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GLOSSARIAL INDEX. 



Emarginatc, having a small notch in the centre 



of the end or tip. 

 Embryo, the young plant in the seed. 

 Endocarp. the inner membrane of fruit which 



forms the cells. 

 Ensiform, sword-shaped. 

 Entire, without marginal incisions. 

 Epicnrp, the external integument of the fruit. 

 Epidermis, the outer skin. 

 Epigynous, situated ujjon the style or ovary. 

 Epipcliilous, growing u])on the petals. 

 Eroded, gnawed, irregularly toothed. 

 Evergreen, retaining foliage through the winter. 

 Exserted, projecting considerably beyond some 



other part. 

 Exstipvlate, without stipules. See Stiptdc. 

 Extra-axillary, growing either from above or 



below the axils. 



Falcate, bent like a sickle. 



Fnrinacrons, floury. 



Fascicle, bundle. 



Fasciculate, disposed in bundles. 



Fastigiate, tapering to a point ; of compact upright 



growth, as the Lombardy poplar. 

 Ferruginous, rusty ; iron-coloured. 

 Fibrous, composed of fibres. 

 Fibry, thready. 

 Filament, the thread-like part of the stamen, 



which supports the anther. 

 Filiform, thread-shaped. 

 Filmy, having a thin skin. 

 Flaccid, flabby ; not firm. 

 Flagon-shaped, bearing resemblance to the form 



ot a flagon, or globular bottle with a slender 



neck. 

 Flexuous, zigzag; having an undulating direction. 

 Floccose, woolly. 

 Floriferotis, bearing flowers. 

 Foliolnte, having leaflets. 

 Follicle, a dry seed-vessel, having only 1 -valve 



and one cell. 

 Follicular, having the form of a follicle. 

 Foramen, a small hole. 

 Foraminosc, perforated full of holes. 

 Friable, crumbly. 

 Frondose, a term applied either to a stem which 



is beset with leaves, or to a proliferous flower. 

 Fungous, having the consistence of mushrooms. 

 Funiculi, small stalks by which the seeds are at- 

 tached to the placenta. 

 Furrowed, having longitudinal channels. 

 Fusiform, spindle-shaped : a carrot is a fusiform 



root. 



G. 



Galbuhes, the cone of the genus Cupressus. 



Gamosepalous, where the sepals appear to be 

 united in one. 



Gefnmarcous. having buds. 



Gibbous, swelled out witli excess of pulp ; pro- 

 tuberant. 



Glabrous, smooth ; without hairs. 



Gland, a secretory vessel. 



Gland like, having the appearance of glands. 



Glnucescent, somewhat hoary ; or having a bluish 

 green, or sea-green, appearance. 



Glaucous, sea green, or bluish green. 



Glumaceous, having husks. 



Granulated, covered as if with grains. 



Gynobasic, having a fleshy receptacle, bearing 

 separate fruits. 



H. 



Hastate, formed like the head of a halbert. 



Hemispherical, half-round. 



Hermaphrodite , a flower is so called when it con- 

 sists of both male and female organs. 



Heterogamous, flowers of different sexes in the 

 same head. 



Hilum, the external mark or scar of a seed, 

 whereby it is fixed to the placenta. 



Hirsute, hairy. 



Hispid, covered with bristle-like hairs. 



Hoary, clothed with a grey or white down. 

 Homogamous, all the flowers hermaphrodite. 

 Ho7nogynous, all the flowers female. 

 Hooded, hollowed into the form of a hood. 

 Husk, the outer covering of some seeds ; also a 

 species of calyx peculiar to grasses and sedgei. 

 Hypogynous, situated below the ovarium. 



I. 



Imbricate, laid over each other like tiles. 



Impari-pinnate, pinnate leaves, terminating with 

 an odd leaflet. 



Incambent, lying upon. 



Indehiscent, not opening naturally. 



Induplicate, doubled or folded inwards. 



Indurate, hard. 



Inequilateral, unequal-sided. 



Inflated, puffed up ; blown out like a bladder. 



Inflorescence, disposition of the flowers. 



Infra-axillary, below the axils of the leaves. 



Infra-stipular, below the stipules. 



Internodes, the space between the joints in 

 stems. 



Interpetiolar, between the petioles or leaf- 

 stalks. 



Introrse, turned inwards. 



Inverted, upside down. 



Involucel, a small involucre. 



Involucre, two or more bracteas united below the 

 flower. 



Involucriform, resembling an involucre. 



Jagged, coarsely cut. 



Jointed, having joints or articulations. 



K. 



Keel, the lower petals of a papilionaceous flowt r ; 



a resemblance to the keel of a boat, either ia 



leaves or flowers. 

 Keel-shaped, having a keel-like appearance. 

 Kneed, bent like the knee joint. 



L. 



Labiate, having a lip or lips. 



Lamellate, divided into thin plates. 



Lamelliform, shaped like the gills on the under 

 side of a mushroom and similar fungi. 



Lamina, the upper spreading part of a petal. 



Laminated. See Lamellate. 



Lanceolate, lance or spear shaped. 



Lanceolate-elliptic, a form between lance-shaped 

 and elliptic or oval. 



Lanceolate-oblong, lance-shaped and oblong. 



Lanceolate-ovate, between lance-shaped and egg- 

 shaped. 



Lanceolate-subulate, between lance-shaped and 

 awl -shaped. 



Lanuginous, slightly woolly. 



Lateral, on the side or sides. 



Lax, loose. 



Leaflet, a small leaf, forming part of a compound 

 leaf. 



Legume, a pod ; the fruit of leguminous plants. 



Lepidoted, having prominent dots. 



Ligneous, woody ; a term opposed to herbaceous. 



Ligulate, strap-like, having the form of a strap. 



Limb, the spreading part of a petal, or of a tubular 

 flower. 



Linear, narrow, when the two sides are nearly 

 parallel. 



Linear-cuneated, between linear and wedge- 

 shaped. 



Linear-elliptic, narrov and elliptic. 



Linear-lanceolate, narrow lance -shaped. 



Linear-oblong, between linear and oblong. 



Linear-setaceous, narrow, approaching to th 

 form of a bristle. 



Linear-subulate, narrow, and tapering to a 

 point. 



Lineate, streaked in parallel lines. 



