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GLOSSARY. 



to a stem. The spur of a Larkspur is 

 analogous to one of the five spurs of 

 Columbine, but not homologous with 

 it ; for the first is a sepal, and the 

 second a petal. 



Aiiniitli-iiit.i. Institute of stamens. 



Aii(inther(jus(-us). Destitute of anthers. 

 .-i <-//.<}. ! lowerless. 



The connection of veins, 

 c., by cross-veins, forming reticu- 

 lation. 



iiii/i-njiiiiiii (-us), wrongly Anatropal. 

 Tlie reversed ovule, with mieropyle 

 close hv the side of the hilmn, and 



V 



chala/.a ;it the opposite end; '27\>. 



F.ngl. Aui-'ijittal. Botanically 



always used in the sense of two- 

 edged. 



Am/1 /, iiiii/ni, iinilrnm. In Greek com- 

 pounds, the male. 

 Anilro-ilurciuus. With flowers on one 



plant hermaphrodite, and on another 



stamiiiute only; 191. 

 Andriecium. The stamens of a flower 



coll.-etivcly; Hi, r ), 24!. 

 Ainli-uijynous (-us). Said of an inflores- 

 cence composed of both male and 



female flowers. 



t&ndrophore (Andrdphorum). A sup- 

 port or column on which stamens are 



raised. 



Androus. See Ander. 

 Anemdphilota. Literally wind-loving. 



Said of flowers which are fecundated 



by wind-borne pollen; 217. 

 Anfractuosus. Abruptly bent hither and 



thither, as the stamens of Cucur- 



bita. 

 Angiocarpotu (-us). When a fruit is 



covered by some envelope. 

 Aiif/ivf/ii riniii. A Limuean artificial 



order; 337. 

 Anffiospermous, Angiotperma, Anyio- 



.ipi-rms. Plants with seeds borne in a 



pcr'u-arp; 25:1. 



Aiii/iilnr Dircryence of leaves; 123. 

 Aiiifiniirnius (-us). Une(|iia! in number 



in the different circles of the flower; 



u asymmetrical. 



Ani.to/1' ////< (-HH). With unequal petals. 

 An'uophylloua (-us). Unequal-leaved: 



i. e., the two leaves of a |>air unequal. 

 A ii 1st '.-/ 1 minimi* (-iif). When the >ta- 



mens are not of the number of the 



petals. 

 Antwtinus. A year old, or in yearly 



growths. 

 Annual (Annuns). Of only one year's 



duration ; :!(). 



Annular (-am). In the form of a ring; 



or marked transversely by rings. 



The latter more properly. 

 Anitulnti (-ntus). Marked with rings. 

 Jliinulus. A ring, such as that with 



which the sporangia of Mime Ferns 



and Mosses are furni>hcd. 

 Anupliytes (Anuphytu). Name of group 



comprising Mosses, &r. 

 Auli i:.<iiinii Same as Superposition; 



179, 195. 

 Aiittri<>r, as to position, denotes the front 



side, or averx- from the axis of intio- 



iv-cence; Itiit. 

 Anthela. A deliijuocent and paniculate 



cyme, with median ramilication, and 



the lateral axes overtopping the 



central, as in Juncus tennis, &c. 



May be either a Drepanium or a Khi- 



pidium. 

 Anthemy, Antkemia. A flower-cluster 



of any kind ; 144. 

 Anther (Antln'rn). The polliniferous 



part of a stamen; 105, 251. 

 Antltt ridiinii. All analogue of the an- 

 ther in Cryptogams. 

 Anthi rij'< i-ii/i.t (-//.<). Anther-bearing. 

 Jlntlusi.t. r |'h,. time ;it which a flower 



is perfected and opens; or the act of 



expansion ol' a tinucr. 

 Anthoc(i>'pou$( -.<i. Anlhocarpium. Fruits 



in which some organ exterior to the 



pericarp is concerned ; 300. 

 Antltndiniiiiii. Name of a receptacle of 



inflorescence, such as that of L'om- 



positse. 

 AntliiM/iinii. A name for the head of 



flowers (or so-called compound flowers) 



of Composite ; 147. 



Ant holy sis. A retrograde metamor- 

 phosis of a flower, in which normally 



combined parts are separated. 

 Jinthophore (Anthdphorwn). The stipe 



when developed between calyx and 



corolla; 212. 

 Antlnis or Antlios. A flower, in Greek 



compounds. 

 Anticiius (Antictts). Facing anteriorly; 



253. 

 Antitropout (-*), less properlv Antitro- 



pnl. Said of an embryo with radicle 



jioiuiing to the end of the seed oppo- 

 site the hilum ; 312. 



Antrorse. Directed upward or forward. 

 A/a tiilniif (-.<). Having no petals; 190. 

 Apex. Besides its ordinary meaning, 



the top of a thing, it was once the 



technical name of an anther; 166. 

 Aphyllous (-us). Leafless. 



