90 ADDITIONS 
Scutia Indiea, Brogniarfc. 
South Asia. This, on Dr. Cleghorn’s recommendation, might 
be introduced as a thorny hedge shrub. 
Selinum Monnieri, Linne. 
From East Asia now extending to South Europe, preferring 
moist places. An annual herb, praised by the Chinese as 
valuable for medicinal purposes. 
Smilax rotundifolia, Linn6. 
Eastern States of North America and Canada. A prickly climber 
with deciduous foliage. An immense local use is made of the 
roots for the bowls of tobacco pipes, clay pipes being there almost 
unknown. It is estimated that nearly three millions of these 
briar-root pipes are now made a year. The reed portion of these 
pipes is generally prepared from Alnus serrulata (Meehan). 
Solamim Fendleri, Asa Gray. 
New Mexico. A new kind of potato, enduring a temperature of 
zero. Mr. Meehan’s endeavours to obtain good sized tubers 
have as yet not been successful. The following plants are also 
spoken of by Dr. Rosenthal and others as new kinds of potato, 
perhaps to be developed through cultivation : S. demissum 
(Lindley), S. cardiophyllum (Lindley), S. utile (Klotzsch), S. verru- 
cosum ( Schlechtendal j , S, Bulbocastanum (Dunal), S. stoloniferum 
(Schlechtendal), all from Mexico, and some from elevations 
10,000 feet high ; S. Maglia (Molina) from Chili, and S. immite 
(Dunal) from Peru. 
Sophora tGtraptera, Aiton. Var. Macndbiana , Graham. 
The Pelu of Chili and Patagonia. A small tree with exceedingly 
hard and durable wood, much used for cog-wheels and similar 
structures. The wood differs much from that of S. tor amir o of 
the Easter Island (Dr. Philippi). 
Spartina cynosuroides, Willdenow. 
Eastern part of North America. A perennial grass of fresh 
water swamps, there often called prairie grass ; it can be utilized 
for fodder, and its value as paper material seems equal to that 
of Esparto. 
Spinifex hirsutus, La Billardiere, 
On the whole coast of extra-tropical Australia. Highly valuable 
for binding coast sand with its long creeping roots. 
Spinifex longifolius, R. Rrown. 
On the tropical and western extra tropical coast of Australia. 
Available like the former. 
