SET SIB 
SIC SID 
polystdchyu, pftmild, purpurdscSns, scdtidSns, sericid, 
setOsd, tenacUsimd, verticilldtd, vlrldU, Weinmdnni. 
Skthia, Kiinth. In honour of S. Sethi, author of a 
work on culinary vegetables. Linn. 10, Or, 3, Nat. 
Or. Malpighiacece. This plant thrives well in turfy 
loam and peat, and cuttings will root in sand, under 
a trlass, in a moist heat. Synonytne : 1. Erythrox- 
ylon monogynum. 
Indici .... Yellow . S. Ev. T. E. Ind. . . 1824 
Setiform, formed like bristles. 
Setioerous, bearing bristles. 
Setose, covered with bristles. 
Sevmf.ria, Pursh. In honour of Henry Seymer, an 
English naturalist. Linn. 14, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 
Scrophularijcea. The seeds should be sown in a 
bed of peat soil. The plants are very pretty when 
in blossom, but rather difficult to cultivate. Sy- 
nonymes: 1. Afzelia eassioides, Gerardia Afzelia. 
pectinAtS . . . Yellow . 7> H. A. N. Amer. . 1820 
tenuifollfi, 1 . . Yellow . 7> H. A. N. Amer. . 1730 
Sham,ot, see Allinm ascalontcPm. 
Sharp cedar, see Acacia Oxycidrfts. 
Sharp cedar, see Junipirns oxycidrfts. 
Sheath, the lower part of the leaf that surrounds 
the stem. 
Sheep i-aured, see Kulmlu angustifUtld. 
Sheep’s scabious, see JasiOni. 
Sheep’s sorred, see Rftmix Acetosilld. 
ShbphkroTa, Nuttall. In honour of the late Mr. John 
Shepherd, curator of the Botanic Garden of Liver- 
pool. Liiin. 22, Or. 4, Nat, Or. E/teagnace<p. Orna- 
mental trees. For culture, &c., see Hippophat. 
Synonymes : 1. Hippophae crgentea. 2. H. cana- 
densis. 
argenieA, 1 . . Apetal . 4, H. De. T. Missouri . 1820 
canadensis, 2 . . ApeUl . 4, H. De. T. N. Amer. . 1759 
Shepherd’s beard, see ArnopOgOn. 
Shepherd’s ci.ub, see Verbdsrfnn Thdpsus. 
Shepherd’s purse, see CapsUlti. 
Shepherd’s purse, see Thliispl. 
ShbkardTa. Named by Dillenius in honour of his 
patron William Sherard, LL D., consul at Smyrna. 
Linn. 4, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Galiacea. Uninteresting 
plantsi The seed has only to be sown in the open 
ground. Synonyme : 1. Galium murale — S. arvlnsls, 
muralls 1. 
Sherds, fragments of pots, employed to drain the soil 
supplied to potted plants. 
Shield, a broad table-like process in the flowers of 
Stapiliil. 
Shield pern, see Aspldlflm. 
Shorewekd, see LittotlVd. 
Shortlv-acuminatkd, having a short tapering point 
Shortly -bifid, 1 slightly cleft at the apex into 
SHORTLY-TWO-CI.BiT, J t WO parts. 
Shrubby trefoil, see Ptllii. 
ShuterTa, Choisy. Named in honour of Dr. Shuter, 
formerly a physician at Madras. This beautiful 
twiner may be raised from seeds on a hotbed in 
spring, and the young plants, when of a sufficient 
size, should be placed in separate pots, and trained 
to sticks. Unless a very warm sheltered situation 
can be found, they require to be placed in a stove 
or greenhouse to blossom and ripen their seeds. 
Synonyme: \. Iponuea bicolor. 
bIcdlOr, 1 . . Yel. pur. . 8, S. Ev. Tw. E. Ind. . . 1812 
Shuttlecock, see Perlptird punlcid. 
SibbaldIa, Linn. In honour of Robert Sibbald, pro- 
fessor of physic at Edinburgh. Linn. 5, Or. 5, Nat. 
Or. Rosacea. Small alpine plants, succeeding best 
when grown in pots in a mixture of loam, peat, and 
sand, and increased by dividing the roots. Syno- 
nymes; 1. Chamerhodos erecta. 2. Chamterhodos 
i^iygyna. 
ergcU, 1 . . . Pink . . 7. H. Her. P. Siberia . 1806 
parvifldrA . . . Yellow . 7, H. Her. P. Cappa . . 
poiygynA, 2 . . Yel. gm. . 7, H. Her, P. Siberia . 1824 
procumbfns . . Yellow . 7> H. Ev. Tr. Britain 
americAnS . . Yellow . 7, H. Ev. Tr. N. Amer. 1820 
belvetIcA . . Yellow . 7, H. Ev. Tr. Switzerl. . 1819 
Siberian crab, see Pgr&s prunifdlid. 
Siberian pea-tree, see Cnragani. 
SiBTHORPiA, Linn. In honour of Humphrey Sibthorp, 
M.D., formerly professor of botany at Oxford. 
Linn, 14, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Scrophnlariacea. This 
i . 
singular species succeeds best in peat soil and a 
moist situation, and is readily increased by divi- 
sions. 
eiiropSa . . . Yellow . 7. H. Her. Cr. England . 
Sicvos, Linn. Sicyos is the Greek name for cucumber 
applied to this genus because of the resemblance 
and affinity of the species. Linn. 21, Or. 10, Nat. 
Or. Cncurbitaceae. Plants of no value exi-ept as 
curiosities. The seeds require to be sown in a hot- 
bed in spring, and treated the same as Gourds. 
angiilatus . . . Yellow . 8, F. Tr. A. N. Amer. , 1710 
lacinialus . . . Yellow . 8, F. Tr. A. S. Amer. . 1824 
micropliVlltis . . Yellow . 8, F. Tr. A. Mexico . . 1823 
parviflorus . . . Whitish . 8, F. CU A. Quito . . 1823 
vitifollus . . . Yellow . F. Tr. A. 
SiDA, Linn. Theophrastus gave this name to an 
aquatic plant, supposed to be identical with Althaa. 
Linn. 16, Or. 8, Nat. Or. Malvacece. Mostly free- 
flowering plants, of no beauty, thriving in any rich 
soil ; and increased by seeds, which they produce 
in abundance. The shrubby kinds may be increased 
by cuttings, placed in sand, under a glass. They 
are for the most part stove plants. S. cordifolia, 
mixed with rice, is used to alleviate the bloody 
flux. The bark of several of the species is so tena- 
cious as to be manufactured into cordage. Syno- 
nymes : 1. Abutilon avicenna. 2. A. acerifo/ium. 
3. A. albidum. 4. A. americanum. 5. A. arboreum. 
6. A. asiaticum. 7. A. anrittem. 8. A. crispmn. 
9. Napaa dioica. 10. A. ferrugineutn. IL S. vis- 
cosa. 12. A. giganteum. 13. A. glaucum. 14. A. 
globiflnrum. 15. A. hernandioides. 16. S. pilosa, 
A. hirtum. 17. A. incanum. 18. A. indicum, 19. 
A. Lechennultianum. 20. A. lucianum. 21. jt. sub- 
erosa. 22. A. mauritianum. 23. S. grandifolia. 
A. molle. 24. A. mollicomum. 25. A. mollissimttm. 
26. Napaa lavis. 27. A. nudijlorum. 28. A. otbi- 
culatum. 29. A. periplocifolium. 30. A. pertnolle. 
31. A. polyandrum. 32. A. populifolium. 33. A. 
pulchellum, Plagianthus Lampenii. 34. A. pulchrum. 
35. A. r^flexnm. 36. S. philippica. 37. S. brasila. 
38- A. Sonneratianum. 39. A. tiliafolium. 40, A. 
umbellatum. 41. A. vesicarium. 42. A. virgalum. 
•cuM .... P*. yel. . S. Ev. S. Java . . 1820 
aliilcA .... Yelsh. . 8, H. Her. P. AlUi . .1831 
apricA .... H. Her. P. Russia . 1837 
atrosanguInSA . . Dk. pur. . 7, H. Her. P. S. Amer. . 1795 
aureA .... Or. red . 7> S. Ev. S. India . . 18.30 
chloiAphIa . . . Yelsh. . 7, H, B. India . . 1832 
globiflorA, 14 . .White . 11, S. Ev. S. Maurit . 1821 
juvenAlls . . . White . 8, H. A. .1835 
mullls. 23 . . . Yellow . 7, S. Ev. 8. Peru . . 1816 
pyramidatA . . Yellow . 7, S. Ev. S. St. Dom. . 1830 
rAgTA .... Scarlet . 6, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 1811 
rOseA .... Rose . . 10, S. Ev. S. Brazil . . 1820 
serTcM .... . 1804 
sessiliflOrA . . . Yellow . S. Ev. 8. 8. Amer. . 1827 
styldsA .... Yelsh. . 7, H. Her. P. . 1831 
AbutllOn 1, acerift)tld 2, acrdnthd, acuminatd, dlbd, dl- 
bidd 3, alnifulid, alihaifOlId, americand 4, angusti- 
fdlld, arbiirid 5, argOtd, asidticd 6, auritd7, betultnd, 
bracteoldtd, brasiliinsts, brevipis, calyxhyminid, cana- 
rilnsis, carpinifdlid, carpinoldis,ciHdrls, compdctd, 
comprissd, conjirtd, contractu, cordifidld, crlspd 9, 
dioica 9, dumCtsd, erbsd, ferruginld 10, fdtidd 11, 
frutisclns, giguntld \2, glaficd \3, grandiJlOrd, gra- 
viOllns, Hernandtoldis 15, hirtd 16, hfimills, ina- 
qudllSfincdnd 17, Indlcd \Q,jamaicinsis,jatrupholdis, 
lasiostlgd, Lechenaulthlnd 19, linifoitd, lucidnd 20, 
maculdtd 21, malvt^flOrd, mauritiilnd 22, mlcdns, 
Milllrl, mollicfrmd 24, moHlsslmd 25, multiJlOru, Na- 
pdd 26, nudiflOrd 27, occidentulls , orbicnldtd 23, pani • 
culald, platycdrpds, periplociftdid 29, P. caribdd, 
P. zeyldnlcd, permoUis 30, pilDsd, polydnthd 31, 
populifCtlld 32, pulchelld 33, pftlclird purpurusclns, 
recUd, rejlixd 35, retusd 36, rhomboldid, rhombifOlld, 
ricinoidis, rbsid, rotiindifOltd, SchrdnkU 37, semicre- 
ndtd, Sonneratidnd 38, spinOsd, spineifulid, stipuldtu, 
suptnd, tiliafOlid 39, 'tridentdtd, tritdbd, triquitrd, 
umbelldtd 40, firSns, verruculdld, verticilldtd, vesi- 
cdrld 41, villC'sd, vimlnid, virgdtd 42, virglnicd. 
SiDBRiTis, Linn. From sideros, iron ; so named on 
account of its supposed property of healing flesh- 
wounds made by iron. Linn. 14, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 
Labiata. Many of these plants are admirably 
adapted for ornamenting rock-work. They prefer 
a dry sandy or chalky soil; and are readily in- 
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