342 PLANT NAMES AND SYNONYMS 



beard, Jobarbe|, Jubard:tj Sengreen, Thunder-plant (formerly 

 believed to ward off lightning); Ger. Hauslauch, Hauswurzel, 

 Dachlauch. Donnerkraut, Fr. Grande joubarbe; Sp. Siempre- 

 viva major. Herb, Herba sedi majoris, H, sempervivi; refri- 

 gerant, astringent, antispasmodic, detergent. See Sedum. 



1831. SEN^CIO, L. Groundsel, Squaw-weed, etc. Compositae. 



From Latin senex, "old man". Syn. Cineraria, in part. 

 Herbs or occasionally shrubs, many with rather large showy 

 flower-heads. About 1000 species, widely distributed; 109 in 

 . U. S. 



a. S. aureus L. (including S. gracilis Pursh, now called S. aureus 

 gracilis (Pursh) Britton). Canada and eastern U. S. Life- 

 root, Golden Ragwort, Swamp Squaw-weed, Cocash-weed, 

 Cough-weed, Female-regulator, Fireweed*, Golden Senecio, 

 Grundy-swallowJ, ^lequot, Nunqua, Nutqua, Uncum, Unkum, 

 Ragwort, Snakeroot*, Squaw- weed. False Valerian. J3ier6 emol- 

 lient, anodyne, reputed emmenagogue. (b) S« oboratus 

 Muhl. (S. Elliottii T. & Gr.), and some other indigenous spe- 

 cies are also employed, and similar properties are attributed to 

 (c) S. Balsamitae Muhl. (S. aureus (Kew.), var. Balsamit- 

 ae T. & G. ), British America and northern U. S. Balsam 

 Groundsel, Groundsel Balsam. 



d. S. Cinerdria DC. (C. maritima L. ). Mediterranean region, 

 cult, in gardens. Dusty-miller. The name Cineraria among 

 florists is applied to hybrid varieties of ( e ) S. cru^ntus DC. 

 and other species from the Canary Islands. 



f. S. Jacoba^a L. Europe, adv. in eastern U. S. Tansy Rag- 



wort, Staggerwort, Ban-weed, Cammock, Cheadle Dock, Cush- 

 ag. Fairies' -horse, Felon- weed. Kettle Dock, Kadle Dock. 

 Ragweed*, Saracen's Comfrey, St. James' -wort, Staverwort, 

 Stinking- Alexander (Elshinder), Stinking- Willie, Tansy*, 

 Weeby. Properties of (a). 



g. S. vulgaris L. Europe, locally nat. in U. S. Groundsel, 



(Grinsel), Common Groundsel, Birdseed, Chicken-weed, Chin- 

 cone, Fleawort, Groundie-8wallowt,Sencion, SirasonJ, Swichen^:; 

 Ger. Kreuzkraut, Jacobskraut; Fr. Senegon (Codex). PLani 

 mildly astringent, vulnerary, discutient. 



h. S. lobdtus Pers. (S. lyratus Michx., not L. ), of southeastern 

 U. S. and Mexico, is Butter- weed or Cress-leaved Groundsel; 

 (i) S. mikanoides Otto (S. scandens DC. ), of southern Africa, 

 cult, in gardens and greenhouses, is German Ivy or Cape l\j\ 

 (j) S. paliistris (L. ) Hook. (C. palustris L, ), circumpolar 

 (northern U. S. ), is Marsh Fleawort, Marsh Groundsel, Pale 

 Ragwort; (k) S. tomentosus Michx., southeastern U. S., i» 

 Woolly Rag-weed, Rag-woolwort, Ash-wort. 



1832. SEQUOIA, Endl. Redwood, etc. Pinaceae. 



Named for Se-quo Yah (George Guess), d. 1843. Syn. 

 Condylocarpus, Salisb. 1823, not Hoffm. 1816, Gigantabies, 

 Sen., Washingtonia, Winslow 1854, Wellingtonia, Lindl. 1853, 

 not Miers 1840; Taxodium, in part. The noblest of conifers. 

 Two species, western U. S. 



