GLOSS AliY 



FoUich. A seed-ves-';:el of one valve, Ofening on 



one side longitudinally: as in Asclepias, &c. 

 Fructification. A term comprising both flower and 



fruit. 

 Frutescent. SliruM'j: stems woody. 



Funiculus. The little eoni, or medium, by which 

 seeds are connected with the seed vessel, or recep- 

 tacle. 



Funnel-form. Corolla monopetalous, and tubular 

 below, resembling a funnel. 



Fusiform Root. Spindle-shaped; tapering down- 

 wards:— as carrot, par^nep, ice. '< 



Galea. A helmet: the upper lip of a ringent corolla. 



Galeate. Helmet like: resembling a casque, or hel- ; 

 met- ' 



Geniculate- Forming; an obtuse angle at the joints, 

 like the knee moderately bent. 



Genus. A family, or number of plants which agree 

 with one another in the structure of the flower and 

 fruit- The third branch, or bubdivision, in a sys- 

 tematic arrangement. 



Germ That part of the pistil wliich afterwards 

 becomes the fruit. 



Gibbous- Hump-backed; hunched, or swelled out, 

 on one or both sides. j 



Glabrous. Smooth and naked: without any pubes- I 

 cenee, or roughness. i 



Gland. A round, or roundish appendage, which ' 



most'y secri'tes a moisture. j 



Glandular. Having glands. Glamlular-piloie. — j 



Having hairs with little gland.s on them. j 



Glaucous. Silverv; or greenish grey: covered with ; 

 a sea-green mealiness. I 



Globose. Spherical: round on all sides. 1 



Glomerate. Having flowers or spikelets variously i 

 heaped togethf^r; as in Orchard grass, &c. ! 



Glomeruhs. Smil! heads, or clusters. j 



Gluniarenns. R -•;emhling glumes ! 



Glume. Chaff or husk. The calyx or corolla of grasses, j 



Glumose- Having glumes. i 



Granifprons. Rpnring a grain, or grains. 



Gynandrniifi. Having the stamens, or anthers in- 

 serted on the style. 



Habit of Plants" Their geneial external appear- 

 ance and mode of growth. 



Habitat, or Habitaiio- The native place of growth 

 of plants. I 



Halved. One-sided; as if one half had been taken off. ; 



Hast lie. Halbert-shaped; triangular, wi'h process- 

 es on each side, near the base. 



Hfptandrous Having seven stamens, 



Herb:tc"ous. Not woody. 



Herbarvim. Ago! 'notion of dried plants. 



Hcrmapltro'Hte. Having both stamen and piitii 

 perft et in the «anis flower. 



Hex^ndrous Having six stamens. 



Hir.t><tp. Rough-haired. Covered with stiffish | 

 hairs, but less stifl" than bristles [tl.s. i 



Hispid. Bristly: beset with short, stiff hairs, or bris- 



Ifoary. Covpred with a white pubescence. 



IToni. Sep Spur. 



Hybrid. A mule: a plant produced by the mi.vture 

 of two dilT^^renf species. | 



Lnhrir.ntc. ficales lying over each other, like .shin- j 

 gles. or tilfs. on a roof. | 



I'r'perfcct I'lower. Wanting ei'her s'^iinen or pi'=til. j 



Inrifed. Cut in. like a g;)sh with a knife; but not so 

 deep as to be term-d c'rft. I 



I'^Hnnte. or Inclined. Bent towards each other; or I 

 towards somf thing difff'rent. I 



Ineh'drd. Shut in, or concealed; as stamens in the 

 corolla: onposed toexsprt. 1 



fnroriiplete flo.^er Wanting either ealvT ornoroMa. [ 



Incra^siite Peduncle. Enlarged or thicker toward.- 

 thp flower, or fi nit. i 



Incumbent. Tjeaping upon, or resting against, i 



/HCrrr-rf. Bent, or curverj inwrrds. | 



Indii:e-"oHs: Growing; naturally or orijiinally in a 

 couiitrv. " ' ' 



Inferior Caly:c. Below the genn, and inclosing it. 

 Inferior Germ. Below the cal3'x. .Yn inferior ca- 



ly.x implies a superior germ; and vice versa. 

 Inflated- As if swelled, or blown up, with wind. 

 Ihfl cted, or Inflexcd. Bent suddenly inwards. 

 liijlorescente. Mode of bearing flowers; as Raceme, 



Panicle, Spike, Umbel, &c. 

 Intcrnode. The space between knots, or joints. 

 Interrvptcdfi\'i]ie. Having intervals, either of small- 

 er flowers, or leaves, or naked. 

 Interruptedlij-Pinnate- Having smallerlleafletsfbc- 



tween each pair of larger ones. 

 Involucel. A small, or partial Involucre; particular- 

 ly applied to the Involucre of a partial umbel, or 



subdivision of an umbel. 

 Involucellute. Having Involucels. 

 luvolucrate. H-iving Involucres. 

 Involv.crc. A sort of calyx remote from the flowers- 



generally at the base of umbels, and aggregated 



flowers. 

 Involule. Rolled inwards. 

 Irreguliir- Ditrering in figure, size, or proportion of 



parts among themselv es. 

 Keel. The lower petal of a papilionaceous flower; 



inclosing the stamens and pistil. 

 Keeled. Having a ridge resembling the keel of i 



boat. 

 Kernel. Seed which is contained in a Nut. 

 Knot. A swelling joint; particularly in the stem of 



the grasses. 

 Labiate. A calyx or corolla divided at the top so 



as to resemble lips. 

 Lactrate. Divided into irregular segments, as if 



torn. 

 Laciniate. Jagged: irregularly divided and subdi- 

 vided, as if cut or torn. 

 Lunate. AVoolly: covered with curly, close, thick 



j'ubescence. 

 Lanceolate. Much longer than wide, and gradually 



tapering, from near the base to the apex, like the 



head of an ancient Lance. 

 Lance-ovjte, L-jncc-lincur. &iC. Partaking of both 



forms, but more of the latter: which is the rule in 



construing compound terms. 

 Lanuginous. Downy; or clothed with soft hairs. 

 Lateral. On one side. 

 Laterally compressed. Compressed, or flatted on 



the sides. 

 Latticed. Crossing each other, like net-v.'ork. 

 Imx. Loose, or limber. 



f.e.iflets. The small leaves in a compound leaf. 

 Leaf-like. Resembling a leaf. 

 Le tfy . Furnished, or abounding, with leaves. 

 Lef.':inne. A seed vessel of two valves, with the seeds 



atfived to one suture only. 

 /./','"/('. The stipule of the grasses: at the throat, or 



base of the leaves. 

 Li^nlate. Stia['-shaped; fl.U and linear: p li^nlatc 



corolla eonsists of a single strap-like petal, which 

 _ is tu!.'u!ar at b:-se only, — as in t!ie Dandelion. 

 t/nn'). The upper spreadiii.^ part of a mono] etalous 



corolla. 

 Linear. Of the same breadth thrfc.ighout, except at 



the very eMreniities. 

 Lireir-hin'jcoh'ie.. Laneeol^tc. inclining to linear. 

 Lini^u' >ie. Like a little tongup. 

 Lip. The division, either upper or lower, of a lal i- 



ate corolla, or calyx 

 Lohe. The segment of a deeply divided simple leaf; 



frecuentlv rounded. 

 Lob, lie. Divided infolnhes. 

 Low if . .\ jointed pod: or legume with transverse 



partitions, 

 Lnn.ilite. Crescent-shaped: resembling the form of 



a lie V moon, 

 Lyrite. Pinnatifid. witli the laigest yegments a: 



the. apex. 

 .^fi!'' F'owor. FpTving stampp.s onlv. 

 M-i.^l-fc-l.V Ofriiany purls, ov eiiitpii,';; one anctlier 



