GLOSSARIAL INDEX 



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Chene. a dry fruit tliat does 

 not open. .... 



Acute. Sharp. 



Anther. The case at the top of 

 tlie stamen containing tlie 

 pollen ..... 



Axil. The angle formed between 

 leaf-stalk and stem. 



Axillary. Situated in an axil . 



Bast. Inner bark. 



Berry. A pulpy fruit containing 



several seeds .... 

 Bicrenate. Doubly notched 

 Bifid. Divided into two parts. 

 Bisexual. Including both male 



and female organs . 

 Bract. A- leaf or scale between 



flower and leaf ' . . 

 Bracteate. Provided with one or 



more bracts .... 



Calyx. The outer whorl of a 



complete flower. ... U 



Capitulum. A head of flowei-s . 9, 175 



Capsule. A term applied to 



some fruits which open • . 1.3 



Carpels. Central parts of a 



perfect flower . . . . 10 



Catkin. A spike of imperfect 



flowers 12 



CMorophyll. The green colour- 

 ing matter of plants. 



Composite Flower. A head 

 of ' florets' all sessile on a 

 common receptacle . . 175 



Cordate. Heart-shaped . . 7 



Corolla. The second whorl of a 



complete flower ... 9 



Corymb. A cluster of stalked 

 flowers, the flowers being all 

 at one level .... 8 



Cotyledons. The lobes of the 

 embryo plant, afterwards 

 forming the 'seed-leaves' . 13, -17 



Crenate. Notched. 



Cupille. A cup, formed of bracts, 

 surrounding a fruit. 



Cyme. An arrangement of stalked 

 flowers in which the terminal 

 or central one is the first to 

 open 9 



Deciduous. Falling off. Applied 

 to leaves, parts of flowers, fee. 



Dehiscent. Splitting. Applied 

 to fruits which open when ripe 



Dicotyledon. A plant with two 

 cotyledons in the embryo 



Digitate. Divided into finger- 

 like lobes .... 



Disc. A fleshy ring or cup be- 

 tween the base of the 

 stamens and that of the 

 ovary. 



Drupe. A stone-fruit . 



Entire. Not divided . 

 Epidermis. The outer skin of a 

 plant ..... 

 Exstipulate. Without stipules . 



Filament. The stalk which 

 bears the anther of the 

 stamen ..... 



Follicle. A fruit which opens, 

 wlien ripe, on one side only . 



Fruit. The ripened ovary of the 

 flower ..... 



Glumes. The scaly bracts of 

 sedges and grasses. 



Herbaceous. Green — not woody. 

 Hybrid. The offspring of two 

 different species. 



Imperfect Flower. A flower 

 which does not possess both 

 stamens and pistil . 



Indehiscent. Not splitting. Ap- 

 pUed to fruits that do not 

 open when ripe 



Inferior. Below. Applied to the 

 ovary when the calyx adheres 

 to it ; and to the calyx when it 

 is free from and below the 

 ovary 



Inflorescence. The arrangement 

 of (lowers .... 



Involucre. A whorl of bracts 

 surrounding a single flower or 

 a flower-head. 



