Illustrations of Conifers. 77 



Orbicular, circular in outline. 



Ovoid, egg-shaped, with the broad part at the basal end. 



Pectinate, with narrow segments set close like the teeth of a comb. 



Peduncled, stalked. 



Peltate, target shaped. 



Pubescent, clothed with hair or down. 



Pulvinus, an enlargement close under the insertion of a leaf. 



Reniform, kidney shaped. 



' r turned downward or backwards. 

 Reflexed, > 



Resin canal, 



Resin duct, 



an intercellular passage containing resin. 



Resin vesicle, 



Serrate, beset with teeth on the margin, directed towards the point. 



Serrulate, serrate but with minute teeth. 



Sessile, without a stalk. 



Spathulate, spoon-shaped. 



Stomata, minute pores, often forming white lines on the leaf surfaces. 



Striate, finely grooved. 



Subulate, awl-shaped, 



Terete, circular in transverse section. 



Ternate, in threes. 



Tomentose, densely pubescent with matted wool or short hairs. 



Truncate, as though cut off at the end. 



Turbinate, top-shaped. 



Umbel, umbrella shaped. 



Urn bo, the raised centre of the apophysis, or the thickened apex of the cone scale. 



Undulate, wavy. 



Whorl, an arrangement of branches or cones in a circle round an axis. 



The pubescence of the branohlets and the serrations of the leaves can be best seen with 

 an ordinary pocket lens. 



