SYENA— TEUCRIUM 



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branches short; leaves opposite, sessile, 

 ovate ; corolla bell-form, with horns. 18 i. 

 Swamps. 



'pnaiU'la, (false gentian, b. J. %) corolla 

 rotate twice as long as the calyx ; stem 

 simple, 1-tlowered ; leaves oblong. 1 i. 

 High mountains. 



fastiqia'ta, (Ju. 2X-) stem branching ; co- 

 rolla bell- wheel-form ; flowers fastigiate, 

 clustered; pedicels in pairs; leaves spatu- 

 late-obovate, nerved. S. 



SYE'NA. 3—1. (Narcissi.) [In honor of Syen, 

 superintendent of the garden at Leyden.] 

 Jlavia'lllis, (J. 21.) leaves crowded, subu- 

 late ; flowers axillary, solitary, long-pedun- 

 cled ; peduncle recurved after flowering. 

 2-3 1. ,S. 



SYM'THITUM. 5—1. {BoraginccR.) [From 

 sumphio, to unite, because it was supposed 

 to heal wounds ] 

 officina'le, (comfrey, y-w. J. 2/.) leaves 



ovate-sub-lanceolate, decurrent, rugose. 



Naturalized. 2-4 f. 



SWIETE'NIA. )0— 1. {Mclice.) [So named 



from Van Swieten, to wliom a statue was 



erected by the Emperess Maria Theresa.] 



mahogau"ii, leaves lanceolate-ovate, acu- 

 minate ; racemes axillary, pubescent. Ma- 

 hogany-tree. S. 

 SVMPHO'RIA. 5—1. (CaprifoUa.) [From 



the Greek, signifying a cluster.] 



glomera'ta, (r-j\ Au. '^ .) racemes axilla- 

 ry, capitate, glomerate ; leaves opposite, 

 ovate, on short petioles ; flowers small, nu- 

 merous ; berries purple. 3-4 f. Sandy fields. 

 Penn. to Car. 



racemo'sa, (r. Ju. IP) .) racemes terminal ; 

 "oroUa bearded within ; leaves elliptical, 

 ovate, opposite : corolla pale red ; berries 

 white. 2-3 f Snow-berry. 



occideti"ta'Us, leaves very large ; racemes 

 drooping. 

 SYNAN"DRA. 13—1. (LaUatcc.) [From 



sun, together, and aner, stamens ; so called 



because the anthers cohere.] 



grandiflo'ra, (y-w. J. 2i.) leaves cordate, 

 ovate, acuminate, upper ones sessile, clasp- 

 ing ; lower ones sessile, sub-petioled ; flow- 

 ers solitary sessile. 1 f. S. 

 SYRi:i"GA. 2—1. iJasminece.) [From a 



Turkish word, signifying pipe, because pipes 



were made from its branches.] 



vnlga'ris, (lilac, b-p. w. M. ^ .) leaves cor- 

 iate; flowers in a thyrse. Ex. 



per"sica, (Persian lilac, b. M. ^ .) leaves 

 anceolate, entire, and pinnatifid. Ex. 



chinen"sis, (Chinese lilac, b. M. ^.) 

 branches rigid, mottled ; leaves lanceolate. 

 Ex. 

 TAGE'TES. 17—2. (CorymhiferoB.) 



ercd'ta, (African marygold, y. Ju. 0.) 

 leaves pinnate ; leafets lanceolate, ciliate, 

 serrate ; peduncles 1-flowered, incrassate, 

 Bub-inflated ; calyx angled. Ex 



pafula, (French maiygold, y Ju. 0.) 

 stem spreading ; leaves pinnate , leafets 

 lanceolate ciliate-scrrate ; peduncles 1- 

 flowered, sub-incrassate ; calyx smooth. 

 Ex. 

 TALI'NUM. 12—1. {PortulacceaA 



Uyretifo'linm, (p. Ju. U.) leaves terete 



subulate, fleshy ; cyme terminal, dichoto- 

 mous, corymbose ; flowers pedunculate 

 polyandrouH. 4-10 i. Hocks. Penn. to Va. 

 2}arviJlo'rum,9.m\A\; leaves slender ; sta- 

 mens 5- 10. Ark. 



TAMARIN"DUS. 15-3. {Le-nminosa:.) [From 

 the Arabic tamarhindi, or Indian date.] 

 m"dica, (tamarind,) leaves abruptly pin- 

 nate ; leafets 16-18 pairs, downy, obtuse 

 entire ; flowers lateral, yellow ; pods brown. 

 Ex. 



TANACE'TUM. 17—2. (Corymhifera:.) [A cor- 

 ruption of athanasia, an ancient name for 

 tansey.] 



vnlga're, (tansey, y. Ju. 14--) leaves dou 

 bly-pinnate, ga.sh-serrate. Naturalized. 

 Var. 6'm'^/TO,(double tansey,) leaves crisp- 

 ed and den.se. 



huronen"sis, (y. 2/.) flowers large, cor- 

 ymbed i ray-florets irregular, 4-5-cIeft; 

 leaves pseudo-bipinnate, gash-serrate, sub- 

 tomentose beneath ; pedicels thickened. 

 TAX"US. 20—15. (Conif'-ra:.) 



canadenf'sis, (yew, Ap. fp.) leaves linear, 

 distichus, revolute on the margin ; recep- 

 tacle of the staminate flowers gIobo.se. 4-8 f. 

 hacca'fo, (the common English yew,) 

 leaves flat, dark green, smooth and shining 

 above ; flowers imbricated ; berries scarlet 



TEPIIRO'SIA. 16—10. {Lfguminoscc.) [From 

 tephros, ash colored, alluding to the foliage.] 

 mrginia'na, (goat's-rue, r. Ju. li-) erect, 

 villose ; leafets numerous, oblong-lanceo- 

 late, acuminate ; raceme terminal, sub-ses- 

 sile ; legumes falcate, villose. 1 f. Dry 

 wood.s. 



hiiipid"ula, (r. M. 2/.) stem slender, very 

 much divided, pubescent; leaves pinnate ; 

 leafets (11-15) elliptic, sub-rctuse, mucro- 

 nate, hairy beneath ; racemes as long aa 

 the leaves, few-flowered ; pods mucronate, 

 slightly hispid. 2 f. jS. 



paucifo'lia, (r. J. 11.) stem generally de- 

 cumbent, very villose ; leaves scattered, 

 pinnate ; leafets oval, cuneate at base, vil- 

 lose beneath ; peduncles much longer than 

 the leaves ; few-flowered. .S 



chrysophyU'la, (Ju.) prostrate, pubescent; 

 leaves pinnate by fives, sub-sessile ; leafela 

 cuneate, obovate, obtuse, coriaceousi, gla- 

 brous above, silky beneath ; peduncles op- 

 posite the leaves, long, about 3-flowered ; 

 pods nearly straight. S. 



elc'gans, (r-p. 2^.) decumbent, sparingly 

 pubescent ; leaves sub-sessile ; leafets (1.^- 

 17) oblong-oval; peduncles filiform, few- 

 flowered ; segments of the calyx acumin- 

 ate. Ala. 



TEU'CRIU.NT. 13—1. (Labiata.) [From Teu 



cer, who is said to have been its discoverer.] 



cannd€ri"se, (wood sage, germander, r. 



Ju. 2^.) pubescent; leaves lance-ovate, ser 



rate, petioled ; stem erect ; spikes whorled, 



crowded , bracts longer than the calyx. 



Var. virgin"ic!im, upper leaves sub-sessile ; 



bracts about the length of the calyx. 1-3 f. 



lanciiiia'tum, somewhat pubescent ; leaves 



pinnately .5 parted ; upper ones 3-parted , 



segments linear ; flowers axillary, nolitaiy, 



pedicelled ; pedicels much shorter than the 



leaves. 



