Il. 
TECHNICAL TERMS. 
qHE rosarian and the hasty reader 
1 areinvited to pass by this chapter, 
but if, unversed in rose-lore, any 
Ree reader become interested in the 
ae there will be found many terms, 
mostly botanical, which require some ex- 
planation, as presented herewith, and to 
which he may be glad to refer. 
Anther. A rounded knob at the summit of 
the filament; a portion of the stamen 
which contains the pollen or fecundating 
matter of the flower. 
Armed. Provided with thorns or prickles. 
Callus. A swelling which occurs at the base 
of a cutting previous to the formation of 
roots. 
Calyx. An envelope which holds the other 
parts of the flower; it consists of narrow 
green leaves or sepals of a pithy texture; 
these sepals generally cohere by their 
edges. 
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