INTRODUCTION. 



Depressed: flattened horizontally. 



Descending: directed downw:ird. 



Ditidclplious: collected in two sets. 



Diandrous: having; two stamens. 



Dichlaniydeous : having both calyx and 

 corolhi'. 



Dichotomous: forked. 



Dicliiiou-:, CG. 



Dicotyledonous: having two cotyledons. 



Didynious: twin. 



Didynamous: having four stamens, with 

 two of them longer than the others. 



Diffuse: loosely spreading. 



Digitate : when tlie apex of the petiole 

 bears five or more leaflets. 



Dimorplious: of two forms. 



Dioecious, 67. 



Discoid: Flora, p. 184. 



Disk, 73. Alio the central part of the 

 head of composite flowers. 



Dissected: divided into many lobes. 



Distichous: two-ranked; placed on oppo- 

 site sides of the axis. 



Distinct: separate. 



Divaric:ite: widely spreading. 



Divided: parted nearly to tlio base. 



Dorsal: pertaining to "back or outside. 



Dorsal Suture, tO. 



Downy : bearing soft short hairs. 



Drupe, 94. 



Drup:vccous : with the characters of a 

 dnipe. 



Duramen, 30. 



Dwarf: below the common size. 



Eared: see Auriculate. 



Echinatc: beset with prickles. 



Elliptical : in outline twice as long as 

 wide, broadest in the middle, and 

 rounded at e:vch end. 



Elongated: unusually long; extended. 



Emargiuiite: notched at the apex. 



Embryo, 102. 



Emersed: raised out of water. 



Endoc:irp: the inner layer of the pericarp. 



Endogenous (stems), 32. 



Enneamlrous: having nine stamens. 



Ensiforin : sword-siiaped. 



Entire: with margins not toothed or di- 

 vided. 



Epigviious, 70. 



Epi|)liyte-<, 11. 



Equiia'erai : oqunl-<iided. 



Enuitniit (ie;ives): two-ranked, with their 

 bilges (•la'<[)e I one witiiin the other, and 

 their sides facing the horizon. 



Erose: with the margin irregularly scal- 

 loped, as ifgnawoil. 



Evcrgrcnii: lusting tlirongh the winter. 



Exorrciioni. 2R. 



Ex'-nrted: protruding out of the surround- 

 ins p;irt<<. 



Ex«tipuliifo: witlioiit Htipulos. 



Extrorno Anthers, 72. 



Fnlrntc: xevthe-shapcd. 

 Fumily, 113. 



Fan-shaped : folded or plaited like a fan. 



Farinaceous : mealy. 



Fsisciclc: a cluster. 



Fascicled: collected in a cluster. 



Fastigiate : rising to the same level ; flat- 

 topped. 



Feather-veined, 41. 



Female (flowers): bearing only pistils. 



Ferruginous: of liie color of h'ou-i-ust. 



Fertile: bearing fruit. 



Fibre, 4. 



Fibrous Roots, 8. 



Fiddle-shaped : oblong in outline, and 

 contracted in the middle. 



Filament, 69. Any thread-like part. 



Filamcntosc : bearing or composed of 

 threjuls. 



Filiform: thread-like. 



Fimbriate : with the margin cut into a 

 fringe. 



Fistulous: hollow. 



Fleshy : soft and juicy. 



Flexuous: zigzag; Lent outward and in- 

 ward. 



Floating: resting on the surface of the 

 water. 



Floccosc: bearing tufts of deciduous hairs. 



Flora : a systematic defccriptiou of the 

 plants of a country. 



Floral : belonging to tlie flowers. 



Floret: one of the flow'ers of a cluster. 



I'lower, 61. 



Flowering Plants, 106. 



Flowcrless riants, 107. 



Foliaceous: leaf-like. 



Foliolate: be:u-iiig leaflets. 



Follicle, S7. 



Follicular: like a follicle. 



Forked: divided into two brnnches. 



I-'ree: separate; disconnected. 



Fringed: see Ciliate. 



Frond: the leaf of a Fern. 



Fructification: the fruiting state. 



Fruit, 84. 



Frutescent : shrubby. 



(Fugacious: continuing for a short time. 



Fulvous: tawny. 



Funiculus, h'l. 



Fniniel-shaiJcd : pradujillj' dilated upward 

 from a lulnlar base. 



Furrowed: grooved lengthwise. 



Fusiform : spindle-shaped ; broadest in 

 the middle, and tapering at each end. 



Geminate: bv paii-s. 

 Geniculate: Lent abruptly. 

 Genus, 11. >. 

 Germinntion, 10.'>. 

 Gii)l)ons: ))nn'cct out. 

 Glabrous: frci' from roughness, or hairs. 

 Glands: small knobs or excrescences. 

 Glandular: beariuc glands, 

 (ilancons: covered with a minute whitish 

 powiler. 



,.,„,,„,,,^.j round; spheneal. 



Glomerate: collected in a close rln«tcr. 



