GLOSSARY. 



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Indefinite ; numerous and variable in 

 number. 



Indehiscent; never opening till ger- 

 mination; 467. 



Induplicate; same as valvular, 879, 

 except the edges are rolled In. 



Indusimn ; Order CXL1I., page 131. 



Inflated: blown up like a bladder. 



Inflected; indexed; bent inward. 



Inflorescence; 329. 



Infundibnliform; 395. 



Innate; 423, at (1). 



Inserted; attached. 



Integument; 496. 



lutornode; 177. 



Introrse; 424. 



Involuoel; 887. 



Involucre; 387. 



Involute; 258, at (4). 



Irregular; 360; 405. 



Jointed; with joints or articulations, 

 277. 



Keel; 403. 



Keeled ; shaped like the keel of a ship. 



Kidney-form; 875, at (8). 



Labiate : 396. 



Laciniate ; 233, at (6). 



Lamina; 898. at (1). 



Lanceolate ; 275, at (9). 



Lateral ; belonging to the side, thus 

 lateral leaflets, side leaflets. 



Ix>af: '249. 



Leaflet; 278. 



Legume ; 475. 



Lenticular ; shaped like a lens. 



Liber; 204. 



Liguiate: 407, at (2) and (3). 



Liiriile ; 292, at (5). 



Liliaceous; 404. 



Limb ; 390, at (3). 



Linear; 275. 



Lips ; the two parts of a labiate flow- 

 er; 396. 



Lobes; 276. 



Lobed ; 276. 



Loculicidal ; 467, at (2). 



Loment; 475. 



Longitudinal; 44. 



Lunate; crescent-form. 



Lyrate; 275, at (19). 



Marescent; withering. 



Medullary Rays ; 198. 



" Sheath : 46 ; 197. 



Membranous ; of the texture of animal 

 membrane. 



Mid-rib, or Mid-vein ; 263. 



Monadelphous; 437. 



Mi mill form ; same as Granulated ; 186. 



Monocotyledonous; 119. 



Monoecious; 487. 



Monopetalous; 389. 



Monosepalous ; 382. 



Mucronate ; 284, at (4). 



Naked; not covered. Naked seeds; 

 not inclosed in a perioarp. 



Napiform; 138. 



Nectariferous ; honey-bearing. 



Nerves, nerved ; same as veins, vein- 

 ed; 264. 



Net-veined; 269. 



Node; 176. 



Nucleus; 499. 



Nut; 485. 



Obcordate ; inversely cordate ; 275, at 

 (7). 



Oblique; 228, at (26). 



Oblong; 275, at (4). 



Obovate ; 278, at (3). 



Obsolete; wanting; as it were, worn 

 oat. 



Obtuse; 284, at (2). 



Obvolute; 259, at (1). 



Ochrea ; 292, at (2). 



Offset; 232. 



Opaque ; of a dark, dull appearance. 



Opposite ; 260, at (2). 



Orbicular ; 275, at (1). 



Oval ; 275, at (5). 



Ovary; 440. 



Ovate; 275, at (2). 



Ovoid; shape of a whole egg; as an 

 ovoid FRUIT ; thus differing from 

 ovate, which refers to the superficial 



Slane of an egg cut through the mid- 

 le, as an ovate LEAF. 

 Ovule; 440 

 Palese; 385. 

 Palmate ; 275, at (24). 



Panicle ; 889. 



Paniculate; arranged in a panicle. 



Papilionaceous; 408. 



Pappus; 386. 



Parasitic; 154; 157. 



Parallel-veined; 272. 



Parenchyma; 34, at (8). 



Parietal; 462. 



Parted ; same as lobetl, or divided ; 276. 



Partitions; same as dissepiment* ; 455. 



Pectinate; pinnatiftd with numerous 

 entire, slender teeth, like those of a 

 comb. 



Pedate ; 275, at (23). 



Pedicel ; 331. 



Peduncle: 830. 



Peltate; 275, at (25). 



Pendulous ; hanging downward. 



Pepo; 478. 



Perennial ; abbreviated Per. ; 147. 



Perfect-flower; 374. 



Perfoliato; 275, at (16). 



P.Tianth; 351. 



Pericarp; 466. 



Perigynous ; inserted around the ova- 

 ry, usually on the calyx. 



Persistent; 815, at (3); 411, at (2). 



Personate ; 896, at (1). 



Petal; 351. 



Petaloid ; resembling a petal. 



Petiole; 285. 



Petiolula; 278. 



Pha>nogamous ; 103. 



Pilose ; clothed with soft, slender hairs. 



Pinna' ; the leaflets of a pinnate leaf or 

 frond are sometimes so called. 



Pinnate; 279. 



Pinnatifld; 275, at (20). 



Pistillate, Pistil ; 353. 



Pith ; 196. 



Pitted ; with pits or depressions. 



Placenta; 459. 



Plaited; 258, at (5). 



Plumose; 116. 



Pod; 473,474,475. 



Pollen; 416; 419. 



Polyandrous; 485. 



Polygamous; 875; 487. 



Polypetalous ; 889. 



Pome; 479. 



Posterior; that part or side of an or- 

 gan nearest the main axis. 



Prefloration; 876. 



Prefoliation ; 357. 



Premorse; 141. 



Prickles; 84; 187. 



Prismatic; regularly angled like a 

 prism. 



Process ; any projection from a surface. 



Procumbent ; 237, at (8). 



Prostrate ; 237. at (4). 



Pubescence; 81. 



Pubescent ; 81, at (3). 



Pulp ; the fleshy or juicy portion of a 

 fruit 



Punctate; dotted. 



Pyramidal ; having the shape of a 

 pyramid. 



Pyriform ; pear-shaped. 



Pyxis; 487. 



Quinate; having 5 leaflets digitatety, 

 280, arranged. 



Kaceme; 337. 



Racemose ; arranged in racemes. 



Rachis; 831. 



Radiate; 407, at (2). 



Radiate-veined ; 270. 



Radiant; 407, at (3). 



Radical ; belonging to, or growing at, 

 the root. 



Radicle; 115. 



Ray, or Ray-flowers; the border of 

 ligulate florets in the radiate com- 

 posite ; 407, at (3). 



Receptacle ; the extremity of the axis 

 in the flower. 



Recurved ; curved backwards. 



Reflexed; bent backwards. 



Regular ; 870 ; 405. 



Reniform ; 875, at (8). 



Repand ; 288, at (4). 



Resupinate ; appearing as if inverted. 



Reticulated; 269. 



Retrorse; backwards. 



Retuse ; 234, at (5). 



Revolute : 258, at (3). 



Rhizoma; 244 



Rhomboid ; 275, at (6). 



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Rib ; a ridge or elevated line. 



Ribs of the leaves ; 267. 



Ringent; 396, at (2). 



Root; 126. 



Rootstock ; same as rhizoma ; 244. 



Rosaceous ; 4i>2. 



Rostrate; beaked. 



Rotate; 393. 



Rough ; 81, at (4). 



Rugose ; with an uneven, wrinkled 

 surface. 



Runcinate; 275, at (2). 



Runner; 231. 



Running; 231. 



Saccate ; furnished with a bag or sac. 



Sagittate; 275, at (11). 



Salver-form; 892. 



Samara; 486. 



Sap; 54. 



Sapwood; 201. 



Scabrous; rough. 



Scales; small, dry bracts, as in the 

 composite, and in amenta, &c. 



Scape ; 229 ; 332. 



Scarious; dry and colorless, resem- 

 bling a thin membrane. 



Scattered; irregularly placed. 



Secund ; one-sided ; turned to one side. 



Seed; 107; 494. 



Seed-leaves; 117. 



Segments ; same as lobes ; 276. 



Semi in composition has the force of 

 half, e. g., semi-cylindrical, i. ?., half- 

 cylindrical. 



Sepals; 351; 381. 



Septicidal ; 467, at (1). 



Septifragal ; 467, at (2). 



Serrate f 282, at (2). 



Serrulate ; serrate with very fine ser- 

 ratures. 



Sessile leaves ; 285, at (6). 

 " flowers; 380. 

 " anthers; 421. 



Setaceous; bristle-form. 



Setose : clothed with slender bristles. 



Sheathing; 285, at (3). 



Sheath ; that part of a sheathing peti- 

 ole which incloses the stem. 



Shrub; 214. 



Silicle; 474 



Silique; 47a 



Silky ; appearing like silk. 



Simple ; composed of a single piece. 



Simple leaves ; 275. 



Sinuate; 275, at (18). 



Sinus ; the space between the lobes of 

 a leaf or other organ. 



Smooth ; same as glabrous. 



Sori ; sporangia of the ferns. 



Spadix; 296; 343. 



Spathaceous ; spathe-like. 



Spathe; 843; 387. 



Spatulate ; 275, at (10). 



Species ; page 101. 



Spicate ; arranged in spikes, or spike- 

 like. 



Spike: 836. 



Spindle-shaped ; same as fusiform ; 137. 



Spinescent; 283, at (10) ; 192, at (4). 



Spinose ; armed with spines. 



Spine ; same as thorn ; 186. 



Sporangium, Spore-case; 97. 



Spore; 90; 97; 107. 



Spur ; a tubular prolongation of some 

 floral organ. 



Squamnlae ; Order CXL., page 129. 



Stamens; 352. 



Staminate ; same as barren ; 372. 



Stellate; arranged like the rays of a 

 star, thus (*). 



Stem; 190; 191. 



Stemless ; same as aeaulescent 



Sterile ; same as barren ; 372. 



Stigma; 442. 



Stigmatose, or Stigmatic; of or be- 

 longing to the stigma; performing 

 the office of the stigma. 



Stings; 83. 



Stipe ; 92. Also a pedicel supporting 

 the ovary. 



Stipellate ; furnished with stipels ; 294 



Stipitate ; raised on a stipe. 



Stipulate; 285, at (I); 294 



Stipule; 291. 



Stolon; 233. 



Stoloniferous ; 283. 



Stomata; 79; 255; 256. 



Straight-veined; with veins running 



directly from the mid-vein to the 

 margin. 



Striate ; marked with lines. 



Strobile; 491. 



Style ; 441. 



Sub in composition has the force of 

 somewhat. 



Submersed ; under water. 



Suborder ; page 108. 



Subulate ; awl-shaped, i. ., very nar- 

 rowly linear, tapering from a rather 

 broad base to a very fine point 



Succulent; juicy. 



Sucker; 230. 



Suffruticose; somewhat shrubby. 



Sulcate ; furrowed or grooved. 



Suppression ; 861. 



Supra-axillary ; growing out above the 

 axil 



Suture; 458. 



Symmetrical flower ; 869. 



Tendril; 188. 



Terete; cylindrical. 



Terminal; at the extremity of the stem 

 or branches. 



Ternate; 281. 



Testa; 497. 



Thallus; 94 



Theca ; same as sporangium. 



Thorn; 186. 



Throat; 890, at (8). 



Thyrse; 840. 



Tomentoso ; 81, at (6). 



Toothed; same as dentate; 288, at (8). 



Torus; same as disk; 315; 354 



Trailing- running at random over the 

 ground. 



Transverse; 44 



Tree; 213. 



Tripinnate ; 279, at (6). 



Triquetrous ; 3-angled. 



Triternate; 281, at (2). 



Truncate ; 284, at (7). 



Trunk ; 227. 



Tube of the corolla; 890, at ('). 



Tuber; 240. 



Tuberous root ; 140. 



Tubular; 397. 



Turbinate ; top - shaped ; inversely 

 conical. 



Turgid; swelling. 



Twining; 235. 



Twisted prefloration ; same as convo- 

 lute; 878. 



Umbel; 844 



Umbellet ; one of the smaller umbels 

 which compose a compound umbel, 

 844 



Unarmed ; not furnished with thorns, 

 prickles, or stings. 



Undulate; wavy. 



Unguiculate ; furnished with a claw ; 

 898, at (2). 



Unilateral; one-sided. 



Unsymmetrical ; not symmetrical ; 

 369. 



Urceolate; um -shaped. 



Utricle; a small, dry, indehiscent 1- 

 seeded pericarp, with thin and mem- 

 branous walls, more or less inflated, 

 and the seed loose within. 



Valvate, or Valvular ; 879. 



Valves; 472, at (1). 



Variety ; page 102. 



Veinlets; 265. 



Veins; 264 



Velvety ; soft and velvet-like. 



Ventral suture ; 458. 



Versatile ; 428, at (3). 



Verticil; 849. 



Verticillate; 260, at (8). 



Villons, Vlllose ; 81, at (5). 



Vine; 284 



Viscid; clammy, as if covered with 

 some sticky fluid. 



Virgate ; long and slender ; wand-like. 



Vittse; Order LVIL, page 114 



Whorl ; same as verticil; 349. 



Whorled; same as verticillate ; 260 

 at (8). 



Winged ; bordered with a thin, leafy, 

 or membranous expansion; e. g. 

 winged petiole; 885, at (2). 



Woody tissue ; 40. 



Woolly ; 81, at (7). 



