196 BOTANICAL NAMES 



Sherardia (sher-ard-i-a). After Sherard, English 



botanist, died 1728. Bot. name for a group. 

 Shield Fern. Eng. name for and translation of 



Aspidium. 

 Sibbaldi (sib-bald-i). After Sibbald, Scottish botanist, 



died 1720. Second botr~name. 

 Sibiricum (si-bi-ri-kum). Siberia in Latin dress. Second 



bot. name. 

 Sibthorpia (sib-thorp-i-a). After Sibthorp, Eng. 



botanist. Bot. name of group. 

 Sieglingia (sej-ling-i-a). A group name used by some 



botanists instead of Triodia. 

 Siifoiium (si-fol-i-um). L. " Sii " and " folium " (a 



leaf); i.e., sii-leaved. Second bot. name. 

 Silaus (si-laws). L. name for some plant. Now used 



as bot. name of group. 

 Silaifolia (si-la-fol-ia). L. "Silaus" and "folia" 



(leaves). Second bot. name. 

 Silene (si-le-ne). G. " Sialon " (saliva); from the 



sticky juice which exudes from the plant for catch- 

 ing small insects. Bot. name of group. 

 Silver Weed. Eng. name for Potentilla Ansefina ; from 



the silvery look of the underside of the leaves. 

 Silybnm (si-lib-um). A group name used by some 



botanists for Carduus group. 

 Simethis (si-me-this). After a river in Sicily. Bot. 



name of a group. % 



Simla (sim-i-a). L. for " an ape." Second bot. name. 

 Simplex (sim-pleks). L. adj., " simple." Second bot. 



name. 

 Sinapis (si-na-pis). G. ** Sinapi " (mustard plant). 



Second bot. name for Charlock or Wild Mustard. 



Many of the plants in the Brassica group have the 



