AND GENEKAL HORTICULTURE. 



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quadrangulata four-angled 



quadri, in Latin compounds, 

 four; as, quadrifida, four- 

 cleft, etc. 



quadrifida four-cleft 



quaternata, succeeding by 

 fours. 



quercifolia oak leaved 



quinata.in fives; in compounds, 

 quinque; as, quinquefolia, 

 live-leaved, etc. 



R 



racemosa clustered 



radiata, spreading from a com- 

 mon centre. 



radicans rooting 



ramentacea scaly 



ramifiora branch flowered 



ramosa branched 



reclinata. . .turning downward 



recta erect 



recurvata bent backward 



reflexa oent backward 



refracta bent back 



reniforme kidney-shaped 



repanda wavy leaved 



repens creeping 



replicata folded back 



reptans creeping 



reticulata netted 



retrosa directed backward 



retusa. . . .notched at the apex 



revoluta rolled back 



rhizanthera root flowered 



rhizophora rooting 



rhizophylla frond bearing 



rhizophyta creeping 



rhodantha rose flowered 



rhodocineta red bordered 



rhomboidea . .like a rhombus 



rigens stiff 



rigida stiff 



ringens gaping 



riparia river bank 



rivalis biook loving 



rosacea rosy 



rostrata beaked 



rotata wheel-shaped 



rotundifolia round leaved 



rubella reddish 



rubescens ... red 



rubiginosa rusty 



rubioides madder-like 



rubra red 



rubrovenosa red veined 



rufa brownish red 



rufescens rusty colored 



rufinervis red veined 



rugiloba.. ., ..wrinkled, lobed 



rugosa wrinkled 



runcinata, saw - toothed, the 



teeth turned backwards, 

 rupestris... growing on rocks 



rupicola rock loving 



ruthenica Russian 



rutilans reddish 



IS 



saccata bagged 



saccifera bag bearing 



sagittata . . arrow-head shaped 



salicifolia willow leaved 



ealigna willow-like 



saltatoria dancing 



sambucifolia elder leaved 



sancta sacred 



sanguinea bloody 



sapida savory 



sareodes flesh-like 



sarmentosa, producing run- 

 ners 



sativa. cultivated 



saxatilis growing on rocks 



scabra rough 



scabrida rough 



scandens climbing 



scariosa tough and dry 



sceptra princely 



schidigera spine bearing 



schizantha cut flowered 



schizodon cut toothed 



schizopetala cut petaled 



scintillans glistening 



sclerocarpa hard fruited 



sclerophylla hard leaved 



scuta shielded 



scutellata salver-like 



secunda side flowering 



segeta cornfield 



segregata kept separate 



semi, in Latin compounds, 

 means half, as semi-ampiexi- 

 caulis, half stem clasping; 

 semi - cordata, half heart- 

 shape (divided lengthwise) 

 semperflorens. .ever flowering 



sempervirens evergreen 



senilis aged looking 



sepia hedge 



septemloba seven lobed 



sepulta enclosed 



sericea silky 



serotina, flowering or fruiting 

 late 



serratifolia saw-toothed 



sessilis stalkless 



setacea bristly 



setigera, covered with bristles 



setulosa bristly 



sex, six, as sexangulare, six- 

 angled, etc. 



signata distinct 



simplex simple 



simplicicaulis, slightly 

 branched. 



sinuata wavy 



smaragdina . . . emerald green 

 sobolifera, producing young 

 plants from the root. 



somnifera sleep causing 



sororia sisterly 



sparsa scattered 



spathulata spatula-shaped 



speciosa showy 



spectabilis showy 



speluncae cavern 



sphacelata, scorched or with- 

 ered, 

 spheerocephala. .round headed 



spicata borne on a spike 



spicigera ear bearing 



spiloptera spotted winged 



spinifex thorny 



spinosa spiny 



spiralis spiral 



spuria counterfeit 



squamosa scaly 



squarrosa, when scales, small 

 leaves or other bodies spread 

 rigidly at right angles. 



staurophylla cross leaved 



stellata star-like 



stenopetala . . .narrow petaled 



stenopliylla narrow'leaved 



stenoptera narrow winged 



sterilis barren 



stigmatica dotted 



stigmosa branded 



stipitata short stalked 



stolonifera, producing creep- 

 ing roots and shoots. 



straminea straw colored 



striata sti iped 



stricta upright 



strigosa, bearing little, rigid, 

 unequal hairs. 



strobilacea cone fruited 



strumosa, swollen on one side 

 only. 



suaveolens sweet smelling 



sub, as a prefix, means some- 

 what or slightly; as sub- 

 cordate, slightly heart 

 shaped, etc. 



suberosa cork barked 



subhirtella . . somewhat hairy 



subulata awl-shaped 



succedanea, coming in the 



place of another, 

 suecisa, as if cut off at the 



end. 

 sufTruticosa, low and shrubby, 

 or shrubby at the base. 



sulcata grooved 



surculosa suckered 



suspensa hanging down 



sylvatica from the woods 



T 



teeniosa banded leaved 



tanacetifolia tansy leaved 



tardiflora late flowering 



taxifolia yew leaved 



tecta concealed 



tectora roof loving 



tenacissima very tough 



tenax tough 



tenella small 



tenuifolia slender leaved 



tergeminata thrice twin 



terminalis, belonging or re- 

 lating to the summit. 



ternata growing in threes 



tesselata, variegated by 



squares, 

 testacea, of a pale brown color 

 tetra, in Greek compounds, 

 four ; as, tetrastichous, with 

 four vertical ranks, etc. 



tetracantha four-spiked 



tetracopis four-bladed 



tetragona four-angled 



tetrandra four-anthered 



tetraspis four-horned 



thalamiflora, with the sta- 

 mens, etc., inserted In the 

 receptacle. 



theifera tea bearing 



thurifera incense bearing 



thyrsiflora . . .panicle flowered 



tibicinis cowhorn-like 



tigrina tiger spotted 



tinctoria colored (dyer's) 



tomentosa, densely and closely 



hairy, 

 torta twisted 



