. 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. SASSAFRAS. plauted when old on account of its long tap-roots. Prop, by seeds sown as soon as ripe; also by suckers, â which are often freely produced, and by root-cuttings. One species in eastern N. America. Fls. dioecious, rarely perfect, apetalous; calyx 6-parted; stamens 9, the 3 inner ones furnished at the
. 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. SASSAFRAS. plauted when old on account of its long tap-roots. Prop, by seeds sown as soon as ripe; also by suckers, â which are often freely produced, and by root-cuttings. One species in eastern N. America. Fls. dioecious, rarely perfect, apetalous; calyx 6-parted; stamens 9, the 3 inner ones furnished at the base with 2- stalked, orange-colored glands; anthers open- loculed: fr. an oblong- ovoid, 1-seeded. dark blue drupe surrounded at the base by the thick- ened scarlet calyx. ofHcinile, Nees (S. Sassafras, Karst. ^S. variifdlium, Kuntze. Laitrus Sassafras, Linn.). Figs j (winter tieel 'jb Tree, 30-faO or occa sionally 9U ft high young branches bright green : Ivs ovil and entire, or 3 lobed al most to the middle 2255. Sassalras tree. obtusish, silkv pubes cent when young gK brous at length, 3-4 in. long: fls. yellow, M in across in several - fld. racemes, umbellate when unfolding afterward at the base of the young branchlets fr J^ in. high. April, May. Mass. to Ont. and Mich south to Fla. andTex. 7:304-305. Em. 2:360. (_ F 7 21o Gn. 31, p. 449. Alfred Rehdek SATIN FLOWER. See Sisyrinchium. SATUEfilA, or SATUKEJA. See Samry SAUNDERS, WILLIAM (Plate XLVl), hoiticulturist and landscape gardener, was born at .St Aulre\s Scotland, in 1822; emigrated to America in ]h4b wts appointed botanist and superintendent of pi \ iâating gardens, U. S. Department of Agriculture in 18b iiid died at Wsshington, D. C, Sept. 11. 1900. U hen Mr Saunders first came to America he served as giidtner in a number of places, first at New Haven, toun ind later near (.rermantown. Pa. He was instrumental at this time in the improvement of a number of import ant private and public properties, such as Clift
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