Species, [175].

Specific Names, [179].

Specimens, [184].

Spermaphore, or Spermophore, one of the names of the placenta.

Spermum, Latin form of Greek word for seed; much used in composition.

Spica, Latin for spike; hence Spicate, in a spike, Spiciform, in shape resembling a spike.

Spike, an inflorescence like a raceme, only the flowers are sessile, [74].

Spikelet, a small or a secondary spike; the inflorescence of Grasses.

Spine, [41], [64].

Spindle-shaped, tapering to each end, like a radish, [36].