444 GLOSSARY. 



Plu'mule. The bud, or first shoot above the cotyledons, of a 

 young plantlet. 



Pol'lin-a'tion. Conveying pollen from stamens to pistil. 



Pre-cip'i-tate. A substance which, having been dissolved, is 

 again separated from the solution, and falls to the bottom 

 of the vessel. 



Pre-da'ceous, Preying upon or devouring other insects. 



Pu-bes'cent. Covered with very fine, short hairs. 



Pu-pat-ing. Going into the pupa or inactive (usually) stage, from 

 which the adult insect emerges. 



Rad'i-cle. The stem part of the embryo; the lower part, which 

 forms the root-system. 



Raffia. A commercial product formed from several species of 

 the genus Rapphia. A strong fiber used for tying in 

 nursery work. 



Res'i-due. That which remains after a part is taken; remainder; 

 dregs. 



Sci'on. A shcot of one season's growth used in bud propagation. 



Seg'ment. One of the parts into which any body naturally sep- 

 arates or is divided. 



Sil'age. Green food preserved in a silo. 



Si-li'ceous. Containing silica. 



Soil'ing. The system of feeding farm animals in a barn or en- 

 closure with fresh grass or green fodders — as, corn, rye, 

 and oats. 



Spore. One of the minute grains in flowerless plants which per- 

 forms the function of seed. 



Ster'il-ize. To make unproductive; to destroy all spores or 

 germs so as to prevent the development of bacteria. 



Stock. A seedling tree used in bud propagation. 



Strat'i-fied. Divided into layers or strata. 



Trac'ta-bility. That disposition in animals which makes them 

 subject to man's will; capable of being managed or con- 

 trolled, 



U-ni-cel lu-lar. Consisting of but one cell. 



Vol a-til-ize. To pass off in vapor. 



Vol u-ble. Twining. 



Yolk. The oily secretion in wool. 



