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Sciadopitys verticillata, Siebold. 



The lofty and curious Umbrella-Fir of Japan, 140 feet high. 

 Kesists severe frosts. Wood white and compact. 



Scilla esculenta, Ker. {Camassia esculenta, Lindley.) 



The Quamash. In the western extra- tropic parts of North 

 America, on moist prairies. The onion-like bulbs in a roasted 

 state form a considerable portion of the vegetable food, on 

 which the aboriginal tribes of that part of the globe are living. 

 It is a pretty plant, and might be naturalised here on our moist 

 meadows. 



Sclerachne cyathopoda, F. v. Mueller. 



Tropical Australia. A perennial grass, valuable according to 

 Mr. P. O'Shanesy for green feed, yielding a large return. 



Scorzonera crocifolia, Sibthorp. 



Greece. A perennial herb; the leaves, according to Dr. 

 Heldreich, used there for a favourite salad and spinage. 



Scorzonera deliciosa, Gusson.* 



Sicily. One of the purple-flowered species ; equal, if not supe- 

 rior, in its culinary use to the allied Salsify. 



Scorzonera Hispanica, Linne.* 



Middle and South Europe, Orient. The perennial root of 

 this yellow-flowered herb furnishes not only a wholesome and 

 palatable food, but also serves as a therapeutic remedy much 

 like dandelion. Long boiling destroys its medicinal value. 

 Some other kinds of Scorzonera may perhaps be drawn into 

 similar use, there being many Asiatic species. 



Scorzonera tuberosa, Pallas. 



At the Yolga and in Syria. Also this species yields an 

 edible root, and so perhaps the Chinese Sc. albicaulis (Bunge), 

 the Persian Sc. Scowitzii (Cand.), the North African Sc. 

 undulata (Yahl), the Greek Sc. ramosa (Sibth.), the Russian 

 Sc. Astrachanica (Cand.), the Turkish Sc. semicana (Cand.), 

 the Iberian Sc. lanata (Bieberst.). At all events careful 

 culture may render them valuable esculents. 



Scutia Indica, Brogniart. 



South Asia. This, on Dr. Cleghorn's recommendation, might 

 be introduced as a thorny hedge-shrub. 



Sebaea ovata, P. Brown. 



Extra-tropic Australia and New Zealand. This neat little 

 annual herb can be utilised for its bitter tonic principle 

 (Gentian-bitter). S. albidiflora (F. v. M.) is an allied species 

 from somewhat saline ground. These plants disseminate 

 themselves most readily. 



