SWE 



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SYN 



5. lipno'sa (woody). 5. St. Domingo. 1824. 



iongifo'lia (long-leaved). 4. S. Amer. 1818. 

 SWEET MARJORAM. Ori'r/anummajora'na. 

 SWEET MAUDLIN. Achille'a agera'tum. 

 SWEET PEA. La'thyrus odora'tus. 

 SWEET POTATO. Bata'tas. 



SWEET SOP. Ano'na squamo'sa. 



SWEET SULTAN. Cenlau'rca moscha'ta. 



SWEET WILLIAM. Dia'nthus barba'tus. 



SWE'ETIA. Felwort. (Named after E. 

 Swert, a Dutch florist. Nat. ord., Gen- 

 tian worts [Gentianacese]. Linn., 5-Pen- 

 tu n dria 2 D igy n ia . ) 



Hardy plants. Seeds in spring ; a marshy, peaty 

 soil. 



S. cornicula'ta (small-horned). . Pale green. 

 August. Siberia. 1817. Annual. 



Michauxia'na (Michaux's). \. Green, yellow. 



July. N. Amer. 1824. Biennial. 



pere'nnis (perennial). 1. Purple. July. England. 



Perennial. 



SWIETE'NIA. Mahogany. (Named after 

 Von Stvietm, a Dutch botanist. Nat. 

 ord., Cedrelads [Cedrelacese]. Linn., 10- 

 Decandria 1-Monoyynia.) 



Stove evergreen trees. Cuttings of half-ripened 

 slioots in sand, under a hand-lipht, and in bot- 

 tom-heat ; sandy, fibry loam. Winter temp., 50 

 to 60 ; summer, 60 to 85. 



S. febrifu'ga (fevcr-conquering).60.White,yellow. 

 E. Ind. 1796. 



maha'goni (mahogany). 80. Bed, yellow. W. 



Ind. 1734. 



SWORD FERN. Xipho'pteris. 



SY'AGRUS. (After an ancient poet. Nat. 

 ord., Palms [Palmaceae]. Linn., 21- 

 Dicccia 5-Pentandria.) 



Stove Palm. Seeds; sandy loam, in a warm, 

 moist plant-stove, 

 S. cocoi'des (cocos-like). 20. Brazil. 1824. 



SYCAMORE. A'cer pseu' do-pla'tamts. 



SYMPHORICA'RPUS. (From symphoreo, 

 to accumulate, and karpos, a fruit ; clus- 

 tered fruit. Nat. ord., Caprifoils [Caprifo- 

 liacese]. Linn., 5-Pentandria 1-Mono- 

 gynia. ) 



Hardy deciduous shrubs, from North America. 

 Cuttings in autumn, and freely by suckers ; good, 

 common soil. The flowers of racemo'sus are 

 hunted after by bees, and its masses of white 

 fruit are grateful to many birds, besides looking 

 very pretty in winter. 

 S. monta'nus (mountain). 6. Pink. August. 182Q. 



oecidenta'lis (western). 6. Pinkish. July. 



puni'ceus (scarlet). 4. Red. July. 1815. 



racemo'sus (racemed). 6. Yellowish. August. 



1817- 



vulga'ris (common). 6. White. August. 1730. 

 fo'liis-variega'tis (variegated-leaved). 6. 



Pink. August. 



SY'MPHYTUM. Comfrey. (From symphyo, 

 to make unite; healing qualities. Nat. 

 ord., Borageworts [Boraginaeesej. Linn., 

 5-Pentandria l-Monogyaia.) 



Division of the plant, chiefly in spring; good, 

 common soil, and a rather shady situation, where 

 few herbaceous plants would nourish. 



HARDY TUBEROUS-ROOTED. 

 S. officina'le (shop). 4. White. June. Britain. 



Bohe'micum (Bohemian). 3. Crimson. 



May. Bohemia. 1810. 

 pa'tens (spreading). 4.Blue. June. Britain. 



tuber -o 'sum (tuberous). 4. Yellow. July. Scot- 



land. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS. 



S. aspe'rrimum (roughest). 6. Red, blue. July. 

 Caucasus. 1799- 



Cauca'sicum (Caucasian). 4. Azure. June. 



Caucasus. 1820. 



corda'tum (heart-/eai)eo!). 2. Cream. June. 



Transylvania. 1813. 



echina'tum (hedgehog). Purple. May. 1824. 



orienta'le (eastern). 3. White. May. Turkey. 



1752. 



peregri'num (spreading). 2. July. Podolia, 1816. 



Tau'ricum (Taurian). 3. White. June. Tauria. 



1806. 



bulla'tum (blistered- leaved), 2$. Pale 



yellow. June. Caucasus. 1818. 



SYMPIE'ZA. (From sympiezo, to press; 

 the stamens compressed in the tube. 

 Nat. ord., Heathworts [Ericaceae], Linn., 

 4:-Tetrandria 1-Monogynia,) 



Greenhouse evergreen. Cuttings of the points 

 of shoots a couple of inches long, the base part 

 being a little firm, in sand, under a bell-glass; 

 sandy, fibry peat. Winter temp., 38 to 45. 

 S. capitella'ta (small-headed). 1$. July. Cape of 

 Good Hope. 1812. 



SY'MPLOCOS. (From symplo/ee, a con- 

 nection ; stamens united. Nat. ord., Sto- 

 raxworts [Styracacese]. Linn., 18-Polya- 

 delphia 2-Polyandria. ) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs. Cuttings of half- 

 ripened shoots in sand, under a glass ; sandy, 

 fibry loam, and a little fibry peat. Winter temp., 

 40 to 45. The cocci'nea will require 10 more 

 heat, but similar treatment otherwise. Si'nica 

 should have a place on a conservative wall. 

 S. cocci'nea (scarlet). Rose. Mexico. 1825. 



crateegoi'des (cratsegus-like). White. April. 



Nepaul. 1824. 



Si'nica ( Chinese). 3. White. May. China. 1822. 



tincto'ria (dyer's. Laurel-leaved). 3. Yellow. 



Carolina. 1780. 



SYNA'NDRA. (From syn, together, and 

 aner, anther ; the anthers in pairs. Nat. 

 ord., Lipworts [Lamiacese]. Linn., 14- 

 Didynamia \-Gymnospermia. Allied to 

 Melittis.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennial. Seeds, and di- 

 vision in spring ; dry, sandy soil. 

 S. grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). Yellow. June. 

 N. Amer. 1827. 



SYNAPHLE'BruM. (From syn, together, 

 and phlebs, a vein ; the veins on the 

 fronds. Nat. ord., Ferns [Polypodiaceffi]. 

 Linn., %-Cryplogamia I-Filices.) 



Stove, brown-spored Ferns. See FKSS. 

 S. lobulo'sum (small-lobed). May. E. Ind, 



obtu'sum (blunt). May. Malacca. 



pec*ina'/M> (comb-like). May. E. Ind. 



recurva'twn (curled-back). May. Malacca* 



