RCE MER I A' XA. 



Ro 7 SEA Rose-colored. 



Ro TUX DI re/ LI us Round-leaved. 



Ru 7 BER, Ru 7 BRA, Rf BRO' RUM, Ro BER 7 RI MA Red. 



SA LI ci FO 7 LI us Willow-leaved ; from talijc, a w:!- 

 low tree, andyW/'xj a leaf. 



SAL PI OLDS' sis From salpinj:, a tube, and glossa, a ! 

 tongue ; alluding to the tongue-like style in the mouth 

 of the corolla. 



SAL' vi A From salvo, to save ; m allusion to the heal- 

 ing qualities of the sage. 



SAX DER so' xi i In reference to John Sanderson, 

 Secretary of the Horticultural Society of Natal, South 

 :a. 



SAX FORD' i i. 



SAN i,ri' NE us Crimson ; the color of blood. 



SAX vi TA 7 LI A Derivation unknown : probably a 

 man's name. 



SAX A' TI LE From saxatilis, that dwells or is found 

 among rocks. 



SCA BI o 7 SA From scaties, leprosy ; some of the spe- 

 cies are said to be useful in cutaneous diseases. 



SCA' BEK Rough, scurfy. 



ScAN 7 DEXS Climbing. 



SCHIZAX'THUS From schizo, to cut, and ant hoi, a 

 flower; in allusion to the irregularly divided corolla. 



SCHEV ER I A' NUM. 



SCHULZ'I I Schultz, pronounced like Shoolts) Refer- 

 ring to John Henry Schultz, an eminent German botan- 

 ist. 



SCIL' LA From skyllo, to injure ; the roots are poison- 

 ous. 



SCRO PHU LA RI A' CE m. A natural order of plants, in- 

 cluding the Scrophularia, from which it receives its 

 name ; from scrophvla, scrofula, from its supposed use 

 in the cure of the scrofula. 



Scv PAN* THUS From tcyphos, a cup, and anthos, a 

 flower ; in reference to the shape of the flower. 



SEL Low 7 ii In reference to M. Sellow. 



SEM PER FLO' REXS Continuous flowering 



SER vs. FO' LI A. 



SE n' GE RA Setaceous ; bristle - bearing, having 

 coarse hairs or bristles. 



SE To 7 SA Setous ; full of coarse hairs or bristles. 



Si BE' RT. CA Siberian. 



Si' cu LUM Sicilian, of or from Sicily. 



SIE BOL' DI i iSie pronounced like See.) 



Si LE 7 XE From xialon, saliva; in allusion to the vis- 

 cid moisture on the stalks of many of the species, by 

 which the smaller kinds of flies are entrapped ; hence, 

 also, the English name of the genus, Catchfly. 



Si LE NA' CE x A natural order of plants, including 

 the Silene, and from which it receives its name. 

 ' sis Chinese. 



Si NU A' TA Sinuate, bending, winding. 



SKIN' XER i Referring to Captain Thomas Skinner, 

 a distinguished botanist. 



So LA' XUM Derivation uncertain. 



So LA NA' CE x. A natural order of plants, containing 

 the Solanum, and from which it receives its name. 



SOM NI' FEKUM (i short) From sain us, sleep, and/era, 

 to bear ; producing sleep. 



SPE ci o 7 SA (e short) Showy, handsome, splendid, bril- 

 liant. 



SPE ci o sis' si MA (e short) Superlative of speciosa. 



SPE 7 cu LUM (e short) A looking-glass, mirror. 



SPI CA' TA Spicate ; in the form of a spike. 



SPLEX' DENS Bright, shining, glittering, brilliant. 



SPRA' GUE A In honor of Isaac Sprague, an American 

 botanical artist. 



STA'TI CE From statiza, to stop; in allusion to the 

 powerful astringency of some of the species. 



STEL LA' TA Stellate ; starry, sparkling, glittering. 

 STE* RI LIS 'i short) Sterile. 



STE 7 VEX I. 



STI' PA From tlipe, a silky or feathery substance. 

 STRI A' TA Striate; striped. 

 STRic 7 TUM Bound or pressed together. 

 STU AR 7 TI i. 



Su A VE of LENS Sweet-smell-ng, fragrant. 

 SUB CCE RU 7 LE us From tub, under, and ctfruleus, 

 dark-colored, dark blue, coerulean ; a shade somewhat 

 lighter than coerulean. 

 SUL CA' TUM Furrowed, channeled. 

 SUL PHU 7 RE us Sulphur color. 

 Su PER 7 BA Superb. 



Su si A' NA From Susia, the ancient capital of Persia. 

 TA KES 7 i MA A Japanese name. 



TAX A CE TI Fo 7 LI A Tanacctum-leaved, or Tansy- 

 leaved. 

 TEN u i FO 7 LI A From ttnuis, thin, fine, slender, 



aa&foliuf, a leaf; fine-leaved. 

 TER MI XA' LIS Terminal. 

 TEX A' NUM Texan ; from Texas. 

 THEL LUS so* M i. 

 THOU ix 7 i i In reference to M. Thouin, Professor of 



Agriculture at Pans. 



THUN BER GI A' NUM Referring to Thunberg, a Swed- 

 ish botanist and traveler. 

 TI GRI' DI A (i short) From tigrit, a tiger, and eidoi, 



like ; in reference to the spotted flowers. 

 Tl GRI' xus Tiger-like ; barred or spotted like a Tiger. 

 Tixc TO' RI A Pertaining to dyeing. 

 TRA DBS CAX 7 TI A In honor of John Tradescant, gar- 

 dener to Charles I. 



TRi 7 COL OR (i short) Three-colored. 

 TRI CHO SAN 7 THES From thrix, a hair, and attihos, a 



flower ; the corollas are ciliated. 



TRI TO 7 MA (i short) From treii, three, and temno, to 

 cut ; in allusion to the three sharp edges of the ends of 

 the leaves. 



TRI UM' PHANS Triumphant. 



TROP.S'OLUM From tropaian, a trophy ; the leaves 

 resemble a buckler, and the flowers an empty helmet. 

 ToR 7 RET i Referring to Dr. John Torrey, the Ameri- 

 can botanist. 



TRY CHO UE 7 NA Meaning unexplained. 

 Tu BE RO 7 SA Tuberous. 

 Tr/LlPA (Tulip,) Said to be from Thoulyban, its 



Persian name. 



TWEED' i A In compliment to Mr. James Tweedie, 

 who was an intelligent and indefatigable collector of 

 plants in Brazil and Buenos Ay res. 



UMBEL LA 7 TA Umbellate; having the flowers ar- 

 ranged in a round, flat head, with the peduncles origi- 

 nating from a common center. 

 U si' co LOR i i short) One color. 



VA LE RI A' XA Said by some to be named after Vale- 

 rius who first used it in medicine ; others suppose it 

 to be derived from -valere, to be in health, on account 

 of the medicinal qualities of V. offitinalis. 

 VA LE RI AN A' CE . A natural order of plants, con- 

 taining the genus Valeriana, from which it is named. 

 VA RI A' BI us Variable. 



VEITCH' I i Alluding to the Messrs. Veitch, the cele- 

 brated florists, of England. 

 VE xo' SA Full of veins, veiny, venous. 

 VE xus' TUM Lovely, comely, charming, pleasing, 



winning, agreeable, graceful, beautiful. 

 VE' RA True, real, genuine. 



VER BE 7 NA Said to be from its Celtic name Fer/aen. 

 VER BE XA' CE .* A natural order of plants, of which 

 Verbena is a representative, and from which it takes 

 its name. 



