GLOSSAEY. 



AC'CESSOBY, or ANTHOCAB'POTJS FEtrrre. 

 Those formed by the union of many 

 separate flowers. 



ACCUM'BENT COTYLE'DONS. Having the 

 radicle folded against their edges. 



ACHE'NIUM. A small, indehiscent peri- 

 carp. 



ACHLAMYD 'EDITS. Having no protective 

 organs. 



AO'BOGENS. End-growers. 



ADHE'SION. The growing together of 

 different floral whorls. 



AD 'NATE, or DOESTFIXED (anther). With 

 the filament running up the back of the 

 anther. 



-<ESTIVA'TION, or PB^EFLOBA'TION. The 

 process of flowering. 



, Val'vular. When the edges 



of the sepals and petals just meet, with- 

 out overlapping. 



, Indu' 'plicate. Where the 



edges of the sepals or petals are turned 

 slightly inward, or touch by their ex- 

 ternal face. 



, Redu' plicate. When ' the 



edges are turned slightly outward, or 

 touch by their internal face. 



, Contorted. When each leaf 



overlaps its neighbor, and the parts 

 seem twisted together. 



, Convolute. When each sepal 



or petal wholly covers those within 



, Im'bricate. When the petals 



or sepals overlap one another like shin- 

 gles on a roof. 



, Vex'ittary. When the ex- 

 ternal petal, as in a vexillum, is largest 

 and folds over the other petals. 



JSSTTVA'TION, Or PB^FLOBA'lTON, CocJl'- 



lear. When one of the petals of the 

 corolla, hollowed like a spoon, covers 

 the other petals. 



, Supervoliite. When the pet- 

 als are all folded around in one direc- 

 tion inwrapping one another. 



ANAT'EOPOUS (ovule). Turned over, so 

 as to bring the mycropyle to the hilum. 



ANDB^E'CITJM. All the stamens of a flower 

 taken together. 



AN'GIOSPEBM. A plant having its seeds 

 enclosed in a pericarp. 



AN'NTTAL. Living one year. 



AN'NULAB. In rings. 



AN'NTTLTTS. A ring. 



AFFCN'ITY. The resemblance of charac- 

 ter among plants. 



AG'GBEGATE (flower). Composed of flo- 

 rets united within a common receptacle. 



ALBU'MEN (of seeds). The tissue in which 



the embryo is embedded, and by which 



it is nourished. 

 AL'GA (pi., Algce). Sea-weeds and other 



cryptogamous water-plants. 

 AN'OPHYTES. Cryptogamous plants. 

 ANTHEB. The thickened, oblong head of 



a filament. 

 ANTHEEID'IA, or AN'THEBIDS. Organs in 



cryptogamous plants, answering to the 



anthers of flowering plants. 



APOCAB'POUS. Having the carpels sepa- 

 rate. 



APPENDIC'ULAB (connective). Extending 

 above or below the anther, and taking 

 the form of a feather, a fleshy mass, 

 etc. 



ABAOH'NOID. Resembling a cobweb. 



