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Spiral, twisted like a screw. 



Spiralepis, Don. From speira, a spire, and 

 lepis, a scale ; scales twisted. Linn. 19, Or. 

 2, Nat. Or. Asterdcece. Ornamental plants. 

 For culture and propagation, see Gnaphalium. 

 Synonymes : 1, Gnaphalium declindtum ; 2, G. 

 glomerdlum ; 3, G. modistum; 4, G. squarrdsum. 

 declin&ta 1 . Brown . 8, G. Her. P. J C. G. H. 1787 

 glomerata 2 . Pur. grn. 7, G. Her. P. | C. G. H. 1774 

 modesta3 . Red . . 9, G. Her. P. 1 C. G. H. 1826 

 squarrbsa 4 . Purple . 9, G. Ev. S. 1 C. G. H. 1816 



Spiranthera, St. Hilaire. From speira, a spire, 

 and anthera, an anther ; the anthers are spiral- 

 shaped. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Rutacece. 

 A very handsome flowering, sweet-scented 

 shrub, thriving in a mixture of sandy loam and 

 peat ; and cuttings of the half-ripened wood 

 will root in sand, under a glass ; but they 

 must be planted thinly, and the glass occasion- 

 ally removed to allow them to dry, as they are 

 very liable to damp. Synonyme: 1, Terpndn- 

 thus jasminoldes. 

 odoratfssima 1 Wht. red . 7, S. Ev. S. 6 Brazil . 1S23 



SpirXnthes, Richard. From speira, a spiral, 

 and anthos, a flower ; in allusion to the spiral 

 manner in which the flowers are arranged. 

 Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat, Or. Orchidacace. The 

 species of Spirdnthes (Lady's Traces) require 

 the same treatment as the Nc6ttiai. Syno- 

 nymes: 1, Ophrys cirnua, NeSttia cirnua, N. 

 gemmipara, S. gemmipara. See Neiltia and 

 Sarcogtttlis. 



Spironema, Lindley. From speira, spiral, and 

 nema, filament. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Comm-elynacece. A Mexican herbaceous plant, 

 introduced by Mr. Barker, with something of 

 the appearance of a Sanseviera-; the flowers are 

 very fragrant, 

 fragrans . . White . 5, S. Her. P. 2 Mexico . 1839 



dulcis 

 liitea 1 

 mangffera 2 . 

 purpurea 3 . 



YeL grn. 

 White . 

 Wt. grn. 



Splachnum, Linn. From splagchnon, one of 

 the Greek names for moss. Linn. 24, Or. 5, 

 Nat. Or. Bryaceoz. These plants are chiefly 

 found growing on mountains. Synonymes: 1, 

 S. Turneridnum ; 2, S. fastigidtum ; 3, S. 

 ovatum ; i, Gr'vmmia splachnoides — ampull- 

 aceum 1, angustatum, mnioides, m. majus 2, 

 m. minus, sphsericum 3, tenue 4, vasculdsum, 

 v. rugosum. See Oprtodon and Dlssodon. 



Spleenwort. See AspUnium. 



Sp6ndias, Linn. The Greek name for a kind of 

 plum ; the fruit resembles a plum. Linn. 10, 

 Or. 4, Nat. Or. Spondidcece. The species of 

 Spdndias succeed best in a mixture of loam 

 and peat ; and cuttings of the ripened wood 

 will root in sand, under a glass, in heat. The 

 fruit of some of the species is eatable. Syno- 

 nymes: 1, S. Myrobdlanus ; 2, Manglfera pin- 

 ndla ; 3, S. Mombin.. See Buchandnia. 

 axillaris . . Yel. grn. 5, S. Ev, T. 40 Nepaul . 1824 

 acuminata . Wt. grn. 6, S. Ev. T. 40 Malabar . 1824 

 Yel. grn. 6, S. Ev. T. 50 Society Is. 1793 

 6, S. Ev. T. 30 W. Ind. . 1739 

 5, S. Ev. T. 60 E. Ind. . 1820 

 0, S. Ev. T. 30 W. Ind. . 1S17 



Sponge-tree. See Acdcia farnesiana. 



Sponia, Commerson. Linn. 23, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Ulmdcece. This giant will grow readily in any 

 common soil, but requires to be. planted in a 

 sheltered place. 

 Willdenowiana . Green . 5, H. De. S. 4 China . 



Sporendonema, Desmaztires. From sporos, a 

 seed, endon, within, and nema, a thread. Linn. 

 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Mueordeeoz. Minute 

 species ; the first is found on cheese, the last 

 on flies — edsei, mfiscce. 



Sporidermium, Link. From sporos, a. sporule, 

 and derma, a skin. Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. 

 Uredinacew. A minute plant, found on some 

 species of Thelephora— atrum. 



Sporoboltjs, R. Brown. From sporos, a seed, 

 and balh, to cast forth ; its seeds are loose and 

 easily scattered. Linn. 3, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 

 Gramindcecc. Annual grasses, of simple cul- 

 ture in any common soil, and propagated by* 

 seeds. Synonymes : ], Agrdstis didndra ; 2, A. 

 purpurdscens. 

 diandrus 1 . Apctal 8, Grass 

 elongatus . . Apetal 8, Grass 

 indicus . . . Apetal 9, Grass 

 pui-puriiscenn 2 Apetal 8, Grass 

 tenacissimus . Apetal S, Grass 

 micranthus . Apetal 8, H. A. 1 Monte Vid. 1825 



Sporochnus, Agardh. From sporos, seed, and 

 chnous, wool ; because of its reproductive 

 organs being tufted with hair. Linn. 24, Or. 

 7,^ Nat. Or. Fucdceoe. Marine plants — acu- 

 lealus, CabriroZ; ligulhtus, pedunculdtus, rhi- 

 zddes, r. major, villbsus, viridis. 



Sporocybe, Fries. From sporos, a seed, and 

 hube, a head. Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. 

 Botrytacece. Found on the decaying stems of 

 plants— byssoldes, Calicioldes. 



Spor6trichum, Link. From spora, a sporule, and 

 thrix, a hair ; alluding to the filamentous 

 sporules. Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Botrytdcem. 

 Very minute species, found in various situa- 

 tions, chiefly on decaying substances— aureum, 

 bddium, fencstrale, latebrdrum, macrospdrum, 



1 E. Ind. 

 H N. Hoi. 



2 India . 

 1J W. Ind. 



I E. Ind. 



. 1820 

 . 1S20 

 . 1773 

 . 1806 

 . 1801 



