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tfessile Sitting, or without stalks. 

 ,Siliclt> A small, round pod, or 

 pouch. 



Silique A long, tapering pod. 



Spike A long, close bunch of flow- 

 ers without stalks. 



Spur, or Horn A part of the co- 

 rolla of certain flowers. 



Stamens The thread-like bodies 

 within the corolla. They con- 

 sist of two parts; the filament, 

 or thread ; and anther, or top. 



Stigma, or Style The upper part 

 of a pointal. 



Tap-root A root tapering down- 

 wards, like that of the Radish 

 or Carrot. 



Tendril The claspers that certain 

 plants cling hold of any thing 

 with. 



Terminal Growing from the top. 



Ternate Growing together hi 

 threes. 



Thorn A sharp point, growing from 

 the wood of a plant, as the thorn 

 ol the Hawthorn. 



Toothed Cut so as to resemble 



teeth. (See Dentate.} 

 Triangular Three-sided. 

 Tuberous A fleshy root, like that 



of the Potatoe. 

 Umbel Is when flowers spread out 



like ribs of an umbrella. 

 Valve One of the parts of a seed 



vessel which opens lengthwise ; 



thus the pod of the Pea has two 



valves, or sides. 



Vernal Belonging to the Spring. 

 Waved Having irregular edges. 

 W heel- shaped (See Rotate,} 

 Whirl, or Whorl Several flowers, 



or leaves, growing in a circJe 



round a stem ; as the leaves of 



the Goose-grass and the flowers 



of the Dead Nettle. 



