GLOSSARY. 



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Septate (-atus). Separated by a parti- 

 tion or septum. 



Septicide, Septicldal (-cidus). When a 

 capsule dehisces through the dissepi- 

 ments or lines of junction ; 289. 



Septi/'erous (-us). Bearing the partition 

 or dissepiment. 



Septifrayal (-us). Where the valves in 

 dehiscence break away from the dis- 

 sepiments ; 290. 



Septum. Any kind of partition, whether 

 a proper dissepiment or not. 



Septulute (-titim). Divided by spurious 

 or transverse septa. 



Serial (Serialis) or Seriate (Seriatus). 

 Disposed in series or rows, whether 

 transverse or longitudinal. 



Sericeous (-eus). Silky; clothed with 

 close-pressed soft and straight pubes- 

 cence. 



Serotinous (-us). Produced compara- 

 tively late in the season. 



Semite (-atus). Beset with antrorse 

 teeth; 97. 



Serrulate (-atus). Serrate with very 

 small or fine teeth; 97. 



Sesqui. A Latin prefix denoting one 

 and a half; as, Sesquipedalis, a foot 

 and a half. 



Sessile (-His). Sitting close, without a 

 stalk ; destitute of peduncle, pedicel, 

 or petiole, as the case may be. 



Seta. A bristle, or bristle-shaped body. 



Setaceous (-eus). Bristle-like. 



Setiform (-ormis). In the form of a 

 bristle. 



Setiyeroiis (-us). Bristle-bearing. 



Setose (-osus). Beset with or abounding 

 in bristles ; bristly. 



Setula. Diminutive of Seta. 



Setulose (-osus). Bearing or consisting 

 of minute bristles. 



Sex. Latin for six; as in Sexangular, 

 Sexfarious, Sexpartite, &c. 



Shayyy. Pubescent with long and soft 

 hairs ; same as Yillous. 



SJieath. A tubular or enrolled part or 

 organ, such as the lower portion of 

 the leaf in Grasses. See Vagina. 



Sheathing. Enclosing as by a sheath. 



Shield-shaped. In the form of a buckler; 

 plane and round or oval, with stalk 

 attached to some part of the under 

 surface ; 96. See Clypeate, Scutate, 

 Peltate. 



Shrub. A woody perennial of less size 

 than a tree : 50. 



Shrubby. Havingthe character of a shrub. 

 Sieve-cells. 77. 



Siyillate (-atus). As if marked with the 



impression of a seal, as the rootstock 



of Polygonatum. 

 Sigmoid (-oideus). Doubly curved like 



the Greek s or the capital S. 

 Silicle (Silicula). A short silique, not 



very much longer than wide ; 294. 

 Siliculosa. Name of the Linmean arti- 

 ficial order of the class Tetradynamia, 



having Siliculose pods ; 337. 

 Silique (Siliqua). The peculiar pod of 



Cruciferse, especially when much 



longer than wide ; 293. 

 Siliquosa. Name of the other order of 



Tetradynamia, with Siliquose fruit, 



i. e. a Silique ; 337. 

 Silky. See Sericeous. 

 Silver-grain. The glittering plates in 



exogenous wood belonging to the 



medullary rays; 74. 

 Simple (Simplex). Of one piece, series, 



&c. A simple pistil is of one carpel ; 



a simple leaf, of one blade, &c. 

 Simple Fruits, 291. 



Siinplicissimus. Most simple; complete- 

 ly simple. 

 Sinatrdrse. Turned or directed to the 



left ; 51, 140. 

 Sinuate (-a,tus). With a strongly wavy 



or recessed margin ; 98. 

 Sinus. A recess or re-entering angle. 

 Slashed. Same as Laciniate. 

 Smooth. Either opposed to scabrous, 



i. e. not rough, or to glabrous, i. e. 



not pubescent ; the former is the more 



correct application. 

 Soboles. Shoots, especially those from 



the ground. 

 Soboliferous (-us). Bearing vigorous 



lithe ?hoots. 



Solid Bulb. A corm ; 61. 

 Solitary (-arius). Single, only one from 



the same place. 

 Solubilis. Separating into portions or 



pieces. 



Solutus. Loosed ; becoming separate. 

 Sordidus. Of a dull or dirty hue. 

 Sorediate (-atus). Bearing small patches 



on the surface. 

 Sorema. A heap of carpels belonging to 



one flower; 263. 

 Son', sing, sorus. Heaps, such as the 



clustered fruit-dots of Ferns. 

 Sorose. Heaped or bearing Son. 

 Sorosis. A fleshy multiple fruit, such 



as a mulberry, bread-fruit, and pine- 

 apple. 

 Spadiceus. A bright and clear brown, 



or chestnut color 



