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StJOOiNc'ics (Trussed upi)— Synonyirj for 

 " Circinatu?." , 



Sdcoi'neus — Of an amfeer oolQwr ; y^ow 

 with a little grey. 



Suaoi'STJ's — Appearing as if a part were cut 

 off at the extrejnity. 



Scooo'sus— See "Succulent." 



SuocuBOUS — Leaves are a^ifl to be succifboua 

 when the anterior margin of each leaf, 

 as set on the branches, passes beneath 

 the posterior margin of that which 

 succeeds it. 



SuocuBUB (Siicovmho, to cpuqh down) — The 

 stipularappsndagesotcertainHepaticse. 

 (See also ^' Sucoubous.") 



Suc'cpLENT, _ SnoouLKN'Tus — When the 

 cellular tissue is abundant and replete 

 with juices. 



Suck'eb — A branch (aurculus) originating 

 on a subterranean portion of a stem, 

 and rising above gionnd. Also a 

 tubercular process (haustorium) on the 

 steins of certain flowering parasites, by 

 which theyimbibenourishment from the 

 plants to which they attach thei^iseives. 



Sudori'fio — Having the power of producing 

 perspiration. The leaves of the pom- 

 mon Sage are said to have this property. 



SWFKUTES'CENT, SuFFRUTES'OENS, SuVfllU- 

 Tico'sus — Possessing the character of 

 an undershrub. Suffeutex — An under- 

 shrub. 



Suffdl'tus — When some part is so seated 

 beneath another as to appear ^s if it 

 somewhat supported or fjropped it up. 



Sugar ia one of the principal organised 

 contents of cells. Jt is of two kinds, 

 the one called cane sugar, and the other 

 grape sugar. It usuallyexiats dissolved 

 in the sap. It is found abundantly in 

 grojving parts, in fruits, and in germi- 

 natmg seeds. 



Sul'oate, Suloa'Tus — Marked by depressed 

 parallel lines; furrowed. Sdl'cus — 

 A furrow. 



Sul'phatk of Ammo'nia— a writer in 

 Gard. Ghron. says that this is a 

 valuable stimulant for heightening 

 the colour, rendering the petals firm, 

 andthefoliageadark-green, of Chrysan- 

 themum. For use, dissolve for the 

 purpose one tablespoonful of sulphate 

 of ammonia in four gallons of aome 

 weak liquid manure, and apply to the 

 plants, say, once a weet, 



Sulphu'reus, Solphu'rbous— a pale tint 

 of pure yellow. 



Sultanas, Drying of — See "Currants." 



SDPER-A3iIL'L.\RY, SuP^R-AXILLA'RIS— Se? 

 "Supra-axiUary." [See the flowers of 

 Sdlanum nigrum, which are frequently 

 so.) 



SupER-coMPOs'iTus— More than simply 

 compound. 



Supeefioia'bics— Upon the surface of an 

 organ. 



Supe'biob— Growing above anything. 

 A, calyx is haij-superior when it appears 

 to grow from above the base of the 

 ovary ; and absolutely superior \vhen 

 it appears to grpw from the top of tile 

 ovary. On tfee contrary, the ovary is 

 superior when it grows above the origin 

 of the calyx. 



Supi'NCS (Lying on the back, face 

 upwards)— Synonym fpr "Prooum- 

 bens." 



SuppuEATE— To gei^erate piatter. 



Supba-axil'lart, Spbra-^x;i<la'|iis— 

 Somwh^t higher thaii the axil. T^i? 

 fa frequently tlie case with tl^e inflpyes- 

 cenpe of Phyllanthus- FercUnandi. 



SuPBA-DECOM'pOUND, SuPBA-pBCOMPO'SITUS 



— Where the extent to whiph a leaf is 

 " Decompounded " cannot he definitely 

 remarked. 



Supra-folia'obus — Placed higlier upon a 

 branch than a particular leaf. 



Supra-fo'lios— Growing upon a leaf. 



SuRouu'GKEUS— Producing a sucker, or 

 assuming the appearaiicp of a sucker. 

 SuRPULCS— AsuclcprjaypungpjQatrate 

 stein in sonje Mosses. 



Sur'sum (Upwards)— Directed upwards 

 and forw5i,rds. 



Suspen'ded, Suspbu'sus (Hung up)— 

 Attached somewhere between ba.ae 

 and apex ; and sometimes restricted to 

 oases where the apex is directed down- 

 wards. 



Suspen'bqb — A very delicate pellijlar chorcj 

 by wbich some embryos appear to be 

 attached to the appx of the nucleus. 



Su'ture, Sutu'ra (A seam) — The plane of 

 junction between contiguous parts, fre- 

 quently indicated superficially by a 

 line, pjther elevated or depressed. 

 SuTURAEius — Posseaaing a auture. 

 SuTpRAL, SuTCRALis— Bearing some 

 rela,tion to the suture. 



SvcHNOOAfR'pus— Where a plant produces 

 fruit many times without perishing, as 

 in the case of trees, abrubs, and 

 perennials. 



Syco'nium, Sy'conds (A fig) — An aggre- 

 gate fruit wbere many flowers have 

 been developed upon a fleshy recep- 

 tacle, which is either a flattened disk, 

 as'in Dorstenia, or forms a nearly -closed 

 cavity, aa ii;i the Kg. 



Sygolli'phytum — A plant where the 

 perianth becomes combined with the 

 pericarp. 



Sylvat'icus, Sylvbs'teis— a plant whose 

 natural habit;^t is a wood or copse. 

 (See Aspieniv/m sylvaHoum.) 



Symbio'sis — Living together, of dissimilar 

 organiama. 



Symmb'tria, Sym'metry— When parts are 

 so disposed round a centre that 9. line 

 or plane through that centre can sepa- 

 rate t^eni ipto two divisions, in each of 

 which the parts are similarly disposed, 

 as SyMmETBAtPTHUs, referring to the 

 flower, and Symmbtrqcau'pds, to the 

 fruit. 



Sympeta'licus — When stamens are com- 

 bined intp an androphoruTO, and, by 

 adhesion to the petals, give to a strictly 

 polypetalous flower the appearance of 

 beii^g monopetaloua. 



Syhiphyanthe'rus- Synopym fen- " Synan- 

 the'rns," "Syngenesins." Symphypste'- 

 MON— Synonym for "Monadelphus." 



Symphy'sia, Sym'physis— a growing to- 

 gether, or uniting of parts usually 



