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FIELD AND WOODLAND PLANTS 



Labiate. Lipped. Applied to the 

 calyx or the corolla of a 

 flowor when it is divided into 

 two lips. 



Lanceolate. Long and narrow, 

 like a lance-head . 



Leaflet. One of the distinct parts 

 of a compound leaf. 



Leaves Compound. Leaves 



which are divided, quite to the 

 midrib, into distinct parts 



Leaves— Simple. Leaves which 

 are not divided quite to the 

 middle 



Legume. A pod — a fruit of one 

 cell which splits, when ripe, 

 on both sides. 



Ligulate. Strap-shaped . 



Linear. Long and very narrow 



Lyrate. A term applied to a leaf 

 which has a rounded, terminal 

 lobe and several lobes below. 



Micropyle. A small opening in 

 the ovule or seed . 



Midrib. The central vein of a 

 leaf — a continuation of the 

 stalk tkrough the blade. 



Monocotyledon. A plant which 

 has only one cotyledon in its 

 embryo 



12 

 17C 



7 



2G 



13 



Nectary. A gland that produces 



nectar. 

 Node. Tbe junction of leaf and 



stem. 

 Nut. A dry fruit which does not 



spUt 13 



Obcordate. Inversely heart- 

 shaped 7 



Obovate. Inversely egg-shaped . 7 



Obtuse. Blunt. 



Orbicular. Round , , . 7 



Ovary. The part of the pistil 



which forms the fruit . . 10 



Ovate. Egg-shaped . , . 7 



Ovule. The unripened seed within 



the ovary . , . . 10 



Palmate, A term applied to 

 simple leaves with spreading 

 divisions that radiate from 

 one point , . . . 7 



Panicle. A compound raceme . 9 



Pappus. A hairy calyx, which 

 often grows into a silky tuft 

 on the summit of the fi-uit , 17G 

 Pedicel. A secondary flower- 

 stalk of a cluster of flowers . 8 

 Peduncle. The flower-stalk . C 

 Perfect Flower, A ilower with 



both stamens and pistil , , 11 



Perianth. The parts of the 

 flower outside the stamens, or 

 outside the pistil if stamens 

 are absent . , . 11 



Persistent. Applied to parts of 

 a flower when they do not 

 witlier and fall. 



Petal. One of the divisions of 



the corolla of a flower . , 9 



Petiole, The leaf-stalk . , 5 



Pinnate, Applied to a compound 

 leaf when its leaflets are 

 arranged along the midrib on 

 each side 7 



Pinnatifld. A term applied to 

 simple leaves when they are 

 deeply divided into lateral 

 lobes 7 



Pistil. Tlie inner part or whorl 



of a complete flower , , 10 



Pistillate. Applied to a flower 

 when it has a pistil and no 

 stamens 12 



Placenta. The part of the ovary 

 to which the ovules are at- 

 tached 10 



Pod. See LEGUME. 



Pollen. The ceflular dust dis-, 



charged by the anthers . • 9, 25 



Pollination, The transfer of 



pollen from anther to stigma , 2G 



Raceme. An inflorescence in 

 which the flowers are stalked 

 along a common axis . . 8 



Radical, Growing direct from a 

 point near the summit of tlie 

 root 4 



Ray. The outer, spreading florets 



of a composite flower . . 175 



Receptacle, The enlarged upper 

 part of a flower -stalk that 

 gives attachment to the parts 

 of tlie flower. 



Sagittate, Arrow-shaped . , 7 



Samara. A winged fruit . . 13 

 Sepal. A part of the outer whor 



(calyx) of a complete flower 

 Serrate. Sawlike 

 Sessile. Without a stalk . , 5, 6 

 Silicula. A fruit resembling a 

 siUqua, but shorter and 



broader 12 



Siliqua. A podlike fruit with 

 two valves that separate from 

 a central membrane to which 

 tlie seeds are attached . . 12 

 Solitary, Arranged singly , . 8 



Spathulate. Spoon-shaped . 7 



Spike. An inflorescence in which 

 tlie flow ers are sessile along a 

 common axis . . . , 8 



Stamens. The flower organs that 



produce tlie poUen, . . 9 



Staminate. Applied to a flower 



that has stamens but no i)istil. 12 



