GLOSSARY. 



Pomology. A treatise on or the subject 

 of fruits considered as esculent. 



I'lii-n.-i, (-(/.<.< i, J'oriiuf. Pierced with 

 .-mall hull's or pores. 



J'ii.-t, rim: In an axillary flower is the 

 siik- next the axis of inflorescence; 



Kin. 



\-n.<). On the posterior side, 

 in a (lower is that next the axis 



of inflorescence: an adnate anther is 



iHisiii'inis when on the outer side of 



the filament, i. e. wheu it faces the 



petals; 2.VJ. 

 Pouch. .See Silicle. 



Prcecox. Appearing or developing earl}'. 

 Priejlnriitiiui. .Same as ,K-t nation ; 132. 

 Prcefoliation. Same as Vernation ; 132. 

 Praitiiiii-Ki (-tir*n*). With end as it were 



bitten off. 



l'rii.<iiiii.-i. Grass green. 

 Priilin.-~i.-f. Growing in meadows. 

 Prickly. Armed with /Y/Y/.7<s (56), 



which are outgrowths of the bark or 



rind. 



I'l-iiiiiin. Outer coat of the ovule; 277. 

 Priiiinriliiil (-inllg). The first in order 



of appearance. Primordial leaves are 



those of the plumule. 

 Prismatic (-!fim). I'ris]ii-sha]ied, with 



flat faces separated by angles. 

 f'ri'icerus. Very tall. 

 'Process (/Vorowf.*). Any projecting 



appendage. 

 /'I-IH-HIK//I nt (-(.<). Lying- along the 



ground ; .VS. 

 PriH//ii-//i.i. Produced, i. e. extended or 



prolonged into. 

 Prn-i mbryo, 284. 

 /'i-n/i.i. Progeny; sometimes used for 



race; 320. 



I'miifi rnii.-t( /'n>/i/t r, I 'ml if i rim). Bear- 

 ing progeny, in the way nf otl'-lioots. 



J'nJi/'i rut it'll or 



f'rii/ijii-ii/iiiii is usually taken as the 

 production by one organ of something 

 different, such as the development of 

 bmU and plantleN on leaver of le.ity 

 shoots in place of (lowers, \-e. ; 73. 



/'rii/n/< run* (-//.<). Same as 1'roliferous. 



Prniii i I'ruiiii.--). Lying Hat. especially 

 lace downwanl. 



Propdculum, l'i-"/i<ii/ii/iint. Name of a 

 shoot, such as a runner or sticker which 

 may serve for propagation. 



Propdffines. Same a< Itulblets. 



Prii/ilii'/lln. Primary leaves, as the first 

 leaves of a branch or axis. 



Prosenchyma. I'lant-tissne consisting of 

 lengthened, tubular, or fusiform cells. 



Prostrate (-atus). Lying quite flat on 

 the ground ; 53. 



Proton. Greek for first; used in various 

 compounds, such as 



Protandro-uf, I'mtunilry. See Proter- 

 aiulrous. 



Pivterdndrous, also Prutum/runs, /'/- 

 tenini/ri/. When the anthers of a 

 flower are in anthesis earlier than the 

 stimna: 219. 220. 



Proteranthous (-.<;. Where flowering 

 precedes leafing. 



/'mil ri'itiijiniiif. Proterdffyny, or Pro- 

 tuyyu'iu*. /'rii/i'i/i/ni/. \\'hen the 

 stigma is ready tor its functions ear- 

 lier than the anthers of the same 

 blossom: -Jl!i. 



J'rntii/>li i//<.<, J'ri'tii/ilii/tii. Alga, \-c.. 

 the sii]iposed first jilants. 



Protoplasm, J'i-n/<iji/ii.-</ii<i. The forma- 

 tive organic material of plants and 

 animals, in its living state. 



P ruinate (-<it us), Pruinose (-osus). As if 

 frosted over with a bloom or powder. 



Pftii(/nti. (ireek for false, a prelix in 

 various coni|ponnds. as 1'scudo-mono- 

 cotyledonous ; -<'<. 



I'm ti'la-hiilh. \ thickened and bulb- 

 like intcrnoilc in epiphytal orchids; a 

 conn. 



/'.<( in/ni-iii -;i (-nr/iiiiin). The principal 

 or accessorv part of an anthocarpous 

 fruit; :;no. 



Pseudo-costate. False-ribbed, as where 

 a marginal or intramarginal vein or 

 rib is formed by the confluence of the 

 true veins. 



/'.-, iiiln.-.-jn-riiiiiiiii.. Name given to any 

 kind of one-seeded fruit which is inde- 

 hiscent and resembles a seed, such as 

 an akene. &c. 



yv//i'.<. (Ireek for naked or bare; as in 

 /'.sili'ftin-liifii.'!. with naked spike. 



Ptcriiliiiiit. I'll i-iiiliiiin. Names for the 

 Key-fruit or Samara. 



Pteris. Used for wing in Greek com- 

 pounds, also for a Kern. 



I'ti r/i/iii/nijiliiii. The botany of l''erns. 



/'/( rocarpofa(-u8). Wing-fruited. 



I'll ri>i>inliif. Wing-footed, i.e. petiole 

 wing-margined, &c. 



rtifj-if. (ireek name for folding, as of 

 leaves in a bud: I--'. L33. 



Pubi-iif. PttbeS I'sed for I'ube-cent. 



J'ulf ruin*. Minutely pubescent 



Pubnt. 1'tibes. eiice, hairinc". 

 J'n/Hsctiit (-..-'). Clothed or furnished 



with hairs or down, especially with soft 



or downv and short hairs. 



