SIL SIL 
SIL SIP 
ocymoides ... . 4, H. Her. P. . 1823 
OlirerianA . . . Red . . 7. H. A. Aleppo . . 1818 
Orchidia . . . Rose . . 6, H. A. Levant . . 1781 
orn&ts .... Purple . 7i R C. 0. H. . 1773 
Oetes .... Cream . 7, H. Her. P. England . 
0V4U .... White . 6. H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1820 
paradox^ . . . Pink . . 7) H. Her. P. Europe . . 
parvifl6r4 . . . Gm. yel. 7 j H. Her. P. Hungary . 1796 
parvifolia . . . Pink . . 6, H. Her. P. .1817 
pitula .... White . 7, H. Her. P. Barbary . 1823 
pendula . . . Red . . 6, H. A- Sicily . .1731 
pennsylvSnica . . Red . . 6, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1806 
perfoliata, 3 . . Red . , 6, H. B. Levant . . 1817 
petr^ .... White . 7, H. Her. P. Hungary . 1822 
picta .... Pink . . 7, H. A. France . .1817 
pilasS .... White . 8, H. Her. P. Europe . . 1739 
pingujs .... Bm. red . 6, H. A. Denmark . 1816 
polyphylla . . . White . 6, H. Her. P. Austria . 1800 
portensis . . . Pink . . 7. H. A. Portugal . 17"'9 
procumbena . . Pink . . 6, H. Her. P. Siberia . . 1823 
Psammitls . . . Cream . 6, H. R .1818 
Pseudo- AtoclOn . Rose . . 6, H. AN. Africa . 1820 
pubescens . . . Purple . 7> H. Her. P. Corsica . . 1818 
pumllld .... Pink . . 6, H. A. Germany . 1823 
quadrident&t& . . White . 6, H. Her. P. AVps . . 1822 
qiiadiifida . . . White . 6, H. Her. P. Verona . . 1818 
quinquevulniri . Blood . 7. H. A. England 
ramaeii .... White . 7i H. A. Barbary . 1820 
ramosissImS . . Rose . . 6, H. R Candia . . 
reflexa .... Purple . 6, H. Her. P. S. Eur. . . 1726 
Tigii .... Crimson . 6, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1811 
ripens .... Pink . . 8, H. Her. P. Siberia . .1823 
Requiinn . . . Wht. red 6, H. Hen P. Corsica . . 1 823 
reticulata . . . Rose . . 7. H. A. Barbary . 1804 
rubella .... Flesh . 5, H. A. Portugal . 1732 
ruthenIcS . . . Gm. yel. 6, H. Her. P. Russia . . 1820 
sabuletorCm . . Purple . 6, H. A . 1818 
saxAtnis . , . Green . 6, H. Her. P. Siberia . . 1800 
Saxifrigil . . . Flesh . T, H. Her. P. France . . 1640 
secundiBbrS . . Purple . 6, H. A. Spain . . 1820 
sedoidis . . . Grn. whb 7> H. A. Crete . . 1804 
sericea .... Pink . . 7, H. A. S. Eur. . .1801 
sibirica .... R,«e . . 7. H. Her. P. Siberia . .1773 
spetulata . . . Purple . 6, H. R Caucasus . 1823 
spergulifalia . . mite . 6, H. Her. P. Armenia .1817 
stellata .... White . 7, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1696 
stricta .... Purple . 6, H. A. Spain • . 1802 
sup!na .... Pink . . 7i H. Her. P. Caucasus . 1804 
taUrlca .... White . 7, H. Her. P. Russia . .1769 
tenuifolia . . . Purple . 6, H. A. Dahuria . 1820 
tenQIs Cream . 7, H. Her. P. Siberia . . 1816 
tridentata . . . Pink . . 5, H. A. Barbary . 1823 
undulaefolia . . Red . . 6, H. A. Sardinia . 1829 
undulata . . . Red . . 8, G. B. C. G. H. . 1775 
VallesH .... Flesh . 7. H. Her. P. SwitzerL . 1765 
vespertlna . . . Ro.se . . 7. H. A. Brittany . 1796 
Tirginica . . . Purple . 7, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1783 
riridiflOra . . . Grn. wht. 7, M. R Spain . . 1739 
Tiscaginoidis . . Pink . . 6, H. Her. P. Dauria . . 1824 
risclda .... Wht. grn. 6, H. R Caraiola . 1820 
riscosa .... ^Vllite . 6, H. B. Levant . . 1731 
TiscosIssTma . . . 6, H. A. Naples . . 1824 
Wolgensis . . . Gm. yeL 7, H. Her. P. Volga . . 1824 
Alpdstrts, angJlcA, antirrhJnS, Blhln, canSscSns, cSr- 
nB»d, cirnitd, clandestind, cBnlcd, C. ramOid 1, dichd- 
tOmd, inapirtd, indicd, micrdnthd, micropitdld, 
nittdns, putJlld,ruplstrU, Stevlnl. 
SiL£R, Scopoli. Siler, withy, from salio to spring; 
alluding to the rapid growth of the plant. Linn. 
6. Or. 1, Nat. Or. Umhelhferae. This species is qui te 
worthless, and riourishes in the commonest soil. 
Syuonymes : 1. Laeerpitium trilobum, Siler aquiUgi- 
folium — S. trilobum 1. 
Siliceous, flinty. 
SiLiCLB, the small short pod of Cruciferae. 
SiLiQUA, the long cylindrical pod of Cruciferce. 
Silk cotton-tree, see BBmbdx. 
Silken pi bescence, a very soft kind of pubescence. 
Silk tree, see Acdcid Julibrisxin. 
SilphTOm, Linn. From silphion, the Greek name 
applied to an Asafoetida plant. _ Linn. 19, Or. 4, 
Nat. Or. Compositae. Tall growing plants, of little 
beauty, and best adapted for the back of flower 
borders. Any common soil suits them; and they 
may be increased freely by dividing the plants at 
the root. Synonymet : 1. Coreopsis latifolia. 2. 
S. tomentosvm, 
ervthrocaul&n . . Yellow . 8, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 
glaucum, 1 . . Yellow . 8, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1786 
pumilum, 2 . . Yellow . 8, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1786 
Asteriscds, atropurpdrgdm, compOsltdm, conjunciftm, 
conndtom, lacinintum, perfolidttim, terebinthindciUm, 
terndtum, trifolidtOm. 
Silver-tree, see LeucadSndmn serieiOm. 
Silver-weed, see Argyreid. 
SilybOm, Vaillant. a! name applied by Greek writers 
to a plant now unknown. Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 
Compositae. These plants succeed in any common 
soil, and are propagated by seeds. Synonymes : 1. 
Cnicus cernuus. 2. Carduus marianus. 
cernuum, 1 . . Yellow . 6, H. Her. P. Siberia . . 1775 
Marianum, 2 . Purple . 7, H. B. Briuin . . 
SiMABA, Aublet. The native name of 5. guianensis. 
Linn. 10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Simarubaceae. These 
shrubs should be grown in a mixture of turfy loam 
and peat ; and cuttings of the ripened wood will 
nxit in sand, under a glass, in heat, 
guianensis . . . White. . S. Ev. S. Guiana . . 1826 
orinocensis . . . White . . S. £v. S. Orinoco . . 1818 
SiMARuBA, Aublet. Simarouba is the Caribbean name 
of S. officinalis. Linn. 10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Simaru- 
baceae. Valuable plants, on account of their medical 
properties. For culture and propagation, see Quas- 
sia. The Simaruba in Materia Medico, is the bark 
of the root of this tree ; it is much used in curing 
obstinate dysenteries and diarrhoeas. Fluxes, in« 
duced by warm climates, are speedily cured by this 
bark. Synonymes : 1. Quassia excelsa. 2. Quassia 
Simaruba. 
excels^, 1 . . . YeL wht. . S. Er. T. Jamaica . 1818 
officinalis. 2 . . YeL wht. . S. Ev. S. W. Ind. . 1789 
Simple, not divided. 
SiNAPis, Tournefort. From the Celtic nap, a desig- 
nation applied to all plants resembling the cabbage 
or turnip, Linn. 15, Nat. Or. Cruciferce. Principally 
annual plants; the seeds of which have only to be 
sown in the open ground in spring. Mustard (the 
use of which is familiar to every one) is the ground 
seed of S. nigra. S. Alba is extensively cultivated 
as a small salad. The seeds are also swallowed 
whole, to the quantity of a table-spoonful, or more, 
to stimulate the stomach in some cases of dyspepsia, 
and to excite the peristaltic motion of the intestines, 
when they are torpid. 
&lbA .... Yellow . 6, H. A. BriUin . . 
amplexicafilla . Yellow . 7, H. A. Algiers. . 1829 
chinensls . . . Yellow . 7, H. A. China . .1782 
frutescens . . Yellow . 7i G. Ev. S. Madeira . 1777 
DudicHulIs . . Yellow . 6, H. Her. P. Spain . . 1818 
pekinensls . . H. A China . . 1838 
AlUOnil, dpiild,arvlns1s, auriculdtH, brassicdtd, cirnitd, 
disslctd, foliOsd, geniculdtd, hastdtd, heterophglld, 
hlspldd, incdnd, integrifulld,jnncid, Kdbir, laevigdtd, 
nJgrd, N. Itrvigdtd, N. torulOsd, N. tOrgldd, N- vll- 
losd, nudicaOlis, orienldlis, ptiblsclns, ramOsd, retro- 
hirsfitd, subpinnat\fldd, taOricd, turgldd. 
Single-seeded cucumber, see SlcyOs. 
SinnInoIa, Nees. In honour of William Sinning, Gar- 
dener to the University of Bonn, on the Rhine. 
This genus of very pretty plants ought to be in 
every collection. Their culture and propagation is 
the same as that recommended for the genus 
Gloxinia. 
calvclnk . . . Red wht. . 7. S. Ev. S. Jamaica . 1824 
giittatA .... Yel. red . 6, S. Ev. S. Brazil . . 1827 
Helleri .... Wht grn. 6, S. Ev. S. Rio Jan. . 1820 
velutInA . . . Yellow . 6, S. Ev. S. Brazil . . 1827 
villOsA .... Yel. grn. . 6, S. Ev. S. Brazil . .1827 
Sinuate, cut so as to have a broken and wavy margin. 
Sinus, the indentation or recess formed by the lobes 
of leaves, and other bodies. 
SiPHOCAMPfLus, PohL From siphon, a tube, and 
kampulos, curved ; in allusion to the curved tube of 
the corolla. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. I^beliacete. 
Very beautiful little shrubs, succeeding in a light 
sandy soil ; and readily increased by cuttings. 
Synonymes: 1. Lobelia gigantea. 2. Lobelia suri- 
namensis. 
blcftldr .... Red yeL . 4, H. Ev. S. Georgia . . 1835 
gigSnteus, 1 . . YeL red . S. Ev. S. N. Granada 
surinamensis, 2 . Orange . 4, S. Ev. S. S. Amer. . 1786 
SiphSnTa, Richard. From siphon, a pipe; the use 
made of the exudation, which constitutes Indian 
rubber. Linn. 21, Or. 10, Nat. Or. Euphorbiacece. 
This plant grows freely in sandy loam and peat; 
and cuttings of the half ripened wood will root in 
sand, under a glass, in heat. The Caoutchouc of 
Para is obtained from this species. Synonymes: 1. 
S. elastica, Jatropha elastica. 
CahfichC, 1 . . . S. Ev. S. Guiana . . 1823 
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