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professor of anatomy and surgery at Padua, 

 and a botanical author ; died 1625. Linn. 5, 

 Or. 1, Nat. Or. Loganiacece. These plants are 

 showy when in blossom, and therefore worth 

 growing ; a compost of loam and peat suits 

 them best, and cuttings of the herbaceous 

 species root freely in the same kind of soil, 

 under a glass. The roots of S. marildndica 

 are used in North America as a, vermifuge, and 

 if administered in large doses, it acts as a 

 powerful cathartic. 



Anthelmia . Red . 7, S. A. 11 S. Amer. 1759 



marilandica . Scarlet. 7, H. Her. P. H N. Amer. 1691 

 aplendens . Crimson 7, G. Hor. P. lfc Mexico . 1860 



Spignell. See Atham&nta. 



Spike, a long rachis of sessile flowers. 



Spikelets, in grasses, are collections of florets. 



Spikenard. See Nard6stacliys Jaiamansi. 



Spike bush. See Ekdcharis. 



Spilanthes, Jacquin. From spilos, a spot, and 

 anthos, a flower ; in allusion to the original 

 species having yellow flowers and a brown 

 disk. Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Asleracece. 

 "Worthless plants, requiring the treatment 

 commonly given to stove annuals. Synonyme: 



1, Acmilla lanceolata — Acmella, alba, brasil- 

 ensis, debilis, exasperata, oleracea, Pseudo- 

 Aemella 1, uliglnbsa. See Acanilla, Petrbbium, 

 and Plattfpleris. 



SpilocAa, Fries. From spilos, a spot. Linn. 

 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Uredinacece. This plant 

 grows upon apples, whence its specific name — 

 pbmi. 



Spiloma, Acharius. Spiloina, a spot ; appear- 

 ance of the fructification. Linn. 24, Oi\ 8, 

 Nat. Or. Parmeliacece. The species of Spilbma 

 are generally found on the bark of trees and 

 decaying wood — auralum, decolbrans, dispir- 

 sum, melandpum, microcldnum, microsedpicum, 

 murale, puncthtum, tuberculbsum, tamidulum, 

 t. cdncolor, t. detrUum, t. d&bium, t. margina- 

 tum, t. microstigma, t. rosaceum, variolbsum, ■ 

 versicolor. 



•Spinach . See Spinacia. 



Spinacia, Linn. From spina, a prickle ; in al- 

 lusion to the prickly processes of the fruit. 

 Linn. 22, Or. 5, Nat. Or. Chanopodiacem. 

 Valuable herbs, of the commonest culture, and 

 well known by the English name Spinach. 

 oleracea . . . Green . 6, H. A. 1J . 1568 



gWbra . . . Green . 6, H. A. 1£ 

 spin&sa . . . Green . 6, H. A. 1$ 



SplNA-CHRfsTi . See Zizyphus Spina-Christi. 



Spindle-mould. See Fusarium. 



Spindle-tree. See Euonymus. 



Spines, indurated and pointed branches or pro- 

 cesses, which do not fall off from the part that 

 bears them. 



Spinous, furnished with spines. 



SpirAa, Linn. From speirao, to become spiral ; 

 in allusion to the flexile branches being suit- 

 able for twisting into garlands. Linn. 12> Or. 



2, Nat. Or. Rosacea. An extensive genus of 

 very handsome plants, when in flower. _ The 

 shrubby kinds are well adapted for planting in 

 ornamental shrubberies ; and are increased by 

 layers, or cuttings of the young wood. The 



herbaceous species look well in the flower 

 , border ; and are easily increased by dividing 

 the plants at the foots. Synonymes: 1, S. 

 hypericifblia acuta ; 2, S. mbdia ; 3, & oblongi- 

 folia; i, S. sordria; 5, S. Besseriana; 6, S. 

 Ulntaria denudata ; 7, S. allaUnsis; 8, S. 

 hypericifdlia crenata; 9, S. carpinifblia ; 10, 

 S. salicifblia dlba; 11, S. hypericifdlia sa- 

 vrdnica; 12, S. grandiflbra ; 13, S. trilbla; 

 14, S. hypericifdlia uralinsis, S. crenata; 15, 

 S. argintea; 16, S. caniscens ; 17, S. corym- 

 bbsa ; 18, AmeldncAicr racembsa ; 19, S. fiexu- 

 bsa, S. dec&mbens. See GilUnia, Iloieia, and 

 Schizonbtus. 



