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scariosa .... Yellow . 6, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1774 
speclosa ... Yellow . 7> H* A.. S. Ajner. . 1836 
Sphknotoma, R. Brorvn. From spkenoo, to cleave, 
and tome, a section; in allusion to the deeply 
divided limb of the corolla. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. 
Ot. Epacridacete. Ornamental shrubs. For culture 
and propagation, see Epacris. Synonymes : 1. 
Dracophyllum capitatum. 2. D. gracile. 
capital um, 1 . . White. . 4, G. Ev. S. N. Roll. . 1830 
gracll4^2 . . . White. . 5, G. Ev. S. N. HolL . 1823 
Spherical, round like a sphere. 
Spherules, minute spheres, or globules. 
Spicate, having a spike. 
Spicknel, see Athamdnta. 
Spider ophrvs, see Ophrys arantferd. 
Spiderwort, see Tradescdntld. 
Spielm ANNiA, Medicus. In honour of R. S. Spielmann, 
professor of medicine and botany at Strasburg. 
Linn. 14, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Verbenacece. This species 
■will thrive in any light rich soil ; and young plants 
are easily obtained from cuttings, planted in sand, 
under a glass. 
africana . . .White. . 7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. .1710 
Spigelia, Linn. In honour of Adrian Spigelius, pro- 
fessor of anatomy and surgery at Padua; and a 
botanical author; died 1625. Linn, b. Or. 1, Nat. 
Or. Spigeliaceas. These plants are showy when in 
blossom, and therefore worth growing ; a compost 
of loam and peat suits them best, and cuttings of 
the herbaceous species root freely in the same kind 
of soil, under a glass. The roots of S. marilandica 
are used in North America as a vermifuge, and if 
administered in large doses, it acts as a powerful 
cathartic. 
Anthelmia . . Red . . 7, S. A. S. Amer. . 1759 
marilandica . . Scarlet . 7» H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1694 
Spike, a long rachis of sessile flowers. 
Spikelets, in grasses, are collections of florets. 
Spike rush, see Eleochdris. 
Spilanthes, Jacquin. From spilos, a spot, and anthos, 
a flower, in allusion to the original species having 
yellow flowers and a brown disk. Linn. 19, Or. 1, 
Nat. Or. Compositce. Worthless plants, requiring 
the treatment commonly given to stove annuals. 
Synonyme : 1 . Acmella lanceolata — S. Acmelld, dlbd, 
brasiliensis, debilis, exasperdtd, olerdced, Pseudo- 
Acmelld 1, uliginOsd. 
Spilocjka, Fries. From spilos, a spot ; Linji. 24, Or. 
9, Nat. Or. Fungi. This plant grows upon apples, 
whence its specific name — S. pOmi. 
Spudma, Acharius. Spiloma, a spot; appearance of 
the fructification. Linn. 24, Or. 8, Nat. Or. 
Liclienes. The species of Spiloma are generally 
found on the bark of trees and decaying wood — S. 
a7irdtum, decolOrdns, dispersum, melanOpnm, micro- 
clOnum, microscoplcum, murdll, punctdtum, tubercu- 
lOsum, tumldulum, T. cOncOlOr, T. detritum, T. du- 
Mum, T. marginatum, T. microstlgmd, T. rosdce&m, 
variolOsum, versicolor. 
Spinach, see Spindcid. 
Spinacia, Linn. From spina, a prickle, in allusion 
to the prickly processes of the fruit. Linn. 22, Or. 
5, Nat. Or. Chenopodiacece. Valuable herbs, of the 
commonest culture, and well known by the English 
name Spinach. 
olerac§a . . . Green . . 6, H. A. . 1568 
glabra . . . Green . . 6, H. A. 
spinosS . . . Green . . 6, H. A. 
Spindle-tree, see EuOnpmiis. 
Spines, indurated and pointed branches or processes, 
which do not fall off from the part that bears them. 
Spinous, furnished with spines. 
SpiR.i:A, Linn. From speirao, to become spiral ; in 
allusion to the flexile branches being suitable for 
twisting into garlands. Linn. 12, Or. 2. Nat. Or. 
Rosacea. An extensive genus of very handsome 
plants, when in flower. The shrubby kinds are 
well adapted for planting in ornamental shrub- 
beries ; and are increased by layers, or cuttings of 
the young wood. The herbaceous species look 
well in the flower border ; and are easily increased 
by dividing the plants at the roots. Synonymes : 
1. S. hypericifolia acuta. 2. S. media. 3. S.oblongi- 
folia. 4. S. sororia. 5. S. Besseriana. 6. S. Ulmaria 
denudata. 7* S. altaiensis. 8. S. hypericifolia cre- 
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nata. Q. S. carpinifolia. 10. S.salicifoliaalba. 11. 
S. hypericifolia savranica. 12. S. grandifiora. 13. 
S. triloba. 14. S. hypericifolia uralensis, S. crenata. 
acutifOlIS, 1 . 
alpiua . . 
anaetdha . 
Aruncus . 
americana 
barbata . . 
bella . . 
betulifdM . 
c5na White 
capiUta . . . White 
eeanothifSlii . . White 
chamaedrifdliS 
media, 2 
oblongifOlia, 
subracemosa 
vulgaris 
. White 
. White 
. White 
. White 
. Red . 
, Pink . 
. 4, H. De. S. Siberia . 
. 7, H. De. S. Siberia . 
H. De. S. Nepal . 
. 6, H. De. S. N. Amer. 
. 6, H. Her. P. Siberia . 
. 6, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 
. 6, H. Her. P. Nepal . 
. 7, H. De. S. Nepal . 
. 6, H. De. S. N. Amer. 
. 6, H. De. S. Hungary 
^ U T\a (2 
White 
White 
White 
White 
CorymbosS . . 
sororia, 4 
crataigifOliS . 
crenata, 5 . . 
cuneifdlil . . 
denudatS, 6 
digitate . . . 
Filij^ndulS . 
mindr . . 
multiplex . 
pubdscdns . 
flexuds^ 
hypericifdlia . 
PlukenetianS 
japdnicii 
laevigata, 7 
lanceolate . 
laxifldra . . 
lobat4 . . . 
obov&tS, 8 . . 
opulifdlia . . 
tomentella . 
palmata . . 
pickowiensis . 
salicifdlid . . 
alpestris . . 
cdrne^ . . 
grandifldra . 
latifdlia, 9 . 
paniculata, 10 . White 
6, H. De. S. Columbia 
. 6, H. De. S. 
. 6, H. De. S. Siberia . 
. 6, H. De. S. Germany 
. 6, H. De. S. Canada . 
. 6, H. De. S. Hungary 
. 6, H. De. S. 
. 6, H. De. S. 
. 7, H. De. S. Virginia 
. 8, H. De. S. N. Amer. 
. 7, H. De. S. Siberia . 
. 4, H. De. S. Podi.Ua . 
H. De. S. India . 
. 7. H. Her. P. S. Eur. . 
. 7, H. Her. P. Siberia . 
. 9, H. Tu. P. Britain . 
. 8, H. Tu. P. Europe . 
. 8, H. Her. P. Brit. gar. 
. 8, H. Tu. P. France . 
. 6, H. De. S. Europe . 
. 4, H. De. S. N. Amer. 
. 4, H. De. S. Canada . 
H. Her. P. Japan . 
. 5, H. De. S. Siberia . 
. H. De. S. Mauritius 
. H. De. S. India 
. 7, H. Her. P. N. Amer. 
. 6, H. De. S. Hungary 
. 6, H. De. S. N. Amer. 
. 6, H. De. S. N. Amer. 
. 7, H. Her. P. China . 
. 6, H. De. S. Podolia . 
White . 7» H. De. S. Britain . 
White . 7, H. De. S. Russia . 
Flesh . 7, H. De. S. Britain . 
Pink . . 7, H. Her. P. Kamtsch. 
White 
Wliite 
White 
White 
White 
White 
White 
Red . 
White 
White 
While 
White 
White 
Wliite 
^Vhite 
Red . 
White 
White 
Red . 
White 
White 
White 
Red . 
White 
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1820 
1812 
1825 
1827 
1823 
1789 
1819 
1829 
1812 
1739 
savranica, 11 . 
sorbifdli^ . . 
alpInS, 12 . 
thalictroldes . 
tobdlskia . . 
tomentdsS . . 
trilobate, 13 . 
Uhnaria . . 
multiplex . 
variegatS . 
nlmifdlla . . 
pbyllantha . 
uralensis, 14 . 
vacciniifdlla . 
7» H. De. S. Europe . , 
. 7. H. Her. P. N. Amer. , 
. 4, H. De. S. Podolia . . 
. 8, H. De. S. Siberia . , 
. 8, H. De. S. Siberia . , 
. 6, H. De. S. Dahuria 
. 6, H. De. S. Russia . 
. 8, H. De. S. N. Amer. , 
. 5, H. De. S. Altai . 
. 8, H. Her. P. Britain • 
. 8, H. Her. P. Britain . 
White . 7, H. Her. P. Briuin . 
White . 6, H. Her. P. Carniola 
White . 6, H. De. S. 
White . 4, H. Her. P. Uralia . 
White . 7, H. Her. P. India 
White 
White 
White 
White 
White 
White 
White 
White 
White 
1765 
1816 
1690 
1819 
1759 . 
1817 
1806 
1823 
1736 
1801 
Spiral, twisted like a screw. 
Spiralepis, Don. From speira, a spire, and lepis, a 
scale; scales twisted. Linn. 19, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 
Compositce. Ornamental plants. For culture and 
propagation, see G/iapAa/iam. Synonymes: \. Gna- 
phalium declinatum. 2. G. glomeratum. 3. G. mo- 
destum. 4. G. squarrosum. 
declinata, 1 . . Brown . 8, G. Her. P. C. G. H. . 1787 
glomerata, 2 . . Pur. gm. . 7, G. Her. P. C. G. H. . 1774 
modesta, 3 . . . Red . . 9, G. Her. P. C. G. H. . 1826 
squarrdsa, 4 . . Purple . 9, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1816 
Spiranthera, St. Hilaire. From speira, a spire, and 
anthera, an anther ; the anthers are spiral shaped. 
Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Rutacece. A very handsome 
flowering, sweet-scented shrub, thriving in a mix- 
ture of sandy loam and peat ; and cuttings of the 
half ripened wood will root in sand, under a glass ; 
but they must be planted thinly, and the glass 
occasionally removed to allow them to dry, as they 
are very liable to damp. Synonyme: 1. Terpnan- 
thus jasminoides. 
odoratlssima, 1 . ^Vht. red . S. Ev. S. Brazil . . 1823 
Spiranthes, Richard. From speira, a spiral, and 
anthos, a flower; in allusion to the spiral manner 
in which the flowers are arranged. Linn. 20, Or. I, 
Nat. Or. OrchidacecE. The species of Spiranthes 
(Lady's Traces) require the same treatment as the 
Neottice. 
