r.LOSSAUY. 215 



Eralrrrnt : ninningj out, as wlion a niidril) projects beyond tlic npex of a Ica^ 



or a trunk is continued to tlie very top of a tree. 

 Exhalation, p. 150, 1G9. 



Er&jenous Stems, p. 150. Exopnions Plants, p. 182. 

 Exostome : the oriliec in the outer coat of the ovule ; p. 122. 

 Exphnuite : spread or flattened out. 



Ersei-ted: protruding,' out of, as the stamens out of the corolla of fig. 201. 

 Exulipulate : destitute of stipules. 

 Extra-axillari/ : said of a l)raneli or bud a little out of the a.xil ; a,s the upper 



accessory buds of the Butternut, p 27, fif^. 52. 

 Extrdrse: turned outwards; the anther is extiorsc when fastened to the filamcni 



on the side next the pistil, and opening on the outer side, as in Iris ; p. 113. 



Falcate : scythe-shaped ; a flat body curved, its edges parallel. 



Family: p. 176. 



Farinaceous : mealy in texture. Farinose : covered with a mealy powder. 



Fdsciate: banded ; also applied to monstrous stems which grow flat. 



Fascicle : a do.sc cluster ; p. 8.'5. 



Fascicled, Fasciculated: growing in a binidle or tuft, as the leaves of Pino 

 and Larch (fig 139, 140), the roots of Tieony and Daiilia, fig. 60. 



Fasliijiate : close, parallel, and upright, as the branches of t,ombardy Poplar. 



Fanx (plural, /<iHcp.s) : the throat of a calyx, corolla, &c. 



Fare'olate, Fdvose: honeycombed; same as a/iWa^e. 



Fealhcr-vtined : where the veins of a leaf spring from along the sides of a mid- 

 rib ; p. 57, fig. 86 - 94. 



Female (flowers) : with pistils and no stamens. 



Fenestrate : pierced with one or more large holes, like windows. 



Ferrugineous, or Ferruginous : resembling iron-inist ; red-grayish. 



Fertile: fruit-bearing, or capai)le of producing fruit; also said of anthers when 

 they produce good pollen. 



Fertilization : the process by which pollen causes the embryo to be formed. 



Fibre, p. 145. Fihroiis : containing much fibre, or composed of fibres. 



Fibrillose: formed of small lil)res. 



Fibrine, p. 165. 



Fiddle-shaped : obovate with a deep recess on each side. 



Filament: the Stalk of a stamen; p. 86, fig. 170, a; also any slender thread- 

 shaped appendage. 



Filamcnlose, or Filamentons : bearing or formed of slender threads. 



Filiform : thread-shaped ; long, slender, and cylindrical. 



Fimbriate: fringed; furnished with fringes (/fm^/wr). 



Fislular or F'sIiiIds,-: hollow and cylindrical, as the leaves of the Onion. 



Flabdili/urm or Fbibcllale : fan-slKiped ; iiroiid, munded at the summit, and nar- 

 rowed at the base. 



Fldijfllate, or FIdi/i'llifiirm { long, narrow, and flexible, like the thong of a whip- 

 or like the runners ( flai/ella) of the Sfrawbirry. 



Flavescent : yellowish, or turning yellow. 



Flf.tlii/ : com|)osed of firm pulp or flesh. 



Fleshy Plants, p. 47. 



