BOTANICAL NAMES 199 



was the plant valued by the herbalists of old that 



they called it " the Wisdom of the Surgeons." 



Second bot. name Flixweed. 

 Sorbus (sor-bus). L. name for Beam tree. Is used by 



some botanists as group name instead of Pyrus. 

 Sorrel (sor-el). A.S. " Sur " (sour). An Eng. name 



applied to several plants having this characteristic. 

 Sow Bread. Eng. name for Common Cyclamen, be- 

 cause where abundant forms the chief food of 



swine. 

 Sow Thistle. Eng. translation of " Sonchus," the bot. 



name. 

 Spadicea (spa-di-se-a). G. " Spadix " (palm branch). 



Second bot. name. 

 Sparganium (spar-ga-ni-um). G. " Sparganon " (a 



bandage). Bot. name of a group. 

 Sparsiflora (spar-si-fol-ia). L. " Sparsus " (spread 



out); "flora" (flowers); i.e., flowers far apart. 



Second bot. name. 

 Spartina (spar-ti-na). G. " Sparton " (a small cord). 



The plant was used for withes. Eng. name Cord- 



frass. Bot. name of a group. 

 ulata (spa-thu-la-ta). L. " Spathula " (a spoon); 

 the leaf being spoon-shaped. Second bot. name. 



Spathulaefolius (spa-thu-le-fol-i-us). L. "Spathula" 

 (a spoon) and " folius " (a leaf). Second bot. name. 



Spear Thistle. Eng. name for a Thistle, and trans- 

 lation of " lanceolatus," its second bot. name. 



Spear Wort. Eng. name for Ranunculus Lingua ; re- 

 fers to shape of leaf. 



Speciosa (spesh-i-o-sa). L. adj. Second bot. name. 



Spectabilis (spek-tab-i-lis). L. adj., " visible." Second 

 bot. name. 



