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GLOSSABY. 



Floral envelopes, the calyx and 



corolla. 

 Florets, see p. 32. 

 Flowerless tlants, see p. 40, 469. 

 Flihtans, floating on the surface of 



water. 

 Fluyiatilis, e, growing by rivers. 

 Follicle, a kind of fruit. See p. 90. 

 FoRK-x-EiNED (leaf), see p. 20. 

 FoRMOsus, a, um, strikingly beautiful. 

 Fragilis, e, brittle. 



Free, not adhering to adjacent organs. 

 Frond, see p. 470. 

 Fruit, the ripened seed-pod of a plant, 



and its contents. 

 Fruticosus,'a, um, shrubby. 

 Fruticulosds, a, vm, under-shrubby. 

 FuL\TJS, a, um, tawny-coloured. 



Gemma, a leaf-bud. 



Genera, see p. 49. 



Geniculatus, a, um, bent like a knee. 



Genus, see p. 49. 



Gerjien, another name for the ovary. 



See p. 26. 

 Germination, the sprouting of the young 



plant from the seed. 

 Gibbous, swollen. 

 Glabrous, see p. 19. 

 Glands, wart like swellings, or pustules. 

 Glandular, bearing glands. 

 ♦Glaucous, covered with bloom, like a 



ripe plum. See p. 19. 

 Glomeiutus, a, U5I, densely clustered. 

 Glumes, glumelles, see p. 423. 

 Granulatus, a, um, resembling grains 



or little seeds. 

 Graveolens, strong-smelling, ofiensive, 



because of the intensity. 

 Gyrate, the same as " circinate." 



Habitats, see p. 55. 

 Hastate (leaf), see p. 12. 

 Hederaceus, a, um, ivy-leaved, or climb- 

 ing like ivy. 

 Herhaceous, having green succulent, 



annual stems. See p. 10. 

 (flower), gi-een and leafy in 



texture instead of petaloid. 

 •Heteropiiyllt^s, a, um, having leaves 



of two or more shapes, same as 



" diversifolius." 

 IIirsutus, a, um, [covered with long stiff 

 HiRTus, A, UM, j hairs. 

 Hisi'iDus, A, UM, covered with long and 



very harsh hairw. 

 HoBTENSis, E, cultivated in gardens. 

 HuMiFiJsrs, A, UM, spreading low upon 



the ground. 



HuMiLis, e, humble and unpretentious, 

 compared mth its congeners. 



Hybrid, a plant resulting from the fe- 

 cundation of one species by another. 



*H\T0GYN0us, growing from below the 

 base of the ovary. See p. 28. 



Imbricated (leaves), see p. 22 



Imperfect (plants), see p. 40. 



Incomplete (flowers), see p. 33. 



Incurved, coiled inwards. See p. 36. 



Indigenous, truly and aboriginally 

 native. 



Inferior (ovary), see p. 28. 



Inflorescence, see p. 34. 



Insignis, e, noble, admirable, conspic- 

 uous. 



Internodes, see p. 8. 



Interpetiolar, between the petioles of 

 opposite leaves. 



Inundatus, a, um, growing in places 

 often overflowed. 



Im'OLucRUM, a whorl of bracts. See 

 p. 333. 



Irregular flowers, see p. 24. 



Japonicus, a, um, native of Japan. 

 JuNCEUs, a, um, resembling rushes. 



Laciniated, irregularly cut into narrow 



segments. 

 Lactescent, yielding milky juice. 

 Lacustris, e, growing on the borders of 



lakes. 

 LffiviGATUs, a, um, having a smooth and 



polished surface. 

 LiEVis, even, smooth, and level. 

 Lamina (of leaf), see p. 10. 

 •Lamprocarpus, a, um, shining-fruited. 

 Lanceolate, see p. 12. 

 Lateral, arising from the side. 

 Lateritius, a, um, the colour of new 



bricks. 

 Latifolius, a, um, broad-leaved. 

 Legume, a kind of seed-pod. See p. 38. 

 •Leucostachys, white- flowered, or 



white-stalkod. 

 Ligneous, woody in texture. 

 Ligule, see p. 421. 

 Limb, the broad flat part of a leaf or 



petal. 

 LiMosus, A, UM, growing in muddy 



places. 

 Linear, very narrow. Sec p. 12. 

 LittoujU.is, growing on the sea-shore. 

 Lobi;d corolla, see p. 24. 

 IJ5AVES, see p. 14. 



Loc.vhiTiEs, see p. 5r». 

 LuciDUs, A, I'M, shining. 



