SUBULARIA-THALIA. U3 



RUBULARIA. 14—1. (.CTUcifercR.) [FromsttfiM/a, an awl.] 

 aquafica, (w. Ju. ©.) scape 1-2 inches high ; radical leaves entire, suliuiate. 

 Water. 

 SWERTIA. 4—1. (Gentianem.) [Named from Emanuel Swort.] 



dcfiex'Ui, (g. y. Au. g:) stem 4-sided; branches short ; leaves opposite, sessile, 

 ovate ; corolla bell-form, with horns. 18 i. Swamps. 



SYMPIIITUM. 5—1. (Boraginem.) [From sumphio, to unite, because it was supposed to 

 heal wounds.] 

 officina'le, (comfrey, y-w. J. 71..) leaves ovate-sub-lanceolate, decurrent, ru- 

 gose. Naturalized. 2-4 f. 



SWIETENIA. 10 — 1. (MelifB.) [So named from Van Swieten, to whom a statue was erected 

 by the Emperess Maria There.sa.] 

 makogin"ii, leaves lanceolate-ovate, acuminate; racemes axillary, pubescent. 

 Mahogany-tree. S. 



SYMPHORIA. 5—1. {Caprifoli(B.) [From the Greek, signifying a cluster.] 

 glomera'ta, (r-y. Au. T^-) racemes axillary, capitate, glomerate; leaves oppo- 

 site, ovate, on short petioles; flowers small, numerous ; berries purple. 3-4 f. 

 Sandy fields, Penn. to Car. 

 racevio'sa,{y. Ju. Pj.) racemes terminal; corolla bearded within; leaves ellip- 

 tical, ovate, opposite ; corolla pale red; berries white. 2-3 f. Snow-berry. 



SV'NANDR.\. 13—1. (Labiatm.^ [From smm, together, and oraer, stamens ; so called because 

 the anthers cohere.) 

 grand iJI'O'ra, (y-w. J. %.) leaves cordate, ovate, acuminate, upper ones ses- 

 sile, clasping ; lower ones sessile, sub-petioled ; flowers solitarv, sessile. 

 If. S. 



SYRINGA. 2—1. (Jasminem.) [From a Turkish word, signifying pipe, because pipes were 

 made from Its branches.] 

 vulga'ris, (lilac, b-p. w. M. 1>.) leaves cordate ; flowers in a thyrse. Ex. 

 2}er"sica, (Persian lilac, b. M. It.) leaves lanceolate, entire, and pinnatifld. Ex. 



TAGETES. 17—2. (Corymbiferw.) 

 erec"ta, (African marygold, y. Ju. <vj.) leaves pinnate; leafets lanceolate, cil- 

 iate, serrate ; peduncles 1-flowered, incrassate, sub-inflated; calyx angled. 

 TALINUM. 11—1. (PortulaccecB.) 

 teretifo'lium, (p. Ju. %) leaves terete, subulate, fleshy; cyme terminal, di- 

 chotomous, corymbose ; flowers pedunculate, polyandrous. 4-10 i. Rocks. 

 Penn. to Va. 

 TAMARINDUS. 15 — 3. {Legumvnosm.) [From the Arabic iamarAmdz, or Indian date.] 

 in"dica, (tamarind,) leave.s abruptly pinnate ; leafets 16-18 pairs, downy, ob- 

 tuse, entire; flowers lateral, yellow; pods brown. Ex. 



TANACETUM. 17—2. {Corymbifera.) [A corruption of athanasia, an ancient name for 

 tansey.] 

 vulga're, (tansey, y. Ju. %.) lea^ves doubly-pinnate, gash-serrate. Naturalized. 

 Var. crispum, (double tansey,) leaves crisped and dense. 

 TAXUS. 20—15. (Conifera.) 

 ca?iaden"sis, (yew, Ap. Tj-) leaves linear, distichus, revolute on the margin; 



receptacle of the striate flowers globose. 4-8 f 

 bacca'ti. (the common English yew,) leaves flat, dark greui, smooth and shin- 

 ing above; flowers imbricated ; berries scarlet. 



TEUCRIUM. 13 — 1. (LabiattB.) [From Teucer, who is said to have been its discoverer.] 

 canaden"se, (wood-sage, germander, r. Ju. 'Zj..) pubescent ; leaves lance-07ate, 

 serrate, petioled ; stem erect ; spikes whorled, crowded ; bracts longer than 

 the calyx. "Var. virginicum, upper leaves sub-sessile ; bracts about the 

 length of the calyx. 1-3 f. 



FHALIA. 1— I. (OrckidecB.) [In honour of John Thalius.] 

 dcalba'ta, (p. Au. %) spatha 2-flowered ; leaves ovate, revolute at the sum' 

 mit; panicle white-pulverulent. /S. 

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