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minutum, stercorarium, sulph&reum, tenuissi- 

 mum. 



Sporules, in cryptogamic plants, those parts 

 which are analogous to the seeds of other 

 plants. 



Sprekblia, Herbert. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Amarylliddcece. For culture, &c, see Ama- 

 ryllis. 



brevis . . . Gm. red 6, S. Bl. P. 1 Bolivia 

 Cybister . . Red . . 6, 8. Bl. P. 2 Bolivia . 1839 

 formosissima Crimson. 6, G. Bl. P. 1 Guatemala 1658 

 glauca . White . 4, S. Bl. P. 1 Bolivia . 1839 



SprengELIA, Smith. In honour of Christian 

 Conrad Sprengol, of Brandenburgh, who pub- 

 lished, in 1793, an ingenious work on the 

 manner in. which insects promote the impreg- 

 nation of plants. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Epacriddcece. This very elegant little shrub 

 requires the same treatment as is recommended 

 for Epdcris. 

 incarnata . . Flesh . 5, G. Ev. S. 2 N. S. W. 1V93 



Spring grass. See Anthoxdnlhum. 



Spring salad-onion. See Allium Cepa. 



SpumAria, Persoon. From spuma, froth ; ap- 

 pearance of the species. Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. 

 Or. Lycoperddcece. This plant is found in au- 

 tumn on grass, rotten wood, &c. — mucilago. 

 See Dichospdrium. 



Spumosus, frothy. 



Spurs, long processes, like horns, produced by 

 various parts of a flower. 



Spurge. See Euphorbia. 



Spurge laurel. See Ddphne Laureola. 



Spurious, counterfeit. 



Spurless violet. See Erpetion. 



Spurret. See Spirgula. 



SquAlidus, mean, unseemly. _ 



SquamAria, scaly, covered with scales. 



SquamAria, Hooker. From squama, a scale : 

 the thallus is scaly. Linn. 24, Or. 8, Nat. 

 Or. Parmeliacem. These plants are found on 

 rocks, stones, and trees — candeldria, c. poly- 

 carpa, ccesia, c. dubia, circinata, Clementiana, 

 crdssa, elo&na, ttegans, epigdia, fulgens, gilida, 

 HooMri, hypnbrum, lanuginosa, lentigera, 

 minidta, murbrum, muscbrum, rubiginbsa, 

 saxicola, tribacea. 



Squamiform, ! f d Uke scaleS] 



SQUAMOSE, J 



Square parsley. See Mbum Bunius. 



Squarrose, spreading rigidly at right angles, or 

 in a yet greater degree. 



Squash. See Ouc&rbita Melopepo. 



Squilla. See Ornithbgalum Sguilla. 



Squill. See Scilla. 



SQUINANCT, an inflammation in the throat. 



Squirrel grass. See Hbrdeum murlnum. 



Squirting cucumber. See Mombrdica Ela- 

 terium. 



Squitch. See Agrostis vulgaris and Stolonifera. 



StaAvia, Lahl. In honour of Martin Staaf, 

 a correspondent of Linnjeus. Linn. 5, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Brunidcem. Elegant little shrubs, 

 succeeding best in a sandy peat soil ; cuttings 

 of the young wood will root readily in sand, 

 under a glass. Synonymcs: 1, Brlmia ciliata; 



2, B. glulinbsa; 3, B. radiata, Phylica 

 radiata. 



ciliatal . . White . 6, G. Ev. S. 1J 0- G- H. 1812 



glutinbsa 2 . White . 4, Qt. Ev. S. 1J C. G. H. 1793 



radiata 3 . . White . 5, G. Ev. S. 1 0. G. H. 1Y87 



nuda . White . 4, G. Ev. S. 1 C. G. H. 1821 



Stachylidium, Fries. From stachys, a spike, 

 and eidos, similar ; in allusion to the manner 

 in which the sporules are fixed on the fila- 

 ments. Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Bolrytacece. 

 Found on dead wood — bicolor, terristre. 



StAchys, Linn.' From stachys, a spike ; mode 

 of flowering. Linn. 14, Or. 1, Nat. Or. La- 

 mi&cece. A genus of rather weedy-looking 

 plants, hardly worth cultivating for ornament. 

 They all succeed in common garden soil. The 

 greenhouse species require to be treated as 

 other greenhouse plants. The perennial kinds 

 are easily increased by dividing the root in 

 spring or autumn. The seeds of the annual 

 kinds should be sown in spring, in the open 

 border. Synonymes: 1, S. crbtica, intermedia, 

 orientdlis, sibirica ; 2, S. tenuifblia; 3, S. 

 diffusa, Ibirica, seordifdlia; 4, S. 'arvinsis, 

 Mspida ,- 5, S. latifolia; 6, Hyssbpus anisatus ; 

 7, S. biennis, lusitdnica, polystdchia ; 8, S. 

 phlomoXdes; 9, Ambleia inflaia ; 10, <S. salvice- 

 folia; 11, Sidiritis decumbens ; 12, Sidlritis 

 calycdntha ; 13, Stdchys amblgua ; 14, S. Bal- 

 blsii; 15, SicUritis linearifblia. See SpJidcele 

 and Zietinia. 



arthi&pica . Purple . 5, G. Her. P. 11 C. G. H. 1770 

 angustifblia2 Purple . 7, H. Her. P. f Tauria . 1823 

 aviSbica . . Violet . 7, H. A. 1 Arabia . 1819 



arenaria 3 . Purple . 7, H. Her. P. 1J Levant . 1804 

 betonicserolia Yellow . 6, H. A. BocheUel812 



coccinea . Scarlet . 7, G. Her. P. 2 S. Amer. 1798 

 debilis . . .Pa. vio. . 7, H. Her. P. 1 S. Amer. 1825 

 Fcenieulum 6 Blue . . 5, H. B. 2 K Amer. 1824 



fruticuldsa . Purple . 1, H. E?. S. 1 Cauoas. 1818 

 glaucescens . Purple . 7, H. Her. P. 2 Caucas. 1826 

 glutintea . Purple . 6, H. Her. P. 1 Candia . 1729 

 Heraclea 8 . Purple . 7, H. Her. P. 8 Italy . 1822 

 hirsMa . . Red . . 7, P. Her. P. Mexico . 1829 

 hirta . . . Yellow . 7, H. A. 1 Spain . 1725 



inflata9 . Pink . . 7, H. Her. P. 14 Africa . 1832 

 Italica 10 . . Purple . 6, H. Her. P. 2 Europe . 

 Lamarckii 11 Yellow . 7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. 1820 

 lanata . . . Striped . 7, H. Her. P. 2 Siberia . 1782 



'"jjgfff" } Purple .7, H. Ev. S. 1$ Caucas. 1820 

 maritima' . Pa. yel. . 7, H. Her. P. 2 S. Eur. . 1714 

 obllqua . Yellow . 6, H. Her. P. 2 Hngary. 1816 

 PalKstma . Purple . 7, H Ev. S. 1 Syria . 1820 

 paucifl6ra . Yelsh. . 7, G. Ev. S. Egypt . 1834 

 pubescens 14 Yelsh. . 7, H. Her. P. 1£ Europe . 1816 

 recta . . . Yellow . 7, H. Her. P. 2 S. Eur. 1683 

 rug6sa . . Pa. yel. . 7, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. 1774 

 scordioldes . Yellow . 7, H. Ev. S. 1 Morocco 1818 

 serfcea . . Lilac . . 8, H. Her. P. 1 Nepal . 1830 

 setifera . . Bed brn. H. Her. P. 1£ Caucas. 1837 

 specidsa . . Bed . . 7, H. Her. P. 2 Mexico . 1839 

 stenophyllal5 Yellow . 7, H. Ev. S. 1J Spain . 1823 

 albicaulis, alplna 1, a. intermedia, annua, ar- 

 vinsis, dspera 4, circinata 5, Corsica, c. dlba, 

 decumbens, germdnica 7, g. puUscens, grandi- 

 dentata, hyssopifblia, mollissima, nepetcefblia, 

 palustris, p. dlba, p. hfibrida 13, p. variegata, 

 spinbsa, sylvdtica. 

 Stachytarpheta, Vahl. From stachys, a spike, 

 and tarpheios, dense ; manner of flowering. 

 Linn. 2, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Verbenacm. The 

 species of Stachytarphita thrive in a light rich 

 mould. The shrubby kinds are increased by 



