206 BOTANICAL NAMES 



Subterraneum (sub-te-ran-ne-im). L. adj., " under- 

 ground " ; because the seed, when ripe, turns down- 

 wards and sows itself in the ground. Second bot. 

 name for Underground Clover. 



Subtomentosum (sub-to-ment-o-sum). L. adj., "slightly 

 covered with downy hairs." Second bot. name. 



Subularia (su-bu-la-ri-a). L. " Subula " (an awl). 

 Bot. name Awl Wort group. 



Subulata (su-bu-la-ta). L. adj., " awl-like." Second 

 bot. name. 



Subverticillatus (sub-ver-ti-sil-a-tus). L. '* Sub " and 

 verticillatus " (a whorl); i.e., imperfectly whorled. 



Succisa (suk-sis-a). L. *' Cut off " ; refers to the root, 

 which looks as if bitten off. Second bot. name 

 Devil's bit. 



Succisaefolia (suk-sis-e-fol-ia). L. " Succisa " and 

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



Succory (suk-or-i). Another Eng. name for Chicory, 

 and probably nothing more or less than a cor- 

 ruption of that name. Second bot. name. 



Suecica (su-e-se-ka). Second bot. name Dwarf Cornel. 



Suffocatum (suf-o-ka-tum). L. adj., "suffocated"; 

 from the small flowers being crowded together on 

 short stems, close to the ground. Second bot. 

 name Suffocated Clover. 



Suffruiticulosa (suf-ru-ti-kul-o-sa). L. adj., " some- 

 what shrubby." Second bot. name. 



Sulcata (sul-ka-ta). L. adj., " furrowed." Second bot. 

 name. 



Sulphur Weed. Another Eng. name for Hog's Fennel ; 

 from sulphur-like colour of the flowers. 



Sun Dew. Gets its Eng. name from the dew-like drops 



