SIR SLO 
SLO SNA 
Sir Joseph Banks’ pine, see AraucHrid irnbricHtd. 
SisdN, Linn. From the Celtic sisvn, a running stream ; 
some plants formerly in this genus were found in 
running streams. Linn. 6, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Umbel- 
Uferce. The seeds merely require sowing in common 
garden soil in spring — S. AmOmnm, arvSnsS, capil~ 
ldcenm,JlexuOsum. 
SisTOTREMA, Fries. From sisto, to place, and trema, 
oririce ; alluding to the pores being in rows. Linn. 
24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Fungi. This species is found by 
the waysides — S. cor\fluSns. 
Sisymbrium, Allioni. An old Greek name of un- 
known origin. Linn. 15, Nat. Or. Cruciferae. S. 
Milleffilium is a pretty shrub, growing freely in 
any light soil ; and readily increased by cuttings. 
The others are worthless annuals and biennials, 
flourishing in the open ground, in any soil. Syno- 
nymes : 1. S. sinapioides, Sinapis pyrenaica. 2. S. 
altissimum. 3. S. orientate. 4. S. Loeselii. 5. S. 
gallicum. 6. S. glabrum. 7- Erysimum officinale. 
8. S. affine. 9. S. contortum. 
Millefolium . . Yellow . 7* G. Ev. S. Canaries . 1779 
Actitangftlnm 1, aspSrum, austridcum, brachycdrpflm, 
bursijolinm, tanescSns, Colflmnw, C. alttsslmum 2, 
C. orientals 3, C. villoslssimiim 4, contortuplicdltim, 
corniciildtnm, crassifblium, Cummingtdnftm, ecks- 
hartsbergSnsS, erysimoTdSs, fftgdx, hirsnttim, hispd- 
niciim, incdnfim. Trio, I. gallicum 5, I. gldbrfim 6, 
jancSam, linedre, nitidvm, obtusdngfddm, qffixindlS 
7, panndnicftm, pSrsicfim, pinnatlfidnm, polycerd- 
tium, pGmilum, rigldfim, runcindttim, Sophia, stric- 
tlssimum, subhastatfim, supindm, tanacetifOCium, T. 
cffiini 8, T. contOrtUm 9, turaxacifbllilm, TilllSri, 
torulOsum, tripinnutfim. 
SisYRiNCHiuM, Linn. From sys, a pig, and rygchos, 
snout ; so called on account of swine grubbing the 
roots. Linn. 3, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Iridacex. A genus 
of very pretty plants when in flower. They succeed 
well in any light soil ; and increase freely by seeds 
or offsets. Synonymes ; 1. Marica iridioides. 2. M. 
iridifolia. 3. S. bermudianum. 4. M. plicata. 
&nceps .... Blue . . 6, H. Her. F. N. Amer. . 1693 
bermudifinum, 1 . Blue . . 6, G. Her. P. Bermudas . 1732 
californlctim . . Yellow . 7. F. Her. P. Califom. . 1796 
chilense . . . Blue . 7. G. Her. P. Chile . .1826 
convoltitum . . Yellow . 5)F. Her. P. S. Amer. . 1816 
Cumnilngn . . . Cream. . 7»H. Her. P. S. Amer. . 1832 
glaucophyllum . Blue . . 8, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1830 
graminifollum . Yellow . 4, F. Her. P. Chile . . 1825 
pumllum . . Yellow . 10. S. Her. P. Chile . . 
grandiflOrum . . While . . 5, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1826 
hirtelliim . . . White . . 7, F. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1830 
iridifolitim, 2 . . Yellow . 6, F. Her. P. S. Amer. . 1822 
junceum . . . Lilac . . 6, G. Her. P. Chile . . 1832 
laxum .... Yellow . 6, F. Her. P. S. Amer. . 1818 
lutesceus . . . Yellsh. . 6, F. Her. P. Chile . . 1830 
luteum .... Yellow . 6, F. Her. P. S. Amer. . 1823 
macroeephalum . Yellsh. . 7. F. Her. P. 
maculatam . . YeL spot . 6, F. Her. P. Chile . . 1830 
micranthum . . Yellow . 6, G. Her. P. S. Amer. . 1815 
mucronatum . . Blue . . 6, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1812 
Nuttalli, 3 . . . Blue . . 6, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1823 
odoratissimum . White. . 6, F. Her. P. S. Amer. . 1828 
palmifdlium . . White. . 2, S. Her. P. Brazil . . 1823 
pedunculatum . . Yellow . 9, F. Her. P. Chile . . 1827 
plicatum, 4 . .White. . 2, S. Her. P. W. Ind. .1779 
speciusum . . .Blue . . 6, G. Her. P. Chile . . 1836 
striatiim . . . Yellow . 6, H. Her. P. Mexico . . 1788 
tenuifollum . . Yellow . 5, H. Her. P. S. Amer. . 1816 
SiUM, Linn. From the Celtic siw, water ; the habitat 
of most of the species. Linn. 5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 
Umbelliferas. These plants thrive best in a very 
moist soil ; and are increased readily by dividing 
the roots, or by seeds. The succulent roots of S. 
Sisarum were formerly much esteemed in cookery 
under the name of Skirret. Synonymes: 1. Bunium 
ferulaceum, ferulaefolium. 
Falcaria . . White . 7» H. Her. P. Europe . . 1726 
Sisarum . . . Wliite . 7, H. Her. P. China . . 1548 
AngustifdliGm, feruldcSam 1, lancifOlium, linedrS, 
podOllcGm, viriscSns. 
Skirret, see Slum Sisarum. 
Skullcap, see Scutelldrid. 
Slipper plant, see PedildnthSs. 
Slipperwort, see Calceoldrid. 
Sloanka, Linn. In honour of Sir Hans SJoane, once 
President of the Royal Society, founder of the 
British Museum, and Chelsea Botanical Garden, 
died in 1753. Linn. 13, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Tiliacece. 
A genus of fine lofty growing trees, with large 
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leaves. They succeed best in a mixture of loam 
and peat ; and cuttings of the ripened wood will 
root in sand, under a glass, in heat, 
dentata . . . . White. . S. Ev. T. S. Amer. . 1752 
sinemariensis . . White . . S. Ev. T. Guiana . . 1823 
Sloe-tree, see Prfinas spinOsd. 
Small bur, see Triumfettd LappGld. 
Small burdock, see Xanthiflm strumdrld. 
Small cardamon, see AmOmum CardamOmGm. 
Small lupine, see Luplnds nanus. 
Small monarda, see PycndnthSmGm monardstld. 
Small palm, see Sdbdl Palmetto. 
Small peppermint, see Thymus PiperSlld. 
Smeathmannia, Decandolle. In honour of Smeathman, 
a naturalist, who travelled in Africa, and collected 
many botanical specimens. Linn. 13, Or. 6, Nat. 
Or. Passffioracex. A very beautiful shrub, which 
ought to be in every stove. A compost of loam, 
peat, and sand, suits it; and half ripened cuttings 
root freely in sand, under a glass, in heat, 
laevigata . . . White . . 2, S. Ev. S. S. Leone . 1823 
Smilacina, De«/ontainM. From smile, a. scraper; al- 
luding to the roughness of the stems. Linn. 6, Or. 
1, Nat. Or. Smilacex. Interesting plants, succeeding 
well in any light soU; and increased readily by 
divisions. 
bifOlia .... White. . 5, H. Her. P. N. Eur. . 1596 
borealia .... Yellow . 5, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1787 
canadensis ... . 6, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1812 
ciliata .... White. . 5, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1823 
racemosa . . . Pa. yel. . 5, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1640 
ramosA .... Pa. vel. . 5, H. Her. P. Siberia . . 1820 
stellata .... White . . 5, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1633 
trifdllii .... White. . 6, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1812 
umbellat4 . . . White. . 5, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1778 
Smilax, Linn. From smile, a scraper ; the stems are 
rough from prickles. Linn. 22, Or. 6, Nat. Or. 
Smilacece. Climbers, of little beauty. They grow 
well in loam and peat ; and increase readily by 
suckers. S. Sarsaparilla is well known as a restor- 
ative of health, after the use of mercury. Syno- 
nymes : 1. S. mauritanica. 2. S. lanceolata, Watsoni. 
China . . . . Wht.grn. F. Ev. Cl. China . .1759 
rubens .... Grn. wht. . 7. H. Ev. Cl. N. Amer. . 1812 
sagittaefdlia . . White. . 9, G. Ev. S. China . . 1820 
Sarsaparilla . . Wht grn. 7> H. Ev. Cl. N. Amer. . 1664 
Watsoni . . . Wht. grn. 7> H. De. Cl. N. Amer. . 1811 
Acumindtd, alpind, dspSrd, A. auriculdtd, A. mauri- 
tdnicd 1, austrdtis, bond nOx, brasiliSnsls, cadUcd, 
canariensls, catalOnlcd, cumanSnsls, excSlsa, gldbrd, 
glaOcd, glycyphglld, hastdtd, H. lanceoldtd 2, hava- 
nSnsls, herbdced, hOrridd, lanceoldtd, latifolld, lauri- 
folid, longifolid, maculdtd, nigrd, ovalifvlid, pedun- 
culdris, proliferd, PseGdO-Chind, pGbSrd, quadran- 
guldris, rotundifvlid, syphilitica, tamnoides, virglni- 
dnd, Walter^, zeyldnicd. 
SmTthia, H. Kerv. In honour of the late Sir James 
Edward Smith, M.D., F.R.S., and P.L.S., founder 
of the Linnaean society, possessor of the Linnaean 
herbarium, and author of numerous well-known 
botanical works ; died in 1829. Linn. 17, Or. 4, 
Nat. Or. Leguminosx. The seeds of these plants 
should be sown in pots, in a mixture of peat, sand, 
and loam, and placed in heat. They must be potted 
off singly, and shifted into larger pots as they grow, 
conferta . . . Yellow . 7, S. Tr. A. N. Holl. . 1820 
geminidora . . Yellow . 8, S. Tr. A. E. Ind. . . 1810 
sensitiva . . . Yellow . 8, S. Tr. A. E. Ind. . . 1785 
Smooth, without hairs. 
Smyrnium, Linnteus. From Smyrna, myrrh ; the 
plants have the odour of Myrrh. Linn. 5, Or. 2, 
Nat. Or. Umbelliferm. These plants succeed in any 
common garden soil ; tmd are readily increased by 
seeds. 
apiifOlIum . . . Pur. yeL . 6, H. B. Candia . . 1731 
cicutArlum . . . Grn. wht. 6, H. Her. P. Caucasus . 1827 
Olusatrum . . . Green . . 5, H. B. Britain . . 
Snail-flower, see PhaseOlGs Caracdlld. 
Snake-oourd, see Trichosdnthes. 
Snake-root, see AristolOchid serpentdrid. 
Snake-root, see Ophiorhizd. 
Snake’s-beard, see OphiopOgOn. 
Snake ’s-tongue, see OphioglOssGm. 
Snakeweed, see PolygOnGm bistOrfd, 
Snakewood, see CecrOpid. 
Snakewood, see Colubrlnd. 
Snapdragon, see AntirrhinGm. 
Snapdragon, see Sileni antirrhind. 
