Shizome.  — A    creeping  iinderground
stem.
Siparius, — Growing  off  the  banks  of
streams  or  lakes.
Bosulate. — Disposed  in  the  form  of  a
rosette.
Botate. — In  the  form  of  a  wheel.
Ruber. — Red  of  any  tint.
Ruderalis. — Growing  amongst  rubbish.
Rugose. — Wri  nkled.
Rupestris, — Growing  on  loeks.
Sabulosus. — Growing  in  sandy  places.
Sagittate. — Shaped  in  the  form  of  au
arrow-head.
Samara. — Applied  to  such  winged  in-
dehiscent  fruits  as  the  Sycamore.
SaxatUis. — Growing  on  rocks  or  stones.
ScaheTy  scabrid. — Rough  to  the  toucli.
Scandens, — Climbing.
Scape.  —  A  radical,  usually  naked
flower^fltalk.
Scarious. — Thin,  dry  and  membranous.
Scorpioid. — ^Rolled  up,  as  the  inflores-
cence of  many  Borraginese.
Secund. — Having  all  the  flowers  or
leaves  turned  in  the  same  direction.
Semif  as  a  prefix,  denotes  half^  partial^
or  one-sided.
Sempervirens. — Evergreen.
Septum. — The  partition  of  an  ovary  or
fruit.
Septicidal  (dehiscence).  —  Separating
through  the  dissepiments:

Serioeus.—  Silky.
Serotinus. — Late.
Serrate. — Saw-toothed.
Sessile. — Stalkless.
S(  taceus. — Bristly.
Sinuate. — Having  an  uneven  wavy  mar-
gin.
Sinus. — The  recesses  of  a  lobed  orgtm.
Sjxidix.  —  A  flower-spike  usually  en-
closed in  a  spathe.
Spathe. — A  large  leafy  bract  enclosing
the  inflorescence  of  most  of  tfaft
Aroidese.
Spathtdate.  —  Oblong,  tapering  down-
wards in  a  long  n«Lrrow  stalk.
Glossary  of  Terms.
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Sjpuke, — HaTing  sesfiile  flowers  on  a
loDg  axis.
Squamafus. — Clothed  with  scales.
Stamen. — The  male  organ  of  a  flower.
Siaminode. — Kodimcntarj  organs  next
to  the  stamens.
Siiffma. — The  viscous  part  of  a  style  to
which  the  pollen  adheres.
Stipe*. — ^The  main  stalk  of  Fern  fronds.
StipitaU. — Stalked,  applied  to  carpels.
