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This genus of plants is ranged in the fil'd feftion of 
Linnaeus’s fourth clafs, which includes thofe plants 
whofe flowers have four ftamina and one ftyle. This 
title of the genus was given to it by Dr. Dillenius, in 
honour of the late Dr. William Sherard, whom Boer- 
haave calls the prince of botanifrs. 
We have but one Species of this genus, viz. 
Sherardia (Arvenfis) foliis omnibus verticillatis, fiori- 
bus terminalibus. Lin. Sp. Plant. 102. Sherardia with 
all the leaves placed in whorls round the ft alks, and flowers 
terminating them. Aparine fupina, pumila, flore cas- 
ruleo. Tourn. Inft. 114. Low fupine Clivers with a 
blue flower. 
It grows naturally amongft the Corn in many parts of 
England •, it is an annual plant, with trailing ftalks 
which fpread on the ground, are fometimes a foot 
long, and garnilhed with Ihort acute -pointed leaves 
growing in whorls, fome of which have four, others 
five and fix, and fome have eight leaves in each whorl. 
From the fide of the ftalks come out the foot-ftalks of 
the flowers, which fuftain one whorl of leaves upon 
which the flowers fit very clofe *, there are generally 
five or fix flowers upon each whorl ; they are blue, 
and have pretty long tubes, which are cut into four 
fegments at the the top fpreading open. Thefe flowers 
appear in June, and their feeds ripen in autumn. 
SHERARDIA. Vaill. See Verbena. 
SIBBALDIA. Lin. Gen. 393. Baftard Cinquefoil. 
The Characters are, 
The flower hath a permanent empalement of one leaf \ cut 
half way into ten fegments , and five oval petals infer ted 
into it, and five hair-like ftamina which are floorter than 
the corolla , joined to the empalement , terminated by fmall 
obtufe fummits. It hath five oval floor t germen, with a 
ftyle faftened to the middle , crowned by headed Jligmas 
the calyx inclofes five oblong feeds. 
This genus of plants is ranged in the fifth febtion of 
Linnaeus’s fifth clafs, which includes fuch plants 
whofe flowers have five ftamina and five ftyles. 
The Species are, 
1. Sibbaldia ( Procumbens ) foliolis tridentatis. Flor. 
Lap. hi. 'Trailing Baftard Cinquefoil. Fragarias fyl- 
veftris affinis planta, flore luteo. Sibb. Scot. 2. p. 25. 
A plant near of kin to the Wild Strawberry. 1 
2. Sibbaldia ( Obiopetala ) floribus oblopetalis. Baftard 
Cinquefoil with eight petals to the flower. 
The fil'd fort has been known many years •, this grows 
upon moift ground on the Highlands in Scotland, 
and is with difficulty preferved in gardens ; it is a low 
plant, whofe leaves end in three points ; the flowers 
are fmall and yellow, but it rarely produces feeds in 
gardens, therefore the plants muft be procured from 
the places where they naturally grow ; and if they 
are planted in a moift foil and a lhady fituation, they 
will thrive tolerably well and produce flowers. 
The fecond fort has been lately dilcovered in the 
weft part of Scotland •, this hath larger flowers than 
the firft, and have eight petals to each. 
This may be treated in the fame manner as the other 
fort. 
SIBTHORPIA. Lin. Gen. Plant. 775. Baftard 
Moneywort. 
The Characters are. 
The flower hath a permanent empalement of one leaf. \ cut 
into five fpreading fegments •, it hath one fpreading petal 
divided into five equal parts , and four hair-like ftamina , 
terminated by heart-Jhaped fummits , with a roundifh com- 
prejfed germen , fupporting a cylindrical ftyle the length of 
the flower, crowned by a depreffed ftigma the empalement 
becomes an orbicular comprejfed capfide opening with two 
valves, containing roundifh convex feeds. 
This genus of plants is ranged in the fecond febfion 
of Linnseus’s fourteenth clafs, which includes thofe 
plants whofe flowers have two long and two fliortfta- 
mina, and the feeds are included in a capfule. 
We have but one Species of this genus in Eng- 
land, viz. 
Sibthorpia ( Europaa ) foliis reniformibus fubpeltatis 
crenatis. Amcen. Acad. 3. p. 22. Baftard Moneywort, 
with kidney-fhaped crenated leaves. 
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This plant grows naturally in moift places in Cornwall^ 
Devonfhire, and other parts of England, from whence 
the plants or feeds may be procured, which, if planted 
or fown in pots, and placed in the ftiade and kept 
moift, will thrive very well in gardens. 
SICYOS. Lin. Gen. Plant. 971. Sicyoides. Tbiirrh 
Inft. 103. Single-feeded Cucumber. 
The Characters are, 
It hath male and female flowers on the fame plant ; the 
male flowers have a bell-jhaped empalement of one leaf \ 
with five indentures. The petal is b ell- fh aped, of one 
leaf, growing on the empalement , they have each three 
ftamina, which are united above, terminated by fummits 
joined in a Bead. The female flowers are like the male , 
and fit upon the germen •, they have no ftamina, but the 
germen fupports a cylindrical ftyle crowned by a thick three- 
pointed ftigma. The germen afterward becomes an oval 
fruit fet with briftly hairs , having one cell, containing a 
Jingle feed of the fame floape. 
This genus of plants is ranged in the tenth feftion of 
Linnaeus’s twenty-firft clafs, which includes thofe 
plants which have male and female flowers on the 
fame plant, and their ftamina are connefted together,, 
Tournefort places it in the feventn fedion of his firft: 
clafs, which contains the herbs with a bell-fhaped 
flower of one petal, whofe empalement turns to a 
fruit for the moft part flefny. 
The Species a,re, 
1. Sicyos ( Angiuata ) foliis angulatis. Hort. Cliff. 452, 
Sicyoswith angular leaves. Sicyoides Americana, fruc- 
tu echinato, foliis angulatis. Tourn. Inft. 103. Ame- 
rican, prickly, one-feeded Cucumber with angular leaves. 
2. Sicyos (. Laciniata ) foliis laciniatis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 
1013. Sicyoswith cut leaves. Sicyoides Americana, 
frudu echinato, foliis laciniatis. Plum. Cat. 3. Ame- 
rican, prickly , one-feeded Cucumber with cut leaves. 
The firft fort grows naturally in North. America ; this 
is an annual plant, which rifes with two large feed- 
leaves like thofe of the Cucumber ; the ftalk is trail- 
ing, and has tendrils, by which it fattens itfelf to the 
neighbouring plants, and will rife fifteen or fixteen 
feet high, dividing into many branches, which are 
garniffied with angular leaves like thofe of the Cu- 
cumber. The flowers come out upon long foot- 
ftalks from the fide of the branches, Handing in cluf- 
ters ; they have, male, which are barren flowers, and 
female fruitful flowers on the fame plant, which are 
fmall, of a pale lulphur colour, and are fucceeded by 
prickly oval fruit containing one feed ; the flowers ap- 
pear in June and July, and the feeds ripen in autumn. 
If thefe are permitted to fcatter, the plants will come 
up in the fpring better than when fown by hand, and 
require no other care but to keep them clean from 
weeds. Thefe plants ramble, and take up too much 
room for fmall gardens, and therefore ffiould be al- 
lowed a place near a hedge upon which they may 
climb ; they do not bear tranfpl^nting well, unlefs 
when they firft come up. 
The fecond fort grows naturally in the Weft-Indies ; 
this is alfo an annual plant, with trailing ftalks like 
the former, but the leaves of this are cut into feverai 
fegments. The flowers are larger than thofe of the 
former, and are of a deeper colour ; the fruit are not 
quite fo large, nor fo clofely armed with prickly hairs, 
in which confifts their difference. 
This fort is not fo hardy as the firft, therefore who- 
ever has a mind to cultivate it, muft fow the feeds 
upon a hot-bed in the fpring, and treat the plants in 
the fame way as Cucumbers and Melons, keeping 
them under frames, otherwife the feeds will not ripen 
in England ; but the plants will require more room 
than either of the former, fo that one or two plants 
will be enough for curiofity, as they have no great 
beauty or ufe. 
S I D A. Lin. Gen. Plant. 747. Malvinda. Dillen. Hort. 
Elth. 1 71, 172. Indian Mallow. 
The Characters are, 
The empalement of the flower is Jingle , permanent , angu- 
lar, and Jive-pointed. The flower is of one petal, cut into 
five broad fegments which are joined at their bafe, and are 
s indented 
