336 GLOSSARY. 



Siliquosae, an order of plants in the Fragmenta method! natu- 

 ralis of Linnaeus. 



Simplex caulis, a simple or single stem. 



Simplicissimus caulis, the most simple stalk. 



Sinua.tu.rn folium, a leaf whose sides are hollowed or scolloped. 



Situs foliorum, the disposition of leaves on the stem and 

 branches, which are either starry, by three's, opposite, al- 

 ternate, scattered, or crowded. 



Solidus caulis, a solid stalk or stem. 



Solitarius pedunculus, when only one flower-stalk proceeds 

 from the same part. 



Solutae stipula, loose, opposed to adnatue. 



Spadix, the receptaculum of a Palm, a pedunculus which 

 proceeds from a spatha. 



Sparsi rami, pedunculi, folia, scattered without order. 



Spatha, a species of calyx resembling a sheath. 



Spathaceae, like a sheath, an order of plants in the Fragmenta 

 methodi naturalis of Linnaeus. 



Spatulatum folium, a leaf in form of a spatula, an instrument 

 used to spread salve. 



Species plantarum, the third subdivision in the Linnaean sys- 

 tem. 



Spika, a spike, a species of inflorescence resembling an ear of 

 corn. 



Spica secunda, when the flowers all turn towards one side. 



Spica disticha, when the flowers are in two rows, and look 

 two ways. 



Spicula, a little spike. 



Spmae, thorns, or rigid prickles. 



Spinosus caulis, strong prickles, whose roots proceed from the 

 wood of the stem, and not from the surface of the bark. 



Spirales cotyledones, seminal leaves twisted spirally. 



Spithama, a span, or seven Parisian 'inches. 



Splendentia/o/zfl, shining leaves. 



Sporangidium, in the Musci, a slender thread-like body that 

 passes through the Theca, and to which the seed is at- 

 tached. 



Squamosa radix, a scaly root. 



Squarrosum, rough, scaly, or scurfy. 



Stamen, the filaments that sustain the anthera. 



Stamineusy/05, flowers having stamina, and no corolla. 



Statuininatae, a prop, an order of plants in the Fragmenta 

 methodi naturalis of Linnaeus. 



SteHata/o//fl, leaves surrounding the stem, like the rays of a 

 circle. 



Stellata 



