GLOSSARIAL INDEX 



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 Chene. A dry fruit that does 



not open. . . . . 13 

 Acute. .Sharp. 

 Anther. The case at the top of 



the stamen containing tlie 



pollen 



Axil. The angle formed between 



leaf-stalk and stem. 

 Axillary. Situated in an axil . G 



Bast. Inner bark. 



Berry. A pulpy fruit containing 



treveral seeds . . . . 13 

 Bicrenate. Doubly not ched . (J 



Bifid. Divided into two parts. 

 Bisexual, including both male 



and female organs ... 11 

 Bract. A leaf or scale between 



flower and leaf . . . 10 

 Bracteate. Provided witli one or 



more bracts . . . . 10 



Calyx. The outer whorl of a 



complete flower. ... 9 



Capitulum. a head of flowers . 9, 175 



Capsule. A term applied to 



some fruits which open • . 13 



Carpels. Central parts of a 



perfect flower . . , . 10 



Catkin. A spike of imperfect 



flowers 12 



Chlorophyll. The green colour- 

 ing matter of plants. 



Composite Flower. A head 

 of ' florets' all sessile on a 

 common receptacle . . 175 



Cordate. Heart-shaped . . 7 



Corolla. The second whorl of a 



complete flower ... 9 



Corymb. A cluster of stalked 

 flowers, the flowers being all 

 at one level .... 8 



Cotyledons. The lobes of the 

 embryo plant, afterwards 

 forming the ' seed-leaves ' . 13, 47 



Crenate. Notched. 



Cupule. A cup, formed of bracts, 

 surrounding a fruit. 



Cyme. An arrangement of stalked 

 flowers in which the terminal 

 or central one is the first to 

 open 9 



TAOE 



Deciduous. Tailing ofl. Applied 

 to leaves, parts of flowers, &c. 



Dehiscent. Splitting. Applied 



to fruits which open when ripe 12 



Dicotyledon. A plant with two 



cotyledons in the embryo . 13 



Digitate. Divided into finger- 

 like lobes .... 7 



Disc. A fleshy ring or cup be- 

 tween the base of the 

 stamens and that of the 

 ovary. 



Drupe. A stone-fruit . . . 13 



Entire. Not divided . . . G 



Epidermis. The outer skin of a 



plant 



Exstipulate. Without stipules . 5 



Filament. The stalk which 

 bears the anther of the 

 stamen 9 



Follicle. A fruit which opens, 



when ripe, on one side only . 13 



Fruit. The ripened ovary of the 



flower 12 



Glumes. The scaly bracts of 

 sedges and grasses. 



Herbaceous. Green — not woody. 

 Hybrid. The offspring of two 

 different species. 



Imperfect Flower. A flower 

 which does not possess both 

 stamens and pistil ... 12 



Indehiscent. Not splitting. Ap- 

 plied to fruits that do not 

 open when ripe ... 12 



Inferior. Below. AppUed to the 

 ovary when the calyx adlieres 

 to it ; and to the calyx when it 

 is free from and below the 

 ovary (■ 



Inflorescence. The arrangement 



of flowers .... 10 



Involucre. A whorl of bracts 

 surrounding a single flower or 

 a flower-head. 



