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LATIN INDEX. 



Sabbat ia, 2(;r>. To L. Sabbati, an Italian bot. 

 Saccharum. 410. The Arabic name is soukar ; 

 Sageretia. 76. To M. Sageret, Fr. [Etig., sugar. 

 Sagina, 56 (55). Lai., fatness ; for pasturage. 

 Sagittaria. 323. Lat., an arrow ; shape of the 

 SALICACEJB, 309. [leaves. 



Salicornia, 287. Lat.. salt horn; the locality 



and shape. [Salisbury. Eng. 



Saliabnria, 316. To the distinguished R. A. 

 Salix. 309. Celtic, near the water. [style. 

 SalpiglOftpiff, 221. Gr., tube tongue; sc. 'the 

 Salsola, 288. Lat., salt ; grows in salt marshes. 

 Salvia. 24-1. Lat., sah'O, to save ; salutary. 

 Sambucus, 146. Lat.. a musical instrument, 



made of clderwood. 



Samolus, 213. Celtic, pip's food. [juice. 



8angninarfa, 31. Lat,, mood.; tilled with red 

 Sanguiforba, 108. Lat.. to absorb (stanch) 

 Sanicula, 135. Lat.. to heal. [blood. 



SANT ALACE/E, 291. 

 SAPINDACEJB, 73. 



Sapindus, 75. Sapo Ii.dicus : Indian ?oap. 

 Saponaria. 53. Lat., soap : sc. Soapwort. 

 SAPOTACE^E, 210. [corona. 



Sarcostemma, 272. Gr.. fleshy crown : the 

 Sarraccnia. 30. To Dr. Sarrasin. of Quebec. 

 SARRACENIACE^E, 30. 

 Sassafras. "0. The aboriginal name. 

 Satnreja, 242. The Arabic Xatt-ar, a labiate 

 SAUKUHACE.fi, 301. [plant. 



Saururus, 301. Or., lizard-tail. 

 Saxifraga, 113. Lat.. to break a stone : grow- 

 ing in the clefts of rocks. 

 SAXIFRAGACE/E, 112. 

 Scabiosa. 152. Lat.. the itch : which it cures. 

 Scajvola, 10. Lat.. the left hand; sc. the corolla. 

 Scandix, 137. The Greek name of an eatable 



plant. [a German botanist. 



Schsefferia, 76. To Jos. Christian Schrcffer\ 

 bcheuehzeria. 324. To John and Jas. Bcheuch- 



zer, German. [flowers. 



Schi/aea.419. Lat.. to cut: applied to the 

 Schixandra, 25. Lat., to cleave (the stamens). 

 Schizanthus, 231. Lat., cut flower. 

 SchizopetaloB, 40. Lat.. cut petals. 

 Sehizostylis, 337. Lat.. cut style. 

 Schcenocauloii. 348. Gr., rush-stem. 

 SchcenolirioTi, 314. dr.. Rush-lily. 

 Schollera, 350. To one Schollcr. a Germ. bot. 

 Schrankia, 82. To F. de Paula Schrank. Germ. 

 Schwaibea. 232. To one Schwalb, Germ. bot. 

 Schweinitzia. 207. To Rev. Lewis de Schwei- 



nitx. North Carolina. 



Scilla, 343. Gr.. to injure: bulb poisonous. 

 Scirpus, 861, Celt., drs, rushes. 

 SCIT AMINES, 331. 

 Scleranthus, 58. Gr.. hard flower. 

 Scleria, 3(i7. Gr., hard ; referring to the fruit. 

 Sclerolepis, 156. Gr., hard scales. 

 Bcolopendrhmi. 42.3. Lat., a centipede; its 



appearance beneath. 

 Scrophularia, 224. Good in the scrofula. 

 BCROPHULARIACE/E, 220. [sc. the calyx, 

 fccutellaria, 246. Lat.. a little cup, or vizor; 

 Scutia, 76. Lat.. a shield. [liau. 



Sebastiania,293 (296). Dedicated to St. Sebas- 

 Secale. 406. The ancient name of Rye. 

 Scdum, 118. Lat., to sit ; habit of the plants. 

 Selaginella, 414. Diminutive, from Selago, 



club-moss. [ley. 



Selinnra. 139. Selinon is the Greek for Pars- 

 Sempervivum, 119. Lat,. to live forever. 

 Senebiera, 43. To John dc Scnebier, Gucva. 



Senecio, 187. Lat., an old man ; the rcceptacl* 



Sequoya. 315. The Indian name. [naked. 



Sencocarpus, 160. Lat., silken fruit. 



Sesamum, 219. From the Egyptian, Sem.psen. 



Sesbania, 93. The Arabic name ia Seeban. 



Sesuvium. 133. Not explained. 



Setaria, J394. Lai., a bristle ; c. the involucre. 



Seutera. 274. Not explained. 



Seymeria, 230. To Henry Seymer, English. 



Shepherdia, 293. To John Shepherd, Liver- 



Shortia. 206. To Dr. Short. Kentucky, [pool. 



Sibbaldia. 107. To Prof. Robert Sibbald. Edin- 



Sicyos. 130. The Greek for Cucumber, [burgh. 



Sida. 61. Adopted from Theophrastup. 



Sideroxylon, 210. Gr., iron-wood. [tions. 



Silene, 53. Or., saliva ; from the viscid secre- 



Silphium, 172. Adopted from the Greek. 



Sirnaruba, 72. The name in the West Indie*. 



SIMARUBACELE, 71. [bage-plants. 



ifirtapis, 40. A general name in Greek for cab- 



Si^honychia, .%. Or., tube, and Anychia. 



Sisymbrium. 39 (37). The old Greek name. 



Sisyrinchium, 337. Gr., pig-snout ; sc. the 

 spatlu'. 



Shim. 141 (140). From a Celtic word for water. 



SMILACE/E. 338. 



Smilacina. 346. Derived from Smilax. 



Smilf.x. 33S. Gr.. a scraper: from its rough- 



SOLANA^E^E, 261. [ness. 



Solamun, 262. Etymology doubtful. 



Solea. 45. To W. 'Sole, of England. 



Solidago. 106. Lat.. to unite: good for wounds. 



Soliva, 185. To Salvator Soliva, M. D., Spain. 



Sonchus, 194. Gr.. hollow ; its stems are ho)- 



Sophora, 100. Adopted from the Arabic, [low. 



SorlntA, 11C. Old name for Mountain Ash. 



Sorghum. 411. The Italian name is Sorghi. 



SPADICIFLORJ2. oKi. [like leaves 



Sparganitim, 320. Gr.. a fillet. : for the ribbon- 



Spartina. 408. Gr., a rope ; the use of its Ivs. 



Spartium, 9t). Gr.. a rope ; use of its twigs. 



Specularia. 1%. Lat., i\ mirror; suggested by 

 the flowers. 



Spergnla, 57. Lat., to scatter (its seeds). 



Spergularia. 57. From Spergula. 



Spermacocc. 149. Gr., seed-points ; the pod 

 pointed with the calyx lobes. 



Sphenogyne, 173. Gr., wedge-shaped pisli). 



Spigelia, 269. To Prof. Adrien Spigelius. Pa- 

 dua, 1620. [brow . 



Spilanthus, 180. Gr.. spot-flower; the d'sk 



Spinacia, 287. Lat... a spine or prickle. 



Spiraea, 103. Gr.. to wind; sc. into wreaths. 



Spiranthes. 329. Gr., spiral fls.; spike twisted. 



Spirodela, 319. Gr.. spiral bait ; duck-meat. 



Sporobolus. 3S4. Gr., to cast the seeds ; drop- 



Sprekelia, 334. A personal name. [seed. 



Stachys, 248. A spike (of flowers). 



Slachytarpha, 235. Gr., spikes dense, [dam. 



Stapelia, 275. To Dr. Boderus Stapel, Amster- 



Staphylea. 74. Gr.. a cluster (the scarlet Jr.; 



Statice, 215. Gr.. to stop; an astringent. 



Stellaria. 55. Lat., a star. 



Stenanthhtm, 349. Gr., narrow flower. 



Steiiotaphrum.410. 



Stephanotis. 275. Gr.. crown, ear; crowr. 

 with ear-shaped segments. 



Sterculia. 63. Lat., stercus ; IVom its bad odor. 



STERCULIACE^E. 63. 



Stillingia, 2tXi. To Dr. Bcnj. Stillingfleet. Enj?. 



Stipa. 388. Lat., something silky or leathery. 



Stipulicida. 57. Lat., cut stipules. 



Stukcsia. 156. To Dr. Jonathan Ktokcs, 113. 



