SA.M SAN 
SAN SAP 
fol. lutgis, 2 . White . 6, H. De. T. Britain . . 
laciniafa, 3 . . White . 6, H. De. T. Britain . . 
leucncarpa, 4 . AVhite • 6, H. De. T. Britain . . 
monstros^ . . White . 6, H. De. T. Britain . . 
pulverulentS . White . 6, H. De. T. Britain . . 
rotundifolla . White b\ H. De. T. Britain . . 
virescens, 5 . . White . 6, H. De. T. Britain . . 
puhens .... White . H. De. S. N. Amer. . 1812 
racemosS . . . Gm. vel. 6, H. De. S. S. Eur. . . 1596 
flaveMiens . . YeL ^n. 6, H. De. S. S. Eur. . .1596 
purpure4 . . Purple . 6, H. De. S. S. Eur. . . 1596 
Sam6lus, Linn. From san, salutary, and mos, a pigr ; 
which, in Celtic, siffnihes piers’-food. Linn. 5, Or. 
1, Nat. Or. Primulaceae. Pretty little plants, 
growing? freely in common soil, planted in a rather 
moist situation, and increasing by divisions. Syno- 
nyme: 1. Campanula porosa. 
campanuloides, 1 . . 7> G. Her. P. C. G. H. . 1816 
littoralis . . . White . . 8, G. Her. P. N. .S. W. . 1806 
ValerSndi . . . White . . 7> H. Her. P. Britain . . 
Sampuirr, see CrWimfim. 
Samvda, Lrnn. The Greek name of the Birch; ap- 
plied to this genus because of its resemblance. 
Linn. 10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Samydacea. Ornamental 
plants, thriving well in a mixture of loam and 
peat ; and cuttings root readily if planted in a pot 
of sand, under a glass, in a little heat. Synonymet : 
1. S. viridijlora. 2. S. pubescent, 
deefirrene . . . Green . . S. Ev. S. Braril . . 1820 
glahratA . . . White . . 3, S. Er. S. W. Ind. . 1800 
macrophvlia, 1 . White. . S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 1820 
nitlda ”... Green . S. Ev. S. W. Ind. . 1793 
rosea, 2. . . . Pink . . 6, .s. Ev. S. W. Ind. . 1793 
eerrulaU . . . White . . 7. S. Ev. .S. W. Ind. . 1723 
villOsa .... White . . 8, S. Ev. S. W. Ind. . 1820 
Sandal-trrb, see SanddricHnu 
Sandal wood, see Silntillfim. 
Sandbox-trek, see Hard. 
Sani^kTcCm, Cavanillei. From santoor, the Malay 
nafne of the tree. Linn. 10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. ile~ 
liacece. This tree thrives well in a mixture of 
loam, peat, and sand ; and ripened cuttings root in 
sand, under a glass, in heat. 
Indlcura . . . White. . 8. Ev. T. E. Ind. . .1820 
Sand-wood, see Bremontilrd AmmSx^IOn. 
Sandwort, see Arendrii. 
Sanguinaria, Linn. From aanguit, blood; all the 
parts of the plant yield a red juice when cut or 
broken. Linn. 13, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Papaverncete. 
Dwarf plants, serving well to ornament the front 
of the Hower-border, in a light sandy loam oi peat 
soil ; and they are readily increased by dividing 
the roots, or by seeds. 
cnnmdgns^s . . . \\’7iite . 3, H. Tu. P. N. Amer. . 1680 
grandiflora . . . While . 5, H. Tii. P. N. Amer. . 
Sanouisorba, Linn. From «angui«, blood, and sorfteo, 
to absorb ; S’. crfficinaHa was formerly supposed to 
be a powerful vulnerary. Linn. 4, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 
Rotacex. All the species of Burnet are of the 
easiest culture in any common soil ; and are readily 
increased by divisions of the roots, or by seeds. 
Synonyme : 1. S- rubra. 
Andersdnil . . Pink . . 7, H. Her. P. Siberia . . 
canadensis . . . White . . 8, H. Her. P. Canada . . 1633 
cirnea, 1 . . . Red . . 7, H. Her. P. Sil^ria . . 1823 
mauri«nlc4 . .Pink . . 7, H. Her. P. Al,;iers . .1810 
media . . . .Flesh . . 8, H. Her. P. Canada . . 1785 
nei^lecta . . White. . 7, H. Her. P. Europe . . 1800 
officinalis . . Purple . 7, H. Her. P. Britain . . 
auriculata . . Pink . . 7, H. Her. P. Sicily . . 
tenuifdlia . . . Pink . . 7, H. Her. P. Dahuria . 1820 
SANICI.E, see Sanicitld. 
SanTcOla, Tourncfort. From »ano, to heal ; supposed 
healing effects of Sanicula europaea. Linn. 5, Or. 2, 
Nat. Or. Umbelliferm. Mere weeds, multiplied by 
divisions of the roots — S. canadinsU, europad, ma- 
rildndicd. 
Sansevirra, Thunberg. In honour of M. Sansevier, 
a Swedish botanist. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 
Liliacea. Interesting plants, growing well in 
sandy loam; and increasing by suckers. The 
stove species should be very sparingly watered 
when dormant. Synonyme ; 1. S. sessiliflora. 
camga, 1 . . Flesh . . 4, H. Her. P. China . . 1792 
ensirdlia . White . . S. Her. P. £. Ind. . . 
fulvoolncUi . . White . . S. Her. P. Brasil . . 1820 
glaucA . . White . . S. Her. P. 
grandic-aspls . . White . . S. Her. P. 
vuinegnsis . . . Green . . 9, S. Her. P. Guinea . . 1690 
Isetevirens . . . Wht. gm. & Her. P. 
lanuginOsg ... S. Her P. E. Ind. . . 
longiflora . . . White . . 7, S. Her. P. Africa . . 1824 
polvphylla . . . White . . S. Her. P. 
pumtla . . . .White. . S. Her. P. C. G. H. . 1796 
spicata .... White . . S. Her. P. E. Ind. . . 1790 
stenophylla . . S. Her. P. .1818 
zeylanica . . . Wht gm. 9, S. Her. P. Ceylon . . 1731 
Santalum, Linn. From its Persian name sandul, 
signifying useful Linn. 4, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Santa- 
lacea. A mixture of loam and peat suits these 
interesting plants; and cuttings will root in sand, 
under a glass, in heat Saunders-wood is the pro- 
duce of S. album, and in India it is considered 
sedative and cooling; it is also esteemed as a per- 
fume. 
album .... Purple . S. Ev. T. E. Ind. . .1804 
mvrtifollum . . Red . . S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 1804 
obtusifollum . . Red . . S. Ev. S. N. Holl. . 1823 
Santolina, Linn. From sanctua, holy, and linum, 
flax ; in allusion to its medicinal qualities. Linn. 
19, Or. 1, Nat Or. Composita. These plants thrive 
well in any common soil ; and increase freely by 
cuttings. They have the same anthelmintic qua- 
lities as Tansy and Artemisia. 
Chamaecvparissus Yellow . 7, H. Ev. S. S. Eur. . . 1573 
pectinata . . . Yellow . 7, H. Ev. S Span . . 1822 
rosmarinifOlia . . Yellow . 8. H. Ev. S. S. Eur. . . 1683 
squarrosa . . . YePow . 7> H. Ev. S. S. Eur. . . 1570 
Viridia .... YeUow . 7, H. Ev. S. S. Enr. . . 1727 
SanvitalTa, Cavanillcs. Unknown, probably a man’s 
name. Linn. 19, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Composita. An 
interesting plant, requiring the same treatment as 
other hall-hardy annuals. 
procGmbens . . Yellow . 7, H. Tr. A. Mexico . . 1798 
Saouari not, see CaryOcSr. 
Sapid, agreeable to the taste. 
SapindC's, Linn. Altered from Sapo-indicus, Indian- 
soap ; the aril which surrounds the seed of S. 
saponaria is used as soap in S. America. Linn. 8, 
Or. 3, Nat. Or. Sapindacea. These plants are 
hardly worth growing, except in general collec- 
tions. They thrive in a mixture of loam, peat, 
and sand ; and large cuttings will root in sand, 
under a glass, in heat. According to Browne, the 
seed-vessels are very acrid; they lather freely in 
water, and will cleanse more linen than thirty 
times their weight of soap, but in time they corrode 
or burn the linen. Synonyme : 1. Moulinsia rubigi- 
nosa. 
nrboreBcSns . . 8. Ev. S. Guiana . . 1824 
emargin&iGs . . Wht gm. S. Ev. T. E. Ind. . . 1822 
Forsythn . . . White . . S. Ev. T. Granada 
frutescens . . . Wlit grn. S. Ev. S. Guiana . . 1824 
IndicuH .... Wht. grn. S. Ev. T. E. Ind. . .1800 
la..rif6llu» . . . Wht. grn. 8. Ev. T E. Ind. . . 1820 
long:fd1IGt . . . Wht grn. S. Ev. T. E. Ind. . . 1820 
marginatus . . ^Vht grn. S. Ev. T. Carolina 
rigIdCU .... Wht grn. 8, S. Ev. T. America . 1'5'59 
rubiginCsus, 1 . . Wht gm. S. Ev. T. E Ind. . . 1821 
Saponaria . . . Wht gm. S. Ev. T. W. Ind. . 1697 
seoegalenals . . Wht. gm. S. Ev. T. Senegal. . 1823 
SapTOm, Jacquiru From sap, Celtic, signi^ing fat; 
in allusion to the unctuous exudation from the 
wounded trunk. Linn.2\, Or. 10, Nat. Or. Euphor~ 
biacea. These trees thrive well in loam and peat; 
and cuttings will root in sand, under a glass, in 
heat. The juice of S. aucuparium is said to be 
poisonous. Synonyme: \. Hippomane spinosa. 
aucuparium . . Green . . 8. Ev. T. W. Ind. . 1692 
HippOmanS . . S. Ev. T. Guiana . . 1822 
ilicifhlium ... S. Ev. T. S. Amer. . 1820 
Indlcum ... S. Ev. T. E. Ind. . . 1818 
Saponaceous, soapy. 
SaponarTa, Linn. From sapo, soap; the bruised 
leaves are said to produce a lather, like soap, 
when agitated in the water. Linn. 10, Or. 2, Nat. 
Or. Silenacea. This genus contains some truly 
beautiful plants, well deserving of a place in every 
garden. S. ocymoides, from its trailing habit, and 
handsome flowers, is well adapted for rock-work. 
A mixture of sandy loam and peat suits them best ; 
and they are readily increased by division at the 
roots or by seed ; young cuttings of the branching 
species wiU also root readily if planted under a 
glass. The leaves of S. officinalis form a lather, 
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