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SWIFT MOTH 



S. Ferra'ndi a'lba (Ferrand's white). Buds cream, pure 



white when open. Garden variety. 1886. 

 Frcebe'lii (Frcebel's). See S. LESSERTLEFOLIA FRCE- 



BELII. 



galegifo'lia (Galega-leaved). See S. CORONILL^EFOLIA. 



greya'na (Capt. Grey's). 2. Pink. July. 1844. 



,, magni'fica (magnificent). Purple. 1866. 



lesserticejo'lia (Lessertia- leaved). 2. Purple. July. 

 1824. 



astragalifo'lia (Astragalus-leaved). White. July. 

 1802. 



Frcebe'lii (Froebel's). i. Violet. 1854. 



M'Cullockia'na (M'Cullockian). Reddish-brown; eye 

 pure white, edged chocolate. 1901. 



magni'fica (magnificent). See S. GREYANA MAGNIFICA. 



occidenta'lis (western). Purple. W. Australia. 1865. 



Osbo'rnii (Osborn's). See S. CORONILL^FOLIA. 



procu'mbens (lying-down). Purple. June to Sep- 

 tember. 1862. 



,, purpu'rea (purple). See S. CORONILL^EFOLIA. 



viola'cea (violet). See S. PROCUMBENS. 



SWALLOWWOBT. Ascle'pias. 



SWAMMERDA'MIA. (Named after J. Swammerdam, 

 the naturalist. Nat. ord. Composites [Composite]. 

 Linn. ig-Syngenesia, 2-Superflua. Now referred to 

 Helichrysum.) 

 S. Antenna' ria (Antennaria-like). See HELICHRYSUM 



ANTENNARIUM. 



glomera'ta (clustered). See HELICHRYSUM GLOMER- 



ATUM. 



SWAMP DOGWOOD. Ple'lea tnfolia'ta. 



SWAMP HICKORY. Ca'rya ama'ra. 



SWAMP LOCUST TREE. Gledi'tschia monospe'rma. 



SWAMP POST. Que'rcus lyra'ta. 



SWAMP ROSE-MALLOW. Hibi'scus Moscheu'tos. 



SWAMP SASSAFRAS or LAUREL. Magno'lia glau'ca. 



SWAMP SAXIFRAGE. Saxi'fraga pennsylva'nica. 



SWAMP WHITE OAK. Que'rcus bi' color. 



SWAN'S-NECK ORCHID. Cycno'ches. 



SWAN RIVER DAISY. Brachy'come iberidifo'lia. 



SWA'RTZIA. (Named after Olof Swartz, a German 

 botanist. Nat. ord. Leguminous Plants [Leguminosae]. 

 Linn. n-Decandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to Cassia.) 



Stove evergreen shrubs. Cuttings of half-ripened 

 shoots in sand, under a bell-glass, and in bottom-heat, 

 in the beginning of summer ; sandy, fibrous loam and 

 peat in equal proportions. Winter temp., 50 ; summer, 

 60 to 85. 

 S. grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). 6. Yellow. Trinidad. 



1821. 

 pinna' ti (pinnate). 6. Pale yellow. June. Guiana. 



1817. 

 simplicifo'lia (simple-leaved). See S. GRANDIFLORA. 



SWEDE. A species of Turnip. Bra'ssica Ruiaba'ga. 

 SWEDISH BEAM-TREE. Py'rus interme'dia. 



SWEDISH JUNIPER. Juni' perns commu'nis fasti- 

 gia'ta. 



SWEEPING. (See BESOM.) It is best done in calm 

 weather, and early, whilst the dew is strong enough to 

 allay the dust, and keep the light refuse from blowing 

 about. 



SWEET ACORN OAK. Que'rcus Ballo'ta. 

 SWEET ALYSSUM. Aly'ssum mari'timum. 

 SWEET AMBER. Hype'ricum Androsce'mum. 

 SWEET BASIL. O'cimum basi'licum. 

 SWEET BAY. Lau'rus no'bilis. 

 SWEET BRIER. Ro'sa rubigino'sa. 

 SWEET BROOM. Scopa'ria du'lcis. 

 SWEET CALABASH. Passiflo'ratnalifo'rmis. 

 SWEET CASSAVA. Ma'nihot Ai'pi. 

 SWEET CHESTNUT. Casta'nea sati'va. 



SWEET CICELY. Chtzrophy'llum aroma'ticum. See 

 CHERVIL. See also MYRRHIS ODORATA. 



SWEET FLAG. A'corus Ca'lamus. 



SWEET GALE. My'rica Ga'le. 



SWEET GUM. Liquida'mbar styraci'flua. 



SWEE'TIA. (Commemorative of Robert Sweet, a 

 nurseryman at Stockwell, and an English botanist, 

 author of several botanical works, and best remembered 

 by Sweet's Geraniacece. Nat. ord. Leguminosae. Now 

 referred to Galactia.) 

 S. bi'juga (two-paired). 20. Brazil. 1822. 



,, filifo'rmis (thread- formed). See GALACTIA FILIFORMIS. 



ligno'sa (woody). 5. Purple. St. Domingo. 1824. 

 Stove twiner. 



,, longifo'lia (long- leaved) . See GALACTIA JUSSI^EANA. 



SWEET JOHN. Narrow-leaved forms of Dia'nthus 

 barba'tus. 



SWEET LIME. Ci'trus me'dica Lime'tta. 

 SWEET MARJORAM. Origanum Majora'na. 

 SWEET MAUDLIN. Achille'a Agera'tum. 

 SWEET ORANGE. Ci'trus Aura'ntium. 

 SWEET PEA. La'thyrus odora'tus. 

 SWEET POTATO. Bata'tas edu'lis. 

 SWEET SCABIOUS. Scabio'sa atropurpu'rea. 

 SWEET-SCENTED CRAB. Py'rus corona'ria. 

 SWEET-SCENTED VERBENA. Li'ppiacitrio'dora. 

 SWEET SOP. Ano'na squamo'sa. 

 SWEET SULTAN. Ccntau'reamoscha'ta. 



SWEET SULTAN, YELLOW. Centau'rea moscha'ta 

 fla'va. 



SWEET WILLIAM. Dia'nthus barba'tus. 



SWE'RTIA. Felwort. (Named after E. Sivert, a 

 Dutch florist. Nat. ord. Gentianworts [Gentianaceae], 

 Linn. ^-Pentandria, 2-Digynia.) 



Hardy plants. Seeds in spring ; a marshy, peaty soil. 

 S. ala'ta (winged). 2. Greenish-yellow, veined purple. 



July to September. Himalaya. 1868. 

 angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). 2. White, with blue 



spots. July to September. Himalaya. 1868. 

 ,, conna'ta (joined). Siberia. 

 corda'ta (heart-shaped). Himalaya. 

 cornicula'ta (small-horned). See HALENIA SIBIRICA. 

 corymbo'sa (corymbed). i. Light blue or white. 



May, June. Himalaya. 1836. 

 ,, longifo'lia (long-leaved). Persia. 

 ,, michauxia'na (Michaux's). See HALENIA DEFLEXA. 

 panicula'ta (panicled). White to green or purple. 



Himalaya. 1868. 



,, pere'nnis (perennial), i. Purple. July. North 

 temperate regions (England). Perennial. " Marsh 

 Felwort." 



puncta'ta (dotted). Eastern Europe ; Caucasus. 

 purpura'scens (purplish). 1-3. Purple. May, June. 



Himalaya. 1836. 

 rota'ta (wheel-shaped). See PLEUROGYNA CARIN- 



THIACA. 



tricho'toma (thrice- forked). i\. White. June to 

 August. Himalaya. 1863. 



SWIETE'NIA. Mahogany. (Named after Von Swieten. 

 a Dutch botanist. Nat. ord. Meliads [Meliaceae]. Linn. 

 lo-Decandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Stove evergreen tree. Cuttings of half-ripened shoots 

 in sand, under a hand-light, and in bottom-heat ; sandy, 

 fibrous loam. Winter temp., 50 to 60 ; summer, 60 

 to 85. 

 S. Chloro' xylon (Chloroxylon). See CHLOROXYLON 



SWIETENIA. 

 febri'fuga (fever-conquering). See SOYMIDA FEBRI- 



FUGA. 



Mafia' goni (mahogany). 80. Red, yellow. S. Amer. 

 1734. " Mahogany." 



SWIFT MOTH, GHOST MOTH, GOST SWIFT, or 

 OTTER MOTH. He'pialus Hu'muli. 



