470 APPENDIX. 



Viscid, \ clammy) adhesive. 



Viscous, ' 



Vitta, longitudinal canals or vessels containing an oily or resinous sub- 

 stance, formed beneath the channels in the coat of the fruit of umbel- 

 liferous plants. See Dill, Fennel, &c. 



Viviparous, bearing young plants in the place of flowers and seed. 



W. 



Waved, ) undu i ated . as t jj e i eaves f Bistort, White Poppy. 



Wavy, ' 



Wedge-shaped, cuneate, inversely triangular ; as the leaflets of Fumitory. 



Whorl, a species of inflorescence in which the flowers are arranged round 

 the stem at the same height ; also applied to leaves or branches which 

 grow round the stem in the same manner ; as in Horse-tail, Wood- 

 ruff". 



Whorled, disposed in whorls. 



Wing, a membranous border attached to some fruits and seeds, by which 

 they are wafted through the air ; also applied to the expansion on the 

 stems of some plants, occasioned by the decurrent leaves ; as in Com- 

 frey. 



Winged, having a wing or wings ; a stem with decurrent leaves is said to 

 be winged ; as Mullein. 



Woolly, covered with long, dense, curled, matted hairs ; as the stem and 

 leaves of Mullein. 



Wrinkled. See Rugose. 



Z. 



Zigzag, bending at slight angles, first in one direction and then in another ; 

 as the stem of Yellow Flag. 



No. II. 



LIST OF THE PRINCIPAL BOTANICAL WORKS 

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Acta Erud.— Acta Eruditorum quae Lipsiae publicantur. 50 vols. 4to. 



1682-1731. 

 Acta Helvet. — Acta Helvetica physico-mathematico-botanico-medica. 8 



vols. 4to. Basil, 1757-1777- 

 Acta Paris. — Memoirs de TAcademie Royale des Sciences. 1 vol. 4to. 



16G6-1788. 

 Allion. Ped. — Allioni (Charles). Flora Pedemontana. 3 vols, folio, 



Turin, 1785. 

 Alpin. Algypt. — ALTixvs (Prosper). De Plantis ^Egypti liber. 4to. 



Venice, 1592. 



