INTRODUCTION. 



Depressed: flattened horizontally. 



Descending: directed downward. 



Diadelphous: collected in two sets. 



Diandrous: having two stamens. 



Dichlamydeous: having both calyx and 

 corolla. 



Dichotomous: forked. 



Diclinous, 66. 



Dicotyledonous: having two cotyledons. 



Didymous: twin. 



Didynamous: having four stamens, with 

 two of them longer than the others. 



Diffuse: loosely spreading. 



Digitate : when the apex of the petiole 

 bears five or more leaflets. 



Dimorphous: of two forms. 



Dioecious, 67. 



Discoid: Flora, p. 184. 



Disk, 73. Also the central part of the 

 head of composite flowers. 



Dissected: divided into many lobes. 



Distichous: two-ranked; placed on oppo- 

 site sides of the axis. 



Distinct: separate. 



Divaricate: widely spreading. 



Divided: parted nearly to the base. 



Dorsal: pertaining to back or outside. 



Dorsal Suture, 80. 



Downy: bearing soft short hairs. 



Drupe, 94. 



Drupaceous : with the characters of a 

 drupe. 



Duramen, 30. 



Dwarf: below the common size. 



Eared: see Auriculate. 



Echinate: beset with prickles. 



Elliptical : in outline twice as long as 

 wide, broadest in the middle, and 

 rounded at each end. 



Elongated : unusually long ; extended. 



Emarginate : notched at the apex. 



Embryo, 102. 



Emersed : raised out of water. 



Endocarp : the inner layer of the pericai-p. 



Endogenous (stems), 32. 



Enneandrous : having nine stamens. 



Ensiform: sword-shaped. 



Entire : with margins not toothed or di- 

 vided. 



Epigynous, 70. 



Epiphytes, 11. 



Equilateral: equal-sided. 



Equitant (leaves) : two-ranked, with their 

 bases clasped one within the other, and 

 their sides facing the horizon. 



Erose : with the margin irregularly scal- 

 loped, as if gnawed. 



Evergreen: lasting through the winter. 

 . Exogenous, 28. 



Exserted: protruding out of the surround- 

 ing parts. 



Exstipulate : without stipules. 



Extrorse Anthers, 72. 



Falcate : scythe-shaped. 

 Family, 113. 



Fan-shaped: folded or plaited like a fan. 



Farinaceous : mealy. 



Fascicle : a cluster. 



Fascicled : collected in a cluster. 



Fastigiate : rising to the same level ; flat- 

 topped. 



Feather-veined, 41. 



Female (flowers): bearing only pistils. 



Ferruginous : of the color of iron-rust. 



Fertile: bearing fruit. 



Fibre, 4. 



Fibrous Roots, 8. 



Fiddle-shaped : oblong in outline, and 

 contracted in the middle. 



Filament, 69. Any thread-like part. 



Filamentose : bearing or composed of 

 threads. 



Filiform : thread-like. 



Fimbriate : with the margin cut into a 

 fringe. 



Fistulous : hollow. 



Fleshy : soft and juicy. 



Flexuous: zigzag; bent outward and in- 

 ward. 



Floating: resting on the surface of the 

 water. 



Floccose : beai'ingtufts of deciduous hairs. 



Flora : a systematic description of the 

 plants of a country. 



Floral : belonging to the flowers. 



Floret: one of the flowers of a cluster. 



Flower, 61. 



Flowering Plants, 106. 



Flowerless Plants, 107. 



Foliaceous : leaf-like. 



Foliolate : bearing leaflets. 



Follicle, 87. 



Follicular: like a follicle. 



Forked : divided into two branches. 



Fi-ee: separate; disconnected. 



Fringed : see Ciliate. 



Frond: the leaf of a Fern. 



Fructification: the fruiting state. 



Fruit, 84. 



Fnitescent: shrubby. 



Fugacious: continuing for a short time. 



Fulvous: tawny. 



Funiculus, 82. 



Funnel-shaped : gradually dilated upward 

 from a tubular base. 



Furrowed : grooved lengthwise. 



Fusiform : spindle-shaped ; broadest in 

 the middle, and tapering at each end. 



Geminate: by pairs. 



Geniculate : bent abruptly. 



Genus, 113. 



Germination, 105 



Gibbous: puffed out. 



Glabrous : free from roughness, or hairs. 



Glands : small knobs or excrescences. 



Glandular: bearing glands. 



Glaucous: covered with a minute whitish 



powder. 

 Globose : ) 

 Globular : { round ! spherical. 



Glomerate: collected in a close cluster. 



