INDEX AND VOCABULABT. 



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Sua vis. Sweet, agreeable. 

 Sub. Used as a diminutive ; it may be rendered 

 by somewhat ; it also signifiea undcr^ or lens 

 than. 

 Subacute. Somewhat acute. 

 Stib'crvsc. Coriiy. 

 Submersed. Growing under water. 

 Subses'si/c. Almost sessile. 

 Subterranean. Under ground. 



stem, :J8, 43, 201. 



leal-buds, 48. 



Sub'tus. Beneath. . 



Sttb'ulate. Awl-shaped, narrow and sharp-pomt- 



ed. See Awl-form. 

 Succulent. Juicy ; it is also applied to a pulpy 



leaf, whether juicy or not. ,..,.. 



Sucli'er. A shoot trom the root by which the 



plant may be propagated. 

 Suffru'ticoKc. Somewhat shrubby; shrubby at 



the base ; an undershrub. 

 Su'gar, 140. 



cane, 176. 



Sul'cate. Furrowed, marked with deep lines. 



Sun'fioiccr., 258, 263. 



Super. Above. 



Superstition, 185, 305, 305, a. 



Supra-decom' pound. More than decompound ; 



many times subdivided. 

 Superior. A calyx or corolla is superior when 



it proceeds from the upper part of the ovary. 

 Supi nus. Face upward. See Mesupinate. 

 Suture, 87. 



Sylves'tris. Growing in woods. 

 » Sijmmet'rical arrangement of leaves, 40. 

 Sym'metry of floral organs, 241. 



of structure, 168. 



Syn'carpe. (From sun, with, and ka7-pos, fruit.) 



A union of fruits. 

 Syngene'sia, 257-260. 

 Synomjms. Synonymous, different names for the 



same plant. 

 Synop'sis. "A condensed view of a subject or 

 , sci'^nce. 

 Synopsis of the organs of plants, 112. 



. of Mirbel's orders and genera of fruits, 82. 



of Tournefort's method, 147. 



■ of Jussieu's method, 153. 



Systemat'ic Botany, 10. 



• , its divisions, 11. 



Tal'ipot-iree, 57. 



Tam'arindi 254. 



Tax'w, 



Taxonomy. (From taxis, order, and nomas, 



law.) Method of classification. 

 Tea, 231. 



Teeth of Mosses. The outer fringe of the peri- 

 stomium is generally in 4, 8, 16, 32, or 64 divi- 

 sions ; these are called teeth. 

 Te'gcns. Covering. 

 Tegument. The skin or covering of seeds ; often 



burst off on boiling, as in the pea. 

 Tem'pcrature. The degree of heat and cold to 



which any place is subject. 

 Ten'dril, 64, b. 

 Tcnel'lus. Tender, fragile. 

 Tenuifo'lius. Slender-leaved. 

 Tenuis. Thin and slender. 

 Terete. Round, cylindrical, tapering. 

 Terminal. Extreme, situated at the end. 

 Ter'natr, 55. 

 Tkhnstromia'cb-e, 423. 

 TetraJyn'amous. With four long and two short 



stamens. 

 Titran'drous. Having four stamens. 

 Teu'crium, 237. 

 ThaJ'amus, 6C. 

 Thal'lus, Fig. 219. 

 Thal'lophytes, 391, 399. 



The'c(E, 284, 285. 



Theophras'ta, PI. 5, Fig. 4. 



Theophras'tus, 332. 



Thc'ory of the metamorphosis of organs, 104, 



109, ill. 

 Thoru, 64, c. 



Three kingdoms of uatui'C, 375. 

 Thymela'cka:, 508. 

 Thyrse, 84. 

 Tige. See Caulis. 

 Tigel'lc, Fig. 117. 

 Tilia'ce*, 422. 

 TiUand'sia, 39. 



Tincto'rious. Plants containing coloring matter 

 Tissue, 116. 

 Tobac'co, 185. 

 Toma'to, 185. 

 Tomentose. Downy ; covered with fine matted 



pubescence. 

 Tonic. (From tono, to strengthen.) Medicines 

 which increase the tone of the muscular fiber. 

 Tonka bean, 254. 

 Tooth'ed. See Dentate. 



Torosc. Uneven, alternately elevated and de- 

 pressed. 

 Torulosc'. Slightly torosc. 

 Torus, 66, 85. 

 Tour'nefort, 350. 

 Trachea', 118. 



Transformation of organs, 69. 

 Transform' cd organs, 68, b ; 323, 5th, 6th, 7th. 

 Transudation, 120. 

 Transverse . Crosswise. 

 Tree-fern, Fig. 216. 

 Trees, 280, 285. 

 Trichot'omous. Three-forked. 

 Tricom'pound, 55. 

 Trien talis, 202. 

 Tri'fid. Three-cleft. 

 Trifoliate. Three-leaved. 



TaiLLlA'CEiE, 550. 

 Trilobate. Three-lobed. 

 Triloc'ular. Three-celled. 

 Trittr'nate, 55. 

 Trop£ol.\'ce5:, 428. 

 Trump et-^o-wai; 238. 



. honeysuckle, 187. _ 



Truncate. Having a square termination, as il 



cut off. ^ ^ ^ 



Trunk. The stem or bole of a tree. 



Tube. The lower hollow cylinder of a mono- 

 petalous corolla. 



Tuber, 35, a ; 43. ...,,, 



Tuberous. Thick and fleshy, contaming tubere 

 as the potato. 



Tii'berous stem, 31, b. 



Tuber if 'erous root, 35, a. 



Tubular, 54, t. 



appendages, 54, t. 



Tu'lip, 196, b : 197. 



tree, 233. 



Tunicate. Coated with surrounding layers, aj 



in the onion. 

 Tu'uicatcd bulb, 37. 



Turbinate. Shaped like a top, or pear. 

 Tur'gid. Swelled, inflated. 

 Tu'rious, 36. 



Turmeric, 165. , 



Twining. Ascending spirally. 

 Twist'r.d. Coiled. 

 Tii'pha, 275. 

 Tvpha'ce.i:, 533. 



Uligino'sus. Growing in damp places. 

 Ulma'c k.v.. 

 Um'bcl. Fig. 93, b. 

 Umbelliferous. Bearing umbela. 



_^ nlants, 190. 



Umbil'tcate. Marked with a wutral depression 



