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sylv&lieus, tenuifdMus, trifldrus, trilbhus, ver- 

 bencefdlius, vernalis, virnus 19, viscosus, vul- 

 garis. 



Senna, Scorpion. See Coronllla ftmerus. 



Senna of commerce. See Odssia lanceolata. 



Sensitive fern. See On6clea sensibilis. 



Sensitive plant. See Mimdsa pudlca and sen- 

 sitiva. 



Sepals, the divisions of the calyx. 



Seped6nium, Link. From sepedon, putrescence. 

 Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Botrytacece. These 

 species are found in autumn growing on de- 

 cayed substances — mycbpTiilum, rbseum. 



Septa, the partitions which, divide the interior 

 parts of a fruit. 



Septaria, Fries. From septum, a division. 

 Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Uredin&cece. These 

 species appear as stains upon the leaves of the 

 Elm, &c. — JEgopddii, Oxyaednthce, Vlmi. 



Septas, Linn. From septem, seven ; the number 

 seven prevailing in the fructification. Linn. 

 7, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Crassulacece. Neat little 

 plants, thriving well in a mixture of loam, 

 peat, and sand ; and readily increasing by 

 division of the tubers. They must be very 

 sparingly watered when in a state of dormancy. 

 Synonyme: 1, S. globifldra. 



capensis . . White 8, G. Her. P. i C." G. H. . 1774 



globifldra 1 White 3, G. Her. P. | C. G. H. . 1809 



umbella . . White 7, G. Her. P. J C. G. H. . 1800 



Septfoil. See Tormentilla. 



Serapias, Linn. After an Egyptian divinity of 

 that name. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Orchi- 

 dacece. Curious -little plants, succeeding best 

 when planted in light sandy soil, with the 

 protection of a south wall. See Cephalanthira 

 and Epipdctis. 



cordfgera . . Grn. brn. 4, F. Ter. 1 S. Europe . 1806 

 lingua . . . Brown . 6, F. Ter. 1 S. Europe . 1786 

 longipetala . Brown . 4, F. Ter. 1 Rome . . 1826 



SERfcEous, silky, downy. 

 SericocArpus, De CandolU. See Aster. 

 Sericographis, Nees. From serihos, silk, and 



grapho, to write. Linn. 14, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 



Acanth&cece. A handsome winter-flowering 



plant, requiring the same treatment as Rutllia. 



Synonyme: 1, Apheldndra Ohiesbregtiana. 



Ghiesbregtiana . . Red 12 8. Ev. 8. 2 . 1847 



Series, a row, or layer. 



SERfNGlA, Gay. In honour of Nicholas Charles 

 Seringe, a Swiss botanist. Linn. 5, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Sterculiacece. An interesting shrub, 

 thriving in a mixture of sand, loam, and peat ; 

 young cuttings planted in the same kind of 

 soil, under a glass, will root readily, or the 

 species may be increased by seeds. Synonyme: 

 1, Laxwpilalum arboriscens. See Ptelidium, 

 platyphylla 1 White 6, G. Ev. S. 10 N. Holl. 1822 



SerIola, Linn. From seris, succory ; resem- 

 blance of the plants. Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Asteraceoe. These plants succeed in any 

 common soil, and are readily increased by 

 seeds. Synonymes: 1, Bodigia alliata; 2, K. 

 commutata ; 3, R. ImvigMa. See Bodigia. 

 albicans . . Yellow 4, H. Her. P. 4 Sicily . 1828 

 apargioldes . Yellow 4, H. Her. P. | Sicily . 1829 



glauca . . . Yellow 4, H. Her. P. f Sicily . 1828 

 rub&cens . . Redsh. 7, H. A. $ Sicily . 1829 



ostninsis, alliata 1, commutata 2, Icevigata 3, 

 Hrens. 



SERfPHlUM. See Stcebe cinerea. 



SERfssA, Commelin. Not explained. Linn: 5, 

 Or. 1, Nat. Or. Cinchonacem. This plant suc- 

 ceeds best in a mixture of loam, peat, and 

 sand ; and cuttings root if planted in sand, 

 under a glass. 



fitetida . . . White 7, G. Ev. S. 2 Japan . . . 1787 

 multiplex . White 5, G. Ev. S. 2 Japan . . . 1787 



Serjania, Plumier. In honour of Paul Ser- 

 jeant, a French friar and botanist. Linn. 8, 

 Or. 3, Nat. Or. Sapindaaem. Plants of little 

 heauty, thriving in a mixture of loam and 

 peat ; large cuttings will root in sand, under a 

 glass, in heat. Synonyme: 1, Paullinia poly- 

 ' "la. 



caracasana . Wht. grn. 5, S. Ev. CI. 15 Caraccas 1816 



divaricata . Wht. grn. 5, 8. Ev. CI. 15 Jamaica 1824 



mexicana . . Wht. grn. 5, S. Ev. CI. 20 Mexico 1623 



sinuata . . Wht. grn. 5, S. Ev. CI. 12 S. Amer. 



triternitta 1 . Wht. grn. 5, S. Ev. CI. 20 S. Amer. 1739 



Ser6tinus, late, or evening-flowered. 



Serpent-wood. See Ophidxylon. 



Serpentaria. See Aristoldchia Serpentaria. 



SERpfcr/LA, Linn. From serpo, to creep ; in 

 reference to the habit of the species. Linn. 

 21, Or. 5, Nat. Or. Onagracem. This plant 

 grows in any common soil, and is readily mul- 

 tiplied by dividing the creeping shoots, 

 repens . . White 7, G. Her. Cr. i C. G. H. . 1789 



SERFtfLLUM. See Thpmus SerpSUum. 



SerradIlla. See Ornlthopus satlvus. 



Serraria. See Plwivtdgo Serraria. 



Serrate, cut like the teeth of a saw. 



Serratula, Lmn. From serra, a saw ; the 

 leaves are edged with cutting teeth. Linn. 

 19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Asterdcew. All the species 

 of Serratula succeed well in any common soil. 

 The herbaceous kinds are increased by seeds or 

 division of the roots ; the annuals and biennials 

 merely require sowing in the open ground. 

 Synonymes: 1, Oentauria Bihen ; 2, S. alata, * 

 Carduus cyanoides; 3, Cnicus centaurioldes ; 

 4, Carduus nitidus ; 5, S. linearifolia ; 6, 

 Oentauria nitens ; 7, Carduus cerinlhoides, 

 cerinthifolius, glaucus; 8, Carduus panndnicus, 

 serratuloldes, Cnicus pannonicus; 9, S. am- 

 bigua, Carduus polycl&nos ; 10, S. centauri- 

 oldes; 11, & simplex; 12, Carduus leucdnthus. 

 See Cestrlnus, Cirsium, and SaussHrea. 

 alata . . . Pur. 7, H. Her. P. 2 

 arghta . . . Pur. 9, H. Her. P. 2 Hungary . 1824 

 aspera . . Pur. 8, H. A. li Nepal . . 1821 



Behen 1 . . YeL. 7, H. B. lj Levant . . 1797 



oaapica . . Pur. 7, H. Her. P. 2 Caspia . . 1820 

 centaurioldes Pur. 7, H. Her. P. 2 Siberia . . 1804 

 coronata . . Pur. 7, H. Her. P. 3 Siberia . . 1739 

 eyanoldes 2 . Red 7, H. Her. P. 2 Siberia . . 1778 

 cynaroldes 3 . Pur. 7, H. Her. P. 3 Pyrenees . 1640 

 depressa . . Pur. 7, H. Her. P. 1 Caucasus . 1818 

 flegans . . Pur. 7, H. Her. P. 2 Caucasus . 1819 

 glailca . . . Pur. 7, H. Her. P. 2 Russia . . 1831 

 heterophylla . Pur. 7. H. Her. P. 1J Dauphiny . 1824 

 Kitaibelii 4 . Pur. 7, H. Her. P. 2 Hungary . 18]6 

 leucantha 12 . Wht. 7, H. A. li Spain . . 1825 



multinbra S . Pur. 7, H. Her. P. 2 Siberia . . 1816 

 nitens 6 . . Pur. 7, H. B. 2 Caucasus . 1828 



nltida. . . . Pur. 7, H. Her. P. 2 Siberia . 1827 



