SATUREJA— SCILLA. 



163 



na ventrioose, recurved, so as nearly to 



close the tube. S. 



SATURE'jK. 13—1. {Labiate.) i^rom satyi-i, 



satyrs.] 



hartefi"si.'i. (auuimer savory, b-w. Ju. @.) 

 peduncles axillary, somev^'hat in a cyme ; 

 leaves lanceolate, entire; stem brachiate. 



monta'na. (winter savory, T? .) peduncles 

 somewhat 1-sided ; segments of the calyx 

 acuminate, mucronate ; leaves mucronate. 



SAURU'RUS. 7—4. (Naiades.) iVxom. saura, 



a- lizard, and owrrt, tail.] 



cer''nunR, (lizard's-tail, swamp-lily, Au. 

 2^.) stem angular, sulcate; leaves alternate, 

 lieart oblong, acuminate. 1-2 f. Swamps. 



SAUSSU'REA. 17—1. (EricecB.) [From Mura, 

 lizard, and oura, tail, alluding to liie shape 

 and scaly appearance of the long spike of 

 flowers.] 



montico'la, sparingly w^oolly ; leaves lin- 

 ear, entire ; leafets of tlie involucrum ob- 

 longcylindric, villose, lanceolate, acute. 



SAXIFRA'GA. 10—2. (Saxifragce.) [From 

 saxum, a stone, and /ran^o, to break, because 

 it was supposed to be a remedy against the 

 stone in the bladder.] 



virginien"sis, (rock saxifrage, w. M. 2^.) 

 minutely pubescent ; leaves oval, obtuse, 

 crenate, decurrent into the petiole; flowers 

 Bub-sessile. 1-15 i. 



pennsylva'iiica, (water saxifrage, y-g. M. 

 J. 2^.) pubescent ; leaves oblong-lanceolatft, 

 acute at each extremity, obsoletely tooth- 

 ed; stem naked; panicle oblong, flowers 

 fasciculate ; petals linear, longer than the 

 calyx ; capsule superior. 18-28 i. Root 

 very astringent. 



sarmeiito'sa, (beefsteak geranium, creep- 

 ing saxifrage, w. Au. IX) leaves roundish, 

 toothed, hairy; sending on creeping shoots; 

 2 petals in each flower elongated. Ex. 



aizo'on, {11-) leaves aggregate, spatulate, 

 acutish, smooth, with cartilaginous teeth ; 

 stem simple, pilose, leafy ; calyx smooth. 



serpyl'lifo'lia, [li-) erect; leaves small, 

 oval, glabrous ; stem 1-flowered, few-leav- 

 ed ; petals obovate. 



androsa'cea, (w. 2^.) pubescent; leaves 

 petioled, linear, spatulate ; stem leafy, 1-2- 

 flowered. 



bronchia'lis, {11.) stoloniferous ; leaves 

 imbricate, subulate, flat, mucronate, spinose, 

 ciliate ; stem panicled. 



niva'lia, (alpine saxifrage, w. J. 2^.) 

 leaves roundi.sh, wedge-form, crenate-be- 

 fore, decurrent into the petiole ; stem na- 

 ked, simple ; racemes crowded. 2 i. 



gefwn, {11.) leaves reniform, toothed, 

 veinless and pilo.-?e ; stem naked, panicled. 



leucan"tliemifo' lia, (w. r. y. Ju. 2^.) very 

 hirsute ; leaves spatulate-oval, with acute 

 and large teeth ; panicles long, diiFuse ; 

 calyx rellexed, persistent ; petals unequal. 

 18-24 i. 



ero'sa, (y-g. Ju. 2^.) nearly glabrous; 

 leaves oblong-lanceolate, acute, erose, den- 

 tate ; panicles oblong ; branches divaricate ; 

 stem naked. 



Rcmi-puhes"cem, (y. 24!-) leaves lOt petio- 

 led, oblong-oval, obtuse, very giab-ous. 



denticulate ; flowers pedicelled, disposed 

 in dense corymbs ; calyx pilo.se-glanduio.He ; 

 sepals triangular-ovate, acute ; petaLs ovate, 

 ob.scurely 3-nervcd, somewhat equalling the 

 calyx. Cultivated. 



SCABIO'SA. 4—1. (Dipsacecc.) iFrom scaber, 

 rougli ; so called from its rough surface.] 

 stclla'la, (star scabious, y-w. 0.) corolla 

 5-cleft, radiate ; leaves in-egularly lobed, 

 and toothed ; outer crown of the seeds or- 

 bicular, large, many-nerved. 



atropurpu'rea, (sweet scabious, r. 2^.) 

 outer crown of tlie seed sliort, lobed, and 

 crenate ; receptacle cylindric. 



SCHEUCIIZE'RIA. 6—3. [Junci.) [Named 



from Scheuclizer.] 



palus'tris, (flowering rush, g-y. J. 2^.) 

 leaves sheathing at the base, linear ; flow- 

 ers in a small, terminal raceme. Swamps. 



SCHIZ^/A. 21—1. (Felices.) 



piisWla, (onesided fern, Ju. 11.) frond 

 simple, linear, compressed, tortuous ; spikes 

 conglomerate, inflexed one way. 3-6 i. 



SCHIZAN"DRA. 19—5. {Memisperma:.) [From 

 schiro, to split, and anei, a stamen, the sta- 

 mens being nearly separated by fissures in 

 the receptacle.] 



coccin"ea, (r. and y. M. 1?.) glabrous; 

 leaves alternate, lanceolate, sub-denticu- 

 late, petioled, sometimes sub-cordate, climb- 

 ing. 10-15 f. S. 



SCHCE'NUS. 3—1. (Cyperoidem.) 



mariscoi'des, (water-bog rush, Ju. 11.) 

 culm terete or sub-sulcate, leafy ; leaves 

 channeled, semi-terete ; umbel terminal ; 

 fascicles on spikes, 3 on each peduncle; 

 seed naked, rounded at the base. 2 f. 



hhpidu'lus, peduncles axillary and ter- 

 minal, 3-spiked ; spikes globose, pedicel- 

 led ; leaves filiform, hispid. jS. 



effu'sus, (saw grass, Au.) stem leafy, ob- 

 tusely 3-angled ; leaves aculeate ; panicle 

 terminal, very long, ditfuse ; pericarp ovate, 

 longitudinally wrinkled. 6-10 f. S. 



seta'ceus, peduncles axillary and termi- 

 nal, generally 3-flowered ; stem 3-angled ; 

 leaves setaceous. S. 



SCIIOL"LERA. 3—1. (Narcissi.) [Named 



from a German teacher.] 



gravihi"ifoUa, (yellow-eyed water grass, 

 y. Ju. 2^.) leaves all linear, grass-like ; stem 

 slender, floating. 6-18 i. 



SCHRANK"IA. 15—10. (Leguminosa:.) [From 



Schrank, a German.] 



senaiti'va, prickly ; leaves pinnate ; leaf- 

 ets in pairs, under ones very small. Sensi- 

 tive plant, known by some botanists as the 

 Mimosa sensitiva. 



tincinn'ta, (p. Ju. 2^.) stem prostrate, an- 

 gled, prickly ; leaves alternate, abruptly 

 bi-pinnate ; leafets small, thinly pilo.se, irri- 

 table. 2-3 f. S. 



SCHWAL"BEA. 13—2. (Scropliularia:.) [Na- 

 med in lionor of Schwalbe.] 

 amefica' nn , (p-y. J. H) simple, pubes- 

 cent ; leaves lanceolate ; racemes terminal , 

 flowers alternate, sub-sessile. 2 f. Chaff 

 seed. Pine baiTens. 

 SC1L"LA. 6—1. [From skiUo, to div ; ai 



