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Sanguinaria Canadensis, 164

Saratoga, hills of, 98; battle of, 97

Sarcodes sanguinea, 165

Sarracenia purpurea, 32. See Pitcher Plant

Sassafras, 186

Satyrion Erythronium, ancient name of Dog’s-Tooth Lily, 126, 127, 128

Satyrion Royall, ancient name of Purple-Fringed Orchises, 110; palmate roots of, 111; perfume of, 111

Saucy Jays, 149

Schaghticoke (N. Y.), site of ancient Indian village, 218

Scudder, Dr. S. H., cited on fertilization of Pogonia, 94

Sedges, 187

Selurus noveboracensis, 177

Senecio aureus, 162

September, month of, 237; dates, 9th, 213; 15th, 153

=Serapias= or =Orchis=, species of, known to Pliny (23-79, A.D.), 109

“Seven doctors,” characters of Hawthorne’s, 215

Shadberry bushes, 31, 119, 186, 202

Shadberry pies, 119

Shakespeare, quoted on name, “Long Purples,” 110

Sheep pastures, 138

Shin-Leaf, 187

Shin-Plasters, 102

Side-Saddle Flowers, 32; origin of name, 65. See Pitcher Plant

Sierra Nevada Mountains, 165

Silkweed, Purple-Flowered, 234

Skipper, Captain, in memory of, 229

Skunk Cabbage, 20, 160, 164, 232

Slaves, Cabins of, 196

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