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LATIN INDEX. 



Sabbat ia, 2CB. To L. Sabbati, an Italian bot. 

 Saccharum. 410. The Arabic name is soukar ; 

 Sageretia. 76. ToM. Sageret,Fr. [Eng.. sugar. 

 Sagina, 56 (55). Lat., fatness ; for pasturage. 

 Sajjittaria. 323. Lat., an arrow ; shape of the 

 SALICACE.E, 301). [leaves. 



Salicornia, 287. Lat., salt horn; the locality 



and shape. [Salisbury, En-,'. 



Salisburia, 31(5. To the distinguished R. A. 

 Salix, 309. Celtic, near the water. [style. 

 Salpiirlossis, 221. Gr., tube tongue; sc. the 

 Salsola, 288. Lat., salt ; grows in salt marshes. 

 Salvia. 244. Lat., salTO, to save ; salutary. 

 Sambucus, 146. Lat., a musical instrument, 



made of elderwood. 



Samolus, 213. Celtic, pig's food. [juice. 



Sanguinaria, 31. Lat.. blood ; tilled with red 

 Sanrjuiwba, 108. Lat., to absorb (stanch) 

 Sanicula, 135. Lat.. to heal. [blood. 



SANTALACE/E, 291. 

 SAPINDAC&E, 73. 



Sapindus. 75. Sapo Ii.dicus ; Indian soap. 

 Saponaria. 53. 7,a.,soap; sc. Soapwort. 

 8APOTACEJ5, 210. [corona. 



Sareostcinma, 272. Gr.. fleshy crown ; the 

 Sarraceni i. 3 ). To Dr. Sarrasin, of Quebec. 

 SARRACENI A CE;E, 30. 

 Sassafras. SIX). The aboriginal name. 

 Satureja, 24-2. The Arabic Sattar, a labiate 

 SAURUUACE.E. 301. [plant. 



Saururus, 301. Gr., lizard-tail. 

 Saxifraga. 113. Lat.. to break a stone: grow- 

 ing in the clefts of rocks. 

 SAXIFRAGACE/E. 112. 

 Scabiosa, 15:2. Lat.. the itch : which it, cures. 

 Scicvola, 10. Lat.. the left hand ; sc. the corolla. 

 Scandix, 137. The Greek name of an eatable 



plant. [a German botanist. 



Schtefferia, 76. To Jos. Christian Sclueffer, 

 Scheuchzeria. 324. To John and Jas. Scheuch- 



zer, German. [flowers. 



Schiztea, 419. Lat.. to cut: applied to the 

 Schixandra, 25. Lat.. to cleave ^the stamens). 

 Schizanthus, 221. Lat., cut. flower. 

 Schizopetalon. 40. Lat., cut petals. 

 Schizostylis, 337. Lat.. cut style. 

 Schoenocaulon. 348. Gr., rush-stem. 

 Schcenolirion, 314. Gr.. Rush-lily. 

 Schollera, 350. To Due Scholler. a Germ. bot. 

 Schrankia, 82. To F. de Paula SSchrank. Germ. 

 Schwaibea. 232. To one Schwalb. Germ, bot. 

 Schweinitzia. 207. To Rev. Lewis de Schwei- 



nitz, North Carolina. 



Scilla, 343. Gr.. to injure: bulb poisonous. 

 Scirpus. 3ffl. Celt., cirs, rushes. 

 SCITAMINE^, 331. 

 Scleranthus, 58. Gr.. hard flower. 

 Scleria, 3ti7. Gr., hard ; referring to the fruit. 

 Bclerolepis. 156. Gr., hard scales. 

 Bcolopendrium, 42J. Lat., a centipede; its 



appearance beneath. 

 Scrophularia, 224. Good in the scrofula. 

 BCROPHULARIACE^E, 220. [sc. the calyx. 

 Bcutellaria, 246. Lat.. a little cup, or vizor; 

 Scutia, 76. JMt., a shield. [lian. 



Sebastiania, 293 (296). Dedicated to St. Sebas- 

 Secale. 406. The ancient name of Rye. 

 Sodom, 118. Lat., to sit ; habit of the plants. 

 Selaginella, 414. Diminutive, from Selago, 



club-moss. [ley. 



Selinum. 139. Selinon is the Greek for Pars- 

 Sempervivum, 119. Lat,. to live forever. 

 Senebiera, 48. To John de Senebier, Geneva. 



Senecio, 187. Lat., an old man ; the rcceptacla 



Sequoya. 315. The Indian name. [naked. 



Sericocarpus, 160. Lat., silken fruit. 



Sesamum, 219. From the Egyptian, Sempsen. 



Sesbania, 93. The Arabic name is Sesban. 



Sesnvium. 133. Not explained. 



Setaria, 394. Lat., a brisile ; sc. the involucre. 



Seutera. 274. Not explained. 



Seymeria, 230. To Henry Seymer, English. 



Shepherdia, 293. To John Shepherd, Liver- 



Shortia. 206. To Dr. Short. Kentucky, [pool. 



Sibbaldia, 107. To Prof. Robert Sibbald. Edin- 



Sicyos. 130. The Greek for Cucumber, [burgh. 



Sida. 61. Adopted from Theophrastus. 



Sideroxylon. 210. Gr., iron-wood. [tions. 



Silene, 53. Gr., saliva ; from the viscid secre- 



Silphium, 172. Adopted from the Greek. 



Simaruba. 72. The name in the West Indies. 



SIMARUBACE^E, 71. [bage-plants. 



$inapi#, 40. A general name in Greek for cab- 



Siphonychia, 5S. Gr.. tube, and Anychia. 



Sisymbrium, 39 (37). The old Greek name. 



Sisyrinchium, 337. Gr., pig-snout; sc. the 

 spathe. 



Sium, 141 (140). From a Celtic word for water. 



SMILACE.E, 338. 



Smilacina. 346. Derived from Smilax. 



Smilax, 338. (,r.. a scraper; from its rongh- 



SOL AN A ^E^E, 261. [ness. 



Solanum, 26 - 2. Etymology doubtful. 



Solea, 45. To W. Sole, of England. 



Solidago, 166. Lat.. to unite: good for wounds. 



Soliva, 185. To Salvator Soliva, M. D., Spain. 



Sonchus, 194. Gr., hollow ; its stems are hol- 



Sophora, 100. Adopted from the Arabic, [low. 



Sorbus, 11. Old name for Mountain Ash. 



Sorghum. 411. The Italian name is Sorghi. 



SPADICIFLOR^E, 316. [like leaves 



Sparganium,32(). Gr.. a fillet; for the ribbon- 



Spartina. 408. Gr., a rope ; the use of its Ivs. 



Spartium. 90. Gr., a rope ; nse of its twigs. 



Specularia. 1%. Lat., a mirror ; suggested by 

 the flowers. 



Spergula. 57. Lat., to scatter (its seeds). 



Spergularia. 57. From Spergula. 



Spermacoce. 149. Gr., seed-points ; the pod 

 pointed with the calyx lobes. 



Sphenogynn, 173. Gr., wedge-shaped pistil. 



Spigelia.'269. To Prof. Adrien Spigelius, Pa- 

 dua. 1(1-20. [brow j, 



Spilanthus, 180. Gr., spot-flower; the d'sk 



Spinacia. 287. IM(.. a spine or prickle. 



Spinea, 103. Gr.. to wind ; sc. into wreaths. 



Spiranthes. 329. Gr., spiral fls.: spike twisted. 



Spirodela, 319. Gr.. spiral bait; duck-meat. 



Sporobolns. 3S4. Gr., to cast the seeds ; drop- 



Sprekelia. 334. A pi-rsonal name. [seed. 



Stachys, 248. A spike (of flowers). 



Stachytarpha, 2%. Gr., spikes dense, [dam. 



Stapelia. 275. To Dr. Boderus Siapel, Amster- 



Staphylea. 74. Gr.. a cluster (the scarlet ir.) 



Statice. 215. Gr.. to stop; an astringent. 



Stellaria. 55. Lat., a star. 



Stenanthium, 349. Gr., narrow flower. 



Stenotaphrum. 410. 



Stcphanotis. 275. Gr., crown, ear; crowr 

 with ear-shaped segments. 



Sterculia. 63. Lat.. stercus : from its bad odor. 



STERCULIACE/E. 63. 



Stillingia, 29(5. To Dr. Benj. Stillingfleet. Eng. 



Siipa. 388. Lat., something silky or leathery. 



Stipulicida. 57. Lat., cut stipules. 



Stokesia. 156. To Dr. Jonathan Stokes, Eng. 



