SYENA— TEUCRIUM 
48: 
branches short ; leaves opposite, sessile, | 
ovate ; corolla bell form, with horns. 18 i. 
6wanip8. 
pnsW'Ja, (false gentian, b. J. @.) corolla 
rotate twice as long as the calyx ; stem 
simple, 1 flowered ; leaves oblong. 1 i. 
High mountains. 
fastigia'la, (.Ju. 2|.) stem branching ; co- 
rolla bell wheel-forra ; flowers fastigiate, 
clustered; pedicels in pairs; leaves spatu- 
late obovate, nerved. S. 
SYE'NA. 3—1 (Narcissi) [In honor of Syen, 
superintendent of the garden at I.eyden.] 
Jtiivid'iUU, (J. 2i.) leaves crowded, subu- 
late ; flowers axillary, solitary, long-pedun- 
pled ; i)eduncle recurved after flowering. 
2 3 i. 6\ 
SYM'TIIITUM. 5—1. (Boragincee.) [From 
sumjihio, to unite, because it was supposed 
to Ileal wounds ] 
officinn'Ie, (comfrey, y-w. J. 2j[.) leaves 
ovate-sub lanceolate, decarrent, rugose. 
Naturalized. 2-4 f. 
SWIKTE'NIA. JO— 1, {Melice.) [So named 
from Van Swieten, to vv'hom a statue was 
creeled by the Emperess Maria Theresa.] 
mnhngan"ii, leaves lanceolate-ovate, acu- 
minate ; racemes axillary, pubescent. Ma- 
hogany-tree. S. 
SYMPIIO'RIA. 5—1. (CaprifoUcB.) [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 field.s. 
Penn. to Car. 
racemn'sa, (r. Ju. Ip.) racemes terminal; 
•\)rolla bearded within ; leaves ellipticaL 
ovate, opposite ; corolla pale red ; berries 
white. 2-3 f. Snow-berry. 
occklai" talis, leaves very large ; racemes 
drooping. 
SYNAN"DRA. 13—1. (Labiatcc.) [From 
sun, together, and aner, stamens ; so called 
because the antliers cohere.] 
gramlijlo'ra, (y-w. J. 2X.) leaves cordate, 
ovate, acuminate, upper ones sessile, clasp 
mg ; lower ones sessile, su>'-petioled ; flow- 
ers solitary sessile. 1 f. S. 
SYRIN"GA. 2—1. iJasmincm.) [From a 
Turkish word, signifying pipe, because pipes 
were made from its branches.] 
vulga'ris, (lilac, b-p. w. M. ^ .) leaves cor- 
late ; flowers in a thyrse. Ex. 
j)er"sica, (Persian lilac, b. M. leaves 
anceolate. entire, and pinnatifid. Ex. 
chinea"sis, (Chinese Hlac, b. M. fp.) 
i)ranches rigid, mottled ; leaves lanceolate. 
Ex. 
TaGE'TES. 17—2. {Corymbiferat.) 
ered'ta, (African marygold, y. Ju. ^.) 
'eaves pinnate ; leafets lanceolate, ciliate, 
serrate ; peduncles 1-flowered, incrassate, 
sub-inflated ; calyx angled. Ex 
paf'nla, (French marygold, y Ju. 0.) 
Btem spreading ; leaves pinnate , leafets 
lanceolate ciliate-serrate ; peduncles l- 
Howered, sub-incrassate ; calyx smooth. 
Ex. 
TALI'NUM. 12—1. (PortulaccecB.) 
terelH'o'linm, (p. Ja. Zx.) leaves terete 
subulate, fleshy ; cyme terminal, dichota 
mous, corymbose ; flowers pedunculate 
polyandrous. 4-10 i. Rocks. Penn. to Va. 
pnrv ?Jlo' mm, sm-A\\; leaves slender ; sta- 
mens 5-10. Ark. 
TAMARIN"DUS. 15—3. (Legnminosce.) [From 
the Arabic tamarhindi, or Indian date.] 
in"dica, (tamarind,) leaves abruptly pin- 
nate; leafets 16-18 pairs, downy, obtuse 
entire ; flowers lateral, yellow ; pods brown. 
Ex. 
TANACE'TUM. 17—2. (Corymhifera.) [A cor- 
ruption of athanasia, an ancient name for 
tansey.] 
vnlga're, (tansey, y. Ju. 2^.) leaves dou 
bly-pinnate, gash-serrate. Naturalized. 
Var. cWs'pm, (double tansey,) leaves crisp 
ed and dense. 
hnronen"sis, (y. 2X-) flowers large, cor- 
ymbed; ray-florets irregular, 4-5-cleft; 
leaves pseudo-bi pinnate, gash-sen-ate, sub- 
tomentose beneath ; pedicels thickened. 
TAX"US. 20—15. (Conifers.) 
cnnaden"sis, (yew, Ap. ^).) leaves linear 
distichus, revolute on the margin ; recep- 
tacle of the staminate flowers globose. 4-8 f. 
bacca'to, (the common English yew,) 
leaves flat, dark green, smooth and shining 
above ; flowers imbricated ; berries scarlet 
TEPHRO'SIA. 16—10. {Legunnnosm.) [From 
tephros, asii colored, alluding to the foliage.] 
Virginia' na, (goat's-rue, r. Ju. 2^.) erect, 
villose ; leafets numerous, oblong-lanceo- 
late, acuminate ; raceme terminal, sub-ses- 
sile ; legumes falcate, villose. 1 f. Dry 
woods. 
hispid"nla, [v. M. Z/.) stem slender, very 
much divided, pubescent; leaves pinnate ; 
leafets (11-15) elliptic, sub-retuse, mucro- 
nate, hairy beneath ; racemes as long as 
the leaves, few-flowered ; pods mucronate, 
slightly hispid. 2 f. <S. 
pauciji'Iia, (r. J. 2|.) stem generally de- 
cumbent, very villose ; leaves scattered, 
pinnate ; leafets oval, cuneate at base, vil- 
lose beneath ; peduncles much longer than 
the leaves : few-flowered. S 
cnry>iophyl"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'gam, (r-p. ZJ[.) decumbent, sparingly 
pubescent; leaves sub sessile ; leafets (15- 
17) oolong-oval; peduncles filiform, few- 
flowered ; segments of the calyx acumin- 
ate. Ala. 
TEU'CRIUM. 13—1. {LabiatcE.) [From Teu 
cer, who is said to have been its discoverer.] 
canaden"se, (wood-sage, germander, r. 
Ju. 2^.) pubescent; leaves lance-ovate, ser 
rate, petioled ; stem erect ; spikes whorled. 
crowded , bracts longer than the calyx, 
Var. virgin'^icum, apper leaves sub-sessile ; 
bracts about the length of the calyx. 1 -3 f. 
lancinia'tiLm, .somewhat pubescent ; leaves 
pinnately 5 parted ; upper ones 3-parted , 
segments linear ; flowers axillary, solitary 
pedicelled ; pedicels much shorteir than toe 
leaves. 
