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SfMSlA, Pers. In honour of J. Sims, M.D., 

 editor of Bot. Mag. Linn, 19, Or. 3, Nat. Or. 

 Asteracece. Synonyme: 1, Coredpsis amplexi- 

 caulis. See Core&psis and Ximenesia. 

 anethifblia . Yellow . 6, G. Ev. S. 4 S. HolL . 1825 

 amplexicaulis 1, ftcifdlia. 



Sinapis, Tournefort. From the Celtic nap, a 

 designation applied to all plants resembling 

 the cabbage or turnip. Linn. 15, Nat. Or. 

 Brassicaceoz. Principally annual plants ; the 

 seeds of which have only to be sown in the 

 open ground in spring. Mustard (the use of 

 which is familiar to every one) is the ground 

 seed of S. nigra. S. dlba is extensively culti- 

 vated as a small salad. The seeds are also 

 swallowed whole, to the quantity of a table- 

 spoonful, or more, to stimulate the stomach in 

 some cases of dyspepsia, and to excite the 

 peristaltic motion of the intestines,, when they 

 are torpid. See Didismis, Diplotdxis, and 

 Erucaria. 



A. 3 Brit.,cornfie. 

 A. 3 Algiers . 1820 



alba . . . Yellow . 6, H. 

 Tmf: }Yellow.r,H. 

 chintosis . . Yellow . 7, H. A. 2 China . 1782 



frutescens . Yellow . 7, G. Ev. 8. 1J Madeira. 1777 

 nudicaulis . Yellow . 6, H. Her. P. 2 Spain . 181S 

 pekinensis . Yellow . 6, H. A. 2 China . 18S8 



Allionii, dpula,arv^nsis, auriculdta, brassicdta, 

 cernua, diss&da,, folibsa, geniculata, hastata, he- 

 terophflla,hispida,incdna, integrifblia, j&neea, 

 Kdber, laevigata, nigra, n. loyoigata, n. toruldsa, 

 n. lUrgida, n. villbsa, nudica&lis, orientdUs, 

 pubiscens, rambsa, relro-hirsuta, subpinnatifida, 

 taurica, t&rgida. 



SlNGANA, Be Candolle. Singasinga is the name 

 of the tree in Guiana. Linn. 13, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Glusidtceoz. This pretty shrub grows well 

 in a mixture of loam and peat ; and ripened 

 cuttings, planted in sand, and placed under a 

 hand-glass in heat, will soon strike root. 

 Synonyme : 1, StereMcMa laterifilia. 

 guianensis . White . 6, S. Ev. CI. S Guiana . 1827 



Singhara NUT. See Trapa bispinbsa. 



Single-seeded cucumber. See Slcyos. 



SinnIngia, Nees. In honour of "William Sin- 

 ning, gardener to the University of Bonn, on 

 the Khine. Linn. 24, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Gesne- 

 racece. This genus of very pretty plants ought 

 to be in every collection. Their culture and 

 propagation is the same as that recommended 

 for the genus Gloxinia. Synonyme: 1, 8. 

 violacea, Gloxinia violacea. 



calyclna . . Bed wht. . 7, S. Ev. S. 1 Jamaica 1824 

 guttata . . Yel. red . 8, 8. Ev. 8. 1J Brazil . 1827 

 Helleri . . Wht. grn. . 6, 8. Ev. S. 1 Eio Jan. 1820 

 punctata . . Yel. pur. . 5, 8. Ev. 8. 1J Brazil . 1850 

 velutlna . . Yellow . . 6, S. Ev. 8. 14 Brazil . 1827 

 villbsa . . Yel. grn. . 6, 8. Ev. 8. 1 Brazil . 1827 

 Youngiana 1. Purple . . 7, S. Ev. 8. 1 Hybrid. 



Sinuate, cut so as to have a broken and wavy 

 margin. 



SInus, the indentation or recess formed by the 

 lobes of leaves, and other bodies. 



Siphocampylus, Pohl. From siphon, a tube, 

 and kampulos, curved; in allusion to the 

 curved tube of the corolla. Linn. S, Or. I, 

 Nat. Or. Lobeliacece. Very beautiful little 

 ghrubs succeeding in a light sandy soil ; and 



readily increased by cuttings. Synonymes: 1, 

 Lobelia giganlia; 2, L. scandens'; 3, L. suri- 

 namensis ; 4, TUpa crassica&lis. See Tdpa. 

 amdmus . . Or. red . 6, S. Her. P. 3 Brazil . .1852 

 betulajfolius. Red yel. 7, S. Her. P. 3 Brazil . . 1842 

 blcolor . . Bed yel 4, H. Ev. 8. 3 Georgia . 1835 

 canus 4 . . Bed . . «, 8. Her. P. 3 Brazil 



coccfneus . Scarlet . 7, S. 

 gigantfeua 1 . Yel. red 7, S. 

 glanduldsua . Roae' . 7, S. 

 hamatus . . Violet . 6, S. 

 lantanifolius. Rose . 7, S. 



longipedun-) R . 

 culatus . f Mea - 



.1,3. 



Her. P. 3 Brazil . 1844 

 Her. P. 4 N. Grnda. 

 Her. P. 3 Bogota . 1845 

 Her. P. 6 Brazil . 1849 

 Her. P. 3 Orgn.Mts. 1841 



Her. P. 3 Orgn.Mts. 1841 



1S49 

 1847 

 1847 

 1786 



"rSrus™" } Red yeL *• S - Her ' P ' * N ' Grnda - 1848 

 micr6stomua Scarlet . 9, S. Her. P. 3 N. Grnda. 1844 

 Orbignyanus Yel. red 7, S. Her. P. 2 Bolivia 



P fldra? e " } Wt rose 6 ' 8 - Her - P - 2 Caracoas 

 scandens 2 . Scarlet . 7, S. CI. P. 4 Peru . 



"mtoais 3 ] 0ran *e ■ *. B. Her. P. 3 S. Amer. 



Siphonanthus. See Clerodlndron. 



Siph6nia, Richard. From siphon, a pipe ; the 

 use made of the exudation, which constitutes 

 Indian rubber. Linn. 21, Or. 10, Nat. Or. 

 Euphorbiacece. This plant grows freely in 

 sandy loam and peat ; and cuttings of the half- 

 ripened wood will root in sand, under a glass, 

 in heat. The Caoutchouc of Para is obtained 

 from this species. Synonymes: 1, iS. eldstica, 

 Jdlropha eldstica, Hevea guiantnxsis. 

 Cahuchu 1 . Grn. wht. . 5, S. Ev. S. 6 Guiana . 1823 



Strib&a. See Piper Siribda. 



Sir Joseph Banks' pine. See Araucaria im- 

 bricata. 



SfSARUM. See Slum Sisarum. 



SIson, Linn. From the Celtic sisun, a running 

 stream ; some plants formerly in this genus 

 were found in running streams. Linn. 5, Or. 

 2, Nat. Or. Api&ceos. The seeds merely re- 

 quire sowing in common garden soil in spring. 

 Synonyme: 1, Sium verticillatum — amdmum, 

 arvense, capillaceum, fiexuosum, verticillatum 

 1. See Carum-, Chasrophljllwm, Helosciddium, 

 Ligiisticum, Pelroselinum, Schultzia, Smfir- 

 nium, and Tragium. 



Sfssoo. See Balbirgia Slssoo. 



Sistotrema, Fries. From sisto, to place, and 

 trema, orifice ; alluding to the pores being in 

 rows. Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Agaricacece. 

 This species is found by the waysides — con- 

 fluens. 



Sisymbrium, Allicmi. An old Greek name of 

 unknown origin. Linn. 15, Nat. Or. Brassi- 

 caceee. S. Millefolium is a pretty shrub, 

 growing freely in any light soil ; and readily 

 increased by cuttings. The others are worth- 

 less annuals and biennials, flourishing in the 

 open ground, in any soil. Synonymes: 1, S. 

 sinapioides, Sinapis pyrenaica ; 2, S. altissi- 

 mum; 3, S. orientate; 4, S. LoesHii; 5, S. 

 gdllicum; 6, S. glabrwm ; 7, Erysimum offici- 

 nale; 8, S. affine ; 9, S. contbrtum. See An- 

 drebskia, Barbaria, Brdssica, Diploldxis, Lep- 

 talium, Leptocarpcba, and Ndsttirtiuvi. 

 Millefolium Yellow . 7, G. Ev. S. 1J Canaries . 1779 

 acut&ngulum 1, dsperum, auslrtacum, brachy- 

 c&rpwm, bursifdlium, caniscens, Oolumnw, C. 

 altissimum, 2, O. orient&le 3, C. villoslssimum i, 



