200 BOTANICAL NAMES 



Specularia (spek-u-la-ri-a). L. "Speculum " (a mirror); 

 i.e., shining; from the seeds being so bright. 

 Group name of some botanists for Campanula 

 Hybrida. 



Speedwell. Eng. name for Veronica group. " Speed- 

 well " was the old way of saying " good-bye," and 

 is said to have been given to this plant because 

 it dropped its petals as soon as it was picked. 



Speirostachya (spi-ro-sta-ki-a). G. " Speiro " (to 

 twist); " stachya " (a spike). Second bot. name. 



Spergula (sper-gu-la). L. " Spargo " (to scatter); 

 because the plant scatters its seeds widely. Bot. 

 name Spurry group. 



Spergularia (sper-gu-la-ri-a). L. adj., " like the Sper- 

 gula." Second bot. name. 



Sphacelata (sfas-e-la-ta). G. " Sphacelos " (gan- 

 grene) ; i.e., withered, or having a dead sort of 

 look. 



Sphaerica (sfer-i-ka). L. " Like a ball." Second bot. 

 name. 



Sphaero-Carpa (sfer-o-kar-pa). G. '* Sphaira " (a 

 sphere) ; " carpa " (fruit) ; i.e., fruit is ball-shaped. 

 Second bot. name. 



Sphaerocephalum (sfer-o-se-fal-um). G. "Sphaero" 

 (a sphere); " cephalos " (a head); i.e., round- 

 headed. Second bot. name. 



Sphondylium (sfon-dil-i-um). G. name for an insect 

 that gave out an unpleasant odour, and was given - t 

 to the Cow Parsnip because of its nasty smell. 

 Second bot. name. 



Spicant (spi-kant). L. " Spico " (furnished with 

 spines). Second bot. name. 



Spicata (spi-ka-ta). L. adj., " furnished with 



