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Pothtle$$, destitute of any pointed tip, such as a mucro, awn, "rumination, &c. 



Pollen, the fertilizing powder contained in the anther, 14, ho, 103. 



Pollen-growth, 117. PoUen\ferous, pollen-bearing. 



Pollen-mast, Pollinium, the united mass of pollen, H>4, as in Milkweed and Orchis. 



Pollicaris, Latin for an inch long. 



Pollination, the application of pollen to the Btigma, 1 14. 



Poly-, in compound words of Greek origin, same as multi- in those of Latin origin, 



viz. many, as 

 Polyadelphous, stamens united by tlieir filaments into several bundles, LOO. 

 Polyandrous, with numerous Btamens (inserted <>n the receptacle), LOO. 

 Polycarpic, term used by DeCandolle in the sense of perennial. 

 Polycotf/ledonous, having many (more than two) cotyledons, as Pines, 23. 

 Polygamous, having some perfect and some unisexual flowers, 85. 

 Polygonal, many-angled. 

 Polygynous, with many pi-til- or styles, 105. 

 Polymevous, formed of many parts of each set. 

 Polymorphous, of several or varying forms. 



Polypetalous, when the petals arc distinct or separate (whether few or many), 89. 

 Polyphyllous, many-leaved; formed of several distinct pieces. 

 Polysepalous, same as the last when applied to t lie calyx, 89. 

 Pulyspi rmous, many-seeded. 



Pome, the apple, pear, and similar fleshy fruits, ll'j. 

 Pomiferous, pome-bearing. 

 Porrect, outstretched. 



Posterior side or portion of a flower (when axillary) is th;.t toward the axis, 96. 

 Pouch, the siliele or short pod, as of Shepherd's Purse, 123. 

 Precocious (Latin, projcox), unusually early in development. 

 Prajloration, same as astivation, 97. 

 Pixejbliation, same as vernation, 71. 

 P fat morse, ending abruptly, as if bitten off. 

 Pratensis, Latin for growing in meadows. 



Prickles, sharp elevations of the hark, coining off with it, as of the Rose. 

 Prickly, bearing prickles, or sharp projections like them. 

 Primine, the outer coat of the covering of the ovule, 110. 



Primordial, earliest formed; primordial leaves arc the firsl after the cotyledons. 

 Prismatic, prism-shaped; having three or more angles bounding flat side-. 

 Procerous, tall, or tall and slim. 



Process, any projection from the surface or edge of a body. 

 Procumbi nt, trailing on the ground, 39. 

 Procurrent, running through hut not projecting. 

 Produced, extended or projecting; the upper sepal of a Lark-pur is produced above 



into a spur, 87. 

 Proliferous (literally, bearing offspring), wh re a new branch rr-M>- from an older 



one. or one heel or cluster of (lowers out of another. 

 Prupaculum or Propagulum, a shoot for propagation. 



Prosenchyma, a tissue of w 1-cells. 



Prostrate, lying flat on the ground, •'{'.». 



Protandrous or Proterandrous, the anthers first maturing, 116. 



Proteranthous, flowering before leafing. 



Proterogynous or Protogynous, the Btigmas firsl to mature, lit.. 



ProthaUium or Prothallus, 160. 



Protoplasm, the soft nitrogenous lining or contents, or living part, of cells, 129. 



Protos, Greek for first; in various compounds. 



Pruinose, Pruinate, frosted; covered with a powder like hoar-frost. 



Pseudo . Greek for false. Pseudo-bulb, the aerial conns of epiphytic Orchids 



I'si/ns, Greek for hare of naked, used in many compounds. 



Pteridophyta, Pteridophytes, 166, 



Pteris, Greek for wing, and general name for Kern, enter- into many compound*. 



