GLOSSARY 



WILD FLOWERS 



Fertile. — Fruit-producing flowers, as 

 one having a pistil, or anthers 

 with pollen. Bearing »eeds. 



Fibrous. — Threadlike. 



Filament. — The threadlike part of 

 a stamen, which supports the 

 anther. 



Fertilization. — A process -whereby 

 the tiny pollen grains, which 

 come in contact with the stigma 

 penetrates the style and enters 

 the ovary, where it quickens 

 the seed formation into life. 



Floret. — A small flower, usually 

 one of the ray or disc flowers 

 of the Composite family. 



Head. — A dense cluster of stemless 

 or nearly stemless flowers like 

 a Daisy or Clove"r. 



Hybrid. — A cross-breed of two 

 species. 



Imperfect. — Flowers with either 



stamens or pistils, not with 



both. 

 Introduced. — Brought intentionally 



from another region. 

 Irregular. — Showing inequality in 



the size, form or union of its 



similar parts. 



Keeled. — Ridged like the keel of 

 a boat. Applied to the two 

 united lower petals of the 

 peculiar corolla of the blos- 

 soms of the Pea family. 



Lance-shaped. — Much longer than 

 wide, broadest above the base, 

 and narrowest to the apex. 



Leaflet. — A separate or single divi- 

 sion of a compound leaf, or a 

 tiny leaf or bract. 



Lip. — The prominent upper petal 

 of orchids (which by a pecu- 

 liar twist appears as the lower) 

 or the divisions of the two- 

 parted flowers of the Mints. 



Lobe. — The rounded segments of 

 any part of flower or leaf. 



Margin. — The edge or outline of 



a leaf or petal. 

 Midrib. — The central or main rib 



T>f a leaf. 



Naturalized. — Plants not native to 

 the region but so firmly estab- 

 lished as to have become part 

 of the flora. 



Nectar. — A sweetish fluid contained 

 in some parts of a flower. 



Oblique. — Slanting. 



Oblong. — Longer than broad, with 



nearly parallel or somewhat 



curving sides. 

 Ovary. — Lower part of a pistil, 



which bears seeds. 

 Ovate. — Egg - shaped, with the 



broadest end toward the stem. 



Papilionaceous. — Having a winged 

 corolla somewhat resembling 

 a butterfly, and peculiar to the 

 flowers of the Pea family. 



Palate. — A round projection of 

 the lower lip of a two-lipped 

 flower, closing the throat. 



Parasitic. — Growing upon and deriv- 

 ing nourishment from another 

 plant. 



Perennial. — Lasting year after year. 



Perfect flower. — One having both 

 pistil and stamens. 



Petal. — A division of the corolla. 



Petiole. — The stalk of a leaf. 



Pistil. — The central and seed- 

 bearing organ of a flower, con- 

 sisting of the ovary, stigma 

 and style when present. 



Pistillate. — Having pistils, but no 

 stamens. Female flowers. 



Pollen. — The yellow fertilizing 

 powder contained in the anther. 



Polygamous. — Bearing both per- 

 fect and imperfect flowers. 



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