GLOSSARY OF BOTANICAL TERMS 



Acute. Sharp-pointed. 



Alternate. Not opposite or paired, 



but arranged singly at different 



heights on either side of the 



stems. 



Annual. Of one year's duration. 

 Anther. That part of the stamen 



which contains the pollen. 

 Apetalous. Without petals, like the 



Anemone. Secondary flowers. 

 Apex. The outer tip of a leaf or 



petal. 

 Axil. The angle formed by a leaf 



or branch with the stem. 



Basal. Rosettes or tufts of leaves 

 clustered near the ground. 



Bearded. Bearing tufts of hairs. 



Biennial. Of two years' duration. 

 Usually flowering and fruiting 

 the second year only, and then 

 perishing. 



Bract. A small, modified leaf at the 

 base of, or upon the flower stem. 



Bractlet. A secondary bract, usu- 

 ally upon the stem of a flower. 



Bulb. An underground leaf-bud 

 with fleshy scales. 



Bulbous. Having the character of 

 a bulb. 



Calyx. The outer lower set of 

 leaves at the base of the flower. 

 Usually green, and sometimes 

 brightly coloured. In some 

 instances acting in the place 

 of petals. 



Carpel. A simple pistil or a sin- 

 gle part of a compound pistil. 



Chlorophyll. The green colour- 

 ing matter of plants. 



Cleistogamous. Small, inconspic- 

 uous flowers which never open 

 but fertilize themselves in the 

 bud, and usually grow near 

 the ground. 



Composite. A floral head composed 

 of few or many florets gathered 

 in a dense head like the Daisy, 

 Clover, and Dandelion. 



Compound. Composed of two or 

 more similar parts united into 

 a whole. Compound leaf, is one 

 divided into separate leaflets. 



Corm. A. solid, fleshy, bulb-like 

 enlargement at the base of the 

 stem. 



Corolla. The flower leaves stand- 

 ing next within and above the 

 calyx. 



Cross-fertilization. Is produced by 

 the pollen, which has been trans- 

 ferred from the anther of one 

 flower to the stigma of another, 

 by bees, moths, butterflies, 

 insects, and the wind. 



Deciduous. Not evergreen. Fall- 

 ing away. 



Deflexed. Bent or turned sharply 

 or abruptly downward. 



Disc Flowers. The tubular florets 

 composing the central "button" 

 of an Aster or similar com- 

 posite flower, and usually sur- 

 rounded with a circle of ray 

 flowers. 



Entire. Without toothing or divi- 



Evergreen. Bearing green leaves 

 throughout the year. 



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