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Spadix. The receptaculum of a palm, a pedunculus which 



proceeds from a spatha. 

 Sparsi rami, pedunculi. Scattered without order, as the Lotus, 



Class v. Order l . The Ruscus, &c. 

 Spatha. A species of calyx resembling a sheath. Ex. Sisyrin- 



chium, Class xvi. Order 1. 

 Spathaceae. Like sheaths, a natural Order of plants in the Frag- 



mentamethodi naturalis of Linnaeus. 

 Spatulatum folium. A leaf in form of a spatula, an instru- 

 ment used to spread salve. 

 Species plantarum. The third subdivision in the Linnaean 



system . 

 Spica. A species of inflorescence, resembling an ear of corn, 



Ex. Sweet-scented vernal grass, Class ii. Order 2. 

 Spica secunda. When the flowers all turn towards one side, as 



in the Pyrola secunda. 

 Spica disticha. When the flowers are in two rows, and incline 



two ways. 

 Spicula. A little spike. 



Spina?. Thorns, as in the Rhamnus Lotu*, Cla?s v. Order l. 

 Spinosus caulis. A thorny stem. See the distinction between 



a thorn and a prickle, Class xii. Order 3. 

 Spirales cotyledones. Seed leaves twisted spirally. 

 Spithama. A span. Or seven Parisian inches. 

 Splendentia folia. Shining leaves. 

 Squamosa radix. A scaly root. 

 Squarrosum. Rough, scaly, or scurfy. 



Stamen, (Plural Stamina.) One of the seven parts of fructifi- 

 cation in the Linnaean system. See vol. ] . p. 8. 

 Staminiferous. A flower, having stamina and no pistilla. 

 Statuminatae. A natural Order of plants in the Fragmenta me- 



thodi naturalis of Linnaeus. 

 Stellata folia. Leaves surrounding the stem, like the radii of a 



circle. 

 Stellatae seta-. A species of pubescens called bristles, when they 



