GLOSSARY 



the skin; 1. , to strip the skin from ; 



. From, corium, the skin.) Thin, dry, 



membranous ; brown, as if scorched, 

 Secund. (L. secundus, Following; sequor, I follow.) 



Unilateral, turning to one side. 

 Sepals. [F.sipale; L. separe, to separate.) The 



divisions of the outermosl whorl of floral 



leaves forming the calyx. 

 Septate. (L.septatw; septum, a partition ; sepio, 



I hedge in, I fence.) Separated by a par- 



t it ion or septum. 

 Serrate. (L, serrate*; serra, a saw.) Having 



the margin cut into saw like teeth pointing 



towards the apex. (Plate V.) 

 Serratulate. (L. serrula, a small saw.) Having 



little teeth. 



Serrulate. (L. serrula, dim. of serra, a saw.) 

 Finely serrate, with very minute notches. 



Sessile. (L. sessilis, low; sessus, p.p. of sedeo, I 

 sit.) Growing directly from the stem, without 

 a foot stalk. (Plate XXXVIL, Fig. B.) 



Setaceous. Setigerous, Setose. (L. setosus, bristly ; 

 seta or saeta, a bristle, a thick, stiff hair.) 

 Beating bristles. 



Sinuate. (L. sinuatus, p.p. of sinuare,to bend.) 

 \ margin with indentations large and some- 

 what rounded. (Plate XI.) 



Sinus. (L. sinus, a curve.) The interval between 

 two lobes. 



Solitary. (L. solitarius; solus, alone.) Flowers 

 growing singly on the peduncle. 



Sorosis. (Gr. sows, a heap.) A mass of spurious 

 drupes formed by the consolidation of 

 numerous ripening ovaries, each surrounded 

 by the persistent calyx which has become 

 fleshy. (Plate LI., Fig. C.) 



Spathaceous. (L. spatha ; Gr. spathe, a broad 

 blade.) Bearing, or having the nature of a 

 spathe. 



Spathulate. (L. spatula ; spathula, dim. of spatha, 

 a broad blade.) A leaf which is spoon- 

 shaped ; rounded near the apex and nar- 

 rowing towards the base. 



Spermatia. (Gr. sperma ; speiro, to sow.) Minute 

 spores (conidia). 



Spike. (L. spica, an ear of corn.) An indefinite 

 inflorescence in which the flowers are 

 arranged on the peduncle in a sessile manner. 



Spikelet. (L. spica, a spike, an ear of corn.) A 

 secondary spike ; usually a small collection 

 of florets, as in the grasses. 



Spinescent, Spinose. (L. spinescens, pr.p. of 



spmesco, to grow thorny ; spina, a thorn ; 

 spinosus, thorny.) Having spines. 



Sporidia. (Gr. s/iora, seed; spriro, to sow.) 

 Minute secondary spores (conidia) borne on 

 a promycelium ; or an ascospore. 



Sporules. (Gr, spora, seed; speiro, to sow.) 

 Secondary spores (sporidia) of uredineous 

 fungi ; conidia borne in a perithecia-like 

 receptacle. 



Spur. (A.S. spwra; spora, akin to spar and 

 spear.) A prolongation of some part of the 

 [lower, usually forming a nectary. 



Squarrose. (L.li. squarrosus, scurfy.) Rough with 

 projecting or deflexed scales ; leaves are said 

 to be squarrose when their tips are pointed 

 and very spreading or recurved. 



Stamens. (L. stamen, a thread ; stare, to stand.) 

 The male organs of the flower, collectively 

 forming the Andrcecium ; usually consisting 

 of a filament or stalk, and anther or pollen 

 box. 



Staminate. Flowers containing stamens but no 

 pistil. 



Staminode. (L. stamen; Gr. eidos, resemblance.) 

 An abortive stamen. 



Standard. (A.S. standard; O.F. estandart ; L. 

 extendo ; ex, out; tendo, I stretch.) The 

 largest petal of a papilionaceous flower ; also 

 called Vexillum. (Plate XIII., Fig. B.) 



Stellate. (L. stellaUis, p.p. of stello, set with 

 stars; stella, a star.) Star-shaped. 



Stigma. (Gr. stigme, a point.) The upper por- 

 tion of the pistil which receives the pollen. 



Stipel. (L. stipes, a stem.) The stipule of a 

 leaflet. 



Stipitate. (L. stipes, a stem.) Stalked. 



Stipule. (L. stipula, a stalk ; dim. of stipes, a 

 stem.) Small outgrowths attached to the 

 base of the leaf, often leaf-like in character. 



Stipulate. (L. stipula, a stalk, dim. of s/ijies, a 

 stem.) Possessing stipules. 



Striated. (L. striatus, p.p. of stria, I hollow out ; 

 stria, a furrow.) Marked with fine longitu- 

 dinal lines, streaks, or small grooves or ridges. 



Strobilus. L.L. strohilus, a pine-cone ; Gr. 

 strobilos, anything twisted ; strepho, to twist.) 

 A cone — the fruit of Pines and Firs, (riate 

 III., Figs. 32-31.) 



Stroma. (Gr. stroma, a bed.) The union of 

 mycelial threads into a dense layer bearing 

 sporophores. 



Style. (L.L. stylus, a column ; Gr. stylos, a 



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