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Carpol'ogy (Gr. haijios, fruit, and logos, a discourse). — A de- 

 scrij)tion of /raits j more strictly that division of botany 

 wliieli relates to the structure of seeds and seed-vessels. 



Dendrology (Gr. dendron, a tree, and logos, a discourse). — 

 The natural history of trees. 



Epil'lheology (Gr. epirreo, to overflow, and logos, a discourse). 

 — That branch of botany treating on the influence of ex- 

 ternal agents on plants. 



Flo'ra. — The term used to designate the plants which are in- 

 digenous in a country, as we .say, the Flora of the United 

 States, meaning the wild plants of the country. 



Histol'ogy (Gr. histos, tissue, and logos, a di.seourse). — The 

 science which treats of the minute tissues of plants, ani- 

 mals, etc. 



Lich.enog'rapliy (Gr. leichen, a lichen, and grapho, I write). 

 — Tlie science which illustrates the natural history of the 

 lichens. 



Morphology (Gr. morpM, shape, and logos, a description). — 

 That division of botany which treats of the metamorplioses. 

 of organs. 



Muscology (Lat. muscus, moss, and Gr. logos, a discourse). — 

 That part of botany which treats of the mosses. 



Mycology (Gr. mulcts, a fungus, and logos, a discourse). — A 

 treatise on, or the science of, t\\e, fungi or mushrooms. 



Orchidology. — The science of orchidaceous plants. 



Organography. — A description of the organs of jilants, or 

 of tlie names and kinds of their organs. 



Phytoch'imy (Gr. phuton, a plant, and Fr. chimie, chemistry). 

 — The chemistry of plants. 



Phytog'eny (Gr. phuton, a plant, and gennao, I beget). — The 

 doctrine of the generation of jjlants. 



Phytogeog'raphy. — The geograph?/ of plants. 



Phytog'raphy (Gr. phuton, a plant, and grapho, I describe). 

 — The science of describing plants in a systematic manner. 



Phytolithorogy (Gr. j^huton, a plant, lithos, a stone, and logos, 

 a discourse). — A treatise on fossil plants. 



Phytol'ogy (Gr. phuton, a plant, and logos, a discourse). — The 

 doctrine of plants. A description of the kinds and prop- 

 erties of p)lauts. 



Phyton'omy (Gr. plutton, a plant, and nonios, a name). — The 

 science of the origin and growth of plants. 



Phytopathol'ogy {Gw phuton, a. plant, and jntthologeo, I treat 



