GLOSSARY JS') 



/norganie. Mntie.- whirh has not \n-vi\ clnlxirnloil into other coiniiouinU 



by pIniitA or nnimnls. All iiiiiuTuN are iiior(;iiiur ; also, iiir uud 



wnttT. 2.'i6. 

 Inaaiiitilion. Mixing; with snlivn. 

 lusierliciilt. A stibMaiii-c whii-h killii inst'fts. 2y.">. 

 jHlemode. Ill phiiits, tlie space ln-t\vi*fn tiic joints. 205. 

 Intrr-lilliige. TilliiKO butwrt-n liliuit,"*. 8."i, 8.j<i. 

 JnlrtHMie. IViMilJHr to, internal, front the insitlo. The apple has in 



trinsic vnliiv,— that Is, it is valuable of itself, to eat, wholly a.tido 



from the money it brint;s. Sjo extrinsic. 

 I rrignlioii. The practice of artificially supplying plants with water. 



especially on n lartfc scale. 6. \ C.T<i. 

 Irritable. In plants, responding to external agents, as to wind, sun- 

 shine, h«>nt. \K\, 208. 

 Larvit (plural larrtr). The worm-like stapo of insects. 

 Latfrr. A part of » plant which is made tu take root while still attached 



to tho parent, but which is intended to lie severeil and to make an 



indepemlent plant. 229. 

 Lrachiiig. Passini; throuifh, and Roini; off in drainage waters. 

 L<gHiHinou». BelonKiiiK to the Lei^uminoMP or pea family. 110. 

 LirhfH. A low form of plant-life, allied to aliro? and funei- The 



plant iMvIy is usually prayish or <lullc<»lored anil <lryisli. On tree 



tnniks it is usually called "moss." 2y<». V'wi. .3. 

 Light toilg. Soils which are very b'Oso and open, or which are poor 



\n plont-fo«Mi. Poen not refer to weiirht. 

 Uarking out. MnkinK lioes or marks on the land to facilitate sowing 



or planting. lO.!. 

 Urdium. A fundamental or underlying substance: soil is a medium 



(or holding water. An agent: a root is a medium for transporting 



water. 40. 

 Uirrobt. S*«« micro-organism. 

 Mtero orgnHitm. A microscopic organism. It may be either plant or 



animal; l>ut the terra ia commonly restricted to bacteria or ml 



crolx-s or eenns, which ar« iiow classed with plants. 3.Vf». 

 MiHerttl tnattrr. Earthy matter, — iron, i>ota*ili. lime, phosphonis, etr 

 JUotdboard. The curved part of the plow which inverts the furrow- 



• lire. 01. 

 ilHlfk. A cover on the soil. S3. 



,\'>iinie. A compoun«l In which NO, l« combined with a baae. 

 StlrtficaliOH. The clian«;lng of nitrogen Into a nitrate. I.'l7. 

 NitriU. A eonpotind in which NOi !• eoniblne<l with a r>aiie. 



