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contortuplicitum, cormkuldtwm, crassifblium, 

 Cummingidnum, eckshartsberge'nse, erysimoides, 

 fugax, hirsutum, hispdnicum, incdnum, trio, 



1. gdllicum 5, /. gldbrum 6, junceum, lineare, 

 nitidum, obtusdngulum, officinale 7, pannbni- 

 cum, pirsicum, pinnatifidum, polycerdtium, 



. pumilum, rigidum, runcindtum, Sophia, stric- 

 tlssimiim, subhastatum, supinum, tanacetifb- 

 liwm, t. .affine 8, t. contbrtum 9, taraxacifblium, 

 1'illiiri, torulbsum, tripinndtum. 

 SisyrInchium, Linn. From sys, a pig, and ryg- 

 chos, snout ; so called on account of swine 

 grubbing the roots. Linn. 3, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 lridoxeaz. A genus of very pretty plants when 

 in flower. They succeed well in any light 

 soil ; and increase freely by seeds or offsets. 

 Synonymes : 1, Mdriea iridioides ; 2, M. iridi- 

 fblia ; 3, S. bermudidnum ; i, M. plic&ta. See 

 JHeuthertne and Trimezia. 



anceps . . Blue . . 6, H. Her. P. 1 N. Ame. 1693 



^nunfl j- Blue . . 6, G. Her. P. 1 Bermu. 1730 



califdrnicum Yellow . 7. F. Her. P. j Califor. 1796 



chilense . . Blue . . 7, G. Her. P. 1 Chile . 1826 



convolutum . Yellow . 5, F. Her. P. $ S. Ame. 1816 



Cummingii . Crenm . 7, H. Her. P. 1 S. Ame. 1832 



gl lum° Ph * 1 " } Blue • • 8 - H - Her - P - l N - Ame ' 1832 



g 3uin llR '" j Yellow . 4, F. Her. P. 1 Chile . 1825 



pumilum . Yellow . 10, S. Her. P. 1 Chile . 



grandifl6rum White 5, H. Her. P. 1 N. Ame. 1826 



hirtellum. .White . 7, F. Her. P. % N. Ame. 1830 



iridifblium 2. Yellow . 6, F. Her. P. \ 8. Ame. 1822 



junceum . . Lilac , 6, G. Her. P. J Chile . 1832 



laxum . . Yellow . 6, F. Her. P. j S. Ame. 1818 



lut&scens. . YeUah. . 6, F. Her. P. 2 Chile .1830 



luteum . . Yellow . 6, V. Her. P. $ S. Ame. 1823 



macroce-- j. Tellsh . . 7, F. Her. P. 1 J 



phalum 1 ■ ' ^_ 



maculatum . Yel. spot 6, F. Her. P. 1 Chile . 1830 



maiale . Yellow . 3, G. Bv. S. 1 Valpara. 1832 



micranthum. Yellow . 6, G. Her. P, i S. Ame. 1815 



mucronatum Blue . . 6, H. Her. P. 1 N. Ame. 1812 



Nuttalli 3 . Blue . . 6, H. Her. P. 1 N. Ame. 1823 



odoratissi- ) wute „ p Her p t s Ame 182s 



mum . j ' 



palmUMium. White . 2, S. Her. P. 1 Brazil . 1823 



peduncu- l Yellov , . 9, F. Her. P. 1 Chile . 1827 



latum . J 



plicatum 4 . White . 2, S. Her. P. 2 W. Ind. 1779 



apecibsum . Blue . . 6, G. Her. P. 1 Chile . 1836 



striatum. . Yellow . 6, H. Her. P. 1* Mexico. 1788 



teuuifdlium . Yellow . 5, H. Her. P. J S. Ame. 1816 



Sitolobium, Desv. Linn. 24, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Polypodidcece. Stove ferns. Synonymes: 1, 

 Dicksbnia fldccida ; 2, D. glutindsa; 3, Ne- 

 phrbdium punctilobium, Dicksbnia pubiscens. 



adiantoldes . Brn. yel. 5, S. Her. P. 1 W. Indies 1834 

 cuheatum . Brn. yel. 5, 8. Her. P. 2 I. Luzon . 

 davallioldes . Brn. yel. 5, G. Her. P. 1 N. Holl. . 1833 

 flaccidum 1 . Brn. yel. 4, S. Her. P. 2 I. Luzon . 

 glutin&sum 2 Brn. yel. 4, S. Her. P. 2 E. Indies 



punctil6- I Brn. yel. 4, G. Her. P. 2 S. Amer. 1823 



mum 3 j ■ J 

 rubiginbsum Brn. yel. 5, S. Her. P. 2 Brazil . 1841 



SftJM, Linn. From the Celtic siw, water ; the 

 habitat of most of the species. Linn. 5, Or. 



2, Nat. Or. Apidcece. These plants thrive best 

 in a very moist soil ; and are increased readily 

 by dividing the roots, or by seeds. The suc- 

 culent roots of S. Sisarum were formerly much 

 esteemed in cookery under the name olSMrret. 

 Synonymes: 1, Buniwm ferulaceum, ferulce- 

 fblium ; 2, B. peucedanoides. See Brignblia, 



DrepanophpUum,Heliosciddium, Pastindca, and 



Falearia . White . 7, H. Her. P. 1J Europe . 1728 

 Sisarum . White . 7, H. Her. P. 1 China . . 1548 



angustifblium, bulbbsum, ferulaceum 1, land- 

 folium, laiifbliwm, linetire, nodifidrum, peuce- 

 danoides 2, podolicum, repens, siculum, virSscens. 

 SkImmia, Thunb. From SHmmia, a Japanese 

 word, signifying a hurtful fruit. Linn. 23, 

 Or. 1, Nat. Or. Aquifoli&cew. A plant of 

 easy cultivation in peat and loam, and in- 

 creased by cuttings planted under a glass, in 

 heat. Synonyme .- 1, Limonia Laureola. 

 japdnica . . White . 6, G. Ev. S. 25 Japan . 1845 



SKlNNfcMA, Don. In honour of Capt. Thomas 

 Skinner, a distinguished botanist, Linn. 5, 

 Or. 1, Nat. Or. Convolvulaceoe. For culture, 

 &c, see Oonv6lvulus. Synonymes: 1, Convol- 

 vulus ccespitbsus. See, also, F&chsia. 

 csespitdsa . Yellow' . 5, S. Her. P. E. Indies 1827 



Skikret. See Sium Sisarum. 



Skullcap. See Scutellaria. 



Slave- wood, or bitter damson tree. See 

 Simaruba officinalis. 



Slipper-plant, or Slipper-spurge. See Pe- 

 dil&nthes. 



Slipperwort. See Calceolaria. 



SloAitea, Linn. In honour of Sir Hans Sloane, 

 once President of the Royal Society, founder of 

 the British Museum, and Chelsea Botanical 

 Garden : died in 1753. Linn. 13, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Tilidceoe. A genus of fine lofty-growing 

 trees, with large leaves. They succeed best in 

 a mixture of loam and peat ; and cuttings of 

 the ripened wood will root in sand, under a 

 glass, in heat. 



dentata . . White . 5, S. Ev. T. 35 S. Amer. . 1752 

 sinemariensis White . 6, S. Ev. T. 20 Guiana . . 1823 



Sloe-tree. See Primus spindsa. 



Slokes. See Pbrphyra. 



Small bur. See TriumfUta Ldppula. 



Small burdock. See Xdnihium Strumaria. 



Small cardamom. See Ambmum Cardamb- 

 mum. 



Small lupine. See Lupinus nanus. 



Small monarda. See Pycndnthemum monar- 

 dilla. 



Small palm. See Sabal PalmUto. 



Small peppermint. See Thymus Pi/perUla. 



SmeathmAnnia, Be Candolle. In honour of 

 Smeathman, a naturalist, who travelled in 

 Africa, and collected many botanical specimens.. 

 Linn. 13, Or. 6, Nat. Or. Passiflordcece. A 

 very beautiful genus, which ought to be in 

 every stove. A compost of loam, peat, and 

 sand", suits it ; and half-ripened cuttings root 

 freely in sand, under a glass, in heat. Syno- 

 nyme : 1, Bulbwia insignis. 



laevigata . White . 2, 8. Ev. S. 6 8. Leone . 1823 

 pubescens 1 . White . 2, S. Ev. 8. 6 S. Leone . 1845 



SmegmAria. See Quillaja. 



Smilace.®, or Sarsaparillas. These plants 

 are not ornamental, they have a climbing habit, 

 inconspicuous flowers, and are only worth culti- 

 vating in botanical collections. 



Smilacina, Desfontaines. From smile, a scraper ; 



