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Sun-fern. See Polypbdium Phegbpteris. 



Sunflower. See Belidnthus. 



Sunflower. See Aciinotus Helidnthi. 



Sun rose. See Helianthemum. 



Superior, this appellation is given to anything 

 that is above the ovarium. 



Supine, lying with the face upwards. 



Supple jack. See Serjania triternata. 



Surculi, young shoots. 



Surinam medlar. See Chrysophtfllum. 



Suteria, De Candolle. See CephaUis calyclna. 



Sutherlandia, JR. Brown. In honour of James 

 Sutherland, one of the first superintendents of 

 the Royal Botanical Garden at Edinburgh. 

 Linn. 17, Or. 4, Nat. Or.. Fabacece. These spe- 

 cies are very showy when in flower ; they suc- 

 ceed best in loam and peat; and are readily 

 increased by seeds, or young cuttings. Syno- 

 nyme: 1, Colutea frutiscens. 

 frutescens 1 . Scarlet 6, F. Bv. S. 3 C. G. H. . 1683 

 canescens . . Scarlet 6, P. Ev. S. S C. G. H. 1816 

 microphylla . Scarlet 6, F. Ev. S. 3 C. G. H. . 1810 



Suture, the line formed by the cohesion of two 

 parts. 



Suwarrow nut. See Carybcar. 



Swainsonia, Salisbury. In honour of Isaac 

 Swainson, F. R. S. , L. S. , a celebrated cultivator 

 of plants, about the end of the last century. 

 His garden was at Twickenham, in Middlesex. 

 Linn. 17, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Fabaceos. Very 

 elegant shrubs, well worthy of a place in every 

 greenhouse. They succeed best in a mixture 

 of sandy loam and peat ; and young cuttings 

 root freely in sand, under a glass ; they may 

 also be increased by seeds. Synonyrn.es : 1, <S. 

 galcgifblia, S. albiflbra; 2, Colutea galegifblia. 



astragalifdlia 1 . White 7, G. Ev. S. 2 Australia . 1802 



coronilhefblia . Pur. . 7, G. Ev. S. 2 X S. W. . 1802 



galegifblia 2 . Bed . 7, G. Ev. S. 2 N. S. W. . 1800 



albiflbra . White 7, G. Ev. 8/ 2 N. S. W. . 1826 



Greyana . . . Pink. 7, G. Ev. S. 2 Australia . 1S44 



lessertisefblia . Pur. . 7, G. Ev. S. 2 N. Hoi. . 1S24 



Osbbrni . Ro.yl. 8, G. Ev. B. 2 Darl. Ds. . 1830 



violacea . . Pur. . 7, G. Ev. S. 2 Australia . 1850 



Swallow-wort. See Asclbpias. 



Swallow-wort. See Thdpsia Asclipias. 



Swammerdamia, De Candolle. In honour of John 

 Swammordam, an eminent entomologist. Linn. 

 19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Asteracece. The plants of 

 this genus only require the culture of ordinary 

 greenhouse plants. 



antennaria . Yellow . 1, G. Ev. S. 2 V. D. L. . 1840 

 glomerata . White . 6, G. Ev. S. 2 N. Zeal. . 1850 



Swamp locust tree. See Gledilschia mono- 

 spirma. 



Swamp-post. See Quircus lyrata. 



Swamp-sassafras. See Magnblia glaibca. 



Swan-wort. See Cycnbches. 



Swartzia, Willdenow. In honour of Olof Swartz, 

 M.D., a long time resident in tHeWest Indies, 

 and author of "Flora Indies Occidentalis." 

 Linn. 13, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Fabacece. The spe- 

 cies of this genus should be grown in a mixture 

 of sandy loam and peat ; and cuttings, not de- 

 prived of their leaves, will root in sand, under 

 a glass, in heat. 



grandiflbra . Yel. . . 6, S. Ev. S. 6 Trinidad . 1821 

 pinnata . . Yelsh. . 6, S. Ev. S. 6 Trinidad . 1817 



simplicifblia . Pa. yel. . 6, S. Ev. S. 6 W. Ind. . ISIS 

 tomentbsa . Yel. . . 7, S. Ev. S. 6 Cayenne . 1S26 



Swedish beam-tree. See Pyrus intermedia. 



Swedish turnip. See Brdssica camptstris ; var. 

 rutabaga. 



Sweet acorn. See QuSrcus Ballbta. 



Sweet bay. See Laurus nbbilis. 



Sweet briar. See Rbsa rublginosa. 



Sweet Calabash. See Passifibra malijbrmis. 



Sweet flag. See Acbras Odlamus. 



Sweet gale. See Mj/rica Gale. 



Sweet gum. See Liquiddmbar styraciflua. 



Sweet leaf. See Sj/mplocos tinctbria. 



Sweetia, De Candolle. In honour of Robert 

 Sweet, F.L.S., author of numerous well-known 

 botanical works. Linn. 17, Or. 4, Nat. Or. 

 Fabacece. These plants should be kept in a 

 strong heat, and grown in a mixture of loam 

 and sand. They are increased by cuttings, 

 planted in sand, under a glass, or by seeds. 

 Synonymes: 1, Galiga filifbrmis ; 2, Glycine 

 lignbsa; 3, Galiga longifdlia. 

 filifbrmis 1 . Purple 7, S. Ev. Tw. 4 S. Amer. . 1820 

 lignbsa 2 . . Purple 7, S. Ev. Tw. 6 St. Domin. 1824 

 longifblia 3 . Purple 7, S. Ev. Tw. 4 S. Amer. . 1818 



Sweet marjoram. See Origanum Majorana. 



Sweet maudlin. See Achillea agcratum. 



Sweet pea. See Ldthyrus odoratus. 



Sweet potato. See Batatas. 



Sweetsop. See Andna squambsa. 



Sweet sultan. See Ceniaurba moscJiata. 



Sweet William. See Didnthus barbatus. 



Sweet William. See SiUne Artnbria. 



Swertia, Linn. In honour of Iman. Swert, a 

 famous cultivator of bulbs and flowers, in Hol- 

 land. Linn. 5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Gentian&ceas. 

 These plants prefer a marshy or peat soil ; and 

 are increased by seeds. S. pcrinnis, though a 

 perennial, may likewise be increased by seeds. 

 Synonyme : 1, S. corniculata. 

 corniculata . Pa. grn. 8, H. A. \ Siberia . 1817 

 Michauxiana. Gm.yel. 7, H. B. % N. Amer. 1824 

 perennis . . Purple . 7, H. Aq. P. | Eng., marshes. 



Swietenia, Linn. In honour of Gerard Van 

 Swieten, a Dutch botanist, and author. Linn. 

 10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Ccdrelacea?. These inter- 

 esting and valuable plants succeed well in a 

 mixture of loam and sand ; and ripened cut- 

 tings root in sand, under a hand-glass, in heat, 

 but the leaves must not be shortened. The 

 well-known mahogany is the produce of S. 

 Mahdgoni. See Chlorbxylon. 

 febrifuga . Wht. yel. 5, S. Ev. T. 60 E. Ind. . 1796 

 Mahagoni . Red yel. . 5, S. Ev. T. 70 W. Ind. . 1734 



Swine's succory. See Bybseris. 



Sword fern. See Xiph.6pte.ris. 



Sword grass. See Alshie segetalis. 



Sword grass. See Melilbtus segetalis. 



Syagrus, Marlins. The first who wrote the 

 history of the Trojan war in verse. Linn. 21, 

 Or. 5, Nat Or. Palmacea. This palm suc- 

 ceeds in sandy loam and a moist heat ; it is 

 multiplied by seeds, 

 cocoldes . Straw . 6, S. Palm. 15 Brazil . . 1S23 



Sycamore. See Acer PseAdo-Pldtanus. 

 Sycomore. See Flcus sycombrus. 



