202 BOTANICAL NAMES 



from the many short branchlets that are on the 



tree. Eng. name for Picea division of the Pines. 

 Spur. A botanical term, when the lower part of a petal 



has a hollow conical projection like the spur of a 



cock.. 



Spurge (spurj). A corruption of L. " expurgere " ; re- 

 fers to the medicinal properties of the plant. Eng. 



name of a group. 

 Spuria (spu-ri-a). L. adj., " not genuine." Second 



hot. name. 

 Spurry (spur-i). Old French " sporrie." Eng. name 



of Spergula group. 

 Squalidus (skwol-id-us). L. adj., " squalid." Second 



hot. name. 

 Squamaria (skwa-ma-ri-a). L. adj., " scaly"; refers 



to the fleshy scale that cover the rootstock. Second 



hot. name. 

 Squarrosus (skwar-ro-sus). L. adj., " rough or 



scurvy." Second hot. name. 

 Squill (skwil). Eng. rendering of G. " skilla " (name 



of the plant). 

 Squinancy Wort (skwin-an-se-wort). Eng. name of 



Asperula Cynanchia. " Squinancy " is nothing 



but a corruption of second bot. name 4< cynanchia." 

 Stachys (sta-kis). G. " Stachys " (a spike or ear of 



corn) ; refers to the general look of the flower. Bot. 



name of group. 

 Stagnalis (stag-na-lis). L. adj., " belonging to a 



pond." Second bot. name. 



Stagnina (stag-ni-na). L. adj., " stagnant water "; re- 

 fers to the plant doing well on boggy heaths. 



Second bot. name. 

 Star-of- Bethlehem. Eng. name for Ornithogalum Um- 



