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GLOSSAIUAL INDEX. 



Emargtnate, having a small notch in the centre 



of the end or tip. 



Embryo, the young plant in the seed. 

 Endocarp, the inner membrane of fruit which 



forms the cells. 

 Ens/farm, sword-shaped. 

 Entire, without marginal incisions. 

 Epicarp, the external integument of the fruit. 

 Epidermis, the outer skin. 

 Epigynous, situated upon the style or ovary. 

 Epipetitlous, growing upon the petals. 

 Eroded, gnawed, irregularly toothed. 

 Evergreen, retaining foliage through the winter. 

 Exserted, projecting considerably beyond some 



other part. 



Exstipulate, without stipules. See Stipule. 

 Extra-axillary, growing either from above or 



below the axils. 



F. 



Falcate, bent like a sickle. 



Farinaceous, floury. 



Fascicle, bundle. 



Fasciculate, disposed in bundles. 



Fastigiate, tapering to a point ; of compact upright 



growth, as the Lombardy poplar. 

 Ferruginous, rusty ; iron-coloured. 

 Fibrous, composed of fibres. 

 Ffbry, thready. 

 Filament, the thread-like part of the stamen, 



which supports the anther. 

 Filiform, thread- shaped. 

 Filmy, having a thin skin. 

 Flaccid, flabby ; not firm. 

 Flagon-shaped, bearing resemblance to the form 



of a flagon, or globular bottle with a slender 



neck. 



Flexuous, zigzag; having an undulating direction. 

 Floccpse, woolly. 

 Floriferotts, bearing flowers. 

 Foliolate, having leaflets. 

 Follicle, a dry seed-vessel, having only 1 -valve 



and one cell. 



Follicular, having the form of a follicle. 

 Foramen, a small hole. 

 Foraminose, perforated full of holes. 

 Friable, crumbly. 

 Frondose, a term applied either to a stem which 



is beset with leaves, or to a proliferous flower. 

 Fungous, having the consistence of mushrooms. 

 Funiculi, small stalks by which the seeds are at- 

 tached to the placenta. 

 Furrowed, having longitudinal channels. 

 Fusiform, spindle-shaped : a carrot is a fusiform 



root. 



G. 



Galbulus, the cone of the genus Cupressus. 



Gamosepalous, where the sepals appear to be 

 united in one. 



Gemmaceous, having buds. 



Gibbous, swelled out with excess of pulp ; pro- 

 tuberant 



Glabrous, smooth ; without hairs. 



Gland, a secretory vessel. 



Gland-like, having the appearance of glands. 



Glaucescenl, somewhat hoary ; or having a bluish 

 green, or sea-green, appearance. 



Gloucous, sea green, or bluish green. 



Glumaceoua, having husks. 



Granulated, covered as if with grains. 



Gynobasic, having a fleshy receptacle, bearing 

 separate fruits. 



H. 



Hastate, formed like the head of a h albert. 



Hemispherical, half-round. 



Hermaphrodite, a flower is so called when it con- 

 sists of both male and female organs. 



Heterogamous, flowers of different sexes in the 

 same head. 



Hilum, the external mark or scar of a seed, 

 whereby it is fixed to the placenta. 



Hirsute, hairy. 



Hispid, covered with bristle-like hairs. 



Hoary, clothed with a grey or white down. 

 Homogamons, all the flowers hermaphrodite. 

 Homogynous, all the flowers female. 

 Hooded, hollowed into the form of a hood. 

 Husk, the outer covering of some seeds ; also a 

 species of calyx peculiar to grasses and sedges 

 Hypogynous, situated below the ovarium. 



Imbricate, laid over each other like tiles. 



Impart -pinnate, pinnate leaves, terminating with 

 an odd leaflet. 



Incumbent, lying upon. 



Indehiscent, not opening naturally. 



Induplicate, doubled or folded inwards. 



Indurate, hard. 



Inequilateral, unequal -sided. 



Inflated, puffed up ; blown out like a bladder. 



Inflorescence, disposition of the flowers. 



Infra-axillary, below the axils of the leaves. 



Infra-stipular, below the stipules. 



Internodes, the space between the joint! iu 

 stems. 



Interpetiolar, between the petioles or leaf- 

 stalks. 



Introrse, turned inwards. 



Inverted, upside down. 



fnitolucel, a small involucre. 



Involucre, two or more bracteas united below tl;e 

 flower. 



Involucrtform, resembling an involucre. 



J. 



Jagged, coarsely cut. 



Jointed, having joints or articulations. 



K. 



Keel, the lower petals of a papilionaceous flower ; 



a resemblance to the keel of a boat, either in 



leaves or flowers. 



Keel-shaped, having a keel-like appearance. 

 Kneed, bent like the knee joint. 



L. 



Labiate, having a lip or lips. 



Lamellate, divided into thin plates. 



Lamclliform, shaped like the gills on the under 

 side o'f a mushroom and similar fungi. 



Lamina, the upper spreading part of a petal. 



Laminated. See Lamellate. 



lanceolate, lance or spear shaped. 



Lanceolate-elliptic, a form between lance-shaped 

 and elliptic or oval. 



Lanceolate-oblong, lance-shaped and oblong. 



Lanceolate-ovate, between lance-shaped and egg- 

 shaped. 



Lanceolate-subulate, between lance-shaped and 

 awl -shaped. 



Lanuginous, slightly woolly. 



Lateral, on the side or sides. 



Lax, loose. 



Leaflet, a small leaf, forming part of a compound 

 leaf. 



Legume, a pod ; the fruit of leguminous plants. 



Lepidoted, having prominent dots. 



Ligneous, woody ; a term opposed to herbaceous. 



Ligulate, strap-like, having the form of a strap. 



Limb, the spreading part of a petal, or of a tubular 

 flower. 



Linear, narrow, when the two sides are nearly 

 parallel. 



Linear-cuneated, between linear and wed re- 

 shaped. 



Linear-elliptic, narror- and elliptic. 



Linear-lanceolate, narrow lance -shaped. 



Linear-oblong, between linear and oblong. 



Linear-setaceous, narrow, approaching to the 



form of a bristle. 

 i Linear-subulate, narrow, and tapering to a 



point. 

 : Lineate, streaked in parallel lines. 



