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SES 



H..Her. P. 2 8. Europe . 1739 

 1810 



. 1813 



nudicaulis7 . Pur. 



pannunica 8 . Puv. 7", H. Her. P. 2 Hungary 



Plcris . . . Pur. 7, H. Her. P. 1 Caucasus . 1822 



polycl&nos 9 . Pur. 7, H. Her. P. 1$ Caucasus . 1820 



pulehella . . Pur. 7, H. Her. P. 2 Siberia . . 1820 



quinquetblia . Pur. 7, H. Her. P. 3 Persia . . 1804 



radiata 10 . . Pur. 7, H. B. 1J Hungary . 1800 



simplex . . Pur. 7, H. Her. P. 1 ■ Nepal . . 1821 



stoechadifdlia Pur. 7, H. Her. P. 1} Tauria . . 1820 

 . tinct&ria . . Pur. 8, H. Her. P. 2 Brit., woods, 

 alba . . . Wht. 8, H. Her. P. 2 Brit., woods. 

 transylvS- ) p 

 - nica 11 . f rur ' 



x ™^ 6m " J Pur. 7, H. Her. P. 1$ Caucasus . 1825 



Serratures, the teeth of a serrated leaf. 



Serrulated, having small serratures on the 

 margin. 



Serruria, Salisbury. In honour of Dr. James 

 Serrnrier, professor of botany at UtrechK Linn. 

 4, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Proteaeeoe. A genus of very- 

 desirable greenhouse shrubs. For culture and 

 propagation, see Prbtea. Synonymies: 1, & 

 arenaria; 2, Prbtea decHmbens ; 3, P. abrota- 

 nifblia odorata. 



Baptiste Sersalis, a Neapolitan ecclesiastic, 

 much praised by Fabius Coltimna. Linn. 5, 

 Or. 1, Nat. Or. Sapotaceee. This shrub thrives 

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

 and cuttings root freely in sand, under a glass. 

 Synonyme ; 1, Siderd&ylon aericeum. 

 serfcea . . White 6, S. Ev. 8. 6 N. Holland . 1772 



Service. See Pyrus Sbrbus. 



Sesamum, Linncms. From sempsen, the Egyp- 

 tian name of one of the species. Linn. 14, 

 Or. 2, Nat. Or. Pedalideece. Only worth 

 growing as botanical curiosities. They require 

 the same treatment as other tender annuals. 

 The seeds contain an abundance of oil, which 



might be substituted Tor olive oil ; it is pro- 

 cured from them in Egypt in great quantities. 

 Indicum . . Pa. pur. 7, 8. A. 1J E. Ind. 1731 



luteQm . . . Yellow . 7, 8. A. lb E. Ind. 1825 



orientale . . White . 7, 8. A. li E. Ind. 1731 



SesbAnia, Persoon. From Sesbom, the Arabic 

 name of S. csgyptlaca. Linn. 17, Or. 4, Nat. 

 Or . Pabacece. Interesting plants, requiring to 

 be kept in a strong heat, or they will not 

 thrive. A mixture of loam and peat suits 

 them ; ard cuttings of the shrubby kinds will 

 root in sand, under a glass, in heat. The 

 annual species are increased by seeds, which 

 they sometimes produce in this country. 

 Synonymes: 1, JSschyn6mene Sisban ; 2, Jfc. 

 canndbina. See Agati and Glottidium. 

 aculeate . . Tel. 7, 8. A. 3 E. Indies . 1690 



asgypttaca 1 . Tel. 7, 8. Ev. S. 3 Egypt . . 1680 

 afllnis 2 . . Yel. 7, S. A. 3 E. Indies . 1800 



cannSbina . . Tel. 7, 8. A. 3 E. Indies . 1800 



gracilis . . Tel. 7, 8. A. 3 . 1820 



macrocarpa . Tel. 7, 8. A. 3 Louisiana . 1820 

 occidentals Tei. 7, 8. Ev. 8. 3 W. Indies . 1816 

 paludosa . . Tel. 7, 8. A. 3 E. Indies . 1816 



picte . . . Tel. 7, 8. B. 4 W. Indies . 1823 



punctate . . Tel. 7, 3. A. 3 Guinea . . 1825 



serfcea . . . Tel. 7, S. A. 3 E. Indies . 1818 



uligindsa . . Tel. 7, 8. # A. 2 E. Indies . 1818 



Seseli, Linn. The Greek name of an umbel- 

 liferous plant. Linn. 5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 

 Apiacece. The species of Meadow-saxifrage 

 are of very little interest. A sandy or chalky 

 soil suits them, and they are readily increased 

 by seeds. Synonymes : 1, Bubon slculum ; 2, 

 S. Atham&nta, Bilbon buchtorninse ; 3, S. 

 dnnuum ; 4, B. dichotomum ; 5, Athamdnta 

 Libanbtis; 6, S. glaticum ; 7, S. crassifdlium ; 

 8, S. proliferum ; 9, B. rigidum; 10, S. ta- 

 uricum — Boccdni 1, buchtornense 2, cam- 

 pSstre, cervarisef&lium, chasrophylloldes, colo- 

 ratura 3, dichdtomum 4, divaricatum, elatum, 

 fragile, gMicile, gummiferum, Hippomarathrum, 

 leueospermum, Libanotis 5, Lobelianum, mon- 

 tanum, m. glaucum 6, Pallasii 7, peucedani- 

 f61ium 8, rigidum 9, striatum, strictum, tortu- 

 6sum, triternatum, varium 10. See BUbon, 

 Ptychbtis, and Silinum. 



Sesleria, Arduini. In honour of M. Sesler, 

 a physician and botanist of the eighteenth 

 century. Linn. 3, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Grami- 

 nacece. Uninteresting grasses. Synonyme : 1, 

 Cynosurus casr&teus — cserulea 1, cylindrica, 

 disticha, elongata, nitida, tenella, tenuifdlia, 

 sphsErocej>hala. See Echinaria. 



Sessile, without stalks. 



Sesuvium, Linn. Not explained. Linn. 12, 

 Or. 2, Nat. Or. Tetragoniacece. These succu- 

 lent plants require to be grown in sandy loam 

 and peat. They increase freely by cuttings,, 

 dried a little, and planted in the same kind 

 of soil, under a glass. They must be sparingly 

 watered. Synonymes : 1, S. pedvmmlatvm ; 

 2, S. sissile, S. Portulac&strum. 



longifblium . . Rd. wt. 7, 8. A. 1J S. Amer. 1816 



Portulacastrum Grn. rd. 6, G. Her. P. 2 W. Ind. 1692 

 peduncu- 1 Rd t 6 g Her p 2 w Ind 1692 

 latum 1 . ) ' 



sessile 2 . . Ed. wt. 6, S. Her. P. 3 W. Ind. 



repens . . . Rd. wt. 7, S. A. 1 E. Ind. 1816 



revohitifolium . Rd. wt. 7, 8. Her. P. 2 3. Amer. 



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