NO. I. —GLOSSARY. 455 



Gamosepalous, applied to the sepals or leaves of the calyx when connected 

 together at the hase. 



Gemma, leaf-buds, as distinguished from alabastri or flower-buds. 



Gemmiferous, bearing buds. 



Germen, ovary ; the hollow base of the pistil, usually divided into cells, 

 and containing the ovules or the rudiments of the seed. The germen 

 is called inferior when situated below the floral envelopes, as in Va- 

 lerian, Woodruff, and all Syngenesious flowers; superior when the 

 contrary is the case, as in Crowfoot, Poppy, Rose, Primrose, and all 

 Labiate flowers. 



Germination, the sprouting of a seed. 



Gibbous, protuberant, swelled. 



Glabrous, smooth, destitute of hairs ; as the leaves of Brooklime. 



Gland, the fruit or nut of the oak. 



Glands, small concave bodies, secreting a peculiar matter, situated on va- 

 rious parts of a plant ; they are either stalked or sessile. 



Glandular, \ having glands ; or clothed with hairs bearing glands at their 



Glandulose, i tips ;— as the peduncles and fruit of Roses. 



Glandularly-serrated, having serratures tipped with glands. 



Glaucescent, somewhat glaucous or sea-green. 



Glaucous, of a greyish blue colour ; also sea-green. 



Globose, 1 forming nearly a true sphere ; as the berry of Arum, Aspara- 



Globular, S gus, Buckthorn, Black Currant, Juniper. 



Glomerate, gathered into roundish heaps or heads. 



Glumes, the membranous bracteae at the base of the florets in grasses. See 

 Darnel, &c. 



Granular, divided into little knobs or knots, as the root of some plants. 



Grumose, } knotted, collected at intervals into small clustered knots or 



Grumous, 3 grains. 



Gynandrous, having the stamens growing on the style or pistil. 



H. 



H albert-shaped. See Hastate. 



Habit, features or general appearance of a plant. 



Hastate, halbert- shaped, somewhat arrow-shaped, enlarged at the base into 



two spreading lobes ; as the upper leaves of Bitter-sweet. 

 Hastate-sagittate, between halbert and arrow-shaped ; as the leaves of 



Arum. 

 Helmet, the arched upper lip of labiate plants, and some others. 

 Helmet-shaped, resembling a helmet ; as the upper sepal of Aconite. 

 Hemispherical, resembling half a sphere ; as the involucre of the Daisy. 

 Herbaceous, perishing annually. 

 Hermaphrodite, containing two sexes, both stamens and pistils in the same 



flower ; as the disk florets of Chamomile, and most flowers. 

 Hexandrous, having six stamens. 

 Hilum, the scar or mark on the seed which indicates the place where it 



adhered to the placenta. 



