INDEX TO THE ORDERS AND GENERA 
Sporob‘olus ; Gr. sporos, seed, bolos, sheading ; grains bra 
fall out : 
Sprenge’ lia ; after a distinguished Prussian botanist (1 793) 
Spyrid‘ium ; Gr. of the form of a round basket .. 3 
Stackhou’sia ; after a British botanist a 
Stackhousi’ez ; from Stackhousia ... 
Stella‘ria ; in allusion to the star-like cor olla ; 
Stemo‘dia ; stemon, a ae and dis, double ; $ anther-cells 
quite separ ate 
Stenopet’alum ; Gr. stenos, narrow, -, petalon, a petal 
Sterculia’ceze ; ‘from Stercu’ hia, after Sterculius .. d. 
Sti’pa ; Gr. stupe, tow ; in allusion to the feathery awns 
Stylid‘iee ; from Stylidium, referring to the anthers ... 
Stylid‘ium ; connate with the style 
Stylobas‘ium ; Gr. referring to the basilary style. 
Styphe'lia ; Gr. stuphelos, hard, 7.e. the leaves ... 
Stuarti‘na ; after McDougal Stuart, the explorer 
Sue’da; swaed, an Arabic word for a soda-plant 
Swainso’nia ; after a botanical patron of the 18th cent. 
Tecoma ; a Mexican name for a species ... 
Templeto‘nia ; after an Irish naturalist 
Tephro’sia ; Gr. tephros, ash-coloured (leaves) 
Tetrago’nia; Gr. having four-angled (fruits) 
Tetrathe’ca ; Gr. fourfold cases ; anthers 4-celled 
Teu‘crium; after Teucer, a king of Troy.. 
Thelym’ itra ; Gr. for a woman’s head-dress ; 5 lia “allusion to the 
hooded column 
Thoma’sia ; after a Swiss botanist .. 
Threlkel’ dia ; after Dr. Caleb Threlkeld . 03 
Thryptome’ne ; Gr. thrupto, to break ; mene, a crescent 
Thyme'lee ; from Thymelea. Spurge- laurels , 
Thysano’ tus ; ; Gr. thusanos, a fringe ; ous, ofis an ear .. 
Tilia‘cez ; from Til’ia, a Lime-tree 
Tille’a ; after M. A. Telli, a botanical pr ofessor at Pisa 2 (1658- 
1740) ; 
Toxan’thus ; Gr. toxos, a bow, and anthos, a flower... 
Trachyme‘ne ; Gr. trachus, rough ; mene, a crescent (fruitlet) | 
Tra‘gus ; bearded like a goat 
Tre’ma ; a hole, alluding to the pitted endocarp — 
Treman’ dre ; from Treman‘dra_ .. . 
Trian‘thema ; Gr. having three flowers together 
Tribulus ; Gr. three- -pointed 
Tricory‘ne; Gr. with triple club (- shaped fr uit)... 
Triglo’ chin ; Gr. three-pointed (fruit) 
Trigonel’ la ; diminutive of trigonus, three-cor nered 
Trio‘dia ; Gr. having three-toothed glumes 
2 is wi raphis ; ; Gr. with three needles ; three- awned glumes 
Tri‘thuria ; Gr. treis, three ; thurion, a little door 
Triumfet’ta ; after an Italian botanist, died 1707 
Trymal'ium ; Gr. triimalia, eye of a needle 
