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Santal (Santalum album). — Indian sandal- wood, much used for 

 cabinet work and for burning in place of pastilles in India and 

 the East. Said to be one of the ingredients used in making 

 the "joss-sticks " of the Chinese. 



Santolina Chamaecyparissus (Lavender Cotton). — A woolly- 

 leaved little shrub with aromatic leaves, useful for edgings or 

 low fences. Grows well in hot and barren places. Sprigs of 

 it are useful for mixing with dried Lavender to keep away 

 moths. 



Saraca indica (=Jonesia asoca). 



Sassafras (Sassafras officinale). — This and one or two other 

 species have aromatic bark and nuts or seeds which yield a 

 scented oil. 



Satureia officinalis (Savory). — Pot-herb. 



Scilla nutans (Bluebell). 



Souchet (Cyperus species). — The dried tubers are used. C. 

 longus is " English Galangale " (Gerard). 



Spikenard (Nardostachys Jatamansi). — A dwarf Valerian having 

 an aromatic root, found in North India, and long ago very 

 highly prized. It is now supposed to be the " nard " or " nerd " of 

 the Scriptures, and one of the ingredients in the alabaster box 

 of ointment used by Mary in anointing the feet of our Lord. 

 "Ploughman's Spikenard" is the root of Inula Conyza, of 

 which Ben Jonson asks : " Have you smelt the bud of the 

 briar or the nard in the fire ? " 



Spiraea Ulmaria (Meadow Sweet). — Leaves odorous and quite 

 different from scent of the flowers. 



Star Anise (Illicium verum). 



Stephanotis (Stephanotis floribunda) Climbing Tuberose). — A 

 well-known stove-climbing shrub having clusters of tubular 

 and highly perfumed flowers. 



Stocks (Matthioli incana, M. triste, &c). — Several kinds, both 

 diurnal and nocturnal bloomers and highly perfumed. 



Storax (Styrax officinalis). — This shrub is found in the Levant, 

 but its balsamic resin is not now easily obtained. The storax 

 now used is from Liquidambar orientale, found in Asia Minor. 

 Used in perfumery and as an expectorant. 



Sweet Bay (Lauras nobilis). — A well-known aromatic evergreen 

 bark, leaves, and fruits being very fragrant. Long grown in 

 European gardens and often used for funeral wreaths. 



