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BOTANY. GLOSSARY. 



FLO'RAL. Relating to flowers. Flo- 

 ral leaf is that one from the axil 

 of which the peduncle or pedicil 

 of a flower rises. 



FOLIA'CEOUS. Leafy. 



FO'LIUM. Latin. A leaf! 



FOLLI'CULA. From the Latin, follis, 

 a bag. A little bag. 



FRONS or FROND. The leaves of 

 crypto'gamous plants. 



FRUCTIFICA'TION. The flower and 

 fruit with their parts. 



FRUIT. An assemblage of the germs 

 and protecting parts destined to 

 become a new plant or perfect 

 seed. 



FU'NCTION. From the Latin, fungor, 

 I act or discharge an office. The 

 action of an organ or system of 

 organs. 



Fu'ci. Latin. Plural of fucus, a 

 sea-weed. 



FUN'GI. Latin. Plural of fungus, a 

 mushroom. 



FUNI'CULA. From the Latin, funis, a 

 cord. A little cord. 



FU'SIFORM. From the Latin, fusus, 

 a spindle, and/orma, shape. Spin- 

 dle-shaped. 



GA'LVANISM. From Professor Gal- 

 vani, the discoverer. The name 

 given as a general term to the 

 electrical phenomena produced by 

 the contact of different metals. 



GAMOPK'TALOUS. From the Greek, 

 gamoSj union, and petalon, petal. 

 A corolla composed of a single 

 piece is so called. 



GAMOSE'PALOUS. From the Greek, 

 gamos, marriage, and sepal. Hav- 

 ing the sepals united together, 

 forming a single piece or sepal. 



GAS. From the German, geist, spirit. 

 The name given to all permanently 

 elastic fluids, or airs differing 

 from atmospheric air. 



GE'MINI. Latin. Twins. 



GE'MINATE. Growing in pairs. 



GE'MMINAL. From the Latin, gem- 

 ma, a bud. Relating to buds. 



GE'MMULE. A little bud. 



GERMINA'TION. The process of the 

 development of the seed and the 

 embryo which it contains. 



GERMINA'TJVE. Relating to germina- 

 tion. 



GLAND. An organ for the purpose 

 of secreting a peculiar fluid, &c. - 



GLA'NDULAR. Relating to glands. 



GLO'CHIS. From the Greek, gldchis t 

 a point. A barb. 



GLOCHIDA'TUS. Armed with points 

 or barbs. 



GLUME. A husk. 



GLU'TEN. Latin. The viscid elastic 

 substance which remains when 

 wheat flour is wrapped in a coarse 

 cloth, and washed under a stream 

 of water, so as to carry off the 

 starch and soluble matters. 



GLU'TINOUS. Viscid, sticky, adhesive. 



GOSSY'PIUM. Latin. Cotton. 



GOU'RMANO. French. A glutton. 

 One particular in his food. 



GRAFT. See p. 60. 



GRAMI'NE^E. From the Latin, gra- 

 men, grass. Systematic name of 

 the family of grasses. 



GRA'NULE. A diminutive grain. 



GUM. A vegetable product which is 

 tasteless and inodorous, and is dis- 

 tinguished by being soluble in 

 water and insoluble in alcohol. 



GY'NOPHORE. From the Greek, gune, 

 pistil, and phoreo, I support. A 

 support of the pistil. 



GYMNOSPE'RMIA. From the Greek, 

 gumnos, naked, and sperma, seed. 

 Name of a Linnrean order. 



GYNA'NDRIA. See page 102. 



HA'MI. Latin. Plural of hamus, a 

 hook. 



HA'STATE. See page 36. 



HERBA'CEUM. Latin. Herbaceous. 



HERBA'CEOUS. Herb-like ; that per- 

 ishes every year. An annual stem. 

 Not woody. 



HELIA'NTHUS. See page 51. 



HERMA'PHRODITE. From the Greek, 

 frmes, Mercury, and aphrodite, 

 Venus. An organized body com- 

 bining in reality or appearance the 

 characteristics of both sexes. 



HF.PTAGY'NIA. From the Greek, 

 hepta, seven, arid gune, pistil. 

 Name of an order of plants. See 

 page 103. 



HEPTAN'DRIA. From the Greek, 

 hepta, seven, and aner, stamen 

 Name of a class of plants. 



HESPERI'BE or HESPERI'DIUM. A 

 form of fruit. 



