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INDEX AND GLOSSARY. 



Hemlock, 164. 

 Hemp, 207. 



Henbane, 191. 

 Henna, 156. 



Hepatica. 115. 



hepta-, seven in composition. 



heptandrous, 54. 



Heracleum, 161 ; described, 276. 



herbaceous, not woody ; dying down 

 in winter, 3. 



Herbarium, 269. 



hermaphrodite, with stamens and 

 pistil in the same flower. 



heterogamous, 175. 



hex- hexa-, six in composition. 



hexandrous, 54. 



Hilum, the point of attachment of 

 a seed or ovule, 36. 



hirsute, with rather long, stiff hairs. 



hispid, with short harsh hairs. 



Holly Family, 143. 



hotnogatnouSi 175. 



Honeysuckle Family, 167. 



Hop, 207. 



Hordeum, 239, 241. 



Hornbeam, 212. 



Horse Chestnut, 141. 



Horsetail Family, 261. 



Houseleek, 158. 



Hoya, 187. 



Humulus, 207. 



Hyacinth, 226. 



Hybrid, a cross between two 

 species. 



Hydrangea, 160. 



Hydrocharideae, 223. 



Hydrocharis Family, 223. 



Hydrocotyle, 163. 



Hymenium, the surface bearing 

 spores or sporidia in leafless 

 Cryptogams ; usually restricted 

 to Fungi. 



Hyoscyamus, 191. 



Hypericinese, 129. 



Hypericum Family, 129. 



hypocrateriform, salver-shaped ; ap- 

 plied to gamopetalous corollas 

 with a long tube, and flat, spread- 

 ing limb. 



hypogynous, inserted under the 

 ovary ; applied to stamens and 

 petals, 7. 



Iceland Moss, 269. 



icosandrous, with twenty stamen? ; 

 applied to flowers in which they 

 are inserted upon the calyx. 



Ilex, 143. 



tmbncate, overlapping, 74. 



imparipinnate, pinnate with an odd 

 leaflet. 



imperfect, with stamens only, or 

 with pistil only. 



Incompletse, 50, 138. 



incomplete, when one or more of 

 the whorls (calyx, corolla, sta- 

 mens, or pistil) is absent from a 

 flower. 



incumbent, 124. 



indefinite, 73, 84, 89, 99. 



indehiscent, 84. 



indeterminate, applied to an in- 

 florescence which is indefinite or 

 centripetal. 



Indian Corn, 239, 243. 



Indian Cress, 139. 



India-rubber, 208. 



Indigo, 149. 



Indigofera, 149. 



Individuals, no. 



Indusium, 254. 



inferior, (ovary), adherent through- 

 out, or nearly so, to the calyx ; 

 (calyx) free from the ovary ; (re- 

 lation of parts of a flower to the 

 axis) farthest from the axis ; 

 (radicle) directed towards the base 

 of the fruit. 



Inflorescence, 72. 



infundibuhfprm , funnel-shaped. 



innate, applied to anthers when the 

 filament appear to terminate at 

 their base. 



inorganic elements, 14. 



Insertion, point of attachment. 



intercellular spaces, 107. 



Internode, 4. 



tnterpetiolar, between the petioles 

 of opposite leaves , applied to sti- 

 pules, &c. 



Intine, the inner coat of a pollen- 

 grain. 



introtsc, applied to anthers dehiscing 

 on the side towards the pistil. 



Involucre, a whorl of bracts. 28, 72. 



involute, with the margins rolled in- 

 wards. 



Ipecacuanha, 170. 



Iridese, 232. 



Iris Family, 232. 



irregular, 25, 



Irritability, 150. 



Isatis, 124. 



Ivory, vegetable, 220, 221. 



Ivy, 164; described, 277. 



