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Ovate Egg-shaped ; blunt at one 

 end, and nearly sharp at the 

 other. 



Palate The mouth of a personate 

 flower. 



Papilionaceous Shaped like a but- 

 terfly. 



Pappus -The feathery crown to 

 some seeds; as to those of the 

 Dandelion. 



Parasitical Plants fixed to, and 



living upon others. 

 Peduncle The stalk of a flower. 

 Perennial Plants which live for 



many years ; as trees do. 

 Panicle A loose, branched bunch 



of flowers ; as in Oats. 



Pertonate Lipped flowers, closed 

 up at the mouth; as the Snap- 

 dragon. 



Petals The different leaves of a 

 corolla. 



Petiole The foot-stalk of a leaf. 



Pinnate A name given to a com- 

 pound leaf; as that of the Tare, 



- d A lg af out many times 

 nearly down to the midrib. 



Point- 1 1, or Pistil The centre part 

 of the flower, formed of the seed 

 vessel at bottom and style tit 

 top 



Pollen The fine dust contained in 

 the anthers. 



Pome A. kind of fruit,fleshy outside 

 and having a capsule within, 

 as in the Apple and Pear. 



Pouch A short pod or silicle. 



Prostrate Lying on the ground. 



Prickle A sharp point, attached to 

 the bark of a plant; as the 

 prickle of the Rose Tree. 



Raceme A long bunch of stalked 



flowers. 



Radical Proceeding from the root. 

 Receptacle That part of a flower 



upon which all the other parts 



are fixed. 

 Ringent Lipped flowers which arc 



gaping; as those of the White 



Nettle. 



Eotate Shaped like a wheel; as 

 the flower of Speedwell. 



RuncinateA leaf that is cut into 

 teeth hooked backwards. 



Sagittate Shaped like an 



Segment The part of any thi 

 Serrate Toothed like a saw. 



