386 BICTIONAKY OF POPULAR KAMES SOUR 



differing in tlie leaves being five-parted, and also in producing 

 edible, but more oilj nuts, called Pekea. 



Sour Gourd. {See Baobab.) 



Sour Plum, a name given in Queensland to Owenia venosa, 

 a tree of the Bead Tree familj (Meliacese), said to have milky 

 juice (?), It lias clammy branches, winged leaves, and small 

 flowers produced in panicles. The fruit is a globular drupe; 

 the pulp is wholesome, slightly acid, and is eaten by the natives. 

 The wood is hard, very strong, of a reddish colour, and is used 

 for wheelwrights' work. The wood of 0. cerasifera is also hard, 

 and takes a fine polish. It is called the Sweet Plum, and forms 

 an important article of trade in China. Living plants have been 

 recently introduced into this country, but are too tender to grow 

 in the open air. 



Sour Sop, or Custard Apple (Aoiona mioricata), a tree of the 

 Custard Apple family (Anonacese), 15 to 20 feet high, native of 

 the West Indies and tropical America, and cultivated for its fruit, 

 which varies in size from 6 to 9 inches in circumference ; the 

 form also is variable, but the heart shapepredominates, as indeed it 

 does in most of the fruits of the other species. Its pulp is woolly 

 in appearance, but contains a fresh and agreeable sub-acid juice. 



Southernwood {Arte^iiisico AhrotammC), a well-known garden 

 shrub of the Composite family (Compositae), much in favour 

 for its stimulating aromatic odour. It is a native of Southern 

 Europe, and is known also by the name of Old Man. 



Sowa, a name given in Bengal to Peucedanum gramolem, 

 better known as AnetJmcm Soiua, an annual of the Carrot family 

 (Umbellifer£e), cultivated in India, especially in Bengal, for its 

 carminative seeds, which are used for culinary purposes ; by dis- 

 tillation the seeds yield a very useful medicinal oU, also known 

 as Bishop's Weed Oil. 



Soy (Glycine Soja, better known as Soja 7iispida),a small, erect, 

 trifoliate, hairy plant of the Bean family (Leguminosa3), native 

 of India and China. It is cultivated for its seeds, which are 

 made into the sauce called Soy in India, and the residue or cake 

 is extensively used for manure in China. 



