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THE TASMANIAN FLORA. 



serrate, serrulate : leaves marked with 

 short tooth-like projections on the 

 margins. 



sesamoides : flowers resembling those of 

 Sesamum, an East Indian genus of 

 Pedaliacese. 



sessile : inserted directly into the stem; 

 not stalked (leaves). 



setaceous : bristly, in allusion to the nar- 

 rowness of the leaves. 



Shamrock, native : Lotus australis. 



Shelf -fern : Asplenium flabellifolium. 



Shepherd's needle : Soandix pecten- 

 veneris. 



Shepherd's purse : Capsella bursa- 

 pastoris. 



She-oak : Casuarina quadrivalvis, also 

 named C. striata. 



Shield-fern : species of Aspidium, includ- 

 ing Polystichum. 



siculeeformis : sickle-shaped (leaves). 



sidoidps : like Sida, one of the Mallow 

 family. 



siliqua : a form of capsule constructed of 

 two carpels, with a common ovarian 

 cavity and parietal placentas; the 

 placentas are united by a false dissepi- 

 ment, or replum. Some botanists con- 

 sider the siliqua to be four-carpelled, 

 the valves and placental portions each 

 being members. 



silicula : a short siliqua. 



Silver fern : Litobrochia incisa. 

 ,, grass : Aira caryophyllea. 

 ,, weed : Potentilla anserina. 



silvestris : wood or plantation (habitat). 



sinapistrum : like Sinapis, Mustard. 



Soft brome : Bromus mollis. 



Soldiers' buttons : Craspedia richei. 



Soloman's seal : Drymophila oyanocarpa. 



Sorrel, sheep's : Rumex acetosella. 



spartioides : resembling the leguminous 

 genus Spartium, the Spanish broom. 



spathulate : shaped like a spathula, that 

 is narrow, nearly equal in breadth, but 

 gradually broader towards the apex. 



speciosa : showy, handsome. 



Speedwell, native : Veronica formosa, and 

 often other allied species. 

 ,, mountain : Veronica nivea. 



spheerocephalus : inflorescence in a spheri- 

 cal head. 



sphacelate : divided in sections by trans- 

 verse divisions. 



Spider Orchid : Caladenia patersoni and 

 allies. 



spike : a many-flowered inflorescence, in 

 which the flowers are sessile on the 

 common stalk ; it may be loose and 

 elongated or short and dense; if very 

 dense, and surrounded by an involucre, 

 it is termed a Capitulum. 



Spinach, New Zealand : Tetragona 

 expansa. 



Spleenwort : the genus Asplenium. 



Spotted Orchid : Dipodium punctatum. 



sprengelioides : resembling Sprengelia. 



Spurge : the genus Euphorbia. 



,, Sun : Euphorbia helioscopia. 



squamea, &c. ; overlapping scales. 



squarrose : very rough (general aspect). 



Stagger-weed : Stachys arvensis. 



stamen : a modified leaf, carrying a sack 

 of one, two, or four compartments filled 

 with pollen, termed the anther, on a 

 stalk termed the filament, or it may be 

 sessile. The stamens of a flower are 

 situated in a complete flower between 

 the corolla and the pistil, and consti- 

 tute the staminal whorl, or Androe- 

 cium. 



Star of Bethlehem : Burohardia umbel- 

 lata. 



stellulata : from minute star-shaped hairs 

 on the leaf. 



sterilis : from habitiit in sterile places. 



Stinkwood ; Zieria smithii. 



stipes : stalk ; usually applied to the stalk 

 of a fern leaf, or the stalk of an in- 

 florescence below the insertion of the 

 flowers. The portion of the leaf to 

 which the leaflets or leaf division, &c., 

 are attached is termed the rhachis. 



stipoides : resembling the genus Stipa. 



stipules : a pair of small bodies at the 

 base of leaves. 



St. John's Wort : Hypericum sp. 



Stonecrop : Tillsea vertitillaris. 



straminea : thatch, from an imaginary 

 resemblance due to procumbent 

 clustered habit. 



striatum : longitudinally lined. 



strict, &c. : erect, straight. 



strigose : clothed with few rigid hairs, or 

 the leaves rigid and hair-like. 



striolatum : furrowed, grooved. 



stylosia : style unusually developed for 

 genus. 



suaveolens : sweet-scented. 



suberosa : cork of bark very conspicuous. 



submersa : underwater (habit). 



subspicatum : inflorescence nearly a 

 simple spike. 



subulate : awl-shaped. 



suftocata : to endure, from habit being 

 buried amongst other plants. 



Sundew : Drosera sp. 



supina : lying on its back (habit). 



surrui)ens : concealed (habit). 



Swamp Pea : Lotus comiculatus. 



Sweet scabious ; Scabiosa atropurpurea. 



Sweet vernal : Anthoxanthunm ddor- 

 atum. 



Sword fern : Grammitis australis. 



Tobacco, native : Cassinia spectabilis. 



tannensis : Island of Tanna, first observed 

 habitat. 



Tare, native : Swainsonia lassertifolia. 



taxifolium : leaves resembling those of 

 Taxus, the Common Yew. 



Tea-tree : Leptospermum lanigerum, laevi- 

 gatum and flavescens. 

 ,, mountain : L. rupestre, but 



more often L. lanigerum, 

 var. montanum. 

 ,, swamp : Melaleuca ericifolia, 



Kunzea corifolia. 

 Teazel : Dipsaous sp. 



