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na ventrirose, recurved, so as nearly to 
close the tube. (S. 
SATURE'.ii. 13—1. (LabiatcB.) [FYom satyri, 
satyrs.] 
horten"sis. (summer savory, b-w. Ju. 
peduncles axillaiy, somewhat in a cyme ; 
leaves lanceolate, entire; stem brachiate. 
monta'na. (winter savory, ^ .) peduncles 
somewhat 1-sided ; segments of the calyx 
acuminate, raucronate ; leaves mucronate. 
SAURU'RUS. 7—4. {Naiades.} [From sawra, 
a lizard, and oura, tail.] 
cei'''niius, (lizard's-tail, swamp-lily, Au. 
TX) stem angular, sulcate ; leaves alternate, 
heart oblong, acuminate. 1-2 f. Swamps. 
SAUSSU'REA. 17—1. (EricecB.) [From saura. 
lizard, and oura, tail, alluding to the shape 
and scaly appearance of the long spike of 
flowers.] 
montico'la, sparingly woolly ; leaves lin- 
ear, entire ; leafets of the involucrum ob- 
long-cylindric, villose, lanceolate, acute. 
SAXIFRA'GA. 10—2. (Saxifrage.) [From 
saxum, a stone, KwAfrango, to breait, because 
it was supposed to be a remedy against the 
stone in the bladder.] 
virginien"sis, (rock saxifrage, w. M. ll) 
minutely pubescent; leaves oval, obtuse, 
crenate, decurrent into the petiole; flowers 
sub-sessile. 1-15 i. 
pennsylva'nica, (water saxifrage, y-g. M. 
J. H-) pubescent; leaves oblong-lanceolatft, 
acute at each extremity, obsoletely tooth- 
ed ; stem naked ; panicle oblong, flowers 
fasciculate; petals linear, longer than the 
calyx ; cap.sule superior. 18-28 i. Root 
very astringent. 
sarmento'sa, (beefsteak geranium, creep- 
ing saxifrage, w. Au. 2^.) leaves roundish, 
toothed, hairy ; sending off creeping shoots; 
2 petals in each flower elongated. Ex. 
aizo'on, {11.) leaves aggregate, spatulate, 
acutish, smooth, with cartilaginous teeth ; 
stem simple, pilose, leafy; calyx smooth. 
3 1. 
&erpyl''lifo'lia, (1(.) erect ; leaves small, 
oval, glabrous; stem 1-flowered, few-leav- 
ed ; petals obovate. 
androsa'cea, (w. 2X-) pubescent; leaves 
petioled, linear, spatulate ; stem leafy, 1-2- 
flowered. 
bronchia'lis, (2^.) stoloniferous ; leaves 
imbricate, subulate, flat, mucronate, spiuose, 
ciliate ; stem panicled. 
niva'lis, (alpine saxifrage, w. J. 2X-) 
leaves roundi.sh, wedge-form, crenate-be- 
fore, decurrent into the petiole ; stem na- 
ked, simple ; racemes crowded. 2 i. 
gefum, {11 ■) leaves reniform, toothed, 
veinless and pilose ; stem naked, panicled. 
leiican" tlhemijo'lia, (w. r. y. Ju. 11) very 
hirsute ; leaves spatulate-oval, witli acute 
and large teeth ; panicles long, diffuse ; 
calyx reflexed, persistent ; petals unequal. 
18-24 i. 
ero'm, (y-g. Ju. 2J[.) nearly glabrous ; 
leaves oblong-lanceolate, acute, erose, den- 
tate ; panicles oblong ; branches divaricate ; 
stem naked. 
semi-fuhes" cens, (y. IX) leaves »ot petio- 
led, oblong-oval, obtuse, very glabrous, 
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denticulate ; flowers pedicelled, disposed 
in dense corymbs ; calyx pilose glandulose ; 
sepals triangular-ovate, acute ; petals ovate, 
obscurely 3-nerved, somewhat equalling the 
calyx. Cultivated. 
SCABIO'SA. 4—1. (Dipsaceee.) [From scaber, 
rough ; so called from its rough surface.] 
Stella ia, (star scabious, y-w. ^.) corolla 
5-cleft, radiate ; leaves in-egularly lobed, 
and toothed ; outer crown of the seeds or- 
bicular, large, many -nerved. 
atropurpu'rea, (sweet scabious, r. 2|.) 
outer crown of the seed sliort, lobed, and 
crenate ; receptacle cylindric. 
SCHEUCHZE'RIA. 6—3. (Junci.) [Named 
from Scheuclizer.] 
palus'tris, (flowering rush, g-y. J. 2X.) 
leaves sheathing at the base, linear ; flow- 
ers in a small, terminal raceme. Swamps. 
SCHIZ^'A. 21—1. {Felices.) 
pusil'la, (one sided fern, Ju. 2^.) frond 
simple, linear, compressed, tortuous ; spikes 
conglomerate, inflexed one way. 3-6 i. 
SCHIZAN"DRA. 19—5. {MemispermcB.) [From 
schiro, to split, and anei, a stamen, the sta- 
mens being nearly separated by fissures in 
the receptacle.] 
cocciri"ea, (r. and y. M. ^.) glabrous; 
leaves alternate, lanceolate, sub-denticu- 
late, petioled, sometimes sub-cordate, climb- 
ing. 10-15 f. S. 
SCHCE'NUS. 3—1. {CyperoidecE.) 
mariscoi'des, (water-bog rush, Jn. 2^.) 
culm terete or sub-sulcate, leafy ; leaves 
channeled, semi-terete ; umbel terminal ; 
fascicles on spikes, 3 on each peduncle; 
seed naked, rounded at the base. 2 f. 
hupidn'lus, peduncles axillary and ter- 
minal, 3-spiked ; spikes globose, pedicel- 
led ; leaves filiform, hispid. S. 
effu'sus, (saw gra.ss, Au.) .stem leafy, ob- 
tusely 3-angled ; leaves aculeate ; panicle 
terminal, very long, diffuse ; pericarp ovate, 
longitudinally wrinkled. 6-10 f S. 
seta'ceus, peduncles axillary and termi- 
nal, generally 3-flowered ; stem 3-angled ; 
leaves setaceous. S. 
SCHOL"LERA. 3—1. {Narcissi.) [Named 
from a German teacher.] 
graviin"ifolia, (yellow-eyed water grass, 
y. Ju. 2X-) leaves all linear, gra.ss-like ; stem 
slender, floating. 6-18 i. 
S( HRANK"IA. 15—10. {Leguminosa.) [From 
Schrank, a German.] 
seusiti'va, prickly ; leaves pinnate ; leaf- 
ets in pairs, under ones very small. Sen.si- 
tive plant, known by some botanists as the 
Mimosa sensitiva. 
V ncina'ta, (p. Ju. 2X •) stem prostrate, an- 
gled, prickly; leaves alternate, abruptly 
bi-pinnate ; leafets small, thinly pilose, irri- 
table. 2-3 f. S. 
SCHWAL"BEA. 13—2. {Scrophularim ) [Na- 
med in honor of Schwalbe.] 
amcricafna, (p-y. J. 2^.) simple, pubes- 
cent ; leaves lanceolate ; racemes terminal , 
flowers alternate, sub-sessile. 2 f. Chaff- 
seed. Pine barrens. 
I SCIL"LA. 6—1. [From sUho, to dry; no 
