SAGITTARIA 



regions. J[i>-t ..f Ihe sjieries liave arrcw-slKipra l.Mves, 

 wlieiiee the uaiiu-. Thi-y are useful I'.u- tMliaire effects 

 in bugs and shallow ]iuihls. and aN,, for Tlieir white 

 buttereup-like thuvi-rs. whieh are heme in sie-eessive 

 small whorls on an ere,-t seaiM>. Tlie\- are niestlv iiseil 

 for colonizing in Ihe open, hut ^S'. jy/o/i', ,■/,/( y;,s;,s'— now 

 the most popular species— is grown in indoor acpiaria or 



SAIXTPAL'LIA 



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2226. Common Arrowhead — Sapittaria latifolia (X ^^l- 

 Commoiily known as S'. i-ariabilis. 



plunged in open ponils in flie summer. The arrowheads 

 are perennials of eas}- cnlrure. altloimgh likely to l;ie 

 infested "with aphis. Profo hy division, or sometimes 

 hy seeds. 



Plants of mostly erect habit, the Ivs. and scapes aris- 

 ing from more or less tttfierons or knotted roofstocks: 

 Ivs. typically arrow-shaped, vrith long hasal loI;ies. hut 

 sometimes long and linear: fls. imperfect, moncecic>us 

 (staminate fls. usnall}' in the uppermost whorls) or di- 

 'lecious, with .3 white broad petals and 'A small greenisli 

 sepals, the stamens and pistils numerous, the latter 

 ripening into small akenes : inflorescence composed <\'t 

 successive whorls of ,-!-stalked fis, ,Sonietimes the Ivs. 

 are floating. 



A. Si'pal/s of pistiU'ifi: ;7,s-. inxmillif in flu- Imi-ry 

 u-horls) erect nftir fhure ri xfi . and tl/f pnJireJs of 

 these fls. tJtiek: rorjn'ts io't ytoHchitar. 



MontevidSnsis, Cham. & Schlecht. Giant Arrow- 

 HBAD. Very large, sometimes grriwiug 6 ft. tall, with 

 leaf-blades 1-2 ft. long: Ivs. arrow-shaped, with long, 

 diverging, sharp basal lobes: lis. very large (2 to nearly 

 .3 in. across), the rounded p)etals white with a purjde 

 blotch at the base. Argentina to Brazil, Chile and Peru. 

 B.iM. 67.55. Gn. 27:47.3." I.H. 31 :543. -First known as a 

 cult, plant from seeds sent to England in bs.So from 

 Buenos Ayres by John Ball. It is now a popular plant 

 for aquaria and lily ponds. Tender to frost. It is spar- 

 ingly naturalized in the southern parts of the U. S., on 

 both the Atlantic and Pacific sides. 



.\A. S,:/iiiIs ,,f I,,., till, if,' fh. r,'ll,x,',l „ll,r II, ,,!-,■ rimi : 

 j„,li,-,lx ,,f ll,,.<e tl.^.sl,,,,!,,-: .■,irj,,lx s,.,i,.ii-hof 

 yloinhihir. 

 n. I!nf,ls ,,l t„tx, ,,f „ii,,rls i,i,!l, ,1 . ,,s if ,,„l,i I. 

 pusilla, Nutt. I S. I,, 'it, nix. in pari. ,v. siil,i,I,)l,i , Bucli.). 

 Slender and simple, usually ,,\,\\ a fe'W inclies high: 

 Ivs. liu.-ar .ir narrowly oliiaiire/,late, ri::id: Hs. few, 

 usually in 1 wlioi-|, wbiie, ^.- ■ , in. across, the lilanients 

 liread. X. Y. lo Ala., along the coast. -Otrered by 

 dealers iu native plants, 



BU. l!y,l,-lx .:. Ill I,, IS,' ,,f IJi,' ,rli,,rls. 

 c. Li-s. iiKiiiillii dixlilii-ll II sinjilhit,'. 



latifolia, Willd, (.s\ m ii,ihilis. En-elm. ,s'. smiitttr- 

 fiili,! .\:\r. i;ii-i,il,ilif:.M\,-\ix.). Fig. 2l'l'G. \'e]-v variable 

 iu stature and shape- of Ivs., rtmgiug from ;i f."'W iiu'hes 

 to :i-l ft. tall: hs. ui.isily lu(iad-sa-in;ite with long 

 btisal lolies, but running into vi*r>- narrow- forms: ll.s. 

 cle;ir wliite, tib.jnt 1 in. acu-oss, usually nHOio-cious, the 

 lilanuuits slender: akene winged, witli a lateral or ob- 

 liiiU'' lietik, ( 'onimou every\\ lieri_' in mariiius of ponds 

 :iud lakes, ale! oltend by ibailers in native Jilants fe.r 

 colonizing in bog ganlens and in lily pouds, 



sag-ittseSolia, Linn. (")lii World Arrowhead. 

 Bhizome thicdi and tuberous, stolon-bearing: Ivs. broad 

 and sagittate, very varitible in f(uni ;ind size: scapes 

 erect, simple or bramdied, overtop|dng the Ivs. : bracts 

 narrow-ovate, free or sliehtly coniuite at base, shorter 

 than the pedicels: petals large, white: tihinn-iits gla- 

 brous: akene nearly or (juite orV)icuhir and in this re- 

 spect diti'ering from the allied Ane-ric;in species. 

 Throughout Europe and Asia. — By some authors the 

 American ,S'. Iiilil,,1i,i and others are considered to be 

 con-speciHc. There is a form with double tls. |v:ir. fl,');'- 

 jileiin. Hurt. ,S'. .Jiipuuica, Hort, I, ,S', Chim-iisis of most 

 trade lists is apparently 'ine of the niany fcuans of this 

 species. There appears to be another ,S', Cli i m-iisi.i in 

 the trade, with lanceolate Ivs., the botanic;il positicm of 

 which is undetermined. 



or. ic.s'. iisiiiillij id't'iiiij or liiieiir anil not sinjittnl, . 

 D. Filiniii'iits shniiler. tupering iipir,ir,l. i-ohinhhij , 



lancifolia, Idnn. Erect and somewhat rigid, glabrous, 

 the scape so]iietiuies reaching 5 ft.: bs. lance<date to 

 m^rrrtw-olihjng to nearly linear, nerved from the thick 

 midrib: fls, ^vhite, in several whorls, Swamps. Del, to 

 the tropdcs. 



Die J-'ihiiiieiil.l ahriipthj liroaileiii'il . /iiihe.^eiiit. 

 ^aminea. :\lichx. Erect ami simple. t;I;ibrous, 2 ft, 

 or less hii.di: Ivs, reduced to pbyllodia, flat, broad-linear 

 To lauce-ellipUc, pointeil: hs. small, white, in 2 or 3 

 ""'^"'■'^- L, H, B, 



SAGO PALM. Consult Cij,-,ix. 



SAINFOIN, or SAINTFOIN, Oiiobriichis i-iciafolia. 



ST. ANDREW'S CROSS. _l,se-,,c»»/ Crii.r-Aii,h;-y. 



ST, DABEOC'S HEATH, See i'</6<jc;,j, 



ST, GEORGE'S HERB. Vohriano officinalis. 



ST, JOHN'S BREAD, Ccraloni.i .Si!i,-j,i,i . 



ST. JOHN'S-WORT. See irnj,. r!,oiin : also ,sb,»,- 

 j,li,.ri,;irpas. 



ST. PATRICK'S CABBAGE, .s.i.i-ifrarja nmhrosa. 



ST, PETER'S-WORT, Asciinnn slans. Als.i applied 

 to species of Hyperictim, 1^-ininla ;uid Symplioricarpns. 



SAINTPAtTLIA (from the discoverer of the plant. 

 Baron Walter von Saint Ptiitll , G, sm ri'tcca . Usambara 

 Violet, A monotypic getms from eastern trripica! 

 Africa, wliere it was found growing in wo'ialed ]>laces in 

 lissures of limestone atld .granite rocks, in rich, light 

 soil. It is a stemiess hairy perennial herb with short- 

 petioled ovate or oblong-cordate Ivs. 1-2 in. hmg and 

 nodding Idue lis. 1 in. across, borne in stout pednucled 



