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dentata — L. (having teeth) fr. dens, a tooth, referring to the dentate mar 



gins of the leaves of Castnnca dentata. 

 dioica — L. L. (two-houses) fr. the Gr. (5/f-. two. and ('»k/o, house, referring to 



the dioecious or polygamous flowers of Gyinnocladus dioica. 

 Diospyros — L. L. for the genus, f r. the Gr. A/of, a God, and Tivpoc, wheat or 



grain. According to Sargent this term refers to the life-giving prop- 

 erties of the fruit of the genus. 

 discolor — ■ L. (two-colored) f r. dis-, two, and color, color, referring to the 



difference in color of the upper and lower surfaces of the leaves of 



Salix discolor. 

 divaricata — -L. (spread apart) fr. dis-, apart or two, and varicare, to spread, 



referring to the spreading branches of Pimis divaricata (Banksliana). 

 domestica — ■ L. (domestic) fr. donnis, house, referring to the cultivation of 



PruHus domestica. 

 echinata — L. (covered with spines) fr. the Gr. ex'^'^i, through the L. echinus 



(a hedgehog or sea urchin, hence a spine) and the suf -atus, covered with; 



referring to the armed cones of Pinus echinata. 

 Elder — fr. the A. S. ellaem * the Germanic i. e. Ger. ahorn, maple. Allied 



to the word hollow in reference to the hollow t^\•igs. The common name 



of Acer Negundo. 

 Elm — fr. the A. S. elm * the Ger. Ulm and the L. Ulmus (which see). The 



common name of Ulmus. 

 Fagus — li. (the beech) fr. the Gr. <pa7eiv^ to eat, tJirough the Dorian (pa^Sq^ 



the beech, in reference to the edible fruit of the genus. 

 ferruginea — L. (rusty) fr. ferriim, iron, through ferrugo, rust; referring to 



the brown autumn leaves of Fagus ferruginea (grandifolia) . 

 Fir — f r. the Ger. Forha through the A. S. furu, perhaps of Scandanavian 



origin * the Teutonic group. The common name of Abies. 

 Horida — L. (abounding in flowers) fr. flos, a flower; referring to the showy 



inflorescence of Cornii.^ florida. 

 Foleyana — L. L. f r. the surname Foley. A synonym for Salix purpurea. 

 fragilis — L. (fragile) fr. fragnere, to break; referring to the easily broken 



branches of SaHx fragilis. 

 Fraxinus — L. The L. common name of the ash tree. 

 fulva — ^ L. (tawny, yellow, or reddish); referring to the color of the inner 



bark of Ulmus fidva. 

 glabra — L. (smooth), referrmg to the smooth leaves of several species, 

 glandulosa — (full of glands or fruit) fr. glans, a nut or gland and -osus, 



full of ; referring to the abundance of fruit, or the glandular leaflets of 



A ilanth us glandulosa. 

 glauca — L. (bluish) fr. the Gr. )Xat'«6c. referring to the glaucous under- 



surfaces of the leaves of Magnolia glauca. 

 Gleditsia — L. L. for the surname of Gleditsch, and named for J. G. Gleditseh, 



a contemporary of Linnaeus. 

 Grandidentata — L. (large-toothed) from grandis, large, and dentatus, toothed 



(see dentate), referring to the large dentations on the leaf margins of 



Populus grandidentata. 

 grandifolia — L. (large leaf) fr. grandui, large, and folium, leaf; referring to 



the size of the l«ivcs of Fagus grandifolin. 

 Gum — ^ fr. the Egyptian kami, tlirough the Gr. Ko/t/it^ the L. gummi., the Fr. 



gomme, and the M. E. goninie; referring to the hardened juices of certain 



trees. The common name of species of Nyssa and Liquidambar Styra- 



cifluo owing to gummy exudations. 

 Gymnocladus — L. L,. (naked branches) from the Gr. yr/zvof, naked, and 



/cAddof, branch; referring to the sparse foliage or the large, leafless 



branches in winter condition. 

 Hackberry — hack = hag-berry (see ha^\i:.horn) and berry (see mulberry). 



The common name of Celtis occidentalis. 

 Hackmatack — f r. the N. Am. Indian, hakmantak, Belknap — Hist, of N. H. 



Ill ; ' ' On some mountains we find a shrubbery of hemlock and spruce, 



whose branches are knit together so as to be impenetrable. The snow 



lodges on their tops, and a cavity is formed underneath. These are called 



by the Indians, 'hackmantaks'. " Transferred as the common name of 



Larix laricina. 



