbaceous plants : they are natives of North 

 America, China, and the North of India, and 

 possess but little beauty. 

 Satjrurus, Linn. From saura, a lizard, and 

 owra, a tail ; in allusion to the appearance of 

 the flower-spike. Linn. 7, Or. 3, Nat. Or. 

 Saururacece. These plants should be grown in 

 sandy loam, in a pond or cisiern ; they are 

 readily increased by divisions or seeds, 

 cernuus . Apetal . 9, H. Aq. P. 1£ Virginia . 1759 

 chinensis . Apetal . 9, G. Aq. P. 1J China . . 1819 

 lilcidus . Apetal . 9, H. Aq. P. lj China . 1791 



Satjssurea, De Oandolle. In honour of Horace 

 Benjamin de Saussure, a Swiss physiologist. 

 Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Asteracece. Inte- 

 resting plants, growing in common garden 

 soil, and increasing by division or seeds. Sy- 

 nonymes: 1, Serr&tula alpina; 2, S. amara; 

 3, 3. angustifblia; 4, S. discolor; 5, S. pyg- 

 mdea ; 6, 3. salsa ; 7, S. pycnociphala. 

 alata . . . Bed . . 7, H. Her. P. 2 Siberia . 1818 

 alpina 1 . . Purple . 7, H. Her. P. I Brit., rocks, 

 amara 2 . . Purple . 7, H. Her. P. lj Siberia . 1820 

 angustif61ia3 Purple . 7, H. Her. P. 2 Siberia . 1816 

 crassif&lia . Purple . 7, H. Her. P. 1$ Caucasus 1824 

 discolor 4 . Purple . 7, H. Her. P. 1 Switzerl. 1818 

 lapathifolia. Purple . 7, H. Her. P. 1 Europe . 1816 

 elegans . . Eose . 7, H. Her. P. 2 Caucasus 1820 

 elongata . . Purple . 7, H. Her. P. 2 Caucasus 1820 

 Gmellni . . Purple . 7, H. Her. P. 1} Siberia . 1827 

 laciniita . . Purple . 6, H. Her. P. l| Siberia . 1827 

 liatroides. 7 . Purple . 7, H. Her. P. 2 Siberia . 1S27 

 lyrlta . . . Bed . . 7, H. Her. P. 2 Siberia . 1827 

 pulchella . . Purple . 7, H. Her. P. 2 . 1835 



pygmasa 5 . Purple . 7, H. Her. P. 1 Austria . 1816 

 runcinata . Red . . 7, H. Her. P. 2 Siberia . 1819 

 salicifilia . Bed . . 7, H. Her. P. 2 Siberia . 1796 

 salsa 6 . . Eed . . 7, H. Her. P. 1$ Caucasus 1816 

 serrata . . Purple . 7, H. Her. P. 2 Europe . 1816 

 rigida.. . . Purple . 7, H. Her. P. 2 Siberia . 1827 



SatjvagEsia, Jacquin. In honour of Francis 

 Bossier de Sauvages, a distinguished physician 

 of Montpelier, and a friend and correspondent 

 of Linnaeus. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Sauva- 

 gesiheece. These charming little annuals should 

 be sown thinly in pots of loam and peat soil, 

 in the month of March, and afterwards treated 

 as other stove annuals. Synonyms : 1, S. 

 nutans. * i > 



erecta 1 . Pink . 6, S. A. | S. America . 1820 

 gemininbra Pur. red 6, 8. A. | Mexico . . 1824 



Sauvaoesiace^e, or Satjvagbsiads, are smooth 

 shrubs and dwarf annuals, some of which are 

 very pretty. They are Tjell worth cultivating. 



Savanna-bark. See Byrsdnima crassifdlia and 

 verbascifblia. 



Savin. See Juniperus Sabina. 



Savory. See Salureia. 



Savory-spider-wort. See Czdcleia. 



Savoy cabbage. See BrAssica oleracea major. 



Savoy medlar. See Ameldnchier vulgaris. 



Saw-wort. See Serr&tula. 



Saw-wrack. See Fucus serratus. 



Saxe-GothAa, Lindl. In honour of the late 

 Prince Consort. Linn. 21, Or. 8, Nat. Or. 

 Pinaceas. These are evergreen trees, resem- 

 bling the Yew, and requiring precisely the 

 same treatment, 

 conspicua . Apetal 6, H. Ev. T. 80 Patagonia . 1846 



Saxifraga, Linn. From saxum, a stone, and 

 frango, to break ; its reputed medical qualities 



