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Setaceous, shaped like 'a bristle. 

 SeTjE, "bristles. 



Setaria, Beauvois. From seta, a bristle ; the 

 involucrum is bristly. Linn. 3, Or. 2, Nat. 

 Or. Graminactoz. These grasses are of no 

 interest. They are nearly all annuals — dspera, 

 auricoma, cenchrdides, compbsita, cylindrica, 

 erubiscens, geniculate, germdnica, glauca. h&l- 

 vola, intermedia, itdliea, macrochceta, maritima, 

 muricata, Pennisitum, polystdchya, pumila, 

 purpurdscens, scdndens, sericea 9 setbsa, tena- 

 cissima, verticillata, vlridis, Weinmdnni. 

 Sethia, Kimth. In honour of S. Sethi, author 

 of a work on culinary vegetables. Linn. 10, 

 Or. 3, Nat. Or. Malpighidcece. This plant 

 thrives well in turfy loam and peat, and cut- 

 tings will root in sand, under a glass, in a 

 moist heat. Synonyme: 1, Erythr6xylon mo- 

 nogynwm. 



Indica . . Yellow 6, S. Ev. T. 40 B. Indies . 1824 

 Setiform, formed like bristles. 

 Setigerous, bearing bristles. 

 Setose, covered with bristles. 

 Severinia, Tenore. Meaning unknown. Linn. 

 18, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Aurantiacece. For the 

 culture of this desirable old greenhouse plant, 

 see Citrus. Synonyme: 1, Citrus buxifblia. 

 buxiiblia 1 . . "White 5, G. Ev. S. 3 China . . 

 Seville orange. See Citrus vulgaris. 

 Seymeria, Pursh. In honour of Henry Sey- 

 mer, an English naturalist. Linn. 14, Or. 2, 

 Nat. Or. Scrophulariacece. The seeds should 

 be sown in a bed of peat soil. The plants are 

 very pretty when in blossom, but rather diffi- 

 cult to cultivate. Synonymes : 1, Afzilia cas- 

 sioides, Gerardia Afzilia. 



pectinata . . Telow 7, H. A. 1 N. Amer. 1820 



tenuif&lia 1 . Yelow 1, H. A. 1 N. Amer. 1730 



SEYMotrRlA, Sweet. See Pelargonium. 

 Shaddock. See Citrus decumana. 

 ShAllon. See Gaultheria Shdllon. 

 Shallot. See Allium ascalonicum. 

 Shamrock. See Trifdlium ripens and Oxalis 



Sharp cedar. See Acacia oxycedrus. 



Sharp cedar. See Junlperus oxycidrus. 



Shave- grasses, or Leafless ferns. See 

 Equisetum. 



Sheath, the lower part of the leaf that sur- 

 rounds the stem. 



She-oak. See Casuarina quadriv&lvis. 



Sheep-laurel. See Kdlmia angustifdlia. 



Sheep's beard. See Arnopogon. 



Sheep's scabious. See Jasidne. 



Sheep's sorrel. See Rumex acetosilla. 



Shell-bark hickory. See Juglans sulcata. 



Shepherdia, Nuttall. In honour of the late 

 Mr. John Shepherd, curator of the Botanic 

 Garden of Liverpool. Linn. 22, Or. 4, Nat. 

 Or. Elangnaceoz. Ornamental trees. For cul- 

 ture, &c, see Hippbphae. Synonymes: 1, 

 Jlippdphae argintea ; 2, B. canadensis. 

 argentea 1 . Apetal 4, H. De. T. 8 Missouri . 1820 

 canadensis 2 . Apetal 4, H. De. T. 8 N. Amer. . 1769 



Shepherd's beard. See Arnopbgon. 

 Shepherd's club. See Verbdscum, ThApsus. 



Shepherd's purse. See Capsilla. 

 Shepherd's purse. See Tfddspi. 

 SherardIa. Named by Dillenius in honour of 

 his patron, William Sherard, LL.D., consul at 

 Smyrna. Linn. 4, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Galiacew. 

 Uninteresting plaats. The seed has only to 

 be sown in the open ground. Synonyme: 1, 

 Galium murale — arvensis, muralis 1. 

 Sherbournia, G. Don. See Gardenia Sher- 



bourniana. 

 Sherds, fragments of pots, employed to drain 



the soil supplied to potted plants. 

 Shield, a broad table-like process in the flowers 



of Stapelia. 

 Shield fern. See Aspidium. 

 Shingle-oak. See Quircus imbricata. 

 Shoreweed. See LiXtor&lla. 

 Shortly- acuminated, having a short tapering 



point. 

 Shortly-bifid, \ slightly cleft at the apex 



Shortly-two-cleft, J into two parts. 

 Shrubby trefoil. See Ptilea. 

 Shuteria, Choisy. Named in honour of Dr. 

 Shuter, formerly a physician at Madras. This 

 beautiful twiner may be raised from seeds on a 

 hotbed in spring, and the young plants, when 

 of a sufficient size, should be placed in separate 

 pots, and trained to sticks. Unless a very 

 warm sheltered situation can be found, they 

 require to be placed in a stove or greenhouse 

 to blossom and ripen their seeds. Synonyme : 

 1, Jpomcba blcolor. 



blcolor 1 . . Yel. pur. 8, S. Ev. Tw. 10 E. Ind. 1812 

 Shuttlecock. See Periptera pwiicea. 

 Sibbaldia, Linn. In honour of Robert Sibbald, 

 professor of physic at Edinburgh. Linn. 5, 

 Or. 5, Nat. Or. Rosacea. Small alpine plants, 

 succeeding best when grown in pots in a mix- 

 ture of loam, peat, and sand, and increased by 

 dividing the roots. Synonymes: 1, Chamcerhbdos 

 ericta; 2, Chamoerhbdos polygtfna. 

 erecta 1 . . Pink . 7, H. Her. P. J Siberia . 1806 

 parvifldra . . Yellow 7, H. Her. P. J Cappa . . 

 polygyna 2 . Yel. gr. 7, H. Her. P. \ Siberia . 1824 

 procumbens . Yellow 7, H. Ev. Tr. 7 Britain, hills, 

 americ&na . Yellow 7, H. Ev. Tr. 7 N. Amer. 1820 

 helvetica . Yellow 7, H. Ev. Tr. 7 Switserl. 1819 



Siberian crab. See Pyrus prunifolia. 



Siberian pea-tree. See Caragdna. 



Sibthorpia, Linn. In honour of Humphrey 

 Sibthorp, M.D., formerly professor of botany 

 at Oxford. Linn. 14, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Scro- 

 phulariacece. This singular species succeeds 

 best in peat soil and a moist situation, and is 

 readily increased by divisions, 

 europ&a . Yellow 7, H. Her. Cr. J Eng., wet pi. 



Sicilian saffron. See Crocus odbrus. 



SfcYOS, Linn. Sicyos is the Greek name for 

 cucumber; applied to this genus because of 

 the resemblance and affinity of the species. 

 Linn. 21, Or. 10, Nat. Or. Cucurbitaceas. 

 Plants of no value except as curiosities. The 

 seeds require to be sown in a hotbed in spring, 

 and treated the same as Gourds. See Stchium. 

 angulatus . . Yellow 8, P. Tr. A. 3 N. Amer. . 1710 

 lacmi&tus . . Yellow 8, F. Tr. A. 8 8. Amer. . 1824 

 microphallus Yellow 8, F. Tr. A. 3 Mexico . . 1823 



