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branches short ; leaves opposite, sessile, 
ovate ; corolla bell-fomi, with horns. 18 i. 
Swamps. 
pusWla, (false gentian, b. J. corolla 
rotate twice as long as the calyx ; stem 
simple, 1 flowered ; leaves oblong. 1 i. 
High mountains. 
faatii^iata, (Ju. 2^.) stem branching ; co- 
rolla bell wheel-form ; flowers fastigiate, 
clustered ; pedicels in pairs ; leaves spatu- 
late obovate, nerved. S. 
SYE'NA. 3—1. (Narcissi.) [Tn honor of Syen, 
superintendent of the garden at Leyden.] 
fiavia'tilis, (J. 2X.) leaves crowded, subu- 
late ; flowers axillary, solitary, long-pedun- 
cled ; peduncle recurved after flowering. 
2-3 i. S. 
SYM'THITUM. 5—1. {Boraginem.) [From 
sumphio, to unite, because it was supposed 
to heal wounds ] 
officina'le, (comfrey, y-w. J. 2J[.) leaves 
ovate-sub lanceolate, decurrent, rugose. 
Naturalized. 2-4 f. 
SWIRTE'NIA. )0— 1. (Melim.) [So named 
from Van Swieten, to whom a statue was 
erected by the Emperess Maria Theresa.] 
mohogari"ii, leaves lanceolate-ovate, acu- 
minate; racemes axillary, pubescent. Ma- 
hogany-tree. S. 
SVMPHO'RIA. 6—1. (CaprifoKcB.) [From 
the Greek, signifying- a cluster.] 
glomera'ta, (r-y. Au. ^ .) racemes axilla- 
ry, capitate, glomerate ; leaves opposite, 
ovate, on short petioles ; flowers small, nu- 
merous ; berries purple. 3-4 f. Sandy fields. 
Penn. to Car. 
rac.cmo'sa, (r. Ju. ^.) racemes terminal; 
corolla bearded within ; leaves elliptical, 
ovate, opposite ; corolla pale red ; berries 
white. 2-3 f. Snow -berry. 
occiden"ta'lis, leaves very large ; racemes 
drooping. 
SYNAN"DE,A. 13—1. (Labiatcc.) [From 
sun, together, and aner, stamens ; so called 
because the anthers cohere ] 
grandijlo'j-a, (y-w. J. II.) leaves cordate, 
ovate, acuminate, upper ones sessile, clasp 
iug ; lower ones sessile, sub-petioled ; flow- 
ers solitary sessile. 1 f. S. 
SYRiri"GA. 2—1. (Jasminem.) [From a 
Turkish word, signifying pipe, because pipes 
were made from its branches.] 
vulgn'ris, (lilac, b-p. w. M. Ip .) leaves cor- 
iate ; flowers in a thyr.se. Ex. 
pe/'sica, (Persian lilac, b. M. ^ .) leaves 
anceolate. entire, and pinnatifid. Ex. 
c}iiiien"sis, (Chinese lilac, b. M. Tp.) 
branches rigid, mottled ; leaves lanceolate. 
Ex. 
TAGE'TES. 17—2. {Corymbifera.) 
erec"ta, (African marygold, y. Ju. ^.) 
leaves pinnate ; leafets lanceolate, ciliate, 
serrate ; peduncles 1-flowered, incras.sate, 
Bub-inflated ; calyx angled. Ex. 
pat''ula, (French marygold, y. Ju. @.) 
(Rtera spreading ; leaves pinnate ; leafets 
lanceolate, ciliate-serrate ; peduncles 1- 
flowered, sub-incrassate ; calyx smooth. 
Ex. 
TAU'NUM 12—1. (Portulaccea:.) 
teretifo'lium, (p. Ju. 21.) leaves teret<> 
subulate, fleshy ; cyme tei-minal. dichoto- 
mous, corymbot-e ; flowers pedunculate, 
polyandi'ous. 4-10 i. Rock.s. Penn. to Va. 
parvijlo'ruvi, sm?il\\ leaves slender ; sta- 
mens 5-10. Ark. 
TAMAR1N"DUS. 15—3. (Legnminosa;.) [From 
the Arabic tamarhindi, or Indian date.] 
iii"dica, (tamarind,) leaves abruptly pin- 
nate ; leafets 16-18 pairs, downy, obtuse, 
entire ; flowers lateral, yellow ; pods brown, 
Ex. 
TANACE'TUM. 17—2. (Corymhiferce.) [A cor- 
ruption of athanasia, an ancient name lor 
tansey.] 
vidga're, (tansey, y. Ju. Z^.) leaves dou 
bly-pinnate, gash-serrate. Naturalized. 
Var. cW.s'jtTMW, (double tansey,) leaves crisp- 
ed and dense. 
huronea"siK, (y. IX-) flowers large, cor- 
ymbed ; ray-florets irregular, 4-5 cleft ; 
leaves pseudo-bi-pinnate, gash-serrate, sub- 
toraentose beneath ; pedicels thickened. 
TAX"US. 20—15. (Coniferop.) 
ca7Laden"sis, (yew, Ap. fp.) leaves linear, 
distichus, revolute on the margin ; recep- 
tacle of the starninate flowers globose. 4-8 f. 
baccn'ta, (the common English yew,) 
leaves flat, dark green, smooth and shining 
above ; flowers imbricated ; berries scarlet. 
TEPHRO'SIA. 16—10. (Lf'guviinosm.) [From 
iephros, ash colored, alluding to the foiiage.] 
Virginia' tia, (goat's-rue, r. Ju. 2X-) erect, 
villose ; leafets numerous, oblong-lanceo- 
late, acuminate ; raceme terminal, sub-ses- 
sile ; legumes falcate, villose. 1 f. Dry 
woods. 
kinpid^nla, (r. M. Z^.) stem slender, very 
much divided, pube.scent; leaves pinnate ; 
leafets (11-15) elliptic, sub-retuse, mucro- 
nate, hairy beneath ; racemes as long as 
the leave.s, few-flowered ; pods mucrouate, 
slightly hispid. 2 f. <S. 
paucifo'lia, (r. J. 2/.) stem generally de- 
cumbent, very villose ; leaves scattered, 
pinnate ; leafets oval, cuneate at base, vil- 
lose beneath ; peduncles much longer thau 
the leaves : few-flowered. S 
chrywphyV'la, (Ju.) prostrate, pubescent; 
leaves pinnate by fives, sub-sessile; leafets 
cuneate, obovate, obtuse, coriaceous, gla- 
brous above, silky beneath ; peduncles op- 
posite the leaves, long, about 3-flowered ; 
pods nearly straight. S. 
ele'ganfi, (r-p. 2^.) decumbent, sparingly 
pubescent; leaves sab sessile ; leafets (15- 
17) oblong-oval; peduncles flliform, few- 
flowered ; segments of the calyx acumin- 
ate. Ala. 
TEU'CRIUM. 13—1. (LahiatcE.) [From Teu- 
ct!r, who is said to have been its discoverer.] 
canad€Ti"se, (wood-sage, germander, r. 
Ju. 2X-) pubescent; leaves lance-ovate, ser- 
rate, pet.ioled ; stem erect; spikes whorled, 
crowded , bracts longer than the calyx. 
Var. virgi?i"iai.m, a^per leaves sub-sessile ; 
bracts about the length of the calyx. 1-3 f 
lancinia' turn, somewhat pubescent ; leaves 
pinnately 5 parted ; upper ones 3-pai-ted , 
{ segments linear ; flowers axillary, solitary, 
pedicelled ; pedicels much shorter than the 
leaves. 
