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STEATITE. Soapstonc. 



STEATOMA. A latty tumour. 



STEEPING SEEDS. See Uredo, 

 Manuring Seeds, Smut. 



STELLATE. Star-shaped, resem- 

 bling a star. 



STEM. In botany, the upward 

 prolongation of the axis of a plant. 

 It is distinguished from all other parts 

 by bearing buds. 



STENELYTRANS. A family of 

 coleopterous insects, many of which 

 have the elytra narrow at the poste- 

 rior part. 



STEPPE. An extensive plain. 



STERCORARY. A place where 

 dung and manure is ke|)t. 



STEREO.METER. An instrument 

 for taking specific gravities. 



STERNUM. The breast bone, to 

 which the ribs are attached. 



STETHESCOPE. A wooden tube, 

 twelve inches long, used to assist the 

 ear in determining the characterof the 

 sounds of respiration and other func- 

 tions occurring within the body, to 

 form an opinion of the diseases, &c. 



STHENIC DISEASES. Those of 

 increased action or inflammation. 



STIGMA. The upper extremity 

 of the style, or female organ of plants ; 

 it has almost uniformly a humid sur- 

 face. It is the part upon which the 

 pollen falls, and where it is stimulated 



into the production ofthe pollen tubes, 

 which are mdispensable to the act of 

 impregnation. 



STILE. In building, an upright 

 piece in framing. In rural affairs, a 

 rough ladder, or set of steps, to al- 

 low tiie passage of men, but not of 

 animals. 



STIMULANTS. Substances 

 which produce increased circulation 

 or heat, as alcohol. 



STIPULE. A small leaf or scale 

 situated at the base of the leaf-stalk 

 (petiole) of some plants. 



STOCK. The live stock, or ani- 

 mals ofthe farm. 



STOLON, STOLE. A running 

 stem whi(;h throws off young plants 

 at certain points, as the strawberry. 

 Stoloniferous is a derivative. 



STd.MACH. The cavity or pouch 

 in which food is digested. In most 

 animals there is one stomach only, 

 hut in the sheep and ruminants there 

 are four. See Ox. In the stomach, 

 properly so called, a fluid termed the 

 gastric juice is secreted at meal times, 

 which serves to digest the food. 



STOMACH PUMP. An instru- 

 ment of great value to the farmer to 

 remove poisonous matters or bad food 

 from the paunch of anmials. It is 

 also serviceable for administering 

 glysters, and one pump, with a num- 



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