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Rumina'ted, Rumina'tus (Chewed) — 

 When the hard albumen of some seeds 

 is penetrated by irregular channels, 

 filled with softer cellular matter. For 

 example, take a Nutmeg. 



ROn'oinate, Runcina'tus — Where the 

 large marginal incisions of a leaf are 

 directed in a curved and serrated 

 manner towards the base. (See leaf Of 

 Daiidelion.) 



Rupes'tris, Rcpio'oLua— Growing natu- 

 rally upon rocks. 



Rup'tilis — Bursting irregularly, without 

 any defined line of dehiscence. 



Rdka'lis — Growing 'in situations peculiar 

 to country places, as on the thatch of a 

 cottage. 



Rt'tidooaepus — Where the surface of 

 the fruit is covered with wrinkles. 

 Rht'tidophtl'lum — See Desmodium 

 rhytidopkyllum. 



Sabdli'colus — Growing in sandy places. 

 Sabulosus —Sandy. 



Sao — A vesicle in the nucleus, within which 

 the embryo is formed. Sao'oatb — A 

 spur which is short and round like a 

 little bag. Sao'cipoem, Sacoifob'mis— 

 Having the general appearance of a 

 bag. Sac'culds — A little sack ; the 

 peridium of some Fungi. 



Saochara'tds Saochaki'nus— Having a 

 sweet taste. 



Sa'gittate, Sasitta'lis, Saoitta'tus — 

 Pointed at the apex, and the base 

 prolonged backwards from the aides 

 into two acute ears, shaped like the 

 head of an arrow. (See Bumex aceto- 

 sella, the common Sorrel.) 



Salsucino'sus— Growing in salt places or 

 salt-marshes. 



Sa'maka — A nut with a wing at its upper 

 end ; or, in other words, a compressed, 

 four-seeded, coriaceous or mepabrana- 

 ceous indehisoent pericarp, with a 

 membranaceous expansion at the end 

 or edges. 



San'huine, Sangui'neus— Red with much 

 grey ; blood-colour, as ITolmskioldia 

 sanguinea. 



Sap, Sapa — A general term for the juices 

 of a plant. The ascending sap is the 

 crude material introduced by absorp- 

 tion ; the descending sap (called pro- 

 perly the juice) is the elaborated 

 material, which then contains organ- 

 ized compounds, suited to tho nutrition 

 of the plant. 



Sap'kophxte — A plant which lives upon 

 dead organic matter, thus differing 

 from the parasite which lives upon 

 living organic matter. 



Sa'pidus— Possessing a pleasant taste. 



Sapona'eius — Possessing detergent proper- 

 ties, like Soap. 



SiVPONAOEons — Soapy. The foliage of the 

 Red Ash, Alphilonia, would seem to 

 possess this property to a hiijh degree, 

 for we find children .of the country 

 schools taking a few of these leaves in 

 preference to soap to remove ink-stains 

 from their fingers. 



Sae'cooaep, SABOooAR'pinM— The inter- 

 mediate and more succulent part of tho 

 pericarp which lies between the epioarp 

 and the endocarp. 



Sakcoder'ma, Sakoodee'mis — A layer 

 more or less apparent, and sometimes 

 fleshy, between the Exopleura and 

 Endopleura. 



Saeooi'Des— Having the general appear- 

 ance of a piece of flesh. 



Saecolo'be^— The most extensive of two 

 primary groups into which the Legu- 

 minosoe may be divided, characterised 

 by the cotyledons being thick and 

 fleshy. 



Saboo'ma— A fleshy di«k. 



Saementa'oeous, Sarmbnta'ceub— When 

 a branch approaches to or assumes the 

 character of a runner. Saemen- 

 TIFERCS, Saementosds— Bearing long 

 flexible branchss, which require sup- 

 port to prevent their trailing on the 

 ground. Saemen'tcm— A runner. 



Sauteli>us — Synonym for "Bulbillus." 

 From Sautdles, an attendant. 



Saxa'tillis— Living among rocks. Saxi'- 

 OOLUS— To inhabit rocks. Saxo'sus— 

 Stony ; growing spontaneously in 

 rocky and stony station-. 



Soa'beidds, ScABRins'ouLus — Somewhat 

 rough or harsh to the touch. Sca'- 

 BROUM, Soa'bee — Where a sensation of 

 harshness or roughness is produced by 

 stiff pubescence or scattered tubercles. 



Soabri'ties — Minute scaly pubescence pro- 

 ducing a roughness ot the surface. 



Soala'eipoem, Sc.ala'eiforjiis — When 

 vascular tissue is transversely striated, 

 as if barred, like the steps of a ladder. 



Scale Insects — The following are the 

 recommended remedies for this pest : — 

 The best natural remedy is to encourage 

 the multiplication of certain minute 

 insects belonging to the great division 

 Hymcnoptera, which are parasitic in 

 the Scale Insects, and destroy large 

 numbers of them. Amongst the many 

 artificial remedies the following may be 

 noted as useful : — Soap solution (| lb. 

 of soap in 1 gallon of water) or kerosine 

 solution (about 1 gill in 5 gallons of 

 water), syringed or sprayed over the 

 plants every second day ; phenyle, in a 

 strength of from 3 to 6 teaspoonfuls 

 to 4 gallons of water, applied at in- 

 tervals of eight days ; a'kaline washes, 

 such as concentrated lye of wood-ashes 

 or of coarse potash, which, used with a 

 brush, frees the branches from the 

 insects ; strong solution of tobacco ; 

 and animal oils — e.g., v/hale oil will 

 destiny these insects by suffocation, the 

 oil closing ^.the breathing pores along 

 the sides of their bodies. 



Soalpel'lipormis— Shajied like the blade 

 of a penknife, and often with the sur- 

 face set vertically with respect to the 

 axis of vegetation. 



Scan'dens— When stems which would 

 otherwise trail upon the ground are 

 raised by the support of tendrils, claws, 

 &c. (See Cohwa scatiJcns, Lygolium 

 soandens.) 



