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Saxifrage, Burnet. See Burnet Saxifrage. 
Saxifrage, Golden. See Golden Saxifrage. 
Saxifrage, Great. Pimpinella inagna, L. — Lyte. 
Saxifrage, Meadow, or Pepper. Silaus pratensis, Bess. "With, 
ed. ii. Prior, p. 178. 
Saxifrage, White. Sctxifraga granulata^ L. — Lyte. Jacob (Plantse 
Pavershamenses, 1777). 
Scabgowks. Orchis masciila, L. — Dnrh. (Teesdale). 
Scabby Hands. Bunium Jlexuosum, With. Cumb. E. D. S. Gloss. 
C. 8. 
Scabby Head. Torilis Antliriscus, Gsertii. dies. (Delamere). 
Scabious. The general name for the various species of Scahiosa. 
Turn. Names. Prior, p. 206. Corrupted to Scahia in 8. Cumb. 
Scabiosa m'vensis, L. — Lyte. ‘ So named of old tyme, because it is 
given in drynke to heale scabbes.’ Bullein, Book of Simples, 
fob 16. 
Scabious, Devil’s Bit. See Devil’s Bit Scabious. 
Scabious, Sheep’s. A book-name for Jasione montana^ L. — Lyte. 
Scabridge. ‘The plant scabious.’ Hal. Scabiosa arvensis, L., 
which in Clies. is called Scabril. 
Scab-wort. Inula Heleniiim, L. — Grete Herball. Prior, p. 206. 
‘ The roote of Enula boiled very soft maketh an excellent 
ointment against .... scabs.’ Ger. 650. 
Scad, or Scad-tree. Primus insititia, L., or P. domestica, L.— 
Jacob (Plantse Pavershamenses, 1777); Kent, ‘black bullace, or a 
bastard damasin growing in hedges.’ E. D. S. Gloss. C. 3 ; Line. 
‘white bullace;’ Buss. Hal. (‘the wild black plum’). Parish, ‘a 
small black plum, which grows wild in the hedges.’ Prior, p. 206. 
Scaddie. Urfica dioica, L. — Forf. 
Scala Coeli. Polggonatum multifiorum, All. ‘ In englishe Scala 
celV Turn. Names. See Ladder-to-heaven. 
Scalbegres. ‘ Herba Cristofori. List of plants in MS. Sloane 5 
f. 5.’ Hal. Actcea spicata, L. 
Scald. Cuscuta europoea, L. — In Camh. ‘ it is called Scald, it may 
be presumed on account of the scalded appearance which it gives to 
the bean-crops.’ Phyt. i. 1140, 0. S. In Treas. Bot. it is called 
Scald-weed. 
Scald-berry. Pruit oi Ruhus fruticosus, L., so called ‘from their 
supposed quality of giving scald heads to children.’ Loudon, Arbo- 
retum. ‘ The fruit of the bramble is reputed infamous, for causing 
sore heads ; whence it comes to pass that to scare children from eat- 
ing of them, some call them Scaldberries.’ Threlkeld. Prior, p. 206. 
Scald-head. Cgnoglossum officinale, L. — Suff. 
Scalded Apple. Lychnis diurna, Sibth. Scd. (Pulverbatch). 
