GLOSSARY. 



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Heterocephalous (-). Bearing two 

 kinds of head or capitulum. 



Ifeterodite (-itus). Anomalous in forma- 

 tion. 



Heterocline (-inus). Nearly same as 

 Heterocephalous ; on separate recepta- 

 cles. 



Heterodromous (-us). Spirals of changing 

 direction. 



Heterdgamous (-MS). Bearing two kinds 

 of flowers. 



Heterogeneous. Not uniform in kind. 



Heterogone or Heterogoneus. When the 

 flowers are dimorphous or trimor- 

 phous as respects relative length, &c., 

 of stamens and pistil; 225, 234. 



Heterostyled. Same as Heterogone ; 234. 



Heterdmerous. Of members not corre- 

 sponding in number. 



Heterophyllous (-us). Having leaves of 

 more than one form. 



Heterotrdpous (-us). Turned in more 

 than one direction, or in an unusual di- 

 rection ; same as Amphitropous ; 279. 

 (Also used by Agardh for collateral 

 ovules turned back to back ; 282. ) 



tfexa. Greek numeral six ; from which 

 is formed 



Hexayynia. Linnaean artificial order, of 

 flowers with six styles or distinct car- 

 pels ; 337. 



Hexdgynous. Having the character of 

 Hexagynia. 



Hexdmerous (-us). Of six members ; 176. 



Hexandria. Linnaean class with perfect 

 flowers of six stamens ; 334. 



Hexdndrous. Having six stamens ; 249. 



Hexapetalous (-us). Having six petals. 



Hexaphyllous. Six-leaved. 



Hexdpterous (-us). Six-winged. 



Hexasepalous. Having six sepals. 



Hexaste~monous. Having six stamens. 



Hibernaculum. A winter-bud; 40. 



Hidden. Concealed from sight; as 



Hidden-veined, where the veins are in- 

 visible, as in the leaves of Pinks and 

 Houseleeks. 



Hiemal (-alls). Relating to winter 



Hilar (Hilaris). Belonging to the hilum. 



Hllum. The scar or place of attachment 

 of the seed ; 277, 305. 



Hippocrepiform (-ormis). Horseshoe- 

 shaped. 



Hirsute (-utus). Pubescent with rather 

 coarse or stiff hairs. 



Hirtellous (-us). Minutely hirsute. 



Hirtus. Hairy, nearly same as Hirsute. 



Hispid (-idus). Beset with rigid or 

 bristly hairs or with bristles. 



Hispidulous (-us). Minutely hispid. 



Hoary. Grayish-white with a fine and 

 close pubescence. See Canescent. 



Holosericeous (-eus). Covered with fine 

 and silky pubescence. 



Homocarpous (-us). With fruit all of one 

 kind. 



Homodromous (-us), Homodromy. With 

 spirals all of uniform direction. 



Homogamous (-us). Bearing one kind 

 of flowers. 



Homogeneous. All of one nature or kind. 



Homdgonous or Homogme. Homomor- 

 phous as respects the stamens and pis- 

 til ; opposed to dimorphous ; 225. 



Homologue, A homologous organ or 

 part. 



Homologous. Of one name or type, such 

 as leaves and parts answering morpho- 

 logically to leaves ; 6. 



Homomdilus. Said of leaves and the like 

 which are all turned in one direction. 



Homomorphous (-us). All of one form. 



Homostyled. Same as Homogone. 



Homotropous (-us). Curved or turned in 

 one direction ; applied also to the em- 

 bryo of an anatropous seed, with rad- 

 icle next the hilum ; 312. 



Hood. See Cucullus. 



Hooded. Bearing or in form of a hood. 



Hornus, Homotinus. Of the present 

 year. 



Horny. Of the consistence of horn. See 

 Corneus. 



Hortensis, Hortuldnus. Pertaining to 

 the garden. 



Hortussiccus. Old name of an herbarium. 



Humi. On the ground. 



Humifusus, Humistrdtus. Spread over 

 the surface of the ground. 



Humilif. Low of stature. 



Hyaline (-inus). Transparent or trans- 

 lucent. 



Hybrid. A mongrel, or cross-breed of 

 two species ; 321. 



Hydrophytes (Hydrophyta). Water- 

 plants. 



Hyemdlis. See Hiemalis. 



Hypanthium. An enlargement or other 

 development of the torus under the 

 calyx; 214. 



Hypo. In Greek compounds, denotes 

 under, beneath, lower. 



Hypanthodium. Same as Syconium; 

 149, 303. 



Hypochilium. The basal portion of the 

 labellum of an Orchid. 



Hypocraterimorphous (-us), or Hypocra- 

 teriform, but the latter is a hybrid of 



