GLOSSARY 



from the BCales of a cone which have become 

 succulent and consolidated into a uniform 

 mass. 

 Gamopetalx or Corolliflone. (Qr. gamos, a mar 



riage ; prtalon, a leaf.) Dicotyledons with 



united petals. 



Gamopetalous. Having petals united. 

 Geminate. (!.. grim'tiar- , -ntum, to pair; gerninus, 



twin.) In pairs. 

 Glabrescent. (L. glaber, smooth, akin to ;//»/»<, 



to peel; Gr, glapko, to carve.) Almost 



glabrous. 

 Glabrous. (L. glaber, .smooth, without hairs, a 



beardless favourite slave.) Smooth; having 



no hairs or any unevenness. 

 Gland. (Fr. glande, L. ;//«ks, glandis, an acorn; 



from likeness in shape.) A small cellular 



spot consisting of secretory tissue. 

 Glandular disk. Glandular tissue on the floral 



axis. 

 Glans or Nut. (L. glans, glandis, an acorn, a 



beech-nut, &c.) A fruit with a pericarp 



hard and leathery, or of a woody character. 



(Plate III., Figs. 3-6.) 

 Glaucous. (L. glaucus, bluish ; Gr. glauhos, blue 



or grey ; originally gleaming, akin to 



glausso, to shine.) Sea-green, and usually 



waxy. 

 Globose. (L. globo ; globatus, to form into a 



ball : globus, a ball.) Rounded, spherical. 

 Glomerule, or Glomerulus. (L. glomus, a ball of 



yarn ; globus, a ball.) A cyme arranged in a 



compact head. (Plate II., Fig. K.) 

 Glumaceous. Having flowers invested by scaly 



bracts. 

 Glumes. (L. glumo, husk ; glubo, to peel off 



bark.) The scaly bracts in grasses and 



sedges. 

 Gynsecium. (Gr. gyne, a woman; oikos, a house.) 



The pistil or female organ of the flower. 

 Gynobasic. (Gr. gyne, a female ; basis, a base.) 



Having the central floral axis prolonged 



beyond the calyx, with the carpels attached 



to the base. 

 Gynophore. (Gr. gyne, a female; phero, I bear.) 



An elongation of the thalamus bearing the 



ovary. 

 Haustoria. (L. haustus, a drinking ; haurio, 



hausi, haustum, I draw up.) The suckers 



by which the mycelium attaches itself to the 



host plant. 

 Hermaphrodite. (Gr. Hermaphrodites, the son of 



Hermes and Aphrodite.) Flowers containing 

 stamens and pistils; bisexual. 



Hispid. (L. hispidus, rough.) Having rough, 

 bristle-like hairs. 



Hoary. (A.S. har, hoary, gray.) Having gray 

 hairs. 



Hypanthodium. (Gr. hypo, under; anthos, a 

 flower.) The fleshy, enlarged, hollow recep- 

 tacle of the Fig. (Plate II., Figs. I, V, I-'.) 



Hypocrateriform. (Gr. hypokraterion, salver; 

 hypo, under; krater, a bowl.) Salver-shaped. 



Hypogynous. (Gr. hypo, under; gyne, a female.) 

 Having petals or stamens inserted below the 

 pistil. (Plate VI., Fig. E.) 



Imbricate. (L. imbricates, p.p. of imbrieo, I cover 

 with tiles.) Foliage or flower leaves over- 

 lapping one another in bud, but not regularly. 



Imparipinnate. (L. impar, uneven; pinnatus, 

 winged.) Leaves in which the leaflets are 

 arranged in pairs with a terminal odd leaflet. 

 (Plate I., Fig. L.) 



Imperfect flowers. (L. in, not; perfeetus, com- 

 plete.) Having either pistils or stamens, 

 but not both. 



Incomplete. (L. in, not; completus, p.p. of eom- 

 pleo ; com, intensive ; pleo, I fill). Flowers 

 in which any of the floral whorls are 

 absent. 



Indefinite. (L. indejinitus ; in, not ; definitus, 

 p.p. of rfefinio, I set bounds to.) Numerous, 

 but of no definite number. 



Indehiscent. (L. in, not; dehisco, to split open.) 

 Fruits which do not break when ripe. 



Inferior. (L. inferior, comp. of inferus, low, from 

 infra, beneath.) Placed below; as calyx 

 beneath the ovary (Thalamiflorffi) ; or ovary 

 when calyx is above (Gamopetalaj). 



Inflorescence. (L. inflorescens, pr.p. of injloresco, 

 to begin to blossom.) The arrangement of 

 the flowers upon the stem. 



Infra-axillary. (L. infra, beneath ; axilla, the 

 armpit.) Below the axil of the leaf. 



Infundibuliform. (L. infumdibulum, a funnel ; in, 

 in ; fundere, to pour.) Funnel-shaped. 



Internodes. (L. intemodium ; inter, between, 

 noilus, a knot.) The stretches of shoots be- 

 tween the nodes. 



Interruptedly pinnate. (L. interruptus, p.p. of 

 interrumpo ; inter, between ; rumpo, I break.) 

 Pairs of large leaflets alternating with pairs 

 of small ones. 



Introrse. (L. introrsus (for introversus) ; intro, 



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