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SIM 



Orchidia . . Rose . 6, II. A. 1 



ornata . . . Purple . 7, 9- B. 1 



Otltes , . . Cream . 7, H. Her. P. 1 



ovata . . . White . 6, H. Her. P. ' 



paradoxa . Pink . 7, H. Her. P. 



parvifl&ra . Grn. yel. 7, H. Her. P. 



parvifdlia .Pink . 6, H. Her. P. 



piitula . . . White . 7, H. Her. P. 



pehdula . . Bed . . 6, H. A. 



^cT!^" } Eed • ■ 6 > H - Her - P - 



perfoliata 3 . Red . . 6, 



. White 

 .Pink 

 . White 



petnfea 

 pfcta . . 

 pildsa . . 

 plnguis . 

 polyplryHa 

 portensis . . Pink 

 procumhens . Pink 

 Psammitis '. Cream 

 Pseildo- 



Atocion 

 pubescens 

 pumllio 



Levant . 1781 

 C. G. H. 1775 

 Eng., gravel. 

 1 N.Amer. 1820 

 1 Europe . 

 1 Hngary. 1796 

 1J . 1817 



1 Barbary 1823 



1 Sicily . 1731 



i N.Amer. 1806 



H. B. H Levant . 1817 



7, H. Her. P. \ Hngary. 1822 



2 France . 1817 

 1 Europe . 1739 



J Dnmrk. 1816 



I Austria. 1800 

 7 Portugal 1759 



| Siberia . 1823 



II . 1818 



7, H. A. 



8, H. Her. P. 

 . Brn. red 6, H. A. 

 . White . 6, H. Her. P. 



7, H. A. 



6, H. Her. P. 

 6, H. B. 



. 6, H. A. 



. 7, H. Her. P. 

 6, H. A. 



I Rose 



. Purple 

 .Pink 



'tata ridW1 " }f hita ■ 6 > H - Her - P - 

 quadrffida .White . 6, H. Her. P. 

 quinque- j Blood 



vulnera ) 

 ramosa. . . White 

 ram u sis 9 Una. Rose 



.7,H. 

 .7, 



A. 



i N.Africa 1820 



1 Corsica . 1818 

 i Grmany. 1823 



i Alps . . 1822 



i Verona . 1818 



1 Eng., sands. 



1 Barbary. 1820 

 li Candia 



H. A. 



H. B. 



reflexa . . Purple . 6, H. Her. P. 1 S. Eur. . 1726 

 rigia . . . Crimson 6, H. Her. P. 1$ N.Amer. 1811 

 repens . . . Pink . 8, H. Her. P. 1 Siberia . 1823 

 Bequienii . Wt. red . 6, H. Her. P. 

 reticulata . Rose . 7, H. A. 



rubella . . Flesh . 5, H. A. 



ruthenica . Grn. yel. 6, H. Her. P. 



sabuletbrum. Purple . 6. 



saxatilis 



Saxffraga 



Schafta . 



secundifldra 



sedoldes 



sericea 



siblrica . 



spatuluta 



specidsa 



Green 

 Flesh . 

 Rose 

 Purple . 

 Grn. wt. 

 Pink . 

 Rose 

 Purple . 

 . Scarlet 



spergulifblia. White 

 . White 



stellata 

 strfcta . . 

 supina 

 tatarica . 

 tenuifolia 

 tenuis . , 

 tridentata 

 undulsefblia . Red . 

 undulata . . Red . 

 Vallesii . . Flesh 

 vespertlna . Rose 

 virgfnica . . Purple 



Purple . 6, H. 



H. A. 



6, H. Her. P. 



7, H. Her. P. 

 4, H. Her. P. 



6, H. A. 



7, H. A. 

 7, H. A, 

 7, H. Her. P. 

 6, H. B. 

 6, G. Her. P. 



6, H. Her. P. 



7, H. Her. P. 



. Pink 

 .White 

 . Purple 

 . Cream 

 . Pink 



7, H. Her. P. 

 7, H. Her. P. 



H. 

 . 7,' H. 

 . 5, H. 

 .6, H. 

 . 8, G. 

 .7, H. 

 . 7, H. 



7, h: 



A. 

 Her. P. 



A. 



A. 



B. 

 Her. P. 



A. 

 Her. P. 



B. 



viridifidra . Grn. wt. 7, H. 

 viscaginoldes Pink . 6, H. Her. P. 

 vlscida . . Wt. grn. 6, H. B 



visedsa . . White . 6, H. 

 viseoslssima . White . 6, H. 



£ Corsica . 



1 Barbary 1804 

 i Portugal 1732 



2 Russia .1820 

 1 . 1818 



i Siberia . 1800 



i France . 1640 



| Russia . 1844 



1 Spain . 1820 



i Crete . 1804 



]£ S. Eur. . 1801 



lj Siberia . 1773 



| Caucsus. 1823 



1 Mexico . 1843 



£ Armenia 1817 



1 N.Amer. 1696 



1 Spain . 1802 



1 Caucsus. 1804 



2 Russia . 1769 

 1 Dahuria 1820 



i Siberia . 1816 

 } Barbary. 1823 



1 Sardinia 1829 

 li C. G. H. 1775 



j Switzerl. 1765 



2 Brittany 1796 



1 N.Amer. 1783 



2 Spain . 1739 

 } Dauria . 1824 



1J Carniola 1820 

 B. 2 Levant . 1731 

 A. 1 Naples . 1824 



Wolgensis . Grn. yel 7, H. Her. P. 1 Volga . 1824 

 alpistris, dnglica, antvrrhina, Bihen, Bergiri, 

 cantseens, carnbsa, cimua, clandesllna, cbnica, 

 c. ramdsa, dich6toma, inaperta, indices, mi- 

 crdntha, micropMala, nutans, pusllla, rupistris, 

 Stiveni. 



SIler, Scqpoli. Siler, withy, from salio, to 

 spring ; alluding to the rapid growth of the 

 plants. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Apiacece. 

 This species is quite worthless, and flourishes 

 in the commonest soil. Synonymes : 1, Zaser- 

 pitium triUbum, Siler aquilegif&lium — trl- 

 l&bum 1. See Agasyllii, Slson, and Laserpi- 

 turn. 



Siliceous, flinty. 



Silicle, the small short pod of Crucifar<e. 



Siliqua, the long cylindrical pod of Qruciferce. 



Siliquastrum. See Qircis Siliqudstrum. 



Silk cotton-tree. See Bimbosc. 



Silken pubescence, a very soft kind of pubes- 

 cence. 



Silk tree. See Ac&cia julibrissin. 



SfLPHiUM, Linn. From silphion, the Greek 

 name applied to an Asafcetida plant. Linn. 

 19, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Aster&cece. Tall-growing 

 plants, of little beauty, and best adapted for 

 the back of flower-borders. Any common soil 

 suits them ; and they may be increased freely 

 by dividing the plants at the root. Syno- 

 nymes : 1, Core6psis latifdlia ; 2, S. tomentd- 

 sv/m. 



erythrocaulon Yellow . 8, H. Her. P. 4 N. Amer. 

 glaucum 1 . Yellow . 8, H. Her. P. 4 N. Amer. 1786 

 pilmilum 2 . Yellow . 8, H. Her. P. 2 N. Amer. 1786 



asteriscus, atropurpureum, compdsitum, am- 

 j&nctum, connatum, laciniatum, perfoliatum, 

 terebinthin&ceum, ternatum, trifoli&tum. 



Silver-tree. See Leucad&ndrm argdnteum. 



Silver-weed. See Potentilla argSntea and 

 Argyreia cune&ta. 



Silver-wood. See Mouriria Guiana. 



SfLYBUM, Vaillant. A name applied by Greek 

 writers to a plant now unknown. Linn. ]9, 

 Or. 1, Wat. Or. Asteracem. These plants suc- 

 ceed in any common soil, and are propagated 

 by seeds. Synonymes : 1, CiAeus cirnuus ; 2, 

 C&rduus marianus. 



cermmm 1 . Yellow . 6, H. Her. P. 4 Siberia . 1775 

 Marianum 2 Purple . 7, H. B. 4 Brit., banks. 



SlMABA, Aublet. The native name ot S. guia- 

 nensis. Linn. 10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Simaru* 

 bacem. These shrubs should be grown in a 

 mixture of turfy loam and peat ; and cuttings 

 of the ripened wood will root in sand, under a 

 glass, in heat. 



guianensis . . White 5, S. Ev. S. 10 Guiana . 1826 

 . White 5, S. Ev. S. 10 Orinoco . 1818 



orinocensis 



SlMARUBA, Aublet. Simarouba is the Caribbean 

 name of S. officin&lis. Linn. 30, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Simarubacece. Valuable plants, on ac- 

 count of their medical properties. For culture 

 and propagation, see Qudssia. The Simaruba 

 in Materia Median, is the bark of the root of S. 

 officinalis; it is much used in curing obstinate 

 dysenteries and diarrhoeas. Fluxes, induced 

 by warm climates, are speedily cured by this 

 bark. Synonymes: 1, Qudssia excSlsa; 2, 

 Qudssia Simaruba. 



excelsa 1 . Yel. wht. 5, S. Ev. T. 35 Jamaica . 1818 

 glailca . . White. . 5, S. Ev. S. 10 Cuba . . 1824 

 officinalis 2 Yel. wht. 5, S. Ev. S. 10 W. Indies . 1789 



Simarubace.33, or Quassiads, are trees and 

 shrubs, with intensely bitter wood : they are 

 all natives of tropical climates, and are much 

 used in medicine. 



SimEthis, Kunfh. Name not explained. Linn. 

 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Liliacece. Heath-mould 

 and sand suit this plant well ; and increase is 

 by division of the roots. Synonyme : 1, An- 

 thericti/m planifbliwm. 

 planifdlium 1 Purple . 6, H. Her. P. 1 Brit., heaths. 



Simple, not divided. 



