244 INDEX I. 



PAGB 



but I mean to keep it for the accumulated stems of inlaid 

 plants, palms, and the like ; for which otherwise we have 

 no separate term. 



IX. THE AVENA. Not specified in the text at all ; 

 but it will be prettier than ' baculus,' which is 

 that 1 had proposed, for the ' staff ' of grasses. 

 See page 179. 



These ten names are all that the student need remem- 

 ber ; but he will find some interesting particulars respect- 

 ing the following three, noticed in the text : 



STIPS. The origin of stipend, stupid, and stump. . 148 

 STIPULA. The subtlest Latin term for straw 148 



CAULIS (Kale). The peculiar stem of branched eat- 

 able vegetables . . . . 149 



CANNA. Not noticed in the text ; but likely to be 

 sometimes useful for the stronger stems of 

 grasses. 



III. THE LEAF. 



Derivation of word 26 



The Latin form * folium ' 41 



The Greek form ' petal os ' 42 



Veins and ribs of leaves, to be usually summed un 



der the term rib ' 44 



Chemistry of leaves 46 



