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Flagellum . Green 7, S. Her. P. 1 W. Indies 1822 



'hirtella . . Green 6, H. Her. P. 1 N. Amer. 1822 



lati£61ia . . Yellow 7, 8. Her. P. 1 W. Indies 1824 



verticillata . Green 6, H. Her. P. 1 N. Amer. 1825 



ScLEROCARPUS, Jacquin. From scleros, hard, 

 and karpos, a fruit ; in reference to the hard 

 covering of the grains. Linn. 19, Or. 3, Nat. 

 Or. Asteraceoe. A plant of very little beauty. 

 It grows in any soil. 



africanus . Yellow 7, G. A. 2 Guinea . . 1812 



Scler6chloa, Beauvois. From scleros, hard, 

 •and chloa, grass. Linn. 3, Or. 2, Wat. Or. 

 Graminacew. Worthless annuals. Synonymes : 

 1, Triticum maritimum, Festuca maritime/, ; 2, 

 Pda procumbens ; 3, P. rigida, Megastdchya 

 rigida — articulata, diehdtoma 1, divarieata, 

 dura, prociimbens 2, rigida 3. 

 Scleroderma, Persoon. From scleros, hard, 

 and derma, a skin ; the hard coat. Linn. 24, 

 Or. 9, Nat. Or. Lycoperdaceoz. Found in plan- 

 tations, about oak roots, &c. Synonyms: 1, 

 Tuber solidum — Cepa 1, citrlnum, spadiceum, 

 verrucosum. 

 Scler6lepis, De Candolle. See Sparganbphorus 



verticillatus. 

 Scler&ON, Lindley. From scleros, hard, and oon, 

 an egg or seed. Linn. 14, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Ver- 

 benacece. This is a little Mexican plant, hearing 

 some resemblance to an olive, with the flowers 

 of a Verbena and the name of Daphne. Mr. 

 Hartweg found it in fruit only, and sent it to 

 the Horticultural Society's garden, where it 

 has flowered, and .proved itself to be a new 

 genus of Yerbpnacece. See Ddphne, for culture 

 and propagation. 



olemum . Grn. wht. 5, G. Ev. S. 1 Mexico . . 1843 

 Sclerosciadium, De Candolle. From slcleros, 

 hard, and shiadion, an umbel. Linn. 5, Or. 2, 

 Nat. Or. Apiacecs. An annual of the easiest 

 culture. 



humile . . 'White 6, H. A. H Teneriffe . 1787 



Sclerothamnus, R. Brown. From scleros, 

 hard, and thamnos, a shrub ; rigid plants, with 

 stiff leaves. Linn. 10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Fa- 

 oacece. A very ornamental shrub. For cul- 

 ture and propagation, see Dillwynia. 

 microphallus . Yellow 5, G. Ev. S. 2. N. HolL 1803 

 Sclerotium, Tode. From sclcrotes, hardness ; 

 in allusion to the texture of the plants. 'Linn. 

 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Lycopcrdacece. These spe- 

 cies are found on various kinds of decayed 

 leaves. Synonyme: 1, S. quercinum — bulla- 

 tum, durum, ixuetum, fung6rum, herbarum, 

 medullare, musc6rum, negldctum, populinum, 

 quercigenum 1, Eubi, salicinum, scutellatum, 

 semen, s. Brassicae. 

 Scleroxylon. See Mtfrsine. 

 Scolloped, having deep and wide indentations. 

 Scolopendrium, Smith. From scolopendra, a 

 centipede ; in allusion to the appearance of 

 the underside of the fronds. Linn. 24, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Polypodiacece. Interesting ferns, 

 growing well on rock-work ; they also succeed 

 in shady situations, where hardly any other 

 plants will live. They are readily increased 

 by seeds or divisions of the roots. Important 



medical qualities are ascribed to several of the 

 species. Synonymes: 1, S. palmdtum, Aspli- 

 nium hemtinitis; 2, A. scolopindrium ; 3, 

 Oritfchium Krebsii. . 



Hemi6nitia 1 Brown 8, H. Her. P. 1 Spain . 1779 

 Krebsii 3 . . Brown 7, S. Her. P. 1 Africa . 1854 

 officinarum 2 Brown 7, H. Her. P. 1J Brit, sh. pi. 



"fofnfm } Brown *• H - Her - P - ^ Brit ' Sh ' pl - 

 orispum . . Brown 7, H. Her. P. 14 Brit., sh. pl. 

 Drummondi Brown 7, H. Her. P. 1 Eng., sha. pL 

 multlfidum Brown 7, H. Her. P. 1J Brit., sh. pl. 

 rambsura .Brown 7, H. Her. P. 14 Brit. , sh. pl. 

 tmdulatum . Brown 7, H. Her. P. li Brit., sh. pl. 

 Weaveri . Brown 7, H. Her. P. 4£ Wales, mnts. 

 pinnatunK . Brn.yel. 5, G. Her. P. 1 India 



Scolopendrtum. See Bossicea Scolopindrium. 

 Sc6lymus, Linn. From slcolos, a thorn ; the 

 plants are spiny. Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Asteracece. These plants succeed well in com- 

 mon garden soil ; the perennial kinds are 

 readily increased by divisions or seeds. The 

 seeds of S. maculatus need only be sown in the 

 open ground. The roots of S. hispdnicus are 

 equally as good as Scorzon&ra ; the leaves and 

 stalks are eaten as Cardoons by the people of 

 Salamanca : the flowers are used for adultera- 

 ting saffron. 



grandifldrus . Yellow 5, H. Her. P. 3 Barbary . 1828 

 hispanicus . Yellow 8, H. Her. P. 3 S. Bur. . 1653 

 niaculatus . . Yellow f, H. A. 3 S. Eur. . 1630 



Scolymus. See Cynara Scblymus and Prbtea 

 Scdlymus. 



ScopAria, Linn. From seopa, a broom ; it may 

 be used for similar purposes. Linn. 4, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Scrophulariaccce. S. dulcis requires 

 the same treatment as other stove annuals. 

 According to Browne, it is an excellent vul- 

 nerary. 



dulcis . . . White 7, S. A. 3 Jamaica . 1730 



flava . . . Yellow 6, S. Her. P. 3 Brazil . . 1829 



ScopbLIA, JaBquin. In honour of John An- 

 thony Scopoli, a celebrated professor, and 

 author of some botanical works. Linn. 5, Or. 

 1, Nat. Or. Solanacece. This is a very desira- 

 ble plant, on account of its producing its 

 pretty flowers early in spring. It thrives best 

 in a light dry soil, and a shady situation. Iff 

 may be increased by dividing the roots. Syno- 

 nymes : 1, S. atropoldes, Hyoscyamus Scopllia. 

 See Toddalia. 

 carni61ica 1 . Dark pur. 4, H. Her. P. 1 Carniola 1780 



Sc6rdium. See Teucrium Scbrdium. 



Scoria, cinders, ashes. 



Scorod6nia. See TeHcrium Scorodonia. 



Scorod6prast;m. See Allium Schoenbprasum. 



Scorodotis. See Nipeta Scoroddtis. 



Scorpion. See Genista Scbrpius. 



Scorpion-grass. See Myositis. 



Scorpion-senna. See Ooronilla Emerus. 



ScoRPltmns, Linn. From scorpios, a scorpion, 

 and oura, a tail ; alluding to the twisted form 

 of the legumes. Linn. 17, Or. 4, Nat. Or. 

 Fabdcece. These plants are not possessed of 

 much beauty. The seeds require to be sown 

 in the open border in spring, and thinned 

 as other hardy annuals, if they come up too 

 thick. 



acutifdlia . . Yellow 6, H. Tr. A. J Corsica . . 1825 

 lsevigata . . Yellow 6, H. Tr. A. | ArohipeL . 1818 



