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INDEX AND GLOSSARY. 



Drosera, 160. 



Drupacacese, 151. 



Drupe, 83. 



Dry-rot, 267. 



Drying plants, 269. 



Duckweed Family, 217. 



Ducts, dotted and pitted vessels. 



Diirametl($Kfi Heart-wood). 



Durra, 241. 



Dutch Rush, 259. 



Dryer's Woad, 124. 



Earth-nut, 148. 



Ebony (West Indian), 149. 



ebracteate, 74. 



Echinops, 177. 



elaborated sap, 106. 



Elaters, elastic spiral fibres asso- 

 ciated with the spores of certain 

 Cryptogams. 



Elder, 168. 



Elements in plants, 13. 



Elephant's Foot, 235. 



elliptical, 65. 



Elm Family, 209. 



Elodea, 223. 



emarginate, 69. 



Embryo, 9. 



Embryo-sac, the large cell of the 

 nucleus of the ovule in which the 

 embryo originates, 20. 



Embryo-vesicle, the rudimentary 

 cell from which the embryo de- 

 velops, formed within the em- 

 bryo-sac ; called also the germinal 

 vesicle. 



Enchanter's Nightshade, 154. 



Endocarp, the inner layer of the 

 pericarp. 



endogenous, 102. 



Endosperm, albumen formed inside 

 the embryo-sac. 



Endostome, the micropylar opening 

 through the inner coat of an 

 ovule. 



ennea-, nine in composition. 



eitHtandrons, 54. 



ensijonn, sword-shaped. 



entire, 6, 70. 



Envelopes of the flower, 18. 



Eptcalyx, 134, 152. 



Epicarp, the outer layer of the 

 pericarp. 



Epidermis, 106. 



epigynous, inserted upon the ovary ; 

 applied to petals and stamens, 27. 



Epilobe, 155. 



Epimedium, 116. 



epipetaloits, 29. 



epiphyllous, 44. 



epiphytal, 231. 



equally- pinnate, pinnate without an 

 odd, terminal leaflet. 



Equisetacese, 258. 



Equisetum, 258. 



equitant, applied to conduplicate 

 leaves folded one over the other 

 (leaves of Iris, 232). 



Ergot, 265. 



Erica, 180. 



Ericaceae, 179. 



Eriophorum, 236. 



Erodium, 139. 



Eryngo, 163. 



Eschscholtzia 121. 



Euonymus, 142. 



Euphorbia, 203. 



Euphorbiaceae, 202. 



Euphrasia, 193. 



Evening Primrose, 155. 



Everlastings, 178. 



exalbuminous, 38, 89. 



exogenous, 101. 



Exogonium, 189. 



Exostome, the micropylar opening 

 through the outer coat of an 

 ovule. 



exserted, projecting beyond. 



exstipulate, 70. 



Extine, the outer coat of a pollen- 

 grain. 



extrorsS, applied to anthers dehisc- 

 ing on the side from the pistil. 



Eyebright, 193. 



Fagus, 212; described, 279. 

 falcate, curved like a scythe. 

 fasciculate, 71. 



Feather Grass, 238. 



Fennel, 163, 164. 



Fern Family, 253. 



Fertilization of ovule, 20. 



Fibro-vascular system, 99. 

 fibrous, 58. 



Ficus, 208. 



-fid, in composition, divided to 

 about the middle. 



Fig, 87, 208. 



Figwort Ranunculus, 115. 



Filament, 6. 



Filices, 253. 

 filiform, thread-like. 

 fimbriate, fringed by fine divisions 

 of the lamina. 



