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na ventricose, recurved, so as nearly to 
close the tube. S. 
SATUAE'jl^. 13—1. {LabiatcE.) [From satyri, 
satyrs.] 
harte>t"sis. (summer savoiy, b-w. Ju. @.) 
peduncles axillary, s^omewhat in a cyme ; 
leaves lanceolate, entire; stem brachiate. 
ntonta'iia. (winter savory, Ip.) peduncles 
somewhat 1-sided ; segments of the calyx 
acuminate, mucronate ; leaves mucronate. 
SAURU'RUS. 7—4. (Naiades.} [Fromsaura, 
a lizard, and oura, tail.] 
ce/'uims, (lizard's-lail, swamp-lily, Au. 
i4-) stem angular, sulcate ; leaves alternate, 
heart-oblong, acuminate. 1-2 f. Swamps. 
SAUSSU'REA. 17—1. (Ericece.) [Fromsaura. 
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. (Saxifragce.) [From 
saxum, a stone, and frango, to break, because 
it was supposed to be a remedy against the 
stone in the bladder.] 
virgitiicn"sis, (rock saxifVage, w. M. 11.) 
minutely pubescent; leaves oval, obtuse, 
oienate, decurrent into the petiole; flowers 
3ub-sessile. 1-15 i. 
penusylva'uica, (water saxifrage, y-g. M. 
J. ll) 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 
veiy astringent. 
sarmeyUo'sa, (beefsteak geranium, creep- 
ing saxifrage, w. Au. 2^.) leaves roundish, 
toothed, hairy; sending off creeping shoots; 
2 petals in each flov/er elongated. Ex. 
aizo'o/i, (11.) leaves aggregate, spatulate, 
acutish, smooth, with cartilaginous teeth ; 
stem simple, pilose, leafy; calyx smooth. 
3 i. 
serpyl"lifo'lia, (2^.) erect; leaves small, 
oval, glabrous; stem 1-flowered, few-leav- 
ed ; petals obovate. 
androsa' cea, (w. ZJ!.) pubescent; leaves 
petioled, linear, spatulate ; stem leafy, 1-2- 
flowered. 
bronchia'lis, [11.) stoloniferous; leaves 
imbricate, subulate, flat, mucronate, .spinose, 
ciliate ; stem panicled. 
niva'li.'i, (alpine saxifrage, w. J. 11-) 
leaves ronndi.sh, wedge-form, crenate-be- 
fore, decuiTcnt into the petiole ; stem na- 
ked, simple ; racemes crowded. 2 i. 
ge'um, (74..) leaves reniform, toothed, 
veinless and pilose ; stem naked, panicled. 
leucan"themifo'lia, (w. r. y. Ju. 2/.) very 
hirsute; leaves spatulate-oval, with acute 
and large teeth ; panicles long, diffuse ; 
^alyx reflexed, persistent ; petals unequal. 
18-24 i. 
ero'sa, (y-g. Ju. 11.) nearly glabrous ; 
leaves oblong-lanceolate, acute, erose, den- 
tate ; panicles oblong ; branches divaricate ; 
stem naked. 
sem?-pubes"cens, (y. ZJ!.) leaves lOt petio- 
\ed, oblong-oval, obtuse, very glab'ous. 
denticulate ; flowers pedicelled, disposed 
in dense corymbs ; calyx pilose-glandulose 
sepals triangular-ovate, acute ; petals ov^ate, 
obscurely 3-nerved, somewhat equalling the 
calyx. Cultivated. 
SCABIO'SA. 4—1. {Dipsaceai.) [From scaher, 
rough ; so called from its rough surface.] 
stella'ta, (star scabious, y-w. @.) corolla 
5-cleft, radiate ; leaves irregularly lobed, 
and toothed ; outer crown of the seeds or- 
bicular, large, many-nerved. 
atropiirpu'rea, (sweet scabious, r. 11.) 
outer crown of the seed sliort, lobed, and 
creuate ; receptacle cylindric. 
SCHEUCHZE'RIA. 6—3. (Junci.) [Named 
from Scheuchzer.] 
palus'tris, (flowering rush, g-y. J. IX-) 
leaves sheathing at the base, linear; flow- 
ers in a small, terminal raceme. Swamps. 
SCHIZJ^'A. 21—1. {Felices.) 
pusWla, (one sided fern, Ju. l^.) frond 
simple, linear, compressed, tortuous ; spikes 
conglomerate, inflexed one way. 3-6 i. 
SCHIZAN"DRA. 19—5. {Memispermce.) [From 
schiro, to split, and anei, a stamen, the sta- 
mens being nearly separated by fissures in 
the receptacle.] 
cocci7i"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. (CyperoidecB.) 
mari.'icoi'des, (water-bog rush, Ju. 2^.) 
culm terete or sub-sulcate, lealy ; leaves 
channeled, semi-terete ; umbel terminal ; 
fascicles on spikes, 3 on each peduncle; 
seed naked, rounded at the ba.'^e. 2 f. 
hispidu'lus, peduncles axillary and ter- 
minal, 3-spiked ; spikes globose, pedicel- 
led ; leaves filiform, hispid. S. 
effu'sus, (saw grass, An.) 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. 
SCnOL"LERA. 3—1. (Narcissi.) [Named 
from a German teacher.] 
gravii?i"ifolia, (yellow-eyed water grass, 
y. Ju. 2^.) leaves all linear, grass-like; stem 
slender, floating. 6-18 i. 
S(^HRANK"IA. 15—10. (Leguminosm.) [From 
Schrank, a German.] 
sensiti'va, prickly ; leaves pinnate ; leat- 
ets in pairs, under ones very small. Sensi- 
tive plant, known by some botanists as the 
Mimosa sensitiva. 
uncina'ta, (p. Ju. 11 .) stem prostrate, an- 
gled, prickly; leaves alternate, abruptly 
bi-pinnate ; leafets small, thinly pilose, irri 
table. 2-3 f. S. 
SCHWAL"BEA. 13—2. (Scrophularice ) [Na- 
med in honor of Schwalbe.] 
america' na, (p-y. J. 2^-) simple, pubes- 
cent ; leaves lanceolate ; racemes terminal , 
flowers alternate, sub-sessile. 2 f. Chaff 
seed. Pine barrens. 
SCIL"LA 6—1. [From skil^ to djy; .ii 
