SUBULARIA-THALIA. 143 
6UBULARIA. 14—1. iCruciferee,.) [From s«6Mte, an awl.] 
&qiLat''ica, {w.Ju. ©.) scape 1-2 inckes high ; radical leaves entire, subulate^ 
Water. 
6WERTIA. 4—1. (^GentianecR.) [Named from Emanuel Swert] 
&ejiex"a, (g. y. Au. J^.) stem 4-sided; branches short ; leaves opposite, sessile, 
ovate ; corolla bell-form, with horns. 18 i. Swamps. 
SYMPIIITUM. 5—1. .(,Boragin€(R.) [Prom eumphio, to unite, because it was supposed to 
heal wounds.] 
officina'le^ (comfrey, y-w. J. %.) leaves ovate-sub-lanceolate, decurrent, ru- 
gose. Naturalized. 2-4 f. 
eWIETENIA. 10—1. {MelicB.) [So named from Van Swieten, to whom a statue was erected 
by the Emperess Maria Theresa.] 
mahogin"ii^ leaves lanceolate-ovate, acuminate ; racemes axillary^ pubescent, 
Mahogany-tree. S. 
SYMPHORIA. 5—1. (CaprifoUcB.) [From the Greek, signifying a cluster.] 
glomeraHa, (r-y. Au. racemes axillary, capitate, glomerate; leaves oppo- 
site, ovate, on short petioles; flowers small, numerous; berries purple. 3-4 1« 
Sandy fields. Penn. to Car. 
mcemo'sa,{Y. Ju. T^-) racemes terminal ; corolla bearded within; leaves ellip- 
tical, ovate, opposite ; corolla pale red ; berries white. 2-3 f. Snow-berry. 
SYNANDRA. 13 — 1. (Labiates.) [From smtc, together, and aner, stamens ; so called because 
the anthers cohere.] 
grandijlo'ra, (y-w. J. '2|..) leaves cordate, ovate, acuminate, upper ones ses- 
sile, clasping; lower ones sessile^ sub-petioled ; flowers solitary, sessile. 
1 f . ^. 
SYRINGA. 2—1, (JasminecR.) [From a Turkish word, signifying pipe, because pipes were 
made from its branches.] 
vulga'ris, (lilac, b-p. w. M. T7.) leaves cordate ; flowers in a thyrse. Ex. 
per"sica, (Persian lilac, b. M. T^-) leaves lanceolate, entire, and pinnatifid. Ex. 
rAGETES. 17—2. iCorymbifercb.) 
erec"ta, (African marygold, y. Ju. leaves pinnate; leafets lanceolate, cil- 
iate, serrate ; peduncles 1-flowered, incrassate, sub-inflated ; calyx angled. 
TALINUM. 11—1. {PortulaccecR,) 
teretifo'lium, (p. Ju. %.) leaves terete, subulate, fleshy ; cyme terminal, di- 
chotomous, corymbose ; flowers pedunculate, polyaadrous. 4-10 i. Rocks. 
Penn. to Va. 
TAMARINDUS. 15—3. (LeguminoscB.) [From the Arabic tamarhindi, or Indian date.] 
in"dica, (tamarind,) leaves abruptly pinnate ; leafets 16-18 pairs, downy, ob- 
tuse, entire; flowers lateral, yellow; pods browa. Ex. 
TANACETUM. 17—2. (^Gorymbiferae,.') [A corruption of athanasia^ an ancient name for 
tansey.] 
vulga;'re, {tansey, y. Ju. %.) leaves doubly-pinnate, gash-serrate. Naturalized. 
Yar. crisfum, (double tansey,) leaves crisped and dense. 
TAXUS. 20-15. iComfercB.) 
canaden"sis, (yew, Ap. T^-) leaves linear, distichus, revolute on the margin;' 
receptacle of the striate flowers globose. 4-8 f. 
bacca'ti, (the common English yew,) leaves flat, dark green, smooth and shin- 
ing above ; flowers imbricated ; berries scarlet. 
TEUCRIUM. 13—1. (LabiatoB.) [From Teucer, who is said to have been its discoverer.] 
canaden^'se, (wood-sage, germander, r. Ju. pubescent ; leaves lance-ovate, 
serrate, petioled ; stem erect; spikes whorled, crowded ; bracts longer than 
the calyx. Var. virginicum., upper leaves sub-sessile ] bracts about the 
length of the calyx. 1-3 f. 
THALIA. 1—1. COrchidetB.) [In honour of John ThalLus.] 
dealba'ta, (p. Au. %.) spatha 2-flowered ; leaves ovate, revolute at the sum- 
mit ; panicle white-pulverulent, iS". 
