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GLOSSARY. 



frequently formed of two distinct 

 cells, and generally attached to- 

 wards the summit of a filament. 



A ntheriferous, bearing or supporting 

 the anthers. 



Apetalous, applied to flowers which 

 are destitute of true corolla. 



Apex, the opposite extremity of any 

 organ to that by which it is at- 

 tached, which is considered its 

 base. 



Apiculate, terminating in a sharp 

 but short point. 



Apocarpous, having the carpels quite 

 free from adhesion, as in the 

 Buttercup. 



Appendage, a part superadded to 

 another, as the leaves to the stem. 



Appressed, closely applied to some 

 other part throughout its whole 

 length, as the pubescence on some 

 leaves and branches. 



Aquatic, living or growing in water. 



Aril, Arillus, an expansion of the 

 placenta, rising around certain 

 seeds m the form of an integu- 

 ment, generally more or less fleshy, 

 as in the genus Euonymus. 



Aristate, awned. 



Articulation, a point where a discon- 

 tinuity of tissue naturally takes 

 place, without the appearance of 

 its having been torn asunder, as 

 where leaves fall from the stem. 



Articulated, furnished with articu- 

 lations. 



Artificial, a term applied to some 

 characteristic by which a plant 

 may be distinguished or sepa- 

 rated from others, without refer- 

 ence to tliose other circumstances 

 by which its affinities are esta- 

 blished. 



Ascending, starting horizontally or 



rising obliquely from the base, 



curving upwards, and ultimately 



attaining a vertical position, as in 



many stems. 

 Attenuated, gradually diminished in 



breadth towards either extremity. 

 Auricle, a prolonged appendage at 



the base of some leaves. 

 Auriculate, having auricles or ear- 



Hke appendages. 

 Awn, a stiff bristle-like appendage, 



such as may be met with on the 



glumes and pales of grasses. 

 Awned, furnished with an awn. 

 Axil, the upper angle formed by the 



attachment of a leaf or branch to 



its support. 

 Axile, of or belonging to the axis. 

 Axillary, situated in an axil. 

 Axis, an imaginary line forming a 



centre round which an organ is 



developed. 

 Baccate, bearing berries. 

 Bark, the external coating of the 



stems and roots of flowering 



plants. 

 Basal, attached to another part at 



that extremity by which it is 



joined to its support. 

 Beak, a long slender termination. 

 Beaked, terminated by a beak, as 



the pod of the Radish. 

 Bearded, bearing tufts of hair-like 



pubescence. 

 Bell-shaped, having a tubular and 



inflated form, resembling a bell, 



as the corolla of many Campa- 

 nulas. 

 Berry, a succulent seed-vessel, with 



the seeds embedded in pulp. 

 Biemiial, applied to those plants 



which produce only leaves during 



