3i8 GLOSSARY 



Scar (Gk. eschara = a scar produced by burning). Applied 

 to the mark on the stem left when a leaf has been pulled 

 off, as in the case of the Abies or Silver Fir. Vide Disk. 



Scattered. Applied in contradistinction to such terms as 

 Wliorled, Opposite {q, vide). 



Semi. In composition = half. 



Serotinus (serus = late in the day). Untimely. Applicable 

 to anything botanically that arrives late or out of season. 

 Note Pinus Serotina. 



Serrate (serra = a saw). Vide Margin. 



Sessile (sessilis = low, sedere [sessum] = to sit). Growing 

 close to, and indirectly upon, the stem without a stalk. 



Sheath. Membraneous substance rolled round a stem or 

 leaf. Vide Basal Sheath. 



Smooth. Applied more generally to the surface of the twig, 

 while Glabrous represents freedom from hair attachments. 



Soft-wood Pines. Vide Fibro-vascular and Hard-wood 

 Pines. 



Spathulate or Spatulate (spatula = a word used in con- 

 nection with a little spade or druggist's spatule). Oblong 

 figure, with lower end very much attenuated. 



Spindle-shaped. Vide Fusiform. 



Spur. The woody extension from the branchlet of a cedar 

 bough whence the leaves spring. 



Squama ; Squamata (squama = a scale). A scaly rudi- 

 mentary leaf or bract. The covering of a leaf bud. Note 

 Juniperus Squamata. 



Squamose. Covered with minute scales. 



Squarrose ; Squarrous. Ragged, or rough, with projecting 

 scales or deflexed leaves. 



Stamen ; Staminate. One of the male organs of the flower 

 that produces pollen, having stamens. 



Stigma. Vide Pistillate. 



Stomata (Gk. stoma = mouth). Lines of minute breathing- 

 pores, which give a white or pale-blue tinge to the foliage. 



Stone. A hard body or fruit with seed enclosed. 



Striatus (stria = a ridge between two channels). Striped or 

 streaked. 



Strictus (strictus = contracted). Very upright or straight. 



Strobile. Vide Cone. 



