aUPPIA— SAGITTARIA. 



oUustfo'lms, (J. U) valves ovate, tooth- 1 nal, sub-solitary, on long branches, 

 ed. one chiefly granuliferous ; radical leaves grounds. ^ ^ , 



heart-oblon!,', obtase; stem a little scabrous, i stdla ns, segments of the calyx 



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Wet 



Introduced. 2 3 f. 



alpi'nus, polygamous; valves veined, 

 very entire, naked ; leaves cordate, obtuse, 

 wrinkled, large, rhubarb-like. New Ha- 

 ven, Conn. 



palli'dus, (white dock, J. U-) valves 

 ovate, entire, hardly larger than the grain ; 

 spikes slender; stems numerous; leaves 

 lance-Unear, acute. Salt marshes. 



verticilla'tus, valves entire, graniferous ; 

 flowers semiverticillate ; racemes leafless ; 

 leaves lanceolate ; sheaths cylindrical. 2 f. 

 sanguin"eus, valves oblong, small, one 

 graniferous; leaves heart-lanceolate, mostly 

 variegated with red. 2-3 f. 



acu'tns, (M. 2i-) valves oblong, some- 

 what toothed, all graniferous ; leaves cor- 

 date, oblong, acuminate, large ; whorls 

 leaty. Introduced. 2-3 f 



aquafxcxis, (water dock, Ju. If.) valves 

 ovate, entire, graniferous; leaves lanceo- 

 late, acute ; flowers whorled. 



biitan"nicnx, (yellow-rooted water dock, 

 J. 2^.) valves entire and graniferous; 

 leaves broad-lanceolate, flat, smooth ; whorls 

 of flowers leafless; sheaths obsolete. 2-3 

 f. Swamps. 



puVcher, (Ju. H.) valves toothed, one 

 conspicuously graniferous; radical leaves 

 panduriform. Naturalized. 



veno'sus, (Ap. 24..) valves large, heart- 

 reniform, entire, net-veined ; leaves small, 

 lance-oval, entire, veined. 12 f. <§. 



hastatu'lus, (Ap. 2^.) valves round-cor- 

 date, entire, graniferous; leaves petioled, 

 oblong, hastate ; auricles entire. Dioecious. 

 1-3 f. S. 



persic"ar(n'des, (Ju. %) valves toothed, 

 graniferous ; leaves lanceolate, petioled, un- 

 dulate, entire, smooth. 6-12 i. S. 



crispatu'lus, valves obtusely cordate, 

 crested, 3-toothed ; one naked, two une- 

 qually graniferous ; spikes leafless ; lower 

 leaves oval ; upper ones lanceolate, all un- 

 dulate. S. 



RUP'TIA. 4—4. {AroideoB.) 



mariti'ma, (sea teasel-grass, J. 24^.) float- 

 ing ; leaves pectinate, obtuse ; flowers 

 spiked. 



RU'TA. 10—1. (Rutacea;.) [From ruo, to 

 preserve, because it was supposed to pre- 

 serve health. 



grave'olens, (rue,) leaves more than de- 

 compound ; leafets oblong, terminal ones 

 obovate ; petals entire. Ex. 



SA'BAL. 6—3. (Palma.) 



pn'mila, (Ju. >> .) leaves fan-shape ; scape 

 panicled ; flowers sub-sessile, small ; beny 

 dark-colored. 4-6 f. Florida. 



min"ima, root creeping ; fronds palmate, 

 plicate ; fruit brownish. 8 i. S. 



half as 



long as the corolla; leaves somewhat fleshy, 

 obscurely 3-nerved ; flowers solitary, at the 

 extremity of the branches, forming a 

 small corymb ; rose-colored. 12-18 i. Salt 

 marshes. 



angula'ris, (American centaury, r. Au. 

 ©. and $ .) stem square, somewhat wing- 

 ed ; leaves clasping ; branches opposite 

 1-2 f. 



calyco'sa, flowers 7-9-parted ; calyx leafy , 



corymbc/sa, (w. S.) flowers corymbed, 

 corymbs few-flowered ; leaves somewhat 

 clasping ; corolla 4-6-parted. Swamps. 



chloroi'des, (r. Au. <? .) weak; leaves 

 lanceolate, erect ; branches few, 1 -flowered ; 

 flowers 7-12 parted; segments of the calyx 

 linear, shorter than the corolla. Var. erec/- 

 ta, stem erect, rigid ; leaves linear ; corolla 

 generally 10-parted ; segments lanceolate. 

 Var. coria'cea, stem sparingly branched, 

 erect; lower leaves sub-oval ; corolla thick, 

 coriaceous, 18-parted. Yar.Jlexuo'sa, stem 

 flexuous; leaves lance-linear; corolla 12- 

 parted; segments long, lanceolate. 2-3 f. 



panicula"ia,{w. Au. 24!) much branched; 

 panicle diffuse ; leaves linear-lanceolate ; 

 stem sub-terete ; branches alternate. 1-2 f. 



brachia'ta, [v. Ju.) leaves lanceolate ; 

 panicle long ; branches brachiate, about 3- 

 flowered; corolla twice as long as the ca- 

 lyx ; stem erect, slightly angled. S. 



gentianoi'des, (r. Au.) erect; leaves long, 

 linear, acute ; flowers axillary and termi- 

 nal, sessile, upper ones crowded ; corolla 

 about 10-parted. S. 



SAC'GIIARUM. 3—2. (Graminece.) [The 

 name is said to be of Arabic origin, derived 

 from soukar, sugar.] 



ojficiaa'rum, (sugar-cane,) flowers pani- 

 cled ; in pairs, one sessile and one pedi- 

 celled ; corolla 1-valved, awuless. From 

 the East Indies. 

 SAGI'NA. 4—4. {Caryophyllea.) 



procum"bens, (pearl -wort, w. Ju. 2^.) 

 stems procumbent, smooth, branched ; 

 leaves linear-mucronate ; petals very short. 

 2-4 i. Borders of streams. Peduncles 

 larger than the leaves. 



ape' tola, (0.) stems somewhat erect, sub- 

 pubescent ; flowers alternate ; petals nearly 

 obsolete, pale green. 



ered'ta, (0.) glabrous; stem about 1- 

 flowered ; leaves linear, acute ; peduncles 

 strict ; sepals, petals, and stamens 4. 2 i 

 Introduced. 



fontina'lis, (Ap. 0.) apetalous, stem pro- 

 cumbent, branching, dichotomous above; 

 leaves opposite, linear spatulate, ei.Mre ; 

 pedicels solitary, alternate, longer than ihe 

 leaves. 8-15 i. 

 SAGITTA'RIA. 19-12. (Junc«.) [From 



sagitta, an arrow ; so called from the shape 



of the leaves of some of the species.] 



smztttifo'lKi, (arrowhead, v,\ Ju. 2^.) 

 leaves lanceolate, acute, sagittate; lobea 



SABBA'TIA. 5—1. {Gentianea:.) [In honor 



of LibcratHs Sabhati, author of a work called 



" Hortus liomanus."] 



campanula'ta, (p. Au. ,^.) stem terete; - . , Vr ; ,r n- 



-eaves lanceolate-linear, smooth ; calyx as ] lanceolate, acute, straight. Var. latxjo ha 

 'ong as the ooroUa. 1 f Flowers termi- ' leaves ovate, sub acute, sagittate ; lobea 



