458 A TEXT-BOOK OF BOTANY. 



Rostratus-a-um. Beaked, curved, rostrate. Lat. rostrum, a beak. 

 Rotundifolius-a-um. Having round leaves. Latin rotundus, round, -f- 



folium, leaf. 

 Ruber-ra-rum. Red, ruddy. 



Rubus. Bramble. Blackberry, Ancient Latin name, akin to ruber, red. 

 Rugosus-a-um. Wrinkled, creased. Lat. ruga, a wrinkle. 

 Rumex. Dock Sorrel. The classical Latin name. 

 Ruta. Rue. The ancient classical name. 

 Sabadilla. Cevadilla. From Span, ccvadilla. Probably from Lat. cibus, 



food, though the seeds are poisonous. 

 Sabal. Palmetto. From vernacular, Mexico or South America. 

 Sabina. From Lat. Sabinus, of the Sabines ; a people of Italy who used the 



juniper as an incense. 

 Saccharum. The classical name for sugar. 



Saigonicus-a-um. Of Saigon, a city and province in southern Annam. 

 Salix. Willow. The classical Latin name. 

 Salvia. Sage. The ancient Latin name. From salvo, to save; because of 



its supposed healing qualities. 

 Sambucus. Elder. The old Latin name, perhaps from Gr. canlivKi]^ a musi- 

 cal instrument. 

 Sanctus-a-um. Holy, sacred, consecrated, 

 Sanguinaria. Bloodroot. From Lat. sanguinarius, bloody; from the color 



of the juice. 

 Sanicula. Black snakeroot. Sanicle. From Lat. sano, to heal. 

 Santalinus-a-um. Of the sandal-tree, of sandal- wood. Gr. aavTa?.ov^ the 



sandal-tree. 

 Santalum. Sandal-wood. The ancient Greek name for sandal-tree. 

 Saponaria. Soapwort. From Lat. sapo, soap; the juice formirig a lather 



with water. 

 Sarracenia. Pitcher plant. Named for Dr. Michel Sarrasin, of Quebec. 

 Sassafras. The Spanish name. Probably a modification of saxifrage, 

 Sativus-a-um. Cultivated. Propagated by seed. 

 Scammonia. Scammony. Classical name of a plant. 

 Scandens. Climbing. Lat. scando, to climb. 

 Scilla. Squill. The ancient Greek name for the medicinal squill. 

 Scirpus. Rush. The ancient Latin name. 

 Scolopendrium. Adder's tongue. The ancient Greek name. From 



aKoAonevdiia, the centipede; alluding to the sori. 

 Scoparia. Broom-weed. From Lat scopct, a broom. 

 Scutellaria. Skullcap. From Lat. scutclla, a dish ; alluding to the calyx. 

 Secale. Rye. Latin name for a kind of grain. From seco, to cut. 

 Sedum. Stonecrop. Orpine. Latin name of a houseleek. From sedeo, to 



sit; alluding to the manner in which the plants attach themselves to 



walls and rocks. 

 Semecarpus. Cashew-nut. From Gr. o^fia, a mark, + Kapnoq, fruit. 



