298 FLORA OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 
Ru'mex; Lat..a ‘‘ Dock”. ... 
Rup’pia; after H. B. Ruppius, a botanical author (1718) 
Ruta’cez ; from Ru'ta, the Rue-worts 
Rutid’osis 3; Gr. rutis, rutidos, a wrinkle ; bracts wrinkled 
Sagi’na ; Lat. so called for its nowrishing qualities 
Salicor’nia ; sa/, salt, and cornu, a horn. Marsh samphire 
Sal’sola ; sa/su/us, salted. Salt-wort 
Sambu’cus ; Lat. for elder-tree 
Sam/olus; Lat. for a marsh plant ... a 
Santala’cez ; from Santalum. Sandal-woods 
San'talum ; Arabic, sanda/, useful. Sandal-wood 
Sapinda’ cee ; from Sapindus. Indian soap 
Sapona‘ria ; yielding sapo saponis, soap ... 
Sarcostem’ma ; Gr. sarka sarkos, fleshy ; stemma, a crown 
Saxifra’gez ; from Saxifra’ga 
Scze’vola ; scwvus, the left hand ; from shape of corolla, 
Schedon’orus ; Gr. schedon, near ; oros, top; awn from near 
the top of the flower-bract 
Schize’a ; Gr. schizo, to split; fr onds divided 
Sche’nus ; Gr. schenos, a cord ; yielding cordage 
Scir’pus ; from cirs, a Celtic word for rushes 
Scleran’thus ; Gr. skleros, hard ; anthos, flower 
Scrophularin’e ; from Ser ophula’ ria. Fig- wort 
Seutella‘ria ; from scutella, a little saucer, the form of the 
calyx. Skull-cap , 
Sebe’a; after Seba, a Dutch naturalist (1734-65) 
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Selaginel la ; diminutive of Sela’ go, a club-moss 199 
Sellie’ra ; after Sellier, a Spanish artist ... 132 
Sene’cio; Lat. senex, an old man; in allusion ‘to the white 
pappus... bit 109, 110, 119 
Serin’gia ; after, N. C Seringe, a Swiss botanist 4 - 35, 36 
Sesba’nia ; ‘‘ Sesban”, the Arabic name of a species 59, 67 
Seta’ria ; seta, a bristle ; referring to those on the rhachis 187, 189 
Sida ; Gr. for a mallow-like plant... 4 30, 31 
Siegesbeck’i ia ; after the botanical curator at St. Petersburgh 
(VIS), | : 108, 112 
Sisym’brium ; Gr. sisumbrion, applied toa cress-plant 15, 16 
Sisyrin’chium ; Gr. sus, a pig, rhunchos, snout . 167, 168 
Si‘um ; Celtic, siz, water ; species semi- ‘aquatic vi 102, 105 
Skirroph’ Orus ; Gr. skirros, hard rind, phoros, bearing ; corolla 
hardened at the base me iy 112, 128 
Solana’‘cez ; from Solanum .. 9, 144 
Sola’‘num ; Lat. for the Night- shade (S. nigr um ) . «144 
Solenog’yne ; Gr. having a tubular pistil... - 7 109, 118 
Spartotham‘nus ; Spartum, “broom” ; thamnos, a bush 155, 156 
Spergula’ via ; ; allied to the genus Sper ‘oula ; . @ 42 
Spermaco'ce ; Gr. sperma, a seed, akoke, a point 107, 108 
Spherolo’ bium ; Gr. sphaira, a globe ; 3; lobos, a “ik 58, 61 
Spinifex ; Lat. pier (leaves) 187, 191 
Spiran thes ; ; Gr. having spirally ar ranged flowers 
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