INDEX AND VOCABULAEY. 



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Ep u A Greek word sigiufjing upon ; often used 



in composition. r •* \ q7 /, 



Ep icarp. (From cpi, upon, and karpos, fruit.) b7,a. 

 Epidermis. (From cpi, upon, and derma, skin.) 



125. 

 Epidcn'drum., 39. . . 



Epi>r'ynous. (From f?/, upon, and ^j/nm, pis- 



tiL) 77. 



corolla. 83. 



Ep'/phytes, 39, '-i70. . 



Ep'isperm. (From cpz, upon, and 5/>crmft, seed.) 

 Eijuinoc'tial Ilowers. Opening at stated hours 



each day. 

 Equi9kta.'ce.b, 561. , . , ■ 



E'quitant.. Opposite leaves alternately inclosmg 



the edges of each other. 

 Erect'. Straight ; less unbending than stnctus. 

 Ergot, 324, 5th. 

 Erica'cB;E, 475. 



ERIOCAULONA'cEa:. 557. 



Eroded. Appeiiring as if gnawed at the edge. 



Etai'ron, 93. 



Etair'romiair, 93. 



Eupato'rium, Fig. 194. 



Euphorbia, 92, Fig. 204. 



Euphorbia'ce^, 519. 



E'vcning primrose, 206. 



Eo'erpreen. Remaining green through the year, 



58, 304. 

 Ezcava'tus. Hollowed out. 

 Ezhala'tion, 61. 

 Exogenous stem, 45. 



jilants, 138. 



Exosmo'sif, 120. . 



Exot'ic. Plants that are brought from foreign 



countries. 

 Expand'ed. Spread. 

 Exsert'cd. Projecting out of the flower or 



sheath, 78, a. 

 Extrorse, 79, a. 



. of the bud, 46, 6. 



, of the potato, 35, a. 



Eye, 99. 



Facti'tious. (From facio, to make.) Not natu- 

 ral, produced by art. 

 Fal'cate. Sickle-shaped 

 FaU'ing of the leaf, 63. 



. of compound leaves, 5o. 



Fari'na. (From far, corn.) INIeal or flour. A 

 term given to the meal-like parts of wheat and 

 other farinaceous seeds and pollen. 

 Fas'ciclc. A bundle, 84, Fig. 94, c. 

 Fasciculate. Collected in bundles. 



root, 35, b. 



Fastig'iate. Flat-topped. 

 Favo'sus. Deeply pitted. 



Feflt/t'cr-veined, 53. , , ♦ 



Feb'rifua-e. (From febris, a fever, and fugo, to 

 drive °away.) That which possesses the prop- 

 erty of abating fever. 

 Fec'ula. The nutritious part of wheat and other 



seeds. 

 Ferns, 284, 285. 

 Fer'tile. Pistillate, yielding fruit. 



flowers, 81, c. 



Fertiliza'tion of the fig, 81, c. 



Ferrxi'ffinous. iron, rust-like. 



Fibers, 23, 116. 



Fi'brils, 30. 



Fi'brovs root, 33. 



Fi'bro-vas'ciUar tissue. Spiral vessels, with woody 



tissue. 

 Fie, 282, 113. 

 Fil'ament. The slender, thread-like part of the 



Btamen, 78. 

 FU'ices. (From^/um, a thread.) Ferns, 569. 

 Fitiform. Thread-like. 

 llmbriatc. Friagod. 



curved. 



> is'tulous. Tubular, Fig. 60, a. 



Flabcl'liform. Fan-shaped, 54, r. 



Flaccid. Too slender to support its weight- 



Flagel'liform. Like a whip-lash. . 



Flam'mcous. Fhime-colorcd. 



Fla'vous. Yellow. 



Flax, 193. 



Flex'uous. Undulate. 



Flora. In botany, a description of flowers. 



Flo'ral leaf. See Bract. 



axis, 84, a. 



envelope, 66. 



Flo'ret. A small or imperfect flower. 

 Florist. One who cultivates flowers. 

 Flos'cular. A tubular floret. 

 Flow'er, 06. 



bud, 43, a. 



stalk. See Peduncle. 



Flow'crs for analysis, 27. 



of spring, 290. 



of summer, 301. 



of autumn, 303. 



Flow'crlcss plants, 154. 

 Flubia'lcs. Ap. 24. 

 Fluid parts of vegetables, 119. 

 Folia'ceous. Leafy. 

 Fo'liate, 54. 



Folif'erous. Leaf-bearing. 



Fo Holes. Leaflets ; a diminutive of folium, a 

 leaf. The smaller leaves which constitute a 

 compound leaf. 



Folium. Leaf. 



Fol'licle, 93. 



Food of plants, 62, c. 



Foot'-stalk. Peduncle or petiole. 



Fora'men, 99. 



Fork'ed. Dichotomous. 



Fox-glove, PI. 7, Fig. 6. 



tail grass, 175. 



Frag'ilis. Breaking easily. 



Frond, 41, c. 



Frondes' cence, 62. 



Frondo'se (Frondosus). Leafy, or leaf-like. 



Fructification. Organs of, 112. 



Fructiferous. Bearing or becoming fruit. 



Fruit, 87. 



Frutfs'ccnt. Becoming shrubby. 



Fru'tcx. A shrub. 



Fu'cus, 288, Fig. 162. 



— na'tans, 39. 



Furra'cious. Of short duration, 58. 



Fut'cra. Supports ; as the petiole, peduncle. &c. 



Ful'vous. Yellowish. 



Fuma'ria, 252. 



FcMARlACEiE, 410. 



Fu.n'gi, 286, 220, 568. 



Fungous. Growing rapidly with a soft texture 



like the fimgi. 

 Fu'nicle. The stalk which connects the ovule tc 



the ovary. 

 Fun nel-form, 72. 

 Furze, 255. 



Fus'cous. Grayish-brown. 

 Fusiform root, 34. 



Ga'lea. A helmet. 

 Ourt'ner, 348. 

 Qa'len, 334. 

 Galium, 180. 

 Gall-wwii, 324, 4th.^ 

 Gamopet' alous, 15, 71. 



plants, 393. 



Gas'es, 312. 



Gem'inate. Doubled. . , ^ . 



Gemma' ccous. Belonging to a bud 



Gemmation, 51. .,..,. , <& 



Genera and species. Natural distinctions, 14d. 



Generic names, 150, a. 



characters, 162. 



