364 GLOSSARY 



Ascending. Between spreading and appressed, as applied to 

 buds. 



Attenuate. Narrowly drawn out, in contrast with acute. 



Auricled. With small projections at base (leaf of heather). 



Axil. The angle above a leaf: the point above a leaf-scar. 



Axillary. In the axil. 



Balsam. A fragrant gum. 



Balsamiferous or Balsamifluous. Producing or exuding bal- 

 sam. 



Bark. The rough outer part of the cortex; loosely used for 

 the entire cortex. 



Bast. The fibrous part of the cortex. Technically, the phloem 

 or part of the fibro-vascular bundles of higher plants that 

 contains sieve-cells. 



Beaked. Ending in a beak or prolonged point. 



Berry. A fleshy fruit, usually small. 



Bi-. Twice, or doubly (bipinnate: bibracteate). 



Bract. A modified leaf of an inflorescence. Several bracts 

 form an involucre. 



Bracteate or bracted. With bracts. 



Branch. One of the coarser divisions of a trunk or main 

 stem: loosely, any division of the stem. 



Branch-spine. The same as twig-spine. 



Bristly. With stiff hairs. 



Broken. Not continuous, as applied to bundle-traces. 



Bud. The rudimentary or resting end or branch of a stem: 

 usually referring to the stage in which the growing tips 

 pass the winter or dry season; also applied to undeveloped 

 flowers or flower-clusters. Scaly buds are protected by 

 modified leaves or stipules. Naked buds lack such spe- 

 cial protection. Usually one bud occurs in each axil or 

 angle above a leaf, but these often branch and collateral 

 buds, standing side by side, are thus produced: in some 

 plants (walnut, honeysuckle) several buds occur one 

 above the other (superposed) in an axil. 



