ETYMOLOGY. 407 



SjMt. F. L. Splitgerher, a Datcli botanist ; " An Enumera- 

 tion of the Ferns of Surinam." 



Spreng. G. Sprengel, Professor of Botany, Hallo; " Syst.," 

 a systematic enumeration of plants according to the 

 Linntean arrangement, 1827. 



Spring. — Spring, a German botanist and writer on Lyco- 

 podiacece. 



Stansfield. — Stansfield, a nurseryman at Todmorden, 

 Yorkshire, celebrated as a discoverer and cultivator of 

 numerous varieties of British species of Ferns. 



Strante. Br. J. IV. Stnime, German botanist ; " Enumera- 

 tion of the Ferns of Chili," 1868. 



Sw. Olaf Swartz, a Swedish botanist and traveller in 

 Jamaica ; " Synopsis Pilicum," an enumeration and 

 description of all known Ferns since 1806. 



Thunh. P. Thwnberg, a Dntch traveller and botanist in 

 Japan and Cape of Good Hope ; " Fl. Jap." the Flora 

 of Japan, 178-k 



Tliwaites. G. J. Thivaites, Director Botanic Garden, Cey- 

 lon ; author of " Flora of Ceylon." 



Tiiclcerman. E. Tucherman, a United States botanist. 



Vahl. Mart. Vahl, a German botanist. 



Van den, Bosch. Dutch botanist ; " Synopsis Hymeno- 

 phyllaceo!," 1858. 



Van Houle. L. Van Route, a Belgian nurseryman ; author 

 of several periodical botanical works. 



Veitcii. James Veitcli d So)i, nurserymen, London, cele- 

 brated importers and cultivators of rare Ferns. 



Vent. E. P. Ventenat, a French botanist. 



Vogler. — Vogler, a German botanist. 



