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macrantha .Blue. . 8, H. Her. P. f Dahuria 1827 



minor . . .Pink . 7, H. Her. P. J Brit. , hedges, 



nervosa . . Blue . . 7, H. Her. P. 1 Virginia 1S26 



orientalis . . Yellow . 8, H. Her. P. 1 Levant . 1729 



parvula 6 . . Blue. . 7, H. Her. P. J N.Amer. 1822 



peregrlna 7 . Violet . 8, H. Her. P. 2 Tauria . 1823 



pilbsa . . . Blue . . 7, H. Her. P. 1 N.Amer. 1825 

 purpurascens Blue . . 2, H. Her. P. 2 TV. Ind. 1820 



6cordif6Ua . Blue . . 6, H. Her. P. J Siberia . 1817 



sorrata. . .Blue. . 8, H. Her. P. 3 N.Amer. 1800 



splendens . . Scarlet 10, H. Her. P. 1 Mexico . 1841 



Tournefbrti . Purple . 7, H. Her. P. 1£ Persia . 18S7 



Ventenatii . Scarlet . 8, G. Her. P. l| St. Mart. 1844 



verna . . Blue . . 6, H. Her. P. i S. Eur. . 1821 



villbsa . . Scarlet . 7, S. Ev. S. l\ Peru . 1842 



Scutia, Brown. From scutum, a shield ; form 

 of disk. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Rhamnaceoe. 

 A shrub of no beauty, and of easy culture. 

 Synonymes: 1, Rhdmnus circumsclssus, Ceanb- 

 thus circumscissus . 

 indica 1 . . White 6, S. Ev. S. 4 E. Indies . . 1824 



Scuticaria, Lindley. From scutica, a whip, in 

 allusion to the form of the leaves. Linn. 20, 

 Or. 1, Nat. Or. Orchiddceos. These species 

 require to be attached to a block of wood, to 

 have a hot damp atmosphere, and to be freely 

 syringed while growing. Synonymes : 1, Max- 

 illaria SteUii ; 2, Bifrenaria Hadwinii. 

 Hadwenii 2 . Yellow . 7, S. Epi. £ 

 Steelii 1 . . Yel. spot 7, S. Epi. \ Guayana . . 1834 



Scyphanthus, Sweet. From scyphos, a cup, 

 and anthos, a flower ; in reference to the shape 

 of the flower. Linn. 18, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 

 Loasaeece. This elegant little genus may be 

 referred to Lodsa for culture and propagation. 

 Synonyme: 1, Lodsa volubilis. 

 elegans . . Yellow 8, G. Ev. Tr. 2 Chile . . 1824 

 _ grandifl&rus 1 Yellow 8, H. Tw. A. 2 Chile . . 1824 



Scytalia. See Euphdria Neptelium and Meli- 

 c6cca trijuga. 



Scythian lamb. See Aspidium Baromitz. 



Scythymenia, Agardh. From scytos, leather, 

 and hymen, a membrane ; substance of plant. 

 Linn. 24, Or. 7, Nat. Or. Diatomdcece. This 

 species is found upon rocks — rupistris. 



Scytonema, Agardh. From scytos, leather, and 

 nema, a filament ; the nature of the filamen- 

 tous fronds. Linn. 24, Or. 7, Nat. Or. Con- 

 fervhcece. Some of these species are found on 

 rocks, and others in the ocean — Bdngii, bys- 

 soldeum, cirrhbsa, comotdes, comp&ctwm, myb- 

 chrous, m. inundatum, m. ocelldtum, Sowerby- 

 anwm. 



ScytosIphon, Agardh. From scytos, leather, 

 and siphon, a tube ; the fronds are'coriaceous 

 and tubular. Linn. 24, Or. 7, Nat. Or. Fu- 

 cdcece. These plants are found only in the 

 ocean— fasniculdcens, /Hum, f. thriz, f. tomen- 

 tbsum. 



Sea-belt, or Sea-girdle. See Laminaria. 



Sea blite. See ChenopocKum maritimum. 



Sea buckthorn. See Hippdphae. 



Sea cale. See Cr&mbc maritima. 



Sea chickweed. See Arenafia 



Sea cocoa-nut. See Lodofcea. 



Sea endive. See Balpseris. 



Seaf6rthia, R. Brown. In honour of Francis 

 Lord Seaforth, a botanical patron. Linn. 23, 

 Or. 1, Nat. Or. Palmacece. An ornamental 



Palm, growing in turfy loam and a little sand ; 

 and increasing only by seed. A cool part of 

 the stove suits it. 

 elegans . Purple . 6, S. Palm 30 N. Holland . 1822 



Sea heath. See Frankfaiia. 



Sea holly. See Erjjngium. 



Sea kale . See Ordmbe maritima. 



Sea lavender. See Stdlice. 



Sea matgrass. See Psdmma arend/ria. 



Sea membranes. See Rhodominia palmata. 



Sea oak. See Hdlidrys. 



Sea parsnep. See Echinophora. 



Sea pea. See Plsum maritimum. 



Sea purse. See Obdium bursa. 



Sea ragwort. See Cineraria maritima. 



Sea rocket. See Caklle maritima. 



Seaside balsam. See Crdton Eleutiria. 



Seaside grape. See Coccolbba. 



Seaside laurel. See Xylophljlla latifblia. 



Seaside oat. See Uhiola. 



Sea thong. See Himanthalia. 



Sea trumpet. See Laminaria buccinalis. 



Sea wand. See Lamincbria digitdta. 



Sea whipcord. See Ghordaria. 



Sea whip-lash. See Chorda fUum. 



Sea whistle. See Fucus noddsus. 



Sea wrackgrass. See Zdstera marina. 



Seb^a, Solandcr. In honour of Al. Seba, an 

 apothecary and botanical author, of Amster- 

 dam. Linn, i, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Gentianacece. 

 These elegant plants require to be raised on a 

 hotbed, and afterwards planted out into a 

 warm sheltered border, towards the end of 

 May. 



albens . . . White . 8, G. A. 1, C. G. H. . 1820 



aurea . . . Yellow . 7, G. A. J C. G. H. . 1824 



cordata . . Yellow . 7, G. A. 4 O. G. H. . 1815 



ovata . . . Red . . 8, G. A. 4 N. S. W. . 1820 



SebAa. See Schultisia. 



Sebester plum. See Cbrdia Scbhtena. 



SecAle, Linn. An ancient name, said to be 

 derived from seco, to cut. Linn. 3, Or. 2, Nat. 

 Or. Graminaxece. The Eye is next to Wheat 



1 in value for making bread, and is used for this 

 purpose generally throughout the north of 

 Europe. It is hardier and earlier than wheat. 

 Synonymes: 1, sS. ceredle ; 2, Triticum orien- 

 tate. See Triticum. 



Secam6ne, R. Brown. Altered from Squamona, 

 the Arabic name of S. cegyptlaca. Linn. 5, Or. 2, 

 Nat. Or. Asclepiadaceos. Ornamental plants. 

 For culture and propagation, see Pergularia. 



ffigyptlaca . White . 7, S. Ev. Tw. 6 Egypt . 1752 

 elHptica . . White . 7, S. Ev. Tw. 6 N. Holl. . 1824 

 eme'tica . . White . 7, S. Ev. Tw. 6 India . . 1816 



Sechium, Browne. From sehiso, to fatten ; the 

 fruit serves to fatten hogs in the mountains 

 and inland parts of Jamaica, where the plant 

 is much cultivated. Linn. 21, Or. 10, Nat. 

 Or. CucurbUacem. This genus requires the 



