in botany, a genus of the tetrandria monogynia clasps. The calyx has four segments; it has no corolla; the berry contains but one seed, furnished with an awn. There is one species, a native of India.

SALVAGE money, a reward allowed by the civil and statute law, for the saving of ships or goods from the danger of the seas, pirates, or enemies.

Where any ship is in danger of being stranded, or driven on shore, justices of the peace are to command the constables to assemble as many persons as are necessary to preserve it; and on its being preserved by their means, the persons assisting therein shall in thirty days after be paid a reasonable reward for their salvage, otherwise the ship or goods shall remain in the custody of the officers of the customs as a security for the same.