1() DEFINITIONS 



Lateral. — Growing on the side of the stem, or branch, as opposed 

 to terniinal. 



Leaflet. — One of the parts making up a compound leaf 



Lobe. — A projection (as of the edge of a leaf, or of the corolla). 



Lyre-shaped. — Pinnately cut with large lobe at end. 



Oblong. — Of greater length than width, and with more or less 

 parallel sides. 



Opposite leaves. — Arranged in pairs on the stem, or branch (see 

 illustration in "Directions"). 



Oval. — Broadly elliptical. 



Palmate. — With divisions radiating out from the centre, as in 

 the horse-chestnut leaf. 



Panicle. — A loose compound cluster with flowers on individual 

 stalks. 



Papilionaceoits . — With the formation of the Pulse family 

 flowers, as the pea blossom, with standard, wings, and keel. 



Parted. — Deeply cleft, but not quite divided. 



Pedicel. — The stalk of a separate flower in a cluster. 



Peduncle. — The main stalk which supports a solitary flower or 

 collection of flowers. 



Perennial. — Lasting from year to year. 



Perianth. — The floral envelope, including calyx and corolla. 



Petiole. — The stalk of a leaf. 



Pinnate. — Arranged as in a feather. 



Pistil. — The part of the flower which bears the seeds. The 

 pistil includes the ovary, the style, and the stigma, but 

 the name is coinmonly applied to the visible portion (see 

 illustration in "Directions"). 



Pome. — A frmt like the apple. 



Raceme. — An arrangement in which the flowers succeed each 

 other on a single stalk, each flower having a stalk of its 

 own (see illustration in "Directions"). 



Ray-flowers. — The flowers at the margin of a composite flower- 

 head, when they are distinct from the disk. 



Scape. — A leafless peduncle growing from the ground. 



Sepals. — The divisions of the calyx (see illustration in "Direc- 

 tions"). 



Sessile. — Growing directly on the stem or the branch. 



Shrub. — A woody plant, not as large as a tree. 



Spadix. — A spike with a fleshy centre, as in "Jack-in-thc- 

 Pulpit." 



Spatlie. — A large bract enveloping the flower, like the "hood" 

 _ of "Jack-in-the-Pulpit." 



Spike. — An arrangement in which the flowers succeed each 

 other on a single stalk, having no separate stalks of their 

 own, but growing directly upon the main stalk (see illus- 

 tration in "Directions"). 



Stamens. — The organs which bear the pollen (see illustration 

 in "Directions"). 



