HENDEESON'S HANDBOOK OF PLANTS. 



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Triadelphous. Having the stamens collect- 

 ed into three distinct bundles, the fila- 

 ments of those in separate bundles co- 

 hering. 



Triandrous. Having three stamens. 



Trianthus. When the peduncle has three 

 flowers. 



Trichophyllus. Where a leaf is either hair- 

 like, or terminates in a hair. 



Tricotyledon.A. plant whose embryo is 

 furnished with three cotyledons. 



Tricuspidatus. Having three points. 



Triftd. Divided into three. 



Trifoliate. Composed of three leaflets, as 

 the leaves of Clover. 



VAS 

 Trigynous. Having either three pistils or 



at least three distinct styles. 

 Tripartite. Divided into three parts nearly 



to its base. 

 Tripetalous. When a corolla consists .of 



three petals. 

 Tripinnate. When the leaflets of a bipin- 



nate leaf become themselves pinnate. 

 Truncate. Blunt, as if cut off at the end, 



as the leaf of the Tulip tree. 

 Truncus, Trunk. The bole or principal 



stem of a tree. 

 Tuber. An underground fleshy stem, like 



the Dahlia. 

 Tubercles. Little round knobs. 



TJ. 



~T~Tmbel. An inflorescence in which the 



/"^ stalks radiate from a common point, 

 and form a flat or convex surface above, 

 as in the Carrot. It is simple or com- 

 pound. 



Umbettiferce. See Apiacece. 



Umbilicus. The hilum of a seed. 



Unarmed. Destitute of spines or prickles. 



.Undershrub. A woody plant of small size, 



the ends of whose branches perish every 



year. 



Uniflorus. Supporting a single flower. 

 Unilateral. Turned to one side; one-sided. 

 Unisexual. A plant producing flowers of 



one sex only. 

 Urceolate. Pitcher-shaped, contracted at 



the mouth. 

 Urens. Stinging. 



Y, 



~V7~alvular. Consisting of val 

 vessels. 



VanabUis, Varians. Presenting a variety 

 of character; as when leaves are various- 

 ly modified on the same plant. 



Variety. A term indicating a lower grade 

 of subdivision, next to the species; as the 

 different sorts of Pears, Apples, Gerani- 

 ums, Roses, etc. 



Vases. These are formed of iron, stone, 



earthenware, etc., and are usually raised 

 on a pedestal to a height of four or five 

 feet. They are of various sizes and pat- 

 terns. The bowls for the soil vary in 

 depth from six to eighteen inches; but in 

 all cases holes must be made in the bot- 

 tom, (if not already there,) to allow free 

 drainage for water; for without these 

 (and some are made without them) the 

 soil would soon get saturated and sour. 



