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alluding to the roughness of the stems. Linn. 

 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Smilacetz. Interesting 

 plants, succeeding well in any light soil ; and 

 increased readily by divisions. 



SmIlax, Linn. From smile, a scraper ; the 

 stems are rough from prickles. Linn. 22, Or. 

 6, Nat. Or. Smildceos. Climhers, of little 

 beauty. They grow well in loam and peat ; 

 and increase readily by suckers. S. Sdrsapa- 

 r'illa is well known as a restorative of health, 

 after the use of mercury. Synonymes: 1, S. 

 mauritdnica ; 2, S. lanceoldta, Watsbni. 

 China . . . Wht. grn. 7, P. Ev. CI. 4 China . 1759 

 rubens . . Grn. -wht. 7, H. Ev. CI. 6 N. Amer. 1812 

 sagittasf&lia . White . 9, G. Ev. 8. 3 China . 1820 

 Sarsaparffla . Wht. grn. 7, H. Ev. CI. 4 N. Amer. 1694 

 Wats&ni . . Wht. grn. 7, H. De. CI. 4 N. Amer. 1811 



acuminata, alpina, dspera, a. auriculdta, a. 

 mauritdnica 1, australis, bona nix, brasilUnsis, 

 cadica, canariinsis, catalonica, cumanSnsis, 

 excelsa, glabra, glauca, glycyphplla, hastdta, 

 h. lanceoldta 2, havanAnsis, herbdcea, hSrrida, 

 lanceolata, latifblia, laurifolia, longifolia, 

 maculata, nigra, ovalifblia, pedunculitis, pro- 

 lifera, Psetido-China, pubera, quadranguldris, 

 rotundifblia, syphilitica, tamnoldes, virginiiina, 

 Walteri, zeyldnica. 

 SMrTBiA, S. Kew. In honour of the late Sir 

 Jas. Edward Smith, M.D., F.R.S., and P.L.S., 

 founder of the Linnsean society, possessor of 

 the Liunaean herbarum, and author of nu- 

 merous well-known botanical works : died in 

 1829. Linn. 17, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Fabdcece. 

 The seeds of these plants should be sown in 

 pots, in a mixture of peat, sand, and loam, 

 and placed in heat. They must be potted off 

 singly, and shifted into larger pots as they 

 grow. 



fapera . . . Yellow . 7, S. A. J E. Indies . 1812 

 conferta . . Yellow . 7, S. Tr. A. J N. Holl. . 1820 

 geminifldra . Yellow . 8, S. Tr. A. i E. Indies . 1810 

 sensitlva . . Yellow . 8, S. Tr. A i E. Indies . 1785 

 purpurea . Purple . 9, 8. Ev. S. J Bombay . 1815 



Smooth, without hairs. 



Smyrnitjm, Linnceus. From Smyrna, myrrh ; 

 the plants have the odour of Myrrh. Linn. 5, 

 Or. 2, Nat. Or. Apidceas. These plants suc- 

 ceed in any common garden soil ; and are 

 readily increased by seeds. Synonymes : 1, S. 

 Dioscbridis ; 2, S. DodonoH ; 3, S. trifoliatum, 

 Thdpsia trifolidta ; 4, Sison aureum ; 5, Sison 

 integirrimum. See Onidium, Ligustieum, Pas- 

 tindca, Physosptrmum, and Zizia. 



apiif61ium . Pur. yel. 6, H. B. 1 Candia . 1731 



cicutarium . Grn. wt. 6, H. Her. P. 2 Caucasus 1827 

 Olusatrutn . Green . 5, H. B. 4 Brit. , sea coast 



perfoliatum 1 Yellow . 5, H. Her. P. 2 Europe . 1796 



r £™ d f ." ] Yellow . 5, H. B. 2 Sicily . . 1700 



, corddtum 3, aureum 4, integerrimum 5. 



Snail-flower. See Phas&olus Caracdlla. 



Snake-gourd. See TricJwsdnth.es. 



Snake-nut. See Ophiocaryon paradixum. 



Snake-root. See Aristoldchia serpentaria. 



Snake-root. See Ophiorhlza. 



Snake's-beard. See Ophiopbgon. 



Snake-seed. See Ophiosperimtm. 



Snake's-tongue. See Ophioglbssum. 



Snakeweed. See Polygonum bistorla. 



SNAKEWOOD. See Cecr&pia. 



Snakewood. See Golubrlna. 



Snapdragon. See Antirrhinum. 



Snapdragon. See Silim antvrrhina. 



Snap-tree. See Juslvda hyssopifblia. 



Sneezewort. See Achillea Ptarmica. 



Snowball- tree. See Viburnum Opulus. 



Snowberry. See OhiocScca. 



Snowdrop. See Oaldnthus. 



Snowdrop. See Anembne. sylvistris. 



Snowdrop-tree. See HaUsia. 



Snowflake. See Leucbjum. 



Snow plants. See Protocbccus. 



Snow-wort. See Chiodecton. 



Soap-bark. See Quillaja, 



Soapberry. See Sapindus. 



Soap-root, Egyptian. See Vacc&ria vulgaris. 



Soapwort. See Saponaria. 



Sobolewskia, Bieberstein. In honour of G. 

 Sobolewski, a Eussian botanist. Linn. 15, 

 Nat. Or. Brassicdceai. The seeds of this bien- 

 nial may be sown on rock- work, in any common 

 ■ soil. Synonyme : 1, Crdmbe macrocdrpa— 

 lithdphila 1. 



SoBOLfFEROUS, producing young plants from the 

 roots. 



Sobralia, H. Par. In honour of Don F. M. 

 Sobral, a Spanish botanist. Linn. 20, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Orchiddceoe. A very splendid genus 

 of terrestrial orchids, requiring the same culti- 

 vation as Peristiria. See Cattleya. 

 chloriintha . Yel. grn. . 6, S. Ter. 1 Brazil . . 1852 

 decdra . . Various . 7, 8. Ter. 2 Guatemala 1836 

 dichotoma . Bose pur. . 3, 8. Ter. 3 Peru . . 

 fragrans . . Wht. yel. . 7, S. Ter. 2 N. Gren. . 1854 

 liliastrum . White . . 7, S. Ter. 2 Guiana . 1840 

 macrantha . Crimson . 9, 8. Ter. 6 Guatemala 184* 

 splendens . Crimson . 9, S. Ter. 4 Guatemala 1846 

 sessilis . . Pink . . 13, 8. Ter. 2 Peru . . 1840 

 violacea . . Vio. wht. . 7, 8. Ter. 2 Merida 



Soda plant. See Salsola Sbda. 



Soft grass. See Hblcus. 



Sogalgina. See Galinsbgea. 



S6ja, Mcench. From sooja, the name given to a 

 sauce prepared from the seeds in Japan. Linn. 

 17, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Fabdcece. The seeds of this 

 plant may be sown in a warm sheltered situa- 

 tion in May, or raised with the tender aunuals, 

 and afterwards planted out. Synonyme; 1, 

 Dalichos Soja. 

 hfspidal . Violet .. 7, H. A. 3 E. Indies . 1790 



Solanacke, or Nightshades. This forms a 

 considerable group of plants of which the 

 potato (Solanum tuberosum), tobacco (Nicoti- 

 aiuii, henbane (Hyoscpamus), the winter cherry 

 or Cape gooseberry (Physdlis), the love-apple 

 or tomata (Lycopirsieum), and the deadly night- 

 shade (Atropa Belladonna), may be taken as 

 examples of the order. 



