INDEX AND VOCABULARY. 



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[ncarna'tus. Flesh-colorcd. .... „j„:/s„c, 

 Incis'ed. Cut or gashed ; separated by mcisiOns. 

 Indad'ed. Wholly conlaiued m a cavity , me 



opposite of exsert. 

 Incomplete'. Flowers destitute of a calyx or co- 

 rolla are said to be incomplete. 

 Incum'bcnt. Ly ins? across. 4„„,„..m 



Incrassnte. Thickened upward, larger towaid 



the end. 

 Incurved. Bent inward. 



Indehis cent. (From indehisco, not to open.) 

 Fruits which remain closed and entire at ma- 

 turity. 

 Indian corn, 275. 



pipe, 21d. 



rubber, 140, c. . ., . 



Indi'genous. Native, growing origmally in a 



country. 

 Indigo, 141. 

 Individ' ual plant, 149. 

 Indurated. Becoming hard. 

 Indu'sium. A covering; plural, nf^Hs/a. 

 Inferior. Below ; a calyx or corolla i3 inferior 



when it comes out below the germ. 

 Infertile flowers, 81, c. . ^ ■ a 



Infill ted. Appearing as if blown out with wina ; 



hollow. 

 Inflcx'ed. The same as incurved. 

 Infiorj;s'cence, 82, 83. 

 Infrac'tiis. Bent in, with such an acute angle as 



to appear broken. 

 Infundibulifor'mis. Funnel-form. 

 Infuso'ria, 378. „ ^ , -a 



Insert' ed. Growing out of, or fixed upon, < ». 

 Inor'ganized substances, 370, 387. 

 In'teger. Entire. 



Internodes', 40, 107. , a * 



Interrupt' edly-pimiate. When smaller leaflets 



are interpo'sed among the principal ones. 

 Intor'tus. Twisted inward. 

 Introduced. Not originally native. 

 Introrse, 79. n. 

 InLwlu'cruvi, 68, 190. 

 Involu'cel. A partial involucrum. 

 Involute. Rolled inwards. 

 Ipo'mea, Fig. 199 



iRiDA'cEiE, 172,244, 547. . „« * 



Iridescent. (From Iris, the rainbow.) Reflect- 

 ing light 

 Vris, 172, Fig. 212. 



Irregular. Differing in figure, size, or propor- 

 tion of parts among themselves. 

 Trntabil' ity, 62, a. 

 (z'ia, 172. 



Jag'ged. Trregularly divided and subdivided. 



Jasmin A.'cE.'E, 499. 



Je/'ly, 141. , c 



Joints. Knots or rings in culms, pods, leaves, &c. 



Ju das-trei; 21(5. 



Juglanda'ck^, 521. 



Ja'gum. A yoke ; growing in pairs. 



Junca'ce/E. 554. 



Jungermm nia, 287. 



Jus'sieu, 358. 



Jus'sieu's division of compound flowers, 260. 



natural method, 153. 



Juxtaposi'tion. (From jvzta, near, and pono 

 to place.) Nearness of place. 



lanceolate and 



Knlm, 364, 



Keel. The under lip of a papilionaceous flower 



Kceied. Shaped like the keel of a boat or ship 



Kernel. See J^Tudeus. 



Kidlneyshnpcd. Heart-shaped without the point 



and broader than long. 

 Knee. A joint. 



Knob'bed. In thick lumps, as the potato. 

 Knot. See Joints. 



Label'lum. The lower petal of the orchidaceous 



plants, formerly called the nectary. 

 Labia't.«, 489. 

 I^a'biate, 72. 



family, 236, 237, 238. 



corollas, 72. 



Z.«ce-bark tree, 204. 



Lacin'inte. Jagged, irregularly torn, lacerated. 



Lactescent. Yielding a juice, usually white like 



milk, sometimes red, as in the blood-root. 

 Lac'teus. Milk-white. 

 Lactiferous vessels, 118, 122. 

 Lac u' nose. Lowered with little pits or depres- 

 sions. 

 Locus' tris. Growing about lakes. 

 La'dies'' ear-drop, 207. 

 slipper, 271, Fig. 210. 



Ijce'vis. Smooth, even. 



Lavi ellatcd. In thin plates. 



Lnm'ina, 49. 



La'natc. Woolly. • 



Lance'olate, 54, e. 



Lance-o'vatc. A compound 

 ovate, intermediate. 



Z,n7id-plants, 185. 



Lanu'ginous. Woolly. 



Lnt'eral. (From latus.) On one side. 



La'tex, 122. 



Lot' in and Greek numerals, 19. 



Laura'ce^, 507. 



Lau'rel, 213, 218. 



Lax. Limber, flaccid. 



i.e.7/-bud, 48, a. 



stalk, 40. 



Leaflet, 54. 



Z-e«/-like appendages, 64. 



Leaves, 23. 



anatomy of, 60. 



with respect to size, 57. 



Leg'ume, 91. 



Lerruminous, 91, 253, 254. 



plants, 250, 253, Fig. 145. 



Lemna ce.«, 534. 



LK.NTlBl'LA'cEiE, 482. 



Lepan'thium. A term used for a petal-like nec- 

 tary ; like that of the larkspur and monk a- 

 hood. 

 I Li'ber, 23, 127, 127, a, 127, b. 



Li' Chen, 284, 289. 

 I Ll'cilENKS, 507. 



Light, 114, a. 



Lig'neous. Woody. 



Lignum. Wood. „ „ 



Lig'ulite. Strap or riband-like, flat, as the floreta 

 of the dandelion. 



Li'lac, 167. 



Lilia'ck.*:, 551. 



Liliii'ccous, 73. 



plants, 196, 197. 



corolla, 72. 



Lil'leus. Yellow. 



Lil'ij, 15. 



of the vallev, 199, b. 



Limb. The border or spreading part of a raono- 

 petalous corolla. 



Lininan'thiE, 428. 



Lina'ce.e, 430. 



Linear, 54, /. 



Linnw'an classes, 13, 20. 



system, imperfections of, loa. 



Li^J^'rhe pet'als in a labiate corolla ; the label 



lum of the orchidacete. 

 Lifmu-x, 289. 



Littori'bus. Growing on coasts or shores. 

 JJp'erwort, 287. 

 Li'fidous. Dark purple. 

 Lizurd\<-tai.', 203. 

 Lube. Division of a leaf or petal. 



