also the leaves of the plant,
furnishes a kind of dye. The fruit in its green state is acid, and
is eaten as a condiment in Borneo.

383. SAPOTA ACHRAS.--The fruit of this plant is known in the West
Indies as the sapodilla plum. It is highly esteemed by the
inhabitants; the bark of the tree is astringent and febrifugal;
the seeds are aperient and diuretic.

384. SAPOTA MULLERI.--The bully or balata tree of British Guiana, which
furnishes a gum somewhat intermediate between India rubber and
gutta-percha, being nearly as elastic as the first without the
brittleness and friability of the latter, and requiring a high
temperature to melt or soften it.

385. SCHINUS MOLLE.--The root of this plant is used medicinally and the
resin that exudes from the tree is employed to astringe the gums.
The leaves are so filled with resinous fluid that when they are
immersed in water it is expelled with such violence as to have the
appearance of spontaneous motion in consequence of the recoil. The
fruits are of the size of pepper corns and are warm to the taste.
The pulp surrounding the seeds is made into a kind of beverage by
the Mexican Indians. The plant is sometimes called Mexican
pepper.

386. SCHOTIA SPECIOSA.--A small tree of South Africa called Boerboom at
the Cape of Good Hope. The seeds or beans are cooked and eaten as
food. The bark is used for tanning purposes and as an astringent
in medicine.

387. SEAFORTHIA ELEGANS.--This palm is a native of the northern part of
Australia, where it is utilized by the natives. The seeds have a
granular fibrous rind, and are spotted and marked like a nutmeg.

388. SELAGINELLA LEPIDOPHYLLA.--This species of club moss is found in
southern California, and has remarkable hygrometric qualities. Its
natural growth is in circular roseate form, and fully expanded
when the air is moist, but rolling up like a ball when it becomes
dry. It remains green and acts in this peculiar manner for a long
time after being gathered. Of late years numbers have been
distributed throughout the country under the names of "Rose of
Jericho" and "Resurrection Plant." This is, however, quite
distinct from the true Rose of Jericho, _Anastatica
hierochuntica_, a native of the Mediterranean region, from Syria
to Algeria. Thi