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GLOSSARY. 



RACE'ME. An elongated flower-cluster. 



RA'CEMOSE. Growing in racemes. 



RACH'IS. The axis of several kinds of 

 inflorescence. 



RANUNCULA'CE^E. Belonging to the Ra- 

 nunculus order. 



RANUN'CULUS. Buttercup. 



RAY FLORETS. The outer petal-like flo- 

 rets of a flower-head. 



RECEP'TACLE. The support of a flower. 



REDUPLICATE ESTIVATION. (See ESTI- 

 VATION.) 



REN'IFORM. Kidney-shaped. 



REPRODUCTION, ORGANS OF. Those con- 

 cerned in the production of the seed. 



RETIC'ULATED. Resembling net-work. 



RHA'PHE. The connection between the 

 base of the nucleus and the base of the 

 ovule. 



RHAPH'IDES. Minute transparent crys- 

 tals found in the tissues of plants. 



SAMA'RA. A dry, indehiscent fruft, sin- 

 gle or in pairs, with winged apex or 

 margin. 



SAP. The juice of plants. 



SCOR'PIOID. Curved like the scorpion's 

 tail. 



SECUN'DINE. The inner sac of an ovule. 



SEP'AL. A leaf, or part of the calyx. 



SEPTICI'DAL DEHIS'CENCE. When the 

 ovary splits through the partitions of 

 the dissepiments. 



SEPTIF'RAGAL DEHISCENCE. When the 

 valves of the ovary fall away, leaving 

 the dissepiments behind. 



SES'SILE. Directly issuing from stem or 

 stalk. 



SE'TA. The stalk of a sporange. 



SIS'MOID. Curved in two directions, like 

 the letter 8. 



SI'LBX. Flint. 



SIL'ICLE. A short, broad silique. 



SII/IQUE. An oblong pod with two su- 

 tures, and dissepiment between, having 

 seeds on either side of the dissepiment. 



SIMPLE (pistil). Consisting of only one 

 carpel. 



SOLITARY. Standing alone. 



SORO'SIS. A kind of multiple fruit. Ex., 

 pineapple. 



SO'RTTB (pi., SO'RI). A cluster of fruit- 

 dots on the fronds of ferns. 



SPIKE. An elongated flower-cluster with 

 sessile flowers. 



SPIKELET. A small spike; the inflores- 

 cence of grasses. 



SPINOUS. Thorny. 



SPI'RAL. Winding like the thread of a 

 screw. 



SPON'GIOLES. The termination of a rad- 

 icle. 



SPORANGE. Same as spore-case. 



SPORE. A grain in cryptogamous plants 

 which performs the functions of a seed. 



SPORE-CASE, or SPORA'NGE. Cells con- 

 taining the spores of ferns. 



SQU A'MUL^, or LODICULE. Minute scales 

 at the base of the ovary of grasses. 



STAM'INATE. Having stamens, but no 

 pistils. 



STERILE. Not producing seed. 



STEPS. A stalk. 



STIP'ITATE. Having a stipe. 



STIP'ULE. An appendage, like a leaf, sit- 

 uated at the base of a leaf or petiole. 



STO'MA (pi., STOMA'TA). Breathing-pores 

 of leaves and other organs. 



STRI'ATED. Grooved or channelled. 



STRo'BrLUS. A kind of multiple fruit. 

 Ex., pine-cones. 



STYLE. The stem of the pistil next 

 above the ovary. 



SUB'ULATE. Tapering like an awl. 



SUPER VOLU'TE ESTIVATION. (See ESTI- 

 VATION.) 



SUSPENDED OVULES. Hanging perpen- 

 dicularly from the summit of the cell. 



SU'TURE. The seam formed by the union 

 of two margins in any part of a plant. 



SYCO'NUS. A kind of multiple fruit. Ex., 

 fig. 



SYMMETRICAL. Having the number of 

 its parts of each sort equal, as five 

 sepals, five petals, and five stamens. 



SYNCAR'POUS. Having the carpels con- 

 nected. 



SYNGENE'SIOUS. Having the anthers 

 united. 



TERMINAL. Belonging to the extremity. 



TER'NARY. Arranged in threes. 



TETAN'DRotrs. Having four stamens. 



TETRAD YN'AMOUS. Having four stamens, 

 two long and two short. 



THA'LAMUS. The receptacle of the flow- 

 er, or the part of the peduncle into 

 which the floral organs are inserted. 



THECA. A case. 



TO'RUB. Same as Thalamus. 



TRANSVERSE. Crosswise. 



TRIAN'DROUS. Having three stamens. 



TRI'MEROUS. Arranged in threes. 



TRIS'TICHOUS. In three ranks. 



TUBE'RCULATED. Pimpled. 



