INDEX AND YOCABULAKT. 



189 



ilnophy'tes, 398. 



Anther. (From anthos, a flower ; so called as 

 indicating its importance.) 79. 



tbnued from tlie leaf, 79. 



magnitled, Fi','. 84. 



Ant/ierid'iuin. A mass of pollen. 



Mnthcrif'crous. Flowers beai'ing .-.uhers with- 

 out filaments. 



All thesis. Opening of the flowers. 



AiUhotax'is, b4. 



An'thophore. That part of the receptacle which 

 supports tlie petals, stamens, and pistils. 



Anthuxan'thuiih 169. 



An'thus. (Greek anthos, signifying a flower.) 

 Referring to the petals only. 



Antiscorbu'tics. Substances which cure erup- 

 tions. 



Apct'alous. (From a, without, and pctalmn, a 

 petal.) Having no petals or corollas, 71, 394. 



A'pex. The top or summit. 



Aphijl'lous. (From a, without, and phyllon, a 

 leaf.) Destitute of leaves. 51, b. 



Aphijl'lcD. Without leaves. 



ArocYNA'cEii:, 497. 



Apothe'cia. Fructifications of the lichens, 289. 



Appear ancc of vegetable life in March, 298. 



in April, 299. 



in May, 300. 



Apple, 9G. 



tribe, 227. 



Appress'ed. Closely pressed. 



Apterous. Without wings. 



Aquat'ic. (From aqua, water.) Growing in, or 

 near water. 



roots, 39. 



Aquifolia.'ceje, 476. 



Ara'ce^, 532. 



Arach'noid. Resembling a spider's web. 



AUALIA-'cEiE, 463. 



Arbor. A tree. 



Arboreous. Like a tree. 



Arch'ed. Curving above, vaulted. 



Arcuate. (From arciis, a bow.) Bent like a 



bow. 

 Are'ca nut, 170. 

 Arena'rius. Growing in sand. 

 Are'olate. Divided into distinct angular spaces. 

 Argen'teus. Silver-colored. 

 Arid. Dry. 

 d'ril (arillus). The external coat or covering of 



seeds which, drying, falls oflf spontaneously. 

 Aris'tate. (From areo, to be dried.) Awned, 



ending a bristle. 

 Aristolochia'ce-4:, 501. 

 dro'ma, MO, c. 

 Aromat'ic. Sweef-scented. 

 Ar row-root, 165, PI, 3, Fig. 6. ■ 

 ^r row-form, 54, k. 

 drtcini'sia, 262. 

 drtic'ufated. Jointed, as in the culm or stem of 



the grasses. 

 Artiji'cial system, 11, 157. 

 A'rum, 68. 



Arundina'ceous. (From arundo, a reed.) Re- 

 sembling reeds. 

 /Irvni'sis. Growing in cultivated fields. 

 /isa'rum, 272. 



Asccnd'iiig. Rising from the ground obliquely. 

 Ascid' iai.e. Pitcher-form. From the Greek as- 



kidion, a bottle or pitcher. 

 Asclkviada'ckve, 498. 

 dsprrifo'tias. Rough-Ieaved. 

 As'phodcl, 198. 

 Assiir'ffent. Rising in a curve from a declined 



base. 

 As tor, 262. 



Attenuated. Gradually diminished or tnpering. 

 Atcr. Pitch-black. 

 Atmospheric air, 312. 



Auric'ulate. Having appendages resembUng ears. 



Aiitum'nal flowers, 303. 



Aurantia'cea;, 424, lOl. 



Awn. A short stiS" bristle. 68, b. 



Axil. The angle between a leaf and stem on the 



upper side. 

 Axillary. Growing out of the axils. 

 Ax!is of ])lams, 107. , 



Bac'ca, 96. 



Baccate, 96. 



Baccif'erous. Bearing berries. 



Balsamiflu'^, 526. 



BALSAMINACEiE, 427. 



Banner, 73.' 



Banyan tree, 44. 



Barb. A straight process, ai'med with teeth 

 pointing backward. 



Barba'tus. Bearded. 



Barber'rii, 199. 



Bark, 125. 



Bar'ren. Producing no fruit; containing sta- 

 mens only. 



Beak'cd. Terminating by a process shaped like 

 the beak of a bird. 



Bet' lis peren'nis, 258, b. 



Bell-form, 72. 



BERBKUIDACEiE, 404. 



Ber'ry, 96. 



Betul.^'ceje, 524. 



Bi, derived from bis, signifying two. 



Bicor'nes, 217. 



Bicor'nis. Anthers with two horns. 



Bi'dens. Having two teeth. 



Bien'nial. Living two years. 



Bi'fid. Two-parted. 



Bignonia'ckve, 485. 



Bila'biatc. Corolla with two lips. 



Bi'nate. Two growing together. 



Bipin'nate. Twice pinnate. 



Biter'nate. Twice ternate. The petiole support- 

 ing three ternate leaves. 



Bi'valve. Two-valved. 



Black'bcrry, 228. 



Blas'temc. From the Greek, blastema^ a bud. 



Bli'tum, 166. 



Bole. The trunk of a tree. 



Boragina'ce/E, 490. 



Bora'cro, 184. 



Botartical names, 163. 



excursions, 25. 



Bot'any, 10. 



Bot'rus. A cluster, like grapes. 



Brach'iatc. Branches opposite, and each pair at 

 right angles with the preceding. 



Bract, 64, A. 109. 



Branch. A division of the main stem or main- 

 root. 



Branch'cs, 42, 107, 108. 



Branch' let. Subdivision of a branch, a twig, 42. 



Bread'-fruit, 274. 



Bromelia'ce.k, 545. 



Buck'^cheat, 211. 



Bud, 46, 107, 108. 



of the palm, 47. 



undeveloped, 45. 



with scales, 46, c. 



Bu/bs. 36. 



Bulb' lets, 37, 43. 



Bun' die. See Fascicle. 



Bi-rmannia'cea:, 539. 



Buto'iints, PI. 8, Fig. 4. 



Button-busk, 179. 



Cab'bage of the palm, 47. 



Cabomba'ceje, 405. 



CACTA'cE.f:, 453. 



Cactus, 225. 



Caducous. (From cado, to full.) Falling early. 



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