RCE MER I a' NA. 
Ro' SEA — Rose-colored. 
Ro TUN Di Fo' LI us — Round-leavcd. 
Ru' BER, Ru' BRA, Ru BKO' RUM, Ru BEr' RI MA Rcd. 
Sa LI CI Fo' LI US — Willow-leaved; from salix, a wil- 
low tree, and /alius a. leaf. 
Sal pi glos' sis — From salpi7ix, a tube, and glossa, a 
tongue ; alluding to the tongue-like style in the mouth 
of the corolla. 
Sal' VI A — From salvo, to save ; in allusion to the heal- 
ing qualities of the sage. 
San DER so' Ni I — In reference to John Sanderson, 
Secretary of the Horticultural Society of Natal, South 
Africa. 
San ford' i i. 
San GUI' NE US — Crimson ; the color of blood. 
San VI ta' li a — Derivation unknown ; probably a 
man's name. 
Sax a' ti lk — From saxatilis, that dwells or is found 
among rocks. 
ScA Bi o' SA — From scabies, leprosy ; some of the spe- 
cies are said to be useful in cutaneous diseases. 
Sca' BER — Rough, scurfy. 
Scan' dens — Climbing. 
ScHi zan' THUS — From schizo, to cut, and anthos, a 
flower; in allusion to the irregularly divided corolla. 
SCHEU ER I a' num. 
ScHULz' I I (Schultz, pronounced like Shoolts) — Refer- 
ring to John Henry Schultz, an eminent German botan- 
ist. 
Scil' la — From skyllo, to injure; the roots are poison- 
ous. 
ScRO PHu LA RI a' ce js. — A natural order of plants, in- 
cluding the Scrophularia, from which it receives its 
name ; from scrophula, scrofula, from its supposed use 
in the cure of the scrofula. 
ScY pan' THUS — From scyphos, a cup, and anthos, a 
flower; in reference to the shape of the flower. 
Sel low' II — In reference to M. Bellow. 
Sem per flo' rens — Continuous flowering 
Ser pje fo' li a. 
Se ti' ge ra — Setaceous ; bristle - bearing, having 
coarse hairs or bristles. 
Se to' sa — Setous; full of coarse hairs or bristles. 
Si be' RI CA — Siberian. 
Si' cu lum — Sicilian, of or from Sicily. 
SiE bol' di I (Sie pronounced like See.) 
Si le' NE — From sialon, saliva; in allusion to the vis- 
cid moisture on the stalks of many of the species, by 
which the smaller kinds of flies are entrapped; hence, 
also, the English name of the genus, Catchfly. 
Si LE na' CE ^ — A natural order of plants, including 
the Silene, and from which it receives its name. 
Si nen' sis — Chinese. 
Si nu a' ta — Sinuate, bending, winding. 
Skin' NER I — Referring to Captain Thomas Skinner, 
a distinguished botanist. 
So la' num — Derivation uncertain. 
So LA na' ce ^ — A natural order of plants, containing 
the Solanum, and from which it receives its name. 
SoM Ni' FE RUM (i short) — From sojnus, sleep, and fero, 
to bear; producing sleep. 
Spe CI o' SA (e short) — Showy, handsome, splendid, bril- 
liant. 
Spe ci o sis' si ma (e short) — Superlative of speciosa. 
Spe' cu lum (e short) — A looking-glass, mirror. 
Spi ca' ta — Spicate ; in the form of a spike. 
Splen' dens — Bright, shining, glittering, brilliant. 
Spra' gue a — In honor of Isaac Sprague, an American 
botanical artist. 
Sta'ti ce — From statizo, to stop; in allusion to the 
powerful astringency of some of the species. 
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Stel la' ta — Stellate ; starry, sparkling, glittering. 
Ste' RI LIS (i short) — Sterile. 
Ste' ven I. 
Sti' pa — From stipe, a silky or feathery substance. 
Stri a' ta — Striate ; striped. 
Stric' tum — Bound or pressed together. 
Stu ar' ti I. 
Su A VE o' LENS — Sweet-smelling, fragrant. 
Sub ccE ru' LE us — From sub, under, and cceruleus, 
dark-colored, dark blue, cosrulean ; a shade somewhat 
lighter than coerulean. 
SuL ca' tum — Furrowed, channeled. 
SuL PHu' RE us — Sulphur color. 
Su per' ba — Superb. 
Su SI a' na — From Susia, the ancient capital of Persia. 
Ta kes' I ma — A Japanese name. 
Tan A ce TI Fo' LI A — Tanacetum-leaved, or Tansy- 
leaved. 
Ten u I Fo' LI A — From tenuis, thin, fine, slender, 
and f alius, a leaf ; fine-leaved. 
Ter mi na' lis — Terminal. 
Tex a' num — Texan ; from Texas. 
Thel lus so' ni I. 
Thou in' i i — In reference to M. Thouin, Professor of 
Agriculture at Pans. 
Thun ber gi a' num — Referring to Thunberg, a Swed- 
ish botanist and traveler. 
Ti gri' di a (i short) — From tigris, a tiger, and eidos, 
like ; in reference to the spotted flowers. 
Ti gri' nus — Tiger-like ; barred or spotted like a Tiger. 
TiNC to' RI A — Pertaining to dyeing. 
Tra des can' ti a — In honor of John Tradescant, gar- 
dener to Charles I. 
Tri' col or (i short) — Three-colored. 
Tri cho san' thes — From thrix, a hair, and anthos, a 
flower; the corollas are ciliated. 
Tri to' ma (i short) — From treis, three, and temno, to 
cut ; in allusion to the three sharp edges of the ends of 
the leaves. 
Tri um' phans — Triumphant. 
Tro p^' o lum — From trapaion, a trophy; the leaves 
resemble a buckler, and the flowers an empty helmet. 
Tor' rey i — Referring to Dr. John Torrey, the Ameri- 
can botanist. 
Try cho l^' na — Meaning unexplained. 
Tu be ro' sa — Tuberous. 
Tu' LI PA — (Tulip,) Said to be from Thoulyban, its 
Persian name. 
Tweed' I A — In compliment to Mr. James Tweedie, 
who was an intelligent and indefatigable collector of 
plants in Brazil and Buenos Ayres. 
Um BEL la' TA — Umbellate; having the flowers ar- 
ranged in a round, flat head, with the peduncles origi- 
nating from a common center. 
U ni' CO LOR (i short) — One color. 
Va le RI a' na — Said by some to be named after Vale- 
rius who first used it in medicine; others suppose it 
to be derived from valere, to be in health, on account 
of the medicinal qualities of V. afficinalis. 
Va le RI AN a' ce ^ — A natural order of plants, con- 
taining the genus Valeriana, from which it is named. 
Va RI a' bi lis — Variable. 
Veitch' I I — Alluding to the Messrs. Veitch, the cele- 
brated florists, of England. 
Ve no' sa — Full of veins, veiny, venous. 
Ve nus' TUM — Lovely, comely, charming, pleasir.g, 
winning, agreeable, graceful, beautiful. 
Ve' ra — True, real, genuine. 
Ver be' na — Said to be from its Celtic name Ferfaen. 
Ver be na' ce — A natural order of plants, of which 
Verbena is a representative, and from which it takes 
its name. 
