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Fertile. Capable of proiliu-in^ fruit ; or pruductivi*, as a flower having a 

 pistil, or an anther with pollen. 



Fcrtilicadoit.. Action of the pollen on the e^^-cell of the embryo-sac, 

 resulting in the formation of the embryo; impregnation; fecundation. 



Fibrous. Composed of or resembling fibers. 



Fibrous tias-ur. A tissue formed of elongated thick -walled cells. 



Filament. The part of a stamen which supports the anther; any thread- 

 like body. 



Filamentous. Composed of threads. 



Fill form. Thread-shai)ed. 



Flaeeid. Without rigidity. 



Flexuous. Zigzag; bending alternately in opposite directions. 



Flora. The plants of a region; also a book treating of the plants of a 

 region. 



Floret. A small flower, usually one of a dense cluster. 



Floriferous. Flower -bearing. 



Foliaceous. Leaf -life in texture or appearance. 



Forked. Divided into nearly equal branches. 



Foxiness. The peculiar smell and taste in some grapes, particularly the 

 Native Labruseas. 



Free. Not adnate to other organs. 



Fructification. The act or organs of fruiting. 



Fruit. The seed-bearing product of a plant. 



Fusiform. Spindle-shaped; swollen in the middle and narrowing toward 

 each end. 



Genus. A group comprising a greater or less number of closely related 



species; plural genera. 

 Glabrous. Smooth; not rough, pubescent or hairy. 

 Gland. A secreting surface or structure. 

 Glandular. Bearing glands or of the nature of a gland. 

 Glaucous. Covered with a bloom. 

 Graft. A cutting set into a plant ; cion. 



Habit. The general appearance of a plant. 



Habitat. The place in which an organism lives. 



Heart-shaped. Ovate with two rounded lobes and a sinus at the base. 



Herb. A plant with no persistent woody stem above ground. 



Herbaceous. Having the character of an herb. 



Hermaphrodite. Bisexual, 



Hilum. The scar or point of attachment of the seed. 



Hirsute. Pubescent with rather coarse or stiff hairs. 



Hoary. Grayish-white with a fine close pubescence. 



Hybrid. A cross-breed of two species. 



Hybridization. The state or condition of being hybridized, or the process 



or act of hybridizing. 

 Hybridizing. The operation or practice of crossing between species. 

 Hypogynous. Situated on the receptacle beneath the ovary and free from 



it and from the calyx; having the petals and stamens so situated. 



Imbricate. Overlapping. 



Imperfect. Lacking either gyncecium or androecium. 



