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THE BOOK OF THE IRIS 



shaped, as the leaves of most 

 Irises when not grass- 

 like. 



Equitant (Equitano, Lat., rid- 

 ing), as if astride, like the 

 basal portion of the leaves of 

 many Irises. 



Erose (Erosus, Lat., gnawed), 

 said of a margin when ir- 

 regularly toothed, as if bitten. 



Exserted (Exsertus, Lat., pro- 

 truded), protruding beyond, 

 as stamens beyond the tube 

 of corolla. 



Extrorse (Exterus, Lat., on the 

 outside), directed outwards, 

 as the opening of an anther. 



Falcate (Falcatus, Lat., sickle" 

 shaped), curved like a 

 sickle. 



" Fall," a special term, applied 

 to the outer and usually more 

 or less reflected segments of 

 the Iris flower. 



Filiform (Filum, Lat., a 

 thread), thread-shaped. 



Fimbriate ( Fimbriae ( plu. ) . 

 Lat., a fringe), applied to a 

 fringed or finely-cut margin. 



Form, see species. 



Fugacious (Fugax, Lat., fleet- 

 ing), very soon fading. 



Fulvous (Fu/vus, Lat., tawny), 

 of reddish-yellow colour. 



Genus, see species. 



Glabrous (Glaber, Lat., with- 

 out hair), destitute of hairs 

 or roughness. 



Glaucescent (Glaukos, Gr., 

 bluish-grey), slightly covered 

 with surface bloom. 



Glaucous, covered with bloom 

 as the young leaf of cab- 

 bage. 



Globose (Globosus, Lat.), 

 nearly spherical. 



H 



Haft (A.S. Hacft), a handle, 

 the stalk or claw of a floral 

 segment. 



Hexagonal (Hex, Gr., six, 

 gonia, Gr., angle), six- 

 angled. 



Hybrid, offspring from parents 

 regarded as specifically dis- 

 tinct, cross being the term 

 used for offspring from 

 parents which are different 

 but more closely related. 

 The distinction is not always 

 made. 



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Imbricate (Imbricatus, Lat., 

 covered with gutter-tiles), 

 overlapping as the tiles on 

 a roof. 



