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GLOSSARY OF TERMS 



Protoneme; Gr. protos, first, and nema, a thing 



spun, a thread 



Protophyte ; Gr. protos, and phuton, a plant 

 Protoplasm ; Gr. protos, and plasma, that which 



has been formed 



Pseudocarp ; Gr. pseudos, false, and karpos, fruit 

 Pseudopodia ; Gr. pseudos, and podos, foot 

 Pulvinus ; Lat. a cushion 

 Pyxis; Gr. puxidion, a little box 



Rachis ; Gr. the spine 

 Radicle ; Lat. radix, a root 

 Raphides ; Gr. raphis, a needle 

 Reniform ; Lat. ren, a kidney, and forma, form 

 Replum ; Lat. replum, the leaf of a door 

 Reticulated ; Lat. reticulum, a small net 

 Retuse ; Lat. re, back, and tundo, I hammer 

 Revolute ; Lat. revolutus, rolled back 

 Rostellum ; Lat. diminutive of rostrum, a beak 

 Runcinate ; Lat. runcina, a saw 



Saccate ; Lat. saccus, a bag 



Sagittate ; Lat. sagitta, an arrow 



Saprophyte ; Gr. sapros, rotten, and phuton, a 



plant 



Sarcocarp ; Gr sarkos, flesh, and karpos, fruit 

 Scalariform ; Lat. scala, a ladder 

 Scape ; Lat. sea pus, a stalk 



Schizocarp ; Gr. schizo, to split, and karpos, fruit 

 Sclerenchyma ; Gr. skleros, hard, and enchuma, 



anything poured or put in 

 Secundine ; Lat. secundce, second 

 Sepal ; Fr. sepale, invented term to correspond with 



petale 

 Septicidal ; Lat. septum, an enclosure, and ccedo, 



to cut 



Septifragal ; Lat. septum, and frango, to break 

 Sessile ; Lat. sessilis, sitting 

 Sorus ; Gr. soros, a heap 

 Spadix ; Lat. a palm-branch 



Spathe ; Gr. spathe, a broad blade 

 Spathulate ; Lat. spathula, a broad slice 

 Spermocarp ; Gr. spcrma, seed, and karpos, fruit 

 Sporange ; Gr. sporos, seed, and aggeion, a vessel 

 Spore ; Gr. spora, seed 

 Sporocarp ; Gr. sporos, and karpos, fruit 

 Sporogenous ; Gr. sporos, and genao, to produce 

 Sporophyll ; Gr. sporos, and phullon, a leaf 

 Sporophyte ; Gr. sporos, and phuton, a plant 

 Stamen ; Lat. a fibre 

 Stigma ; Gr. stiff me, a point 

 Stomate ; Gr. stoma, a mouth 

 Style ; Lat. stylus, a stake 

 Subulate ; Lat. subula, an awl 

 Synantherous ; Gr. sun, together, and anther 

 Syncarpous ; Gr. sun, and karpos, fruit 

 Synergidae ; Gr. sun, and ergon, work 



Testicular ; Lat. test is, a testicle 

 Tetraspore ; Gr. tetra, four, and sporos, seed 

 Thallophyte ; Gr. thallos, a shoot, and phuton, a 



plant 



Tomentose ; Lat. tomentum, down 

 Trichogyne ; Gr. trichos, hair, and yune, female 

 Truncate ; Lat. trunco to maim or cut off 



Urceolate ; Lat. urceus, a pitcher 

 Utricuiar ; Lat. utriculus, a little bottle 



Vernation ; Lat. rer, the spring 

 Versatile ; Lat. i-ersatilis, revolving 

 Verticillate ; Lat. verticillis, a little whorl 



Xanthic ; Gr. ranthos, yellow 

 Xylem ; Gr. xulon, wood or timber 



Zoophilae ; Gr. zoon, animal, and phileo, to love 

 Zoospore ; Gr. zoon, an animal, and sporos, seed 

 Zygote, Zygomorphic ; Gr. zeugnumi, I join, and 

 morphe, a shape 



ERRATA 



Page 49 By the turning of a numeral in printing, the chemical formula for Glucose is made to read 

 C 6 H 12 O 9 ; it should be C 6 H, 2 O 6 , as correctly given on page 44. 



Plate III Glory Pea (Clianthus dampieri). The popular name belongs to the New Zealand species 

 ('. puniceus) ; we are informed that it is not used in connection with the Australian species. 



Page 445 Fig. 549 should, strictly speaking, be named Sntezeicort Yarrow, to distinguish it from Achillea 

 millefolium, the Milfoil Yarrow. 



