APRENDIX. 



Note. — In this work, in order to conform with most American 

 treatises on botany, the word loculus is replaced by the less exact 

 word cell. 



O- Annual. 

 00- Biennial. 



Qj.. Perennial. 



T? . Shrub or tree. 



(f. Male. 



$ . Female. 



§ . Hermaphrodite, i. e., both sexes in the same flower. 



oc. Many, or an indefinite number. 

 Acaulescent. Stemless. 

 Accrescent. Increasing with age. 

 Acerose. Needle-shaped. 

 Aculeate. Having sharp points or prickles. 

 Acuminate. Tapering to a point. 

 jEqualls. All flowers hermaphrodite. 

 Acute. Sharp-pointed. 

 Adiiate. United by the surface. 



Akene. A dry, hard, imlehiscent, 1-celled, l-seeded fruit. 

 Alveolate. Pitted like a thimble 



Ament, Amentum. A unisexual spike with scaly bracts. 

 AmplexicauK Clasping the stem. 

 Anceps, AncipUal. Two-edged. 

 Andrcecium. Stamens and corolla. 

 Androgynous. Having both male and female flowers. 

 Ang'osperm, Angiospermce. Bearing seeds in a closed 

 pericarp. 



Anisocarpce. Number of Carpels less than lobes of Cor- 

 olla. 

 Annular. Ring-like. 



Anther. The part of the stamen bearing pollen. 

 Aphyllous. Without leaves. 

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