GLOSSARY, 



Pod. A seedrvessel of two valves, with the s^^ecls 

 attached to one or botli sutures- It is applied to 

 either a Legume, or a Silique. 



Pollen. The I'arina, or feriiizing dust of ths Anth'?r. 



Polliiiia. Masses of Poiiec ; as in gynandrous plants, 

 &c. 



Polyadelphous. Having the stainens united below, 

 in three or more sets, or parcels. 



Polyandrous. Havinp; more than ten stamens, in- 

 serted on the receptacle. 



Polygamous. Having some flowers perfect, and oth- 

 ers either male, f iiiale, or neuter. 



Polymorphous. Assuminp; many different forms. 



Poiite. A pi'lpy, or fleshy pericarp without valves, 

 containing a capsule; as the apple, &c. 



Porous. Full of holes, cen.<s. or tubular opening:s. 



Prirmorse. End-bitten. Ending blunt as if bitten 

 off. 



Prickle. A sharp process fixed to the bark: only; 

 and not originating in the wood. 



Pris7nalic. Linear, with several Hat sides- 



Procumbent. Lying on the ground, without putting 

 ojt roots. 



Proliferous. Putting forth branches or flowers from 

 the centre of tlie top of a preceding one. 



Prostrate. Ijying Hat, or close en the ground: near- 

 ly the same as procumbent. 



Pruinose Covered with a mealy substance, like a 

 plum 



Pseudo-pinnate. Falsely pinnate: the leaflets con- 

 fluent, or not disti.ictly artiralated at base. 



Pahtscence. All sorts of hairy, bristiy, wooly, or 

 velvety covering of a plant. 



Pubescent- Having some sort of pubescence, or 

 hairy covering. 



Pulp. A soft fleshy, or juicy mass. 



Pulverulent. Powdery, or dusty. 



Punctaie. Dotted, or sprinkled "with colored specks. 



Puijgrnt. Sharf! pointed, or prickly. 



Pyramidal. Tapering upwards. 



Qundrifarioiis. In 4 directions: facing, or pointing 

 4 ways. 



^UDiate. Having 5 leaflets; or growing in fives. 



Raceme. A mode of flowering in which tlie pedun- 

 cle has short lateral p«dicels; as the grape, &c 



Racemose. Having the flowers in racemes; or ap- 

 proaching that mode. 



Rachis- The receptacle which collects florets lon- 

 gitudinally in a spike; as in wheat, &c. 



Radiate. Having rays. Applied to compound flow- 

 ers which have spreading marginal florets. 



Radical. Proceeding from the root; as leaves, &c. 



Radicnnt, or Radicating. Sending out roots, or 

 striking root. 



Radicle. The little fibrous branch of a root. 



Ramose. Branching. 



Rays. The spreading florets round the mnr;^-in of a 

 compound flower. Also the marginal florets of an 

 umbel. 



Receptacle. The hasp which connpcts and supports 

 the other pnrts of the fructification- 



Recurved. Curved downwards. 



Reflexcd. Bent back so as nearly or quite to touch 

 the stem or [)eduncle 



R'gnlar. Having similar parts equal among them- 

 selves. 



Remote. Seated or growing at a distanc°. 



Reniform- Shaped like a kidney: roundisli and hol- 

 low at base, without angles. 



Uepnnd Leaf. Having an angular margin, with sh.il- 

 low sinuses between, as if cut out by segments of 

 circles. 



Ri'supincite Turned as it were upsi 'e down. 



Reticulate. Npttfd: having veins crossing each oth- 

 er like nnt- work. 



Retro-aculeate. Having prickles pointing back- 

 wards. 



flch'orsfhj. Pointing backwards. 



Refuse. Ending in a blunt, or shallow sinus. 

 Revolvte. Rollu '. backwards, or outwjrls 

 Rhombed Leaf. Having 4 equal siiies, but the an- 

 gles not right angles. 

 Rhomboid. Having opposite sides equal, and the 



angles not right one*. 

 Rho'idb-oiHi.te- Ovate, inclining to a rhomb. 

 Rib. The continuation of the petiole along the mid- 

 dle of the leaf. 

 Rigid. Stiff, inflexible, or not pliable. 

 Ringent. Gaping; the lips open. 

 Rostrate, f^psked: hiving a process resembling the 



beak of a bird. 

 B.Gtjtei'oro\]A. Wheel shaped- monopetaloiit, and 

 spreading almost fiat, without any, or a very short, 

 tube. 

 Rotund. Roundish, or orbicular; without angles. 

 Rough. Covered with dots which are harsh to the 



touch. 

 Round See orbicular, and terete. 

 Rugose. Wrinkled. 

 Runciuate. Pinnntifid, with the segments pointing 



backwards; like the teeth of a mill saw. 

 Rurii^er. A shoot producing roots and leaves at the 

 end only; nd from that jilace giving rise to ano- 

 tlier plant. 

 Sagittate. Shaped like the head of an arrow: some- 

 what cordnte, with the side-lobes acute. 

 Salver-form Corolla Monc-ctalous, rismg from a 



tube, with a flat limb, or margin. 

 Samara. A winged pericarp not opening by valves; 



as in Maple. Ash,&c. 

 Scabrous. Rough. 



Scandent. Climbing; mostly by means of tendrils. 

 Scape. A peduncle proceeding directly from the 



root; and mostly le.'ifless. 

 Scariose. Dry and skinny, generally transparent. 

 Scattered. Standing without any regular order. 

 Seutellatc. Shaped like a saucer. 

 Srcund. One ranked: all turned towards one side. 

 SegnLcnts. The parts into which a calyx, corolla, 



leaf, &c. is cut, or divided. 

 S'em.i- Half. 



Semper virent. living through the Vi^inter and re- 

 taining its verduie- 

 Sericeous. Silky: covered with very soft close- 

 pressed hairs. 

 Serrate. Sawed: having shrrp notches in the mar- 

 gin, pointing towards the apex. Doubly-serrate, 

 }ia\ing small serratures on the large ones. 

 Ser<atures. Teeth resembling those of a saw. 

 Serrxdate. Finely serrate; v/ith very small notches.^ 



orteeth. 

 Sessile. Sitting flose; without any footstalk. 

 Sttacfous, or Seiiform. Bristle form; or resembling 



a bristle in size and figure. 

 Setose. Bristly : having the surface set with bristles, 



or stiff, straight hairs. 

 Sheath. The prolongation of a leaf down the stem, 



which it embraces; as in the grasses, &:c. 

 Sheathed. Knving a sheath. 

 Shining. Glossy, bright. 

 Shrub. A small woody plant, branching near tlie 



ground. 

 Silicic. A little Silique; whose length and breadth 



are nearlj' equal. 

 Slliq'de. An oblong, membranaceous, two valved 

 (lericarp. having the seeds fixed along both sutures 

 S:mple. Undivided: not branched. 

 .^inimte. Having rounded incisions, or large curved^ 

 breaks in the margin; as in the leaves of many ot 

 the Oaks. 

 Sinuate-serrate. Having serratures hollowed out 

 Sinus. A bay: a rounded incision. 

 Slehdcr. Thin, or narrow; or both. 

 Solitary. Standing alone; one in a place. 

 Spadi.r. A stem-like receptacle proceeding from £ 

 spathc. 



