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SaRorriNOs, late, or evening-flowered. 
SbrpIcOla, Linn. From serpo, to creep; in reference 
to the habit of the species. Linn. 21, Or. 5, Nat. Or. 
Onagracece. This plant grows in any common soil, 
and is readily multiplied by dividing the creeping 
shoots. 
repens .... Whits . 7, G. Her. Cr. C. G. H. . 1789 
Serrate, cut like the teeth of a saw. 
SerratOla, Linn. From «erra, a saw ; the leaves are 
edged with cutting teeth. Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 
Composite. All the species of Serratula succeed 
well in any common soil. The herbaceous kinds 
are increased by seeds or divisions of the roots ; the 
annuals and biennials merely require sowing in the 
open ground. Synonymes; 1. Cenlaurea Behen. 2. 
S. alata, Carduus cyanoides. S. Cnicus centaur ioiUes. 
4. Carduua nitidus. 5. S. linearifoUa. 6. Centaurea 
nifens. 7. Carduus cerinfhoides, cerinthifolius, glau- 
cus. 8. Carduus pannonicus, terraluluides, Cnicus 
pannonicus. 9- S. ambigua, Carduus polyelonos. 10. 
5. centaur ioides. 11. S. simplex. 
al5(a .... Purple . 7. H. Her. P. 
arefiti .... Purple . 9, H. Her. P. Hungary . 1824 
fispera .... Purple . 8, H. A. Nepal . . 1821 
Behen, 1 . . . Yellow . 7, H. B. Levant . .1797 
casplcit . . . Purple . 7, H. Her. P. Caspia . . 1820 
centaurioidas . Purple . 7> H. Her. P. Siberia . . 1804 
coronaUi . . . Purple . 7, H. Her. P. Siberia . . 1739 
cyanoidSs, 2 . . Red . . 7. H. Her. P. Siberia . . 1778 
cvTiaroides, 3 . Purple . 7, H. Her. P. Pyrenees . 1640 
depressa . . . Purple . 7. H. Her. P. Caucasus . 1818 
el^Eans . . . Purple . 7» H. Her. P. Caucasus . 1819 
gUaca .... H. Her. P. Russia . .1831 
heterophvlia . . Purple . 7, H. Her. P. Dauphiny . 1824 
Kitaibelli, 4 . . Purple . 7. H. Her. P. Hungary . 1816 
multiflura, 5 . . Purple . 7, H. Her. P. Siberia . . 1816 
nitens, 6 . . . Purple . 7» H. R Caucasus . 1823 
nitida .... Purple . 7» H. Her. P. Siberia . . 1827 
nudicaulTs, 7 • Purple . 7i H. Her. P. S. Eur. . . 1739 
pannOnIca, 8 . Purple . 7, H. Her. P. Hungary . 1810 
Picris .... Purple . 7i H. Her. P. Caucasus . 1822 
polvclonos, 9 . Purple . 7, H. Her. P. Caucasus . 1820 
pulchelU . . . Purple . 7, H. Her. P. Siberia . . 1820 
auinquefblla . . Purple . 7, H. Her. P. Persia . . 1804 
radiata, 10 . . Purple . 7, H. R Hungary . 1800 
simplex . . . Purple . 7> H. Her. P. Nepal . . 1821 
stoechadifOlI^ . Purpl# . 7, H. Her. P. Tauria . . 1820 
tincturlA . . . Purple . 8, H. Her. P. Britain . . 
alba .... White . 8, H. Her. P. Britain . . 
transylvanici, 1 1 Purple . 7t H. R Transylv. . 1818 
zeranthemoldas . Purple . 7) H. Her. P. Caucasus . 1825 
Skrratures, the teeth of a serrated leaf. 
Serrueateo, having small serratures on the margin. 
SerrurTa, Salisbury. In honour of Dr. James Ser- 
rurier, professor of botany at Utrecht. Linn. 4, 
Or. 1, Nat. Or. Proteacece. A genus of very de- 
sirable greenhouse shrubs. For culture and pro- 
pagation, see Protea. Synonymes: 1. S. arenaria. 
2. Prutea decumbens. 3. P. abrotanifolia odorata. 
abrutanifolla . . Pink . . 7, G. Ev. S. C. G. IL . 1803 
adscendens . . Purple . 7> G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1819 
amula .... Purple . 7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 18!'3 
arenarlil . . . Purple . 7i G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1803 
artemisimf/ilia . Purple . 7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1789 
BurmAnni ’. . Purple . 7- G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1786 
ciliaU .... Purple . 7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1803 
coneesta . . . Purple . 7. G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1820 
crithmifulia . . Red . . 7. G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1818 
cvanoides . . . Purple . 7> G. £v. S. C. G. H. . 1803 
decTpiens ... Purple . 7i G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1806 
decumbens. . . Purple . 7» G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1818 
diffusa .... Purple . 7. G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1810 
elongata . . . Purple . 7> G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1810 
emarginata, 1 . . Pink i . 7, G. Ev. S. C. 0. H. . 1800 
foeniculacea . . Purple . 7> G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1820 
flagellaris . . . Purple . 7. G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1816 
flOrida .... Purple . 7. G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1824 
glaharrima . . . Purple . 7» G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1825 
glomerata . . . Purple . 7> G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1789 
niillefOlia . . . Purple . 7. G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1803 
nitida .... Purple . 7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1823 
NivenI, 2 . . . Purple . 7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1800 
odorata, 3 . . . Pink . . 7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1803 
parills .... Pink . . 7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. .1803 
pedunculata . . Purple . 7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1789 
phvlicoldas . . Purple • 7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1789 
pinnata .... Pink . . 7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1803 
Roxbiirghn . . White . . 7, G. Ev. S. R G. H. . 1806 
rubricaSis . . . Purple . 7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. .1818 
scoparia . . . Purple . 7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1809 
squarrosa . . . Purple . 7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1810 
triternata . . . Purple . 7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1802 
villosa .... Purple . 7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1829 
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SersalMa, R. Brorvn. In memory of John Baptiste 
Sersalis, a Neapolitan ecclesiastic, much praised 
by Fabius Columna. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Sapo- 
tacece. This shrub thrives best in a mixture of 
loam, peat, and sand ; and cuttings root freely in 
sand, under a glass. Synonyme: 1. Sideroxylon 
sericeum, 
sericea, 1 . . . Wliite . . S. Ev. S. N. HolL .1772 
SKR^^CE, see Pgriis Sorbus. 
Sesamum, Linrueus. From sempsen, the Egyptian 
name of one of the species. Linn. 14, Or. 2, Nat. 
Or. Pedaliacex. Only worth growing as botanical 
curiosities. They require the same treatment as 
other tender annuals. The seeds contain an abun- 
dance of oil, which might be substituted for olive 
oil ; it is procured from them in Egypt in great 
quantities. 
indicum . . . Pa. pur. . 7i S. A. E. Ind. . . 1731 
orientala . . . White . . 7, S. A E. Ind. . . 1731 
Sesbania, Persoon. From Sesban, the Arabic name 
of S. (xgyptiaca. Linm. 17, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Legu- 
minosx. Interesting plants, requiring to be kept 
in a strong heat, or they will not thrive. A mix- 
ture of loam and peat suits them; and cuttings of 
the shrubby kinds will root in sand, under a glass, 
in heat. The annual species are increased by seeds, 
which they sometimes produce in this country. 
Synonymes: 1. ./Eschynomene Sesban. 2. .<5E. ean- 
nabina. 
aculeatA . . . Yellow . 7, S. A. E. Ind. . . 1690 
ifigvptiac^, 1 . . Yellow ^ 7» S. Ev. S. Egypt . . 1680 
affinis, 2 . . . Yellow . 7, S. A E. Ind. . . 1800 
canni.bluS . . . Yellow . 7. S. A. E. Ind. . . 1800 
grAcIlis .... Yellow . 7> S. A. . 1820 
maoroeSrpi . . Yellow . 7, S. A. Louisiana . 1820 
occidentalls . . Yellow - 7, S. Ev. S. W. Ind. . 1816 
paludOsa . . . Yellow . 7, S. A. E. Ind. . . 1816 
picta .... Yellow . 7, S. B. W. Ind. . 1823 
punctata . . . Yellow . 7, S. A. Guinea . . 1825 
serlcea .... Yellow . 7> S. A. E. Ind. . . 1818 
uUginosa . . . Yellow . 7i S. A. E. Ind. . . 1818 
SeseiJ, Linn. The Greek name of an umbelliferous 
plant. Linn. 5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Urnbelliferoe. The 
species of Meadow-saxifrage are of very little 
interest. A sandy or chalky soil suits them, and 
they are readily increased by seeds. Synonymes ; 
1. Bubon siculum. 2. S. Athamanta, Bubon buck' 
tornense. 3. S. annuum. 4. B. dichotomum. 5. 
Athamanta Libanotis. 6. S. glaucum. 7- S. cras- 
sifblium. 8. S. proliferum. 9. B. rigidum. 10. 
S. tauricum — S. BoccBnl 1, buchtornSnsS 2, cant- 
pestre, cervaricefOlium, chcerophyllotdes, coloratHm 3, 
dickOtdmiim 4, divaricatnm, eldtum, frdgile, graclli, 
guminiferfim, HippomdrathrUm, leucospermum, Liba- 
nBtis 5, Lobelidnum, montdnum, M. glaucum 6, Pal- 
lasn7, peucedanifuUnm 8, rigidum 9,striutilm, strlc- 
tum, tortuOsum, triterndtum , vdrifim 10. 
SeslerIa, Arduini. In honour of M. Sesler, a phy- 
sician and botanist of tbe eighteenth century. 
Linn. .3, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Graminece. Uninteresting 
grasses. Synonyme: 1. Cynosurus caeruleus — S. 
caruled 1, cyllndricd, distichd, elongdtd, nltldd, 
tenelld, tenuifolld, spheerocephdld. 
Sessile, without stalks. 
SesOvIum, Litin. Not explained. Linn. 12, Or. 2, 
Nat. Or. Tetragoniicece. These succulent plants 
require to be grown in sandy loam and peat. They 
increase freely by cuttings, (which should be dried 
a little,) in the same kind of soil, under a glass. 
They must be sparingly watered. Synonymes : 1. 
S. pedunculatum. 2. S. sessile, S. Portulacastrum. 
longifdllum . . Red wht. 7> R A. S. Amer. . 1816 
Portulacastrum . Gm. red 6, C. Her. P. W. Ind. . 1692 
pedunculAtum, 1 Red wht. 6, S. Her. P. W. Ind. . 1692 
sessile, 2 . . . Red whu 6, S. Her. P. W. Ind. . 
r§pens .... Red wht. 7> S. A. £. Ind. . . 1816 
revolutifollum . Red wht 7» S. Her. P. S. Amer. . 
Setaceous, shaped like a bristle. 
Set.®, bristles. 
Setaria, Beauvais. From seta, a bristle ; the invo- 
lucrum is bristly. Linn. 3, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Gra- 
mineae. These grasses are of no interest. They 
are nearly all annuals — S. dspSrd, auricbmd, cen- 
chroidis, compBsitd, cyllndricd, erubSscins, geni- 
culdtd, germdnicd, gladcd, helvBli, intermidid, 
itdlicd, macrochdetd, maritlmd, muriedtd, PennisltQm, 
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