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LATIN INDEX. 



'(abbatia. 260. To L. Sabbati. an Italian bot. 

 Saechanim. "110. The Arabic name is soiikar; 

 Sageret ia. 76. To M. Sageret. Fr. [Eng.. sugar. 

 ^agina. 56 (55). Lat., fatness ; for pasturage. 

 row : sha 



a. 323. Lat., an arr 



, 309. [leaves. 



Salicornia. 387. Lat... salt horn; the locality 



and shape. [Salisbury, Ens;. 



jaliebaiia, 31(5. To the distinguished R. A. 

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

 Nilpiirlossis, 221. Or., tube tongue; sc. the 

 Salsola. 8s8. Lut.. >-alt ; grows in salt marshes. 

 <alvia. '24 1. Lat.. salvo, to save ; salutary. 

 nunbucus. 146. Lat., a musical instrument, 



made of elderwood. 



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



vin-niinaria. 31. Lut.. blood ; tilled with red 

 ^anauimrda, lt)S. Lut., to absorb (stanch) 

 San ten la, i:,'5. Lat.. to heal. [blood. 



-A.NTALACE.4E, 291. 

 4APINDAC&& 73. 



lapiiidns. 7">. Sapo Ii.dicus : Indian soap. 

 ^aponaria. 53. Lat.. soap: sc. boapwort. 

 4APOTACBJI, 2m. [corona. 



Saivosteinma, 272. Gr.. fleshy crown; the 

 Sarraconi i. 3'). To Dr. Sarrasin, of Quebec. 

 *ARRACENIACE... 30. 

 Sassalras. i'iO. The aboriginal name. 

 Satim-ja. 24->. The Arabic Sattar, a lal)iate 

 3AURURAC, 301. [plant. 



Saiirurnt*, 301. Gr.. lizard-tail. 

 Saxifraga. 113. LTlt.. to break a stone: grow- 



ing in the clefts of rocks. 

 SAXIFKAGACK.K. 112. 

 Scabiosa. l.V>. Lat.. tin- itch : which ir cun's. 

 *5c;evola, 10. Lat . the left hand; sc. the corolla. 

 Scandix, 137. The Greek nam< of an eatable 



plant. ; a i tci man botaniM. 



Sclnefferia. 7ti. To Jf.'s. Christian SduHler. 

 Schetichzeria. 324. To .I.j.)in and Jas. Scheuch- 



zer, German. [flowers. 



^chi/.iea, 419. Lat.. to cut: applied to the 

 Schizandra. 25. Lat.. to cleave (.the stamens). 

 ichizanthus, 221. Lat., cut llower. 

 Schizopetalon, 40. Lat.. cut petals. 

 Schi/ostylis, 337. Lat.. cut style. 

 sch<Knocaulon, 34S. Gr., rush-stein. 

 Schcenolirion, 344. Gr.. Rtish-l.ly. 

 Schollera, 350. To jne Scholler. a Germ. lx>t. 

 schrankia, 82. To P. de Paula Schrank. Germ. 

 Schwaibea. 232. To ore Schwa'ib. Germ. but. 

 -ichweinit/ia. 207. To Rev. Lewi* de Sehwei- 



nitx. North Carolina. 



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

 ->cirpus, 961. Celt., ciiv, rushes. 

 iCITAMINE^E, 331. 

 -o.leranthus, 58. Gr.. hard flower. 

 'deria, 31)7. Gr., hard ; referring to the fruit. 

 'elerolepis. 156. Gr., hard scales. 

 icolopendrium, 42o. Lat., a centipede; its 



appearance beneath. 

 ^crophularia. 224. Good in the scrofula. 

 4CROPHUI ARIACEJS. 220. [^c. the calyx. 

 Scutellaria, 24ii. Lai., a little cup, or vi/.or; 

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



<ebastianin.2vi3 (29(1). Dedicated to St. Sebas- 

 ^ecale. 4)fi. The ancient name of Kye. 

 Sedum. 118. Lot., to sit ; habit of the plants. 

 Selaginella. 414. Diminutive, from Selago. 



club-moss. [lev. 



Selinum. 139. Selinon is the Greek for Pars- 

 Sempervivnm, 119. Lat,, to live forever. 



eiii'li<-rii. 43 To John <\f Senoliier. (Jvncva. 



Senecio, 187. Lat., an old man ; the receptacle 



Sequoya. 315. The Indian name. [naked. 



Sericocarpus, 100. Lat., silken fruit. 



Sesamiim. 219. From the Egyptian, Sempsen. 



Sesbania. 93. The Arabic name is Sesban. 



Sestivium. vy,. Not explained. 



Setaria, :4. Lat.. a bristle ; sc. the involucre. 



Seutera. 274. Not explained. 



Seymeria, 230. To Henry Seymer, Eni;lisli. 



Hhepfaerdia, 293. To John Shepherd, Liver 



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



SiMrtltlia. 107. To Prof. Robert Sibbald. Edin 



Sicyos. 130. The Greek for Cucumber, [burgh 



Sida. 01. Adopted from Theophrastus. 



Sideroxylon. 2iO. Gr., iron-wood. [tions 



Silene. Ri. Gr., saliva ; from the viscid secre 



Silphium, 172. Adopted from the Greek. 



Simaruba. 72. The name in the West Indies. 



SIMARUBACE/E, 71. [bage-plants, 



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



Svhonych'a, 5s. Or., tube, and Anychia. 



Sisyrabriiim. 39 (37). The old Greek'name. 



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

 spat he. 



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



8MILACE/E, 338. 



Smilacina. 346. Derived from Smilax. 



Smili.x. 33-i. (,r..a scraper; from its rough- 



SOLANA"E.. 261. [ness. 



Soliinum, 262. Etymology doubtful. 



Solea. 45. To VV/Sole. oi' England. 



Sulidago. l'>6. Lut.. to unite; good for wounds. 



S,,l,\-a. 1S5. To Salvator Soliva, M. D., Spain. 



s. ni-litis. 194. Gr.. hollow; its stems are hol- 



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



v///ytf,v. Hi. Old name for Mountain Ash. 



Sorirhum. 411. The Italian name is Sorghi. 



SI'ADICIFLOR^E, 316. [like leaves 



Sparsrauiiim, 320. Gr., a fillet; for the ribbon- 



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



Span him. 90. Gr., a rope; use of its twigs. 



Speeularia. 196. Lat.. a mirror; suggested by 

 the flowers. 



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



Spergnlarla, 57. From Spergula. 



Speiinaeoce. 149. Gr.. seed-points ; the pod 

 pointed with the c.-ilyx lobes. 



Sphenogyne, 173. Gr.. wedge-shaped pistil. 



Spigelia. 269. To Prof. Adrien Spigelius. I'a- 

 dua. 1H20. 1 brow i. 



Spilaiithns, ISO. Gr.. spot-flower; the d'sk 



Spiuacia. 2X7. Lat.. a spine or prickle. 



Spiru-a. 103. Gr.. to wind; sc. into wreaths. 



Spirant lies. :*2'.l. Gr., spiral tls. : spike twisted. 



Sl/iroilela. 319. Gr., spiral bait; duck-meat. 



Sporobolus. *4. Gr., to cast the seeds; drop- 



Sprekelia. 334. A personal name. [seed. 



Starhys. 248. A spike (of flowers). 



Staehytarpha. 2%. Gr., spikes dense, [d.nu 



Stapelia. 275. To Dr. Boderus Stapel, Anister 



staphylea. 74. Gr.. a cluster (the scarlet Ir.) 



But ice, 215 Gr.. to stop; an astringent. 



Stellaria. 55. Lat., a star. 



xtniu/it/ii'i>ii. 349. Gr., narrow flower. 



Ste.jotaphrum.410. 



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



with ear-shaped segments. 

 I Steivulia, 63. Lut.. xt'erctut: from its bad odor. 

 ! STERCULIACE^E. 63. 



! Stillingia,29ti. To Dr. Benj. Stillingfleet. Eng. 

 I Siipa. 388. Lat., something silky or teatheiy. 

 ' Stipulicida. 57. Lat.. cut stipules. 



Sloki-sia, 156 To Dr. Jonathan Stokes-, I^MJ 



