GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED. 



Discoid, like :i Hat plate. 



Distant, a{)plied to the leaves when far 



away from each other. 

 DisTicuous, in two opposite rows. 

 DiVAKicATi:, straggling, spreading widely 



apart. 

 Discrete, separated and distinct. 

 DiVEKGENT, spreading outward from the 



centre. 



EcHiXATE, with rigid bristles. 



Edentate, without teeth. 



Elateus, spiral threads with the spores. 



Elongated, when any part or organ is 

 in any way remarkable for its 

 length, in comparison with its 

 breadth. 



Emakginate, slightly notched at the 

 summit, as if a piece had been cut 

 out. 



Emersed, protruding upward. 



Entii:e, not cloven ; quite entire, not 

 toothed at the margin. 



Epidermis, the cuticular or outer layer 

 of cells. 



Erkct, when any part or organ stiinds 

 perpendicularly, or very nearly so, 

 to the surface to which its base is 

 attached. 



Erose, irregularly notched as if gnawed. 



Explanate, spread out Hat. 



Exserted, elevated above the surround- 

 ing parts. 



Falcate, sickle-shaped. 



Fastigiate, all branches reaching an 



equal height. 

 Fertile, bearing fruii. 

 F1LIF0R.M, threadlike. 

 Fimbriate, fringed with proc«'sses. 

 Flaccid, Habby. 

 Flagellikorm, like the thong of a 



whip. 

 Flagellum, a runner, a small branch. 



Flavkscent, becoming yellow. 



Flexuose, bending inward and out- 

 ward. 



FovEOLATE, imj)ressed with small holes 

 or depressions. 



Free, not adhering or adnate. 



FiiONDOSE, foliaceous, or in leafy ex- 

 pansions. 



Fugacious, dis;ippearing quickly. 



Galeate, helmet shaped. 

 I Gemm.e, budlike bodies wipable of be- 

 coming plants. 



Gemmiparous, bearing gemmie. 



Geniculate, where any part is bent 

 abruptly, so as to form a decided 

 angle. 



Girrous, very convex or tumid. 



Glabrous, smooth. 



Glaucescent, faintly glaucous. 



Glaucous, covered with bluish-white 

 bloom. 



Globose, nearly spherical. 



Granular, rough on the surface. 



IIaiut, general aspect of the plant.' 

 Habitat, situation where the plant 



grows. 

 Hamate, hamulose, curved like a hook. 

 Heterophyllous, having leaves of 



more than one form. 

 Horizontal, standing off at right 



angles. 

 Hyaline, more or less transparent or 



translucent. 

 Hyi'ogynous, below the female. 



Immersed, covered by the surrounding 

 parts. 



Incised, cut irregularly and sharply. 

 i Included, not extending beyond the 

 surrounding organs. 



Incrassate, thickened by internal do- 

 posits. 



