GLOSSARY 



A in composition has tb force of not, 

 or without, as apetalous, without 

 petal*. 



Abortion ; 360. 



Abortive ; wanting by abortion. 



Acatilescent ; destitute of a caulis, 

 (226) or proper steih. 



Accent; the grave accent, thus ("), 

 denotes that the vowel over which 

 it is placed is long ; the acute accent, 

 thus ('), denotes that the vowel is 

 short 



Acerose; 2T5, at (15). 



Achenium ; 481. 



Achlamydeous ; destitute of both calyx 

 and corolla. 



Acotyledonous; 121. 



Aculeate; prickly. 



Acuminate ; 2S4, at (3). 



Acute; 284, at (1). 



Adherent : 383, at (2). 



Adnate ; 292, at (1) ; 363 ; form of the 

 anther, 423, at (2). 



Aerial-roots; 152. 



Aggregate ; densely clustered. 



Albumen; 68; 501. 



Alburnum; 201. 



Alternate; 260, .at (1). 



Alveolate ; presenting the appearance 

 of a honeycomb. 



Ament; 342. 



Ancipital; flattened, so as to appear 

 2-edged. 



Andrcecium; 434 



Androgynous; having staminate and 

 pistillate flowers in the same clus- 

 ters. 



Annual ; abbreviated An., 144. 



Anterior ; that part or side of any or- 

 gan which is furthest from the main 

 axis is said to be anterior. 



Anther; 416. 



Apetalous ; without petals. 



Appressed ; pressed down closely upon 

 something else. 



Aquatic ; 151. 



Arborescent ; attaining the size of a 

 tree. 



Aril; 503. 



Armed; furnished with thorns, pric- 

 kles, or some such appendage. 



Arrow-form ; 275, at (1). 



Articulation; 277. 



Ascending ; 237, at (1). 



Assurgent ; same as ascending. 



Auriculate Auricled ; 276, at (13). 



Awn ; 885. 



Awned ; furnished with an awn. 



Axil ; the angle between a leaf or its 

 petiole and the branch or stem on 

 which it grows. 



Axillary ; growing in an axil. 



Axis; 112. 



Baccate; berry-like. 



Bark ; 213. ' 



Banner; 372; 403. 



Barbed; furnished with stiff, hooked 

 hairs. 



Barren; 372. 



Beak ; a stiff terminal point 



Bearded; furnished with long, tufted 

 hairs. 



Berry ; 477. 



Biennial ; abbreviated Bien. 



Bifid ; two-lobed or two-parted. 



Bilabiate; two-lipped; In application 

 equivalent to Labiate; 896. 



Bipinnate ; 279. at (5). 



Bipinnatifld ; twice pinnatlfld, as when 

 tbe segments of a pinnatifid leaf, 

 275 at (20) are again pinnatifld. 



Biternate : 281, at (1). 



Bracted Bracteate ; furnished with 

 bracts. 



Rracteoles; 850; 3S4. 



Bracts; 296. 



Branches; 175. 



Branchlets; subdivisions of the 

 branches. 



Bristles ; 81, at (1). 



Bud; 172. 



Bulb; 241. 



Bulblet; 242. 



Bnlbiferous; bulb-bearing. 



Caducous; 411, at (1). 



CfBspitose ; growing in tufts. 



Calyptra; 99. 



Calyx ; 381. 



Cambium; 44. 



Cambium Layer ; 202. 



Campanulate; 894. 



Canescent ; clothed with a silvery- 

 white pubescence. 



Capillary; very slender as fine as 

 hairs. 



Capitate ; clustered in heads ; 845. 



Capsnle; 471. 



Carinate ; shaped like the keel of a 

 ship. 



Carpel ; 455. 



Carpellary; 458. 



Carpophore ; Order LVIL, page 114. 



Caryophyllaceous ; 401. 



Caryopsis; 484 



Catkin; 842. 



Caudate; tipped with a tail-like ap- 

 pendage. 



Caulescent; possessing a caulis (226), 

 or proper stem. 



Caulescent; belonging to the caulis 

 (226), or stem. 



Cells of the ovary, 455 of the an- 

 ther, 422. 



Cell-growth; 83. 



Cellular; 26. 



Cellular tissue ; 29. 



Centrifugal inflorescence ; 334 



Centripetal; 334. 



Chaffy ; clothed with chaff-like scales. 



Channelled ; deeply furrowed or 

 grooved. 



Ciliate; 81. 



Circinate; 258, at (6). 



Circumsessile ; opening all round, as 

 in the pyxis, 487. 



Cirrhose; 279, at (4). 



Clasping; 275, at (14) ; 285, at (4). 



Clavate; club-shaped; enlarged up- 

 ward toward the apex. 



Claw; 398, at (2). 



Cleft ; same as lobed, 276. 



Colored; not green. 



Column ; Order CXXV., page 126. 



Coma ; a tuft of silky hairs attached 

 to a seed ; 497. 



Comose; furnished with such a tuft 



Commissure; 482. 



Complete flower; 854; 370. 



Compound leaf; 277. 



" pistil; 413; 454 



Compressed ; flattened. 



Concave ; hollowed out 



Conduplicate ; 258, at (1). 



Cone; 491. 



Confluent ; growing together. 



Conical root ; 189. 



Connate; 275, at (17). 



Connectile; 422. 



Connivent; converging toward each 

 other. 



Continuous ; uninterrupted ; without 

 joints or divisions. 



Contracted ; drawn together ; scarcely 

 spreading, as a panicle with ap- 

 pressed branches is contracted. 



Convex; swelling outward. 



Convolute; 378. 



Cordate ; 275, at (7). 



Coriaceous ; thick ; leathery 



Corm; 248. 



Corolla; 851; 3SS. 



Corymb; 338. 



Corymbose ; arranged in a corymb. 



Cotyledon; 117. 



Creeping stem; 245. 



Crenate ; 283, at (5). 



Crest; a ridge-like process somewhat 

 resembling the crest of a helmet. 



Crown ; an appendage of the disk, as 

 in the thin cup-like expansion of the 

 Narcissus. 



Cruciform: 400. 



Cryptogamous ; 103. 



Cucullate ; hooded ; resembling a hood. 



Culm; 228. 



Cuneiform, or cuneate ; like a wedge. 



Cut ; 283, at (7). 



Cylindric ; shaped like a cylinder. 



Cyme; 347. 



Cymose ; arranged in a cyme. 



Dash ( ) between two numbers signi- 

 fies that any number between those 

 given inclnding the numbers them- 

 selves will be correct, as stamens 

 1 3, which is thus expressed, sta- 

 mens from 1 to 8 ; that is either 1, 2, 

 or 8. 



Decandrous; 435. 



Deciduous; 315, at (1); 411, at (2). 



Declinate and declined ; bent down- 

 ward. 



Decompound; 282. 



Decumbent ; 237, at (2). 



Decurrent leaf; 275, at (28). 



Decussate : crossing at right angles. 



Definite ; few in number and not sub- 

 ject to variation. 



Deflexed ; bent downward. 



Dehiscence of the anther, 422 ; of 

 the fruit, 467. 



Deltoid; shaped like the Greek letter A 



Dentate ; 283, at (3). 



Depressed ; pressed down. 



Diadelphous; 437. 



Dichotomous ; regularly forked ; 182. 



Dicotyledonous; 119. 



Diclinous ; flowers not perfect; 374. 



Didymous; composed of 2 equal, sep- 

 arable carpels, as in Umbelliferse. 



Didynamous ; 436, at (1). 



Diffuse ; widely-spreading. 



Digitate; 280. 



Dioecious; 437. 



Discoid : 407, at (1). 



Disk; 345, 354; also in the radiate 

 Composite ; 407, at (2). 



Dissected ; 283, at (8). 



Dissepiment: 455. 



Distinct; not united. 



Divaricate ; widely diverging or sepa- 

 rating from one another. 



Divided ; same as lobed and lobes, 

 276. 



Dorsal suture; 458. 



Downy, same as pubescent; 81, at (3). 



Drupaceous ; drupe-like. 



Drupe; 480. 



Ducts ; 43. 



Echinate ; covered with minute pric- 

 kles. 



Elatere; 97. 



Elliptical ; shaped like an ellipse ; 

 nearly the same as oval, 275, at (5), 

 but often narrower and acute at the 

 ends. 



Emarglnate ; 288, at (6). 



Embryo; 502. 



Emersed ; out of water. 



Endocarp; 466. 



Endosmose; 167. 



Ensiform ; 275, at (27). 



Entire ; 283, at (1). 



Epicarp; 466. 



Epidermis; 77 of leaves, 254 



Epigynoue ; situated on the ovary. 



Epiphytes; 159. 



Equitant; 259, at (3). 



Krose ; 283, at (11). 



Exosmose; 168. 



Exotic; not native; of foreign origin. 



Exsert; projecting out of the flowei 

 or other envelope. 



Exstipulate; 294 



Extrorse; 424. 



Falcate ; curved like a cutlass blade. 



Farinaceous; having the consistence 

 of grains of meal. 



Fascicle; 84S. 



Fascicled root ; 142. 



Fastigiate ; flat-topped, as in corymbs 



Feather-veined ; 271. 



Fertile; 878. 



Fibrils; 127. 



Fibrous root; 135. 



Filament; 418. 



Filiform; very slender; thread-form. 



Fimbriate ; fringed. 



Fistular, or fistulous ; hollow. 



Fleshy; having nearly the consistenca 

 of flesh. 



Flexuous; zig-zag. 



Floral envelopes; 351. 



Florets; 407. 



Flower; 351. 



Flowering plants; 103. 



Flowerless plants ; 108. 



Foliaceous; leafy; leaf-like. 



Follicle ; 476. 



Forked; separating into 2 diverging 

 branches; 182. 



Free ; 888, at (1). 



Free central placenta ; 462. 



Frilled ; 283, at (9). 



Fringed ; bordered by a fringe. 



Frond; 98; a leaf-like expansion, as in 

 figs. 8 and 15, Plate III. 



Fruit; 465; 466. 



Fugacious; 815, at (2). 



Funiculns; 500. 



Funnel-form; 895. 



Furcate ; somewhat forked. 



Fusiform; 187. 



Gonus ; plural genera. 



Germ ; old name for ovary. 



Germination, 122. 



Gibbous; 887. 



Glabrous; destitute of hairs, glands 



and prickles ; smooth. 

 Glands; 82. 

 Glandular; 82. 



Glaucous; of a pale sea-green color. 

 Globose; shaped like a ball or globe. 

 Glumaceous: composed of glumes; 



285. 



Glume; 385. 



Granular; made up of little grains, re- 

 sembling grains of sand. 

 Grain ; same as caryopsis ; 484 

 Gynoecium; 444. 

 Hairs; 80. 



Halbert-form ; 275. at (12). 

 Hastate; 275, at (12). 

 Head ; 845. 



Heart-shaped ; 275, at (7). 

 Heart-wood; 201. 

 Herbaceous; 148. 

 Herb; 216. 

 Hilum; 500. 

 Hirsute ; 81, at (2). 

 Hispid ; 81. at (1). 



Hoary ; clothed with short white hairs. 

 Hooded ; shaped like a hood. 

 Hypocrateriform ; 392. 

 Hypogynous ; inserted below the ova- 

 ry, usually on the receptacle. 

 Imbricate ; parts overlapping one 



another like shingles on a roof. 

 Imbricated-prefloration ; 259, at (4); 



877. 

 Incised; 283, at (7). 



