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INDEX. 



seed and the pericarp, ib. ; classification of, 131 ; 



different modes of dehiscence, 131 ; various 



kinds of, 133. 

 Fucus (Gr. phykoi sea-weeds), their structure 



and situation, 173. 

 F. vesiculosus (Gr. phykos, and vesiculus a 



bladdefr), 146. 

 Funaria hygrometrica (~,at. funis a rope, and 



Gr. "damp-measuring "), urns of the, 143. 

 Fungi, family of, 146, 147 ; description of, 173. 

 Fungales, 186. 



Funis of the seed (Lat. " a rope "), 137. 

 Fuschia, pollen of the, 122. 

 Fustic, a vegetable dye, 54. 



Gallic acid, whence obtained, 50. 



Gallionella sulcata, silicious skeleton of the, 55. 



Gamboge, whence produced, 49. 



Garcinia purpurea (in honour of Dr, Garcin, 

 and Lat. " purple-coloured"), 46. 



Garden bean, seed of the, 136. 



Garryales (in honour of Nicholas Garry, of the 

 Hudson's Bay Company), 188. 



Genera of plants, characteristics of the, 181. 



Gentianales, 191. 



Geraniales (Gr. gei-anion, a geranium), 190. 



Ginger, stamen of the, 118. 



Glands of woody fibre, 19 ; of plants, 69 ; their 

 characteristics, 70. 



Glans, the acorn, 133. 



Gleiditsia, leaf of the, 99. 



Glume, the, of grasses, 108, 109. 



Glumales, 186. 



Gomuto palm (Malabar "a palm"), wine ob- 

 tained from the, 23. 



Gooseberry, acid juices of the, 50. 



Gossypium (Gr. gossipion the cotton-plant), 45. 



Gourd, seed of the, 6. 



Grains of starch in different plants, 35, 36. 



Grape sugar, whence obtained, 52. 



Grass, stem and leaf of, 102 ; monocotyledonous 

 seed of, 135. 



Grass oils, vegetable secretions, 47. 



Grasses, starch secreted from, 32 ; inflorescence 

 of, 108, 109. 



Gray and Green, principal colours in vege- 

 tables, 53. 



Grew, Nehemiah, a promoter of botanical 

 science, 3. 



Gridiron tissue, 18. 



Grossales (Lat. grossiis, a green fig), 192. 



Ground-nut oil, a vegetable secretion, 45. 



Guizotia oleifera (in honour of Guizot, and Lat. 

 " oil-bearing "), seed of the, 46. 



Gum, a vegetable secretion, 48. 



Gum- Arabic, whence obtained, 48. 



Gum Senegal, whence obtained, 48. 



Gutta-percha (Malay, gutta gum, and Peicha 



the island whence obtained), produced from 



vegetable juice, 31. 

 G. Podiah, a vegetable wax, 46. 

 Guttiferales, 189. 

 Gymneuralactiferum (Gr. gymnos naked, neura 



nerves ; and Lat. lactiferum milk-bearing), 30. 

 Gymnogens (Gr. gymnos, and ginomai to grow), 



Class VI. of Lindley, 188. 

 Gymnospermia (Gr. gymnos, and sperma seed), 



the order, 153 et passim. 

 Gynandria (Gr. gyne a female, and oner a male), 



Class XX. of Linnams, 152, 168. 

 Gynandrous flower, 121. 

 Gyrophora murina (Gr. gyros a circle, arid 



phero to bear), 54. 



Haematococcus binalis (Gr. haima blood, and 



kokkos a berry; Lat. binalis double), its 



various stages of development, 16. 

 Haematoxylon campechianum (Gr. haima, and 



ay Ion wood ; Lat. campus an open field). 

 Hairs of plants, 65 et seq. ; varieties of, 66, 67 ; 



circulation of the, 67; different names and 



properties of, 67. 



Hampton Court, botanical gardens of, 3. 

 Hastate leaf (Lat. " spear-shaped "), 97. 

 Hazel nut, spiral vessels of the, 26. 

 Hallebore fojtidus (Lat. "stinking hellebore"), 



poisonous secretions of the, 67. 

 Hemlock bark, tannic acid obtained from, 50. 

 Hemp consists of woody fibre, 21 ; its power of 



resistance, 22. 

 Heptagynia (Gr. hepta seven, and gyne a 



female), the order, 153 et passim. 

 Heptandria (Gr. hepta, and andres males), Class 



VII. of Linnaeus, 152, 158; the order, 153 et 



Herbaceous plants, different parts of, 60. 

 Herbs, their component parts, 74. 

 Heterotropal of the seed (Gr. heteros irregular, 



and trope a turning), 135. 

 Hexagynia (Gr. hex six, and gyne a female), 



the order, 153 et passim. 

 Hexandria (Gr. hex, and andres males), Class 



VI. of Linnaeus, 152, 157; order of, 153 et 



passim. 



Hilum (Lat. the "black speck of a bean"), 136. 

 Horse-tails, notices of, 174, 175. 

 Hya-hya, milky juices of the, 30. 

 Hydrales, 187. 

 Hydrocotyle vulgaris (Gr. hydor water, and 



cotyle a cavity; Lat. "common"), leaf of the, 



95. 

 Hypnum castrensis (Gr. hypnos sleep, and Lat. 



"pertaining to the field"), 143. 

 Hypocrateriform corolla (Gr. upo under, kratet 



