Skunk cabbage, 73. 
Slipper-wort, L16. 
Sloe, the, 164. 
Smurt-weed, 108. 
Smexuthmannia, 153. 
Smilacew, 86; smilax officinalis, ib. 
Smoke tree, the, 170. 
Smyrnicw, 147. 
Snake root, 102. 
Snap-dragon, Alpine, 44. 
Snowberry, the, 142. 
Snow drop tree, the, 129. 
Soap, castile and other, composition 
ol, 126. 
Soap berries, 181. 
Soapwort, 191. 
Soboles, definition of the term, Il. 
Soda, constant presence of, in plants, 
Soil, office of the, with respect to 
plauts, |. 
Solanaceze, 117; solanum tuberosum, 
&c. os) ib. 
Solea, 193. 
Solenogynew, 136. 
Solidaginew, 135; solidago, 136. 
Soliva, 137. 
Sollya, 176, 
Sophorew, 166. 
Serbus aucuparia, 48. 
Sorghum, products of species of, 68. 
Sorosis, the, definition of, 35. 
Souari-nut family, the, 180. 
Sow-bread, 112. 
Spadix, explanation of the term, 23. 
Sparg ganium, 73. 
Spartina cynosuroides, 69. 
Spathe, or sheathing bract, 24. 
Spartium rubiginosum, 52. 
Spathodea, 121. 
Spear grass, 69. 
Spearmint, 115. 
Speedwell, 117. 
Speranthes, 85. 
Spermacocee, 41. 
Sphierenchyma, definition of, 2. 
Spheria, 45. 
Spherostemma, 201. 
Sphagnaceee, 63; sphagnum acutifo- 
lium, ib. 
Sphenogynew, 137. 
Spheeranthee, 136. 
Spice-bush, 107. 
Spider-wort family, the, 75. 
Spigeliew, 123; spigelia marilandica, ib. 
Spike, explanation of the term, 23, 
Spikenard, 140. 
Spinaciee, 1069; 
spinach, 110. 
Spindle tree family, the, 172. 
Spines, nature of, 10. 
Spireeacere, 163. 
Spiral cells, 3; true spiral vessels, 5. 
Spiranthide, 85. 
Spiree, 164. 
Spiroidea, or true spiral vessels, 5. 
Spirolobere, 110, 196. 
Splachnacez, 63; splachnum, 45. 
Splatter dock, the common, 199. 
Spondias, 170. 
Spore, the definition of, 9. 
Sprengelia, 130. 
Spr uce, the Norway, 90. 
Spurge family, the, 93. 
Spyridium, 171. 
Squamash, 79. 
Squash, the 155. 
St. John’s wort family, the, 184. 
Staavia, 148. 
Stachydew, 115; stachys, ib. 
Stackhousiacee, the stackhousia fami- 
ly, 172. 
Stagmaria verniciflua, 170. 
Stamens, their varying positions and 
numbers Ss, 27; principal parts of, ib. 
Stapelia, 125. 
Slaphyleacez, 171. 
Star anise, 201. 
Starch, one of the most distinctive 
characters between animal and ve- 
getable tissues. 4; object and che- 
mical composition “of, 39, 
Staticew, 112. 
Stellaria, 190. 
Stellate, 141. 
Siem, the descending, or root, 8. 
spinacia oleracea, 
INDEX TO BOTANY. 
Stems, the, of plants, varying charac- 
ters and names of, 10; various terms 
used to signify trapsverse sections of; 
ib.; difference between subterrane- 
an stems and true roots, 11; exoge- 
nous, endogenous, and acrogenous, 
11-15; functions of the different 
parts of, 15. 
Stenosiphon, 157. 
Sterculiacez, the sterculia family, 188 ; 
sterculicz, 189. 
Stevia arenaria, 51. 
Stigma, the, position and form of, 31. 
Stilaginacewe, the stilago family, 95. 
Stillingive, 99; stillingia sebifera, ib. 
Stipe, the, definition of the term, 10. 
Stipule, explanation of the term, 20. 
Stokesia, 135. 
Stomata, definition of the, 6; table of 
the number of, to the square inch 
on the leaves of several plants, 7 ; 
functions of the, 8. 
Stone crop, 151. 
Storax family, the, 128. 
Stratiotee, 86; stratiotes, 43. 
Strawberry, the, 163. 
Strelitzia, 82. 
Streptopus, 78. 
Strobilus, a species of spike, 23; defi- 
nition of the, 34. 
Strychnee, 123; strychnos nux vomi- 
ca, strychnine, ib. 
Stuartia, 186. 
Style, the, position and varied charac- 
ters of, 31. 
Stylewort family, the, 133. 
Stylidiacez, 133; stylidium, ib. 
Stylopodium, 144. 
Styphelia, 130. 
Styracacee, 128; styrax benzoin, 129. 
Sureda, 110; sueedinez, ib. 
Subulariez, 196. 
Succory, or chicory, 139. 
Suffrutex, the, or undershrub, 10. 
Sugar, three principal forms of, found 
in plants, 40; obtained from vari- 
ous grasses, 68; the sugar cane, ib.; 
obtained from various 
palms, 76—frofm species of eucalyp- 
tus, 158. 
Sumach, poison or swamp, and tan- 
ner’s, 170. 
Sumatra camphor family, the, 186. 
Sun hemp, 190. 
Sundew family, the, 192. 
Sunflower, 139. 
Surianacee, 151. 
Swartziec, 167. 
Sweet-brier, 44; sweet-gum tribe, 92; 
sweet marjoram, 115. 
Swertia, 48; swertiew, 122. 
Swietenia mahogoni, 179, 180. 
Syagrus, 77. 
Sycamine, the, of the Bible, 97. 
Sycamore, the, of the Scriptures, 97; 
the sycamore or great maple, 182. 
Syena, 78. 
Sylhet varnish, 170. 
Sylidia, 47. 
Symbols, explanation of the usual bo- 
tanical, 56, 57. 
Symphoricarpus racemosus, 142. 
Symphytum, 119. 
Symplocacee, 1545; symplocez, 129. 
Synandra, 115. 
Synchodendron, 135. 
Synconus, the, definition of, 35. 
Synthyris, 116. 
Syringa vulgaris, 126, 
Tabernem ontana utilis, the, 124. 
Vacsonia, 153. 
Tagetine, 136, 
Talauma, 201. 
Talinum, 153. 
Tallow tree, the Chinese, 99. 
Tamarack, 8&9. 
Tamaricacee, the tamarisk family, 191; 
tamarix germanica, 192. 
Tamarindus indicus, or tamarind tree, 
168, 169. 
Tamus, 87. 
Tanacetum vulgare, 139. 
species of) 
xi 
Taphrenchyma, or vasiform tissue, 5, 
Tapioca, 99, 
‘Vapura, 103. 
Taraxacum dens-leonis, 
Tarchonanthew, 136. 
Tarragon, 139, 
‘Vartarian lamb, 65, 
Tusmannia, 201, 
Tauschia, 147. 
Taxacew, 88, 
Taxine, 89; 
Taxodium, 89. 
Tea, the flowers of, 126; the tea 
family, 186; principal varieties of 
tea, ib. 
Tea berry, 131. 
Teak wood, 114, 
Teazel family, the, 139. 
Tecoma, 121. 
Tectona grandis, 114. 
Telfaireee, 155. 
Terebinthacee, 170. 
Terminalia belerica, chebula, and ca- 
tappa, 160, 
Terminology. See Definitions. 
Ternstroemiacee, 186. 
Tetragoniew, 151. 
Tetrameles, 100. 
Tetranthera, 106. 
Tetrao umbellus, 131. 
Tetratheca, 192. 
-| Teucrium, 115. 
Thalamiflore, 173. 
‘Thalamus, the, 23, 24. 
Thalictrum, 202. 
Thallogens or thallophytes, definition 
of; 10; or thallogenous plants, 11; 
characters of, 15, 57. 
Thapsiew, 146; thapsium, 145. 
Thea bohea, chinensis, &c., 186. 
Thelymitridez, 85. 
| Theobroma cacao, 188. 
| Theophrasta jussizi, 127. 
Thlaspi, 196; thlaspideze, ib. 
Thorns, difference between, 
prickles, 7; the various, 162. 
Thunbergiee, 113. 
Thuya occidentalis, 89; thuyopsis, ib. 
'Thymeleacee, 104. 
| ‘Thymus, thyme, 115. 
' Thyrse, a, how produced, 23. 
Thysanocarpus, 196. 
| Tieuteé, 123. 
| Tiliacee, 187; 
| Tilleea, 151. 
Tillandsiz, 80. 
Timothy grass, 67, 69. 
| Tissue, cellular, nature of, 2; colum- 
| nar, ib.: pitted, 3; vascular, 4; lig- 
neous, ib.; fibro-vascular and vasi- 
| form, 53 laticiferous, 6. 
Toad-flax, 116. 
| Tobacco, 118; Indian, 132. 
Toddy, obtained from a species of 
palm, 76. 
| Tofieldia, 79. 
Tomato, the, 118. 
Tonga beans, 167. 
Toothache tree, the, 174. 
Toothwort, 112. 
Torilis, 146. 
Torreya, 89, 90. 
Torus, the, 23, 24. 
Tour nefortiee, 119. 
Trachew, spurious, 5 
pee or fibro-vascular tis- 
sue, 
eadlenoaritia virginica, 75. 
Tragacanth, 167. 
‘Tragia, 99. 
Tragopogon, 139, 
Traveller's joy. 44. 
Trees, distinction between, and shrubs, 
10. 
Tremandracew, 192, 
Trepocarpus, 146. 
Tribulez, 175; tribulus, ib. 
Trichilia, 180; trichilieae, ib. 
Trichochladus, 148. 
Trichomanes, 65. 
139. 
taxus baccata, 90. 
and 
tilia grandiflora, ib. 
| Trichostema. 115. 
'Trichostomace, 63; 
trichostomum, 
48. 
Tanghin poison, the, of Madagascar, | Trientalis, 112. 
124, 
Tansy, 139. 
| Trifolium pratense, 166. 
| Triglochin, 75. 
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