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obtus7fo hns, (J. 21) valves ovate, tooth- 
ed, one chiefly granuhferoas ; radical leaves 
heart-oblong, obtase; stem a little scabrous. 
Introduced. 2-3 f. 
alpi'iLua, polygamous; valves veined, 
very entire, naked ; leaves cordate, obtuse, 
wrinkled, large, rhubarb-like. New Ha- 
ren. Conn. 
palli'dus, (white dock, J. TJ..) valves 
ovate, entire, hardly larger than the grain ; 
spikes slender; stems numerous; leaves 
lance-linear, acute. Salt marshes. 
verticilla'tus, valves entire, graniferous ; 
flowers seraiverticillate ; racemes leafless; 
leaves lanceolate ; sheaths cylindrical. 2 f. 
saugiii ii"ens, valves oblong, small, one 
graniferous; leaves heart-lanceolate, mostly 
variegated with red. 2-3 f. 
acn'tvs, (M. 2X.) valves oblong, some- 
what toothed, all graniferous ; leaves cor- 
date, oblong, acuminate, large ; whorls 
leaty. Introduced. 2-3 f. 
aquafiats, (water dock, Ju. 2^. ) valves 
ovate, entire, graniferous ; leaves lanceo- 
late, acute ; flowers whorled. 
bntan"nic7i.s, (yellow-rooted water dock, 
J. 2X-) valves entire and graniferous; 
leaves broad-lanceolate, flat, smooth ; whorls 
of flowers leafless; sheaths obsolete. 2-3 
f. Swamps. 
p}d"cker, (Ju. Z/.) valves toothed, one 
con-spicuously graniferous ; radical leaves 
panduriform. Naturalized, 
veno'sns, (Ap. 2^.) valves large, heait- 
reniform, entire, net-veined ; leaves small, 
lance oval, entire, veined. 12 f. (S. 
hastatu'lus, (Ap. 2^.) valves round-cor- 
date, entire, graniferous ; leaves petioled, 
oblong, hastate ; auricles entire. Diojcious. 
1-3 f. 5^. 
penic"aroi'des, (Ju. valves toothed, 
graniferous ; leaves lanceolate, petioled, un- 
dulate, entire, smooth. 6-12 i. S. 
crii^pntu'bts, valves obtusely cordate, 
^rested, 3 toothed ; one naked, two une- 
qually graniferous ; spikes leafless ; lower 
leaves oval ; upper ones lanceolate, all un- 
dulate. iS. 
RUP'TlA. 4—4. {AroidecB.) 
mariti'mn, (sea teasel-grass, J. 2^.) float- 
ing ; leaves pectinate, obtuse ; flowers 
spiked. 
RU'TA. 10—1. (Rutaceai.) [From ruo, to 
preserve, because it was supposed to pre- 
serve health. 
grave' olens, (rue,) leaves more than de- 
compound ; leafets oblong, terminal ones 
obovate ; petals entire. Ex. 
SA'BAL. 6—3. {PaltncE.) 
pu'mila, (Ju. ^ .) leaves fan-shape ; scape 
panicled ; flowers sub-sessile, small ; berry 
dark-colored. 4 6 f, Florida. 
r)iin"i'ina, root creeping ; fronds palmate, 
plicaVe ; fruit brownish. 8 i. S. 
SABBA'TIA. .5—1. (Gentianem.) [In honor 
of Ldberatus Sahbati, author of a work called 
*' Hortus Roinanus."] 
cfnnpnmdii'ia, (p. Au. $ .) stem terete ; 
•eaves lanceolate-linear, smooth ; calyx as 
'ong ae vhe corolla. 1 ^ Flowers termi- 
I nal, sub-solitary, on long branches. 
! grounds. 
i stella'ris, segments of the calyx half as 
I long as the corolla; leaves somewhat fleshy 
I obscurely 3-nerved ; flowers solitary, at tha 
extremity of the branches, forming a 
small corymb ; rose-colored. 12-18 i. Sail 
marshes. 
angnla'ris, (American centaury, r. Au. 
@. and <J .) stem square, somewhat wing- 
ed ; leaves clasping ; branches opposite 
1- 2 f. 
calyco'sa, flowers 7-9-parted ; calyx leaiy , 
leaves sessile. 
corymho'sa, (w. S.) flowers corymbed, 
corymbs few-flowered ; leaves somewhat 
clasping; corolla 4-6 parted. Swamps. 
chloroi'dcs, (r. Au. $ .) weak; leaves 
lanceolate, erect; branches few, 1-flowered; 
flowers 7-12 parted; segments of the calyx 
linear, shorter than the corolla. Var. erec'- 
ta, stem erect, rigid; leaves linear; corolla 
generally 10 parted ; segments lanceolate. 
Var. coria'cea, stem sparingly branched, 
erect; lower leaves sub-oval ; corolla thick, 
coriaceous, 18 parted. Vav.Jlexuo'sa, stem 
flexuous; leaves lance linear; corolla 12- 
parted ; segments long, lanceolate. 2-3 f. 
panicula"ta,{sN , Au. 2^.) much branched ; 
panicle difFu.se ; leaves linear-lanceolate ; 
stem sub-terete ; branches alternate. 1-2 f. 
krachia'ta, (r. Ju.) leaves lanceolate ; 
panicle long ; branches brachiate, about 3- 
flowered ; corolla twice as long as the ca- 
lyx ; stem erect, slightly angled. S. 
gentianoi'des. (r. Au.) erect; leaves long, 
linear, a(3ute ; flowers axillary and termi- 
nal, .sessile, upper ones crowded ; corolla 
about 10-parted. S. 
SAC'CHARUM. 3—2. (Graminece.) [The 
name is said to be of Arabic origin, derived 
from soukar, sugar.] 
qfficina'rum, (sugar-cane,) flowers pani- 
cled ; in pairs, one sessile and one pedi- 
celled ; corolla 1-valved, awnless. From 
the East Indies. 
SAGI'NA. 4—4. (Cnryophyllea.) 
procum"bem, (pearl -wort. w. Ju. 2^.) 
stems procumbent, smooth, branched ; 
leaves linear-mucronate ; petals very short. 
2- 4 i. Borders of streams. Peduncles 
larger than the leaves. 
ape'tala, (^.) stems somewhat erect, sub- 
pubescent ; flowers alternate ; petals nearly 
obsolete, pale green. 
ered'ta, (^.) glabrous; stem about 1- 
flowered ; leaves linear, acute ; peduncles 
strict ; sepals, petals, and stamens 4. 2 i 
Introduced. 
fontina'lis, (Ap. @.) apetalous, stem pro- 
cumbent, branching, dichotomous above; 
leaves opposite, linear-spatulate, eu*ire ; 
pedicels solitary, alternate, longer than ihe 
leaves. 8-15 i. 
SAGITTA'RIA. 19—12. [Juncm.) [From 
sagitla, an arrow ; so called from the shape 
of the leaves of some of the species.] 
sagittifo'lia, (arrow head, w. Ju. 2X.) 
leaves lanceolate, acute, sagittate, lobes 
lanceolate, acute, straight. Var. latifo'lia. 
leaves ovate, sub-acute, sagittate ; lobes 
