GLOSSARY OF SPECIFIC NAMES AND BOTANICAL TERMS. 201 



Oppositifolia, opposite-leaved. 

 Orbicularis, Orbicuar, circular. 

 Orcuttiana, Orcuttii, C. R. Orcutt, 



naturalist, San Diego. 

 Oregana (11), Oregonense (2) Oregon. 

 Oreophylla, oreon-leaf. 

 Origanifolia, origanus-leaved. 

 Ornata (2), Ornatissima, ornate, most 



ornate. 



Ornithorhynca, bird-beak. 

 Orthorhyncus, straight-beak. 

 Ovalifolia, oval-leaved. 

 Ovary, the part of a pistil containing 



ovules. 

 Ovata (5), Ovate, egg-shaped (used to 



describe flat organs. See Ovoid). 

 Ovatifolia, ovate-leaved. 

 Ovoid, egg-shaped, said of solids, (see 



Ovate). 



Oxy, in composition means sharp or sour. 

 Oxycanthoides, like oxycanthus. 

 Oxycarpum, sharp-pod. 

 Oxycarya, sharp-nut. 

 Oxycoccus, sour-berry. 

 Oxynotus, markedly-sharp. 

 Oxypysus, sharp-bladder. 



Pachylobus, thick-lobed. 



Pachystachyus, thick-spiked. 



Pacifica, Pacific Coast. 



Palida, pale. 



Palmata, Palmate, leaflets or lobes 

 pointing away from the end of the 

 petiole. 



Palmer! (7), Dr. Edward Palmer, a 

 noted collector of plants throughout 

 the U. S. and Mex. 



Palustre (9), s-vamp or marsh. 



Panicle, a raceme of racemes or spikes. 



Paniculata (2), Paniculate, bearing pan- 

 icles. 



Papillosus, papillose. 



Papilionaceous, butterfly-like, like the flow- 

 er of a pea. 



Pardalinum, leopard. 



Parishii, S. B. Parish, San Bernardino. 



Parted, cut almost to the base or midrib. 



Parryi (10), C. C. Parry, a noted field 

 botanist and student of western 

 plants. 



Parviflora (19), small-flowered. 



Parvifolia (7), small-leaved. 



Parvula (2), very puny, small. 



Parvum (2), small. 



Pastoris, shepherd's. 



Patagonica, Patagonia. 



Patula, spreading, broad. 



Pauciflora (4), few-flowered. 



Paucisecta, few-lobed. 



Pectinata, Pectinate, comb-like. 



Pedata, Pedate, foot-like. 



Pedicel, the stem of a small flower or a 

 flower in a cluster. 



Pedicellata, Pedicellate, flowers on ped- 

 icels. 



Peduncularis (3), Pedunculata (2). 



Pedunculate, having a 



Peduncle, stem of a flower. 



Peltata (2), Peltate, shield-like. 



Penduliflora, hanging-flowered. 



Penicillata, Penidllatc, having a brush- 

 like appendage or tail. 



Pentapetaloides, apparently five-pet- 

 aled. 



Peramaenus, very-pleasing. 



Peregrina, exotic, foreign. 



Perenne (2), Perennial, having a root- 

 stock. 



Perfoliata (3), Perfoliate, the bases of 

 opposite leaves united. 



Perigynous, around the pistil on the 

 receptacle. 



Persistent, remaining longer than is 

 common. 



Pef.aloid, petal-like. 



Petiolata, petioled, having a 



Petiole, the stem of a leaf. 



Petiolule, a little petiole. 



Pharnaceoides, pharnaceon-like, like 

 ginseng. 



Physodes, bladder-like (the calyx). 



Pickeringii, Dr. Chas. Pickering, Sur- 

 geon, VVilkes' Expedition, 1841. 



Picta (2), painted, stained. 



Pilosa (6) Pilose, covered with long 

 distinct hairs. 



Pilosissima, densely-pilose. 



Pinetorum, of the pines, in pine forests. 



Pinnata (2), Pinnate, leaflets on the sides 

 of a common petiole (rachis). 



