GLOSSARY. 



1. Acuminate. Ending obtusely, with a prolonged, sharp point. 



2. Alburnum. Sap-wood ; the white, soft, exterior layers of wood. 



3. Anther. That portion of the stamen containing the pollen. 



4. Aromatic. Fragrant ; spicy. 



5. Astringent. Contracting. 



6. Axil. The angle on the upper side between the leaf and stem. 



7. Axillary. Growing from the axils. 



8. Berry. A pulpy fruit enclosing seeds having no capsules. 



9. Calcareous. Containing lime. 



10. Calyx. The outer covering of the corolla. 



11. Cambyum. The concentrated sap or viscid substance which 



lies between the bark and wood. 



12. Capsule. A hollow seed-vessel, which opens when dry. 



13. Catkins. Flowers in tufts, arranged on a slender or flexible 



thread. 



14. Cordate, or Cordiform. Heart-shaped. 



15. Coriaceous. Resembling leather or parchment. 



16. Corolla. The crown, which encloses the stamens. 



17. Corymbs. Flowers having a flat summit, which is formed of 



numerous flower-stalks, which arise on a common stem, from 

 different heights. 



18. Crenate. See SerruUite. 



19. Deciduous. Not evergreen ; trees whose leaves fall in autumn 



are termed deciduous. 



20. Dentate. Toothed ; edged with large, sharp points. 



21. Denticulate. Minutely dentate. 



22. Drupe. A fleshy fruit enclosing a stone. 



23. Genus. [The singular of genera.] A family of plants which 



agree in flower and fruit. 



24. Glands. Small heads, or inflated bodies, which appear in dif- 



ferent parts of plants or leaves. 



25. Glaucous. Of a sea-green color. 



26. Globose. Round or spherical. 



27. Herbaceous. Not ligneous, or woody. 



28. Imbricate. Overlaying like scales, or the slating of a roof. 



29. Lanceolate. Spear-shaped ; both ends very acutely pointed. 



30. Leaflet. A part or small leaf of the compound or pinnate leaf. 



31. Liber. The inner layer of bark, which lies next the wood. The 



ancients wrote upon and formed their books of this substance; 

 hence the name. 



