BOTANICAL NAMES 191 



Schoemis (ske-nus). G. name for a rush or reed. Bot. 



name for a group. 

 Schoenoprasum (ske-no-pras-um). G. " Schoenus " 



and " prasum " (a leek). Second hot. name for 



Chives. 

 Scilla (sil-a). G. " Skilla " (a sea-onion). Bot. name 



for a group. 

 Scirpus (sir-pus). L. name for Bulrush or rush without 



a joint. Bot. name for a group. 

 Sciuroides (si-u-roi-des). G. " Sciurus " (a squirrel); 



" oides " (like); i.e., curved like a squirrel's tail. 



Second hot. name. 

 Scleranthus (skle-ran-thus). G. " Scleros " (hard); 



" anthos " (a flower). Bot. name for a group. 

 Sderochloa (skle-ro-klo-a). G. "Scleros" (hard) ; 



" chloa " (grass). Group name by some botanists 



for some of the Pea group. 

 Sclerophylla (skle-ro-fil-la). G. "Sclero" (hard); 



" phylla " (leaves). Second bot. name. 

 Scleropoa (skle-ro-poa). G. " Scleros " (hard); 



"poa" (grass). Second bot. name. 

 Scolopendrium (skol-o-pen-drium). G. name for a 



centipede ; applied to the plant because the lines of 



its seeds look like a centipede's feet. Bot. name 



Harts-tongue group. 

 Scoparius (sko-pa-ri-us). L. " A sweeper"; derived 



from a L. word meaning *' thin branches." Second 



bot. name. 

 Scordium (skor-di-um). G. word for garlic. Second 



bot. name. 

 Scordonia (skor-do-ni-a). G. A contraction of 



" scordion " (garlic). 

 Scordoprasum (skor-do-pra-sum). G. <4 Scorodion " 



