INDEX. 



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Funnel-form; see Inf undibiilif orm. 

 Funiculus, the seed-stem, 42, 56. 

 Furcate, forked. 

 Fusiform, spindle-shaped (root). 



G. 



Galanthus, 263. 



Galbanum, Gum, 137. 



Galeate, the upper lip or petals arched. 



Galingale, 263. [143. 



Gamopetalous, same as Monopetalous, 



Garlic, 258. 



Gaulthdria, 149. 



Gaylussacia, 158. 



Geminate, twin, two together. 



Generic characters, 179. . 



Geniculate, bent as the knee (genu). 



Genus, pi. Genera, a family group, 18. 



Geraniacese, 97. 



Geranium, 40, 83. 



Gerardia, 176. 



Germination, 186, 277. 



Gibbous, obliquely tumid. 



Glabrous, smooth, not hairy, 73, 134. 



Gla-di-o-lus, 244. 



Glandular, with glands, secreting organs. 



Glans, a nut, as an acorn. 



Glaucous, sea-green, bluish-green, usually 

 with a bloom, or whitish powder, 34. 



Globous, rounded, globular, 151. 



Glumes, chaffy envelopes, 265. 



Glumiferae, the division (class) which in- 

 cludes the grass-like orders. 



Golden Alexanders, 134. 



Golden Chain, 125. 



Goldenrod, 147. 



Granular, composed of grains. 



Grass Pink, 235. 



Grasses, The, 271. 



Green Dragon, 232. 



Green Rose, 115. 



Ground Ivy, 176. 



Growth is downward, 110. 



Gum Arabic, 125. 



Gymnema, the Cow Tree, 199. 



Gymnosperms, with naked seeds, 220. 



Gynandrous, stamens and pis- 

 tils conjoined. See Column, 235. 



Gynoecium, the pistils as a whole. 



H. 



Habit, jhe general aspect of a plant, 117. 

 Habitat, the natural locality of a plant. 

 Haenmnthus, 263. * 



Hairs, hairy, hirsute, 104. fl] 



Hastate, with the base lobes abrupt- /f\ 

 ly spreading, as in a halbert. ^jF^ 

 Hawthorn, 117. 

 Hay Fever, 32. 

 Hazel, 213. 

 Hearts-ease, 75. 

 Heart-wood, the duramen, 107. 

 Heather, 157. 

 Heathwort, 157. 

 Hedge Mustard, 185. 

 lielianthus, 147. 

 Hellebore, 59, 64. 

 Hemlock, 218. 



Hemp, African, 258. 



Hepatica, 27, 55. 



Herb, a plant with an annual stem, 29. 



Herb Annual, 68. 



Herb Perennial, 46. 



Herb Robert, 86. 



Herbaceous, green and cellular ,not woody. 



Heronsbill, 87. 



Herbarium, a collection of dried plants. 



Hermaphrodite (flower), with both sta- 

 mens and pistils. 



Heter6gamous, two sorts of flowers in the 

 same head. 



Hexandrous, with 6 stamens. 



Hilum, the eye or scar of a seed. 



Hip, 114. 



Hirsute, hairy with rather long hairs. 



Hispid, bristly with stiff hairs, 132. 



Hoarhound, 182. 



Hoary, frost-colored, grayish. 



Holy Spirit Plant, 239. " 



Hom6gamous, head with all the flowers 

 alike, as to stamens and pistils. 



Honey, 59. 



Honeysuckle, 173. 



Hood, any hood-shaped organ, 197. 



Hooded, see Cucullate. 



Hood-leaved Violet, 74. 



Hop (Humulus), 187. 



Horns, certain little projections in the 

 Asclepias, etc., 197. 



Horse Chestnut, 192. 



Horse-shoe Geranium, 86. 



Horsetail Rushes, 27. 



Hortus siccus (hort. sic.), an herbarium. 



Huckleberry (Whortleberry), 158. 



Hyacinth, 35, 238. 



Hyaline, transparent, or nearly so. 



Hybridization, 182. 



Hybrid, a cross-breed between two species. 



Hypo (in composition), un- 

 der ; as 



Hyp6gynous, under the 

 ovary, or free (sc. sta- 

 mens), 48. 



Hyp6xis, 259. 



Hyssop, 182. 



Imbricate, Imbricated, over- 

 lapping by both edges. Lily, 



Immortelles, 147. 



Inaxial root, 50. 



Incised, divided deeply } as if cut. 



Included, inclosed within, or shorter than. 



Incumbent (embryo), 100. 



Indefinite, not easily counted, 47. 



Indehiscent, not opening. 



Indian Cress, 95. -Cucumber, 249. 



Soap, 195. Turnip, 231. 

 India Rubber, 207. 

 Indigenous, native of a country. 

 Indigo, 125. 



Induplicate-valvate aestivation. 

 Indusium, the shield covering 



the fruit-dot (sorus) of a Fern. 

 Inferior ovary, same as adherent ovary, 



133,233. 



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