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Title: An encyclopedia of plants; : comprising the specific culture, history, application in the arts, and every other desirable particular respecting all the plants indigenous, cultivated in, or introduced to Britain: combining much of the information contained
Identifier: 01063918.91195.emory.edu
Year: 1841 (1840s)
Authors: Loudon, J. C. (John Claudius), 1783-1843
Subjects: Botany
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GLOSSARY. 1105 Setigerous, or Setose, covered with bristles. Knappia, g. 142. p. 32. Sheath, the lower part of the leaf that surrounds the stem. Zostera, g. 24. p. 1. Sherds, the fragments of potting employed by gar. doners to drain their flower-pots. Protea, g. 231. (note.) " Shield, (29) a broad table-like process in the flower of StapOiia and its allies. Huernia clavlgera, s. 3351. Sialagogue, having the power of exciting saliva. SUicated, coated or mixed with flint Astragalus tragacantha, p. 637. (note.) Siliceous, flinty. Laorus cinnamdmum, g. 934. (note.) SUicle, (235) the small round pod of Crucifera. Lu- naria, g. 1395. p. 536. Silique, (236) the long taper pod of Cruciferae. Bras- sica, g. 1432. Simple, the reverse of compound, p. 1. Sinuate, or Sinuose, (237) bending in and out Lyco- pus europa/us, s. 338. Sinuato-dentate, sinuate and toothed, Leontodon palustris, 8. 11156. Sinus, the bays or recesses formed by the lobes of leaves or other bodies. Hamamelis virginica, s. 1814. m Soboltferous, (238) producing young plants from the root. A'loe brevis, s. 4415. Saddened, soaked. Protea, g. 231. (note.) Somniferous, causing sleep. Primula veris, s. 2022. Soporific, causing sleep. Hamulus, g. 2074. (note.) Sorediferous, (239) bearing soredia. Ramalina, g. 2355. p. 949. Sort, (152) the patches of fructification on the back of the fronds of ferns, p. 925. Spadix, (240) a spike protracted from a spatha. Zostera, g. 24. p. 1. Spatha, a broad sheathing leaf enclosing flowers ar- ranged upon a spadix. Hedychium spicatum, s. 34. Spathaceous, furnished with a spatha. p. 1. Spathulate, (241) shaped like a spatula, a knife so called. Canna gigantea, s. 6. Sphacelate, withered or dead. Senecio ssgyptius, s. 1191L Sphterical, round like a sphere. Alpinia nutans, s. 43. Spheroidal, almost like a sphere. Cactus latispinus, s. 6852. Spherules, (242) minute spheres. Stromatosphse'ria concentrica, s. 16360. Spite, (214) flowers sessile upon a long rachis. Ma- ranta lutea, s. 20. Spines, indurated branches or processes formed of woody fibre, and not falling off from the part that bears them. Ancistrum, g. 68. p. 10. Spiniform, formed like a spine. Mesembryanthemum spiniforme, s. 7363. Spinous, full of spines. Alpinia corn ua, 8. 44. Spinulescent, having a tendency to produce small spines. Mesembryanthemum spinuliferum, s. 7421. Spinu/ose, covered with small spines. Rheum Ribes, s. 5667. Spiral, (253) circularly involved. Coitus spiralis, s. 65. Sporules, that part in Cryptogamous plants which an- swers to the seeds of other plants, p. 874. Spornltferous, bearing sporules. Phallus impudicus, s. 16336. Spurious, counterfeit I ris spuria, 8. 781. Spurs, (243) long processes resembling horns produced by various parts of the flower. Curcuma, g. 14. p. 1. Squamiform, like scales. Santalum, g. 307. p. 79. Squarrose, (244) spreading rigidly at right angles, or in a greater degree. Zingiber squamosum, s. 60. Squinancy, an inflammation in the throat Asperula, g. 268. (note.) Stamen, (245) the male organ of a flower, p. 1. Staminiferous, producing stamina. Campanula, g. 463. p. 112. Standard, (188) the upper segment of the flower of Leguminosse. Thermopsis, g. 944. p. 338. Stellate, in the manner of a star. Schwdnkia, g 42. p 9. Steiiidatc, resembling little stars. Onosma tauricum, s. 1907. Sterile, barren. Amomum grandidurum, 8. 74. Sternutatory, qualities which provoke sneezing. Pri- mula vulgaris, g. 350. (note.) Stigma, (246) the female organ of a flower. Canna, g. 1. p. 1. Stimulating, exciting. China, g. 161. (note.) Stimuli, stinging haire. U'rtica ardens, s. 13230. Stipes, (247) the stalk of Fungi, p. 978. Stipitate, having a short stalk. Aspidistra, g. 759. p. 238. Stipulaceous, having appendages called stipuke. So- lanum peruvianum, s. 2516. Stipulary, occupying the place of stipuUe. Paliurus australis, s. 289a Stipules, (248) small scales at the base of the petiole of certain leaves. Spermacoce styl6sa, s. 1653. Stoloniferous, (249) having creeping roots. Sesleria elongata, s. 1075. Stolons, root shoots. Agrostis, g. 156. (note.) Stomachic, relating or agreeable to the stomach. Ksempferia, g. 12. (note.) Strangury, a disease, and produced on plants by tight ligatures. Ornith6galum, g. 802. (note.) Strata, layers, beds. Capsicum, g. 453. (note.) Strue, small streaks, channels, or furrows, p. 877. Striated, having stria:. Alpinia racemosa, s. 41. Striga, little, rigid, unequal, irregular hairs. Chara hispida, s. 15199. Strigose, having strigae. Lithospermum arvlnse, s. 1895. Strophiolate, surrounded by protuberances. Hovea, g. 1536. p. 599. Struma, a wen or protuberance, p. 903. Strumose, or Strumous, covered with struma;. Me- sembryanthemum grossum, s. 7422. Style, (250) the stalk which intervenes between the ovarium and stigma, bearing the latter, p. 1. Styptic, having the power to staunch blood. Rhus, g. 681. (note.) Sub, in composition, signifies subordinate, or some- what Succedaneum, coming in the place of another. Tacca, g. 758. (note.) Succulent fleshy and filled with juice. Blitum, g. 28. (note.) Sudorific, having the power of producing perspir- ation. Salvia, g. 62. (note.) Suffruticose, shrubby in a slight degree. Spermacoce sulfrutieosa, s. 1656. Sulcate, furrowed. Viborgia, g. 1523. p. 599. Supernatant, floating on the surface of any thing. A'loe, g. 770. (note.) Suppurate, to generate matter. Rhus, g. 681. (note.) Supra-decompound, doubly compounded. Scirpus sylvatieus, s. 868. Surculi, young shoots. Erythronium, g. 782. (note.) Suture, the line formed by the cohesion of two parts. Mirbelia, g. 967. p. 338. Syngenesioits, (251) belonging to the nineteenth class of the sexual system. Phl6x, g. 369. (note.) Synthetical, combining; opposed to analytical. Gil- lenia, g. 1142. (note.) Syphilitic, useful in the cure of syphilis. Chenopo- dium, g. 611. (note.) Tails, (252) the long feathery or hairy terminations of certain fruits. Clematis chinensis, s. 7968. Tap-root, a root which penetrates deep and perpen- dicularly into the ground without dividing. Crinum defixum, s. 4182. Tortureous, consisting of tartar. Lecidea c6nfluens, s. 15384. Teated, resembling the figure of the teat of animals. A'chras, g. 427. p. 111. Tendrils, (253) the curling twining organs by which some plants lay hold of others. Vitis indica, s. 2858.
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