GLOSSARY 365 



Anatropous, of an ovule, curved over on its raphe so completely that the 

 micropyle comes close to the junction with the stalk, p. 114. 



Androdioecious, where 6 and pseudo-hermaphrodite ,i flowers occur on 

 different j^lants, p. 161. 



Androecium, the totality of the stamens in one flower, p. 43. 



Andromonoecious, where 6 and pseudo-hermaphrodite j flowers occur 

 on the same plant, p. 161. 



Anemophilous, pollinated by the wind, p. 156. 



Anemophily, where pollination is due to the agency of wind, p. 156. 



Antero-basal, at the forward edge of the basal part of the carpel, &c., 

 p. 51. 



Anther, that part of the stamen in which the pollen is developed, p. 82. 



Antheridium, the cf organ of certain Cryptogams. 



Antherozoid, the motile <? element of certain Cryptogams. 



Anthesis, the opening of the flower. 



Antipetalous, opposite the petals. 



Antipodal cells, certain naked nucleated cells at the base of the embryo- 

 sac in Angiosperms. 



Apetalous, devoid of petals. 



Apocarpous, with free separate carpels, p. 65. 



Apopetalous, same as Polypetaloiis, p. 63. 



Apophysis, the swelling at the outer end of the scales of a pine-cone, 

 p. 182. 



Appendiculate, with appendages at the throat, p. 78. 



Appressed, pressed down on the surface. 



Archegonium, the ? organ of certain Cryptogams. 



Archesporium, the spore-forming cell in the interior of the sporangium, 

 auther-lobe or nucellus, p. 119. 



Aril, an extra, usually fleshy and coloured, integument of the ovule. 



Arillus, see Aril. 



Ascending, of an ovule arising obliquely from near the base of the ovary, 

 p. 113. 



Astringent, rough to the taste, p. 310. 



Atrophy, wasting away from lack of nourishment, p. 27. 



Autogamy, when the flower is capable of self-pollination, p. 159. 



Awns, small bristle-like appendages. 



Axil, the angle between leaf or bract, and the axis bearing it. 



Axile, coincident with the axis, p. 115. 



Axillary, in the axil, p. 17. 



Axis, the parent organ, or an imaginary line representing it, around 

 which organs are developed. 



Baccate, berry-like, p. 342. 



Barren, infertile, unproductive. 



