NO. I. — GLOSSARY. 463 



Pubescence, down, short soft hairs. 



Pubescent, covered with pubescence, as the stem of Hound's-tongue. 



Punctate, dotted. 



Pungent, having a hard sharp point ; as the leaves of Butcher's Broom and 



Juniper. 

 Putamen, the endocarp or stone of a drupe ; as in Cherry-Laurel. 

 Pyramidal, shaped like a pyramid ; broad at the base, gradually tapering 



upwards. 

 Pyxidium, a kind of fruit, one-celled, many-seeded, thin and dry, opening 



by a transverse incision, so that the upper part separates like a lid ; 



as in Pimpernel, &c. 



Q. 



Quadrangular, having four angles ; as the stem of Bugle, Cleavers, Ground 



Ivy, Lavender. 

 Quadrate, square Quadrate-oblong, between square and oblong ; as the 



perianth of Sweet Flag. 

 Quadrifid, divided four times, or divided into four parts. 

 Quinary, arranged by fives. 

 Quinate, five together ; having five leaflets from the same point ; as the 



leaves of Cinquefoil. 

 Quincuncially, placed in the form of the letter V. 

 Quinquefid, divided into five. 



R. 



Raceme, a kind of inflorescence in which the axis or common stalk is sim- 

 ple, and each of the flowers is furnished with a stalk or pedicel ; as in 

 Barberry, Black Currant, Cherry-Laurel, Melilot. 



Racemose, disposed in racemes, or resembling a raceme. 



Rachis, that part of the peduncle on which the flowers of grasses are ar- 

 ranged ; also the petiole and midrib of Ferns. 



Radiant, ") a compound flower is said to be so when the florets of the ray 



Radiating, \ or circumference are long or spreading, and unlike those of 



Rayed, \ the centre or disk ; as in Carrot, Coriander, &c. A stigma is 

 said to be radiant when divided like the rays of a star ; as in Asara- 

 bacca and Poppy. 



Radical, of or belonging to the root ; or proceeding from the root ; as the 

 leaves of Buckbean, Coltsfoot, Daisy, Plantain. 



Radicle, the root of an embryo ; also the rootlets or fibres of a root. 



Radii, the spokes or divisions of an umbel. 



Radius, the ray or circumference of a compound flower. 



Ramenta, the little withered scales with which the stems of some plants, 

 as ferns, are clothed. 



Ramose, branched. 



