AGRICULTURE FOR BEGINNE.RS 



Formula : a recipe for the making of a compound ; for example, fer- 

 tilizer or spraying compounds. 

 Fungicide : a substance used to kill or prevent the growth of fungi ; 



for example, Bordeaux Mixture or copper sulphate. 

 Fungous : belonging to or caused by fungi. 

 Fungus (plural fungi) : a low kind of plant life lacking in green 



color. Molds and toadstools are examples. 

 Germ : that from which anything springs. The term is often applied 



to any very small organism or living thing, particularly if it 



causes great effects such as disease, fermentation, etc. 

 Germinate : to sprout. A seed germinates when it begins to grow. 

 Girdle : to make a cut or groove around a limb or tree. 

 Glacier: an immense field or stream of ice formed in the region of 



constant snow and moving slowly down a slope or valley. 

 Globule : a small particle of matter shaped like a globe. 

 Glucose : a kind of sugar very common in plants. The sugar from 



grapes, honey, etc. is glucose. That from the sugar cane is not. 

 Gluten : a vegetable form of protein found in cereals. 

 Graft : to place a living branch or stem on another living stem so 



that it may grow there. It insures the growth of the desired 



kind of plant. 

 Granule : a little grain. 

 Gypsum : land plaster. 

 " Head back " ; to cut or prune a tree so as to form its head, that is, 



the place where the main trunk first gives off its branches. 

 Heredity : the resemblance of offspring to parent. 

 Hibernating: to pass the winter in a torpid or inactive state in close 



quarters. 

 Hock : the joint in the hind leg of quadrupeds between the leg and 



the shank. It corresponds to the ankle in man. 

 Host : the plant upon which a fungus or insect is preying. 

 Humus : the portion of the soil caused by the decay of animal or 



vegetable matter. 



Hybrid : the result of breeding two different kinds of plants together. 

 Hydrogen: a chemical element. It is present in water and in all 



living things. 

 Individual : a single person, plant, animal, or thing of any kind. 



