342 AGRICULTURE FOR BEGINNERS 



Transplant : a plant grown in a bed with a view to being removed to 



other soil ; a technical term used by gardeners. 

 Tubercle : a small, wartlike growth on the roots of legumes. 

 Udder : the milk vessel of a cow. 

 Utensil : a vessel used for household purposes. 

 Variety : a particular kind. For example, the Winesap, Bonum, /Esop, 



etc., are different varieties of apples. 

 Ventilate : to open to the free passage of air. 

 Virgin soil : a soil which has never been cultivated. 

 Vitality (of seed) : vitality is the ability to grow. Seed are of good 



vitality if a large per cent of them will sprout. 

 Weathering : the action of moisture, air, frost, etc. upon rocks. 

 Weed : a plant out of place. A wheat plant in a rose bed or a rose 



in the wheat field would be regarded as a weed, as would any 



plant growing in a place in which it is not wanted. 

 Wilt (of cotton) : a disease of cotton in which the whole plant droops 



or wilts. 

 Withers : the ridge between the shoulder bones of a horse, at the 



base of the neck. 

 Yeast : a preparation containing the yeast plant used to make bread 



rise, etc. 



