. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. SAPONARIA 1613 due to i 1 1 1 the g 11 tree i 1 1 Du 1 1 1 beeo 1 1 1 wood 1 the t \ 1 anltl 1 Tl 1 1 be fo 1 1 nertl t 1 1 1 sel wl 1 II Tie 1 I a thro gl tl e 11 t r e that ar e f o ii a few force wl 1 1 ft he I f 0 the bore 1 nto ols slowly lay II t av 11 e P t kes place I at a rate lo The 1 fro the of sai h
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. SAPONARIA 1613 due to i 1 1 1 the g 11 tree i 1 1 Du 1 1 1 beeo 1 1 1 wood 1 the t \ 1 anltl 1 Tl 1 1 be fo 1 1 nertl t 1 1 1 sel wl 1 II Tie 1 I a thro gl tl e 11 t r e that ar e f o ii a few force wl 1 1 ft he I f 0 the bore 1 nto ols slowly lay II t av 11 e P t kes place I at a rate lo The 1 fro the of sai hand ^ 1 1 I SAPlNDUS L 1 1 /, dian alludin^ to the I S ji I Idcew Soapberry A. 1 I s of trees shrul » oi woo 1 le tr p al legions of the whole w W h Item ate ex stipitate al i n tl 1 te n all m lateral or teimmal race 1 il^ o 01 tuse rarely petaloil petal i 1 I il ebcei t an 1 1 earmg just above the short cl i v illo IS or ciliated comb oi appendage di»k annular usuallj crenate hearing 8 10 stamens seeds with long testa and no aril black or nearly so The fruit has an alkaline principle known as saponin which makes it useful for cleansing purposes. The fruit was much used in eastern countries before the in- troduction of soap and is still preferred for washing the hair and cleansing delicate fabrics like silk. A. Lfts. 4-7. Saponiria, Linn. A small tree with rough grayish bark: lfts. oblong-lanceolate and acute to elliptic-ovate and somewhat obtuse, opposite or alternate, entire, gla- brous, veiny and lucid above, tonientulose beneath: rachis usually winged: fr. lucid, 6-8 lines in diam. S. Pla.,W. India and S. Amer. Cult, in S. Pla. and S. Calif. Lfts. -IS. maT^niltus, Willd. A tree reaching ultimately 60 ft. in height: lfts. 7-13, lance-oblong, acuminate, glabrous above, paler beneath and somewhat pubescent on the midnerve, 2-5 in. long, the upper nearly opposite, the lower alternate; rachis wingless, narrowly margined or marginless : fls. white, sometimes tinged with red in
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