GLOSSARY AND INDEX. 



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Betiailarerl duds, 46. 



Retindcu(uin : a stay or holdfost : ap- 

 plied to the processes bearing the 

 seeds of Acaiithaceae, &c. 



Retinerved : same as reticulated. 



Eetrociirred : same as recurved. 



Retrofle'xed : same as reflexed. 



Retrofracted : same as refracted. 



Retrdrse : backwards, directed back- 

 wards. 



Retrove'ltcd : turned upside down. 



Retuse : slightly notched at a rounded 

 apex; 162, fig. 272. 



Re'volule, revolutive : rolled backwards, 

 144. 



Rkacliis (back-bone) : the axis of a 

 spike, &c., 211. 



Rhamnacens, 408. 



Rhaphe of an ovule or seed, 299, fig. 

 529, r. 



Rhatany, 412. 



Rhizdidhous : root-flowered ; as when a 

 flower (like Rafilcsia, fig. 150), or 

 a cluster of flowers, &c. without 

 green foliage (like Beech-drops), 

 is parasitic by what answers to 

 roots, on some foster plant. 



Rhizocdrpous (root-fruiting) : having a 

 perennial root. 



Rhizdma: rootstock, 106. 



Rliizomorphous : root-like. 



RhizophoraccfE, 419. 



Rhodospermeaj, 509. 



Rhombic : riiomb-shaped. 



Rhomhoidal : approaching a rhomboid 

 in form. 



Rhubarb, 466. 



Rib : a strong nerve or part of the frame- 

 work of a leaf, &c , 145, 155. 



Ribbed: when strong nerves or ribs run 

 lengthwise through a leaf, &c. 



Ricciacea;, 504. 



Rice, 498. 



Riinose : with chinks or clefts (rimo'). 



Ring of Ferns, 501 ; of Mosses, 503. 



Ringent : grinning ; when a bilabiate 

 corolla is open, 278. 



Riparloiis : along water-courses. 



Root, 79. 



Root-hairs, 81. 



Rootlet : a very small root, or ultimate 

 branch of a root. 



Rootstock: same as rhizoma, 106. 



RosaccjB, 415. 



Rosaceous: rose-like, 276. 



Rdstellnte: diminutive of rostrate. 



Rostellum : a little beak. 



Rdstrate : beaked, bearing a 



Rostrum : a beak-like projection. 



RdsuJar, or rosnlute : shaped like a ro- 

 sette. 



Rotate : wheel-shaped ; 278, fig. 454. 



Rotation in cells : see Cyclosis, 31. 



Rotund, rotundate : of rounded outline. 



Rough : see Scabrid or Scabrous. 



Rubescent, ruhicmid : reddish or rosy. 



RubiacciE, 431. 



RubOjinose : rusty reddish. 



Rudcral : growing in rubbish. 



Rudimentarij : imperfectly or incom- 

 pletely developed. 



Rufescent : approaching to 



Rufous : brown-red. 



Rugose: wrinkled (ruga, a wrinkle). 



Ruminated (albumen) : penetrated with 

 holes or channels ; 323, 383, fig. 

 658. 



Runcinate: saw-toothed, the teeth turned 

 backwards, 161, fig. 279. 



Runner, 102. 



Running, 102. 



Rupestrine : growing naturally on rocks. 



Ruptile : bursting irregularly. 



Riisty : see Ferrugineous. 



Kutacete, 405. 



Rye, 498. 



Sdbuline, or sdbuhse : growing in sand. 



Saccate, sdccifonn : sac-shaped, 278. 



Sac of the amnios, 304. 



Saft'rbn, 491, 437. 



Sdgittate : arrow-headed, or arrow- 

 shaped ; lanceolate with a lolie at 

 the base on each side pointing 

 backwards ; fig. 252. 



Sago, 481, 485. 



Salep, 489. 



Salicacea}, or SaliciniiB, 478. 



Salicine, 478. 



Scdine, salsuginous : growing in salt 

 places, or impregnated with salt. 



Salver-shaped: tubular and the border 

 spreading flat at right angles to the 

 tube ; 277, fig. 457- 



Salvinieaj, 502. 



Samara : a key or wimrcd indehiscent 

 fruit, 314, fig. 577, 578. 



Sdmaroid: resembling a samara. 



Sambuccre, 431. 



Sandal-wood, 414, 469. 



Santalaceai, 468. 



.S'«/), 53, 190. 



Sapindacea% 409. 



Sap-green, 408. 



Sapodilla Plum, 443. 



Sapotaccce, 443. 



Sap-icood, 35, 124, 126. 



Sdrcocetrp : the fleshy part of a drupe, 

 310,312. 



Saiineiddccous : bearing or resembling 



Sarinenis : runners or long and flexible 

 branches. 



Sarraceniaccfe, 387. 



Sarsaparilla, 493. 



