AN 



EXPLANATION 



OF 



BOTANIC TERMS, 



ACCORDING TO THE SEXUAL SYSTEM OF LINN.EUS; 



Of various kin^s of ROOTS, the TRUNK, BRANCHES, 

 LEAVES, and FRUCTIFICATION, in their natural Order, 



RADIX THE ROOT. Vide p. 121. 

 An Organ by which a Plant receives its Nourishment. 



DURATION. 



1 Annua, annual, that dies in one year. 



2 Bienriis, biennial, that dies in the space of two years. 



3 Perennis, perennial, that regerminates several years suc- 



cessively. , 



FIGURE. 



4 Fibrosa, fibrous, consisting entirely of filaments. 



5 Ramosa, ramous, subdivided into branchy fibres. 



6 Fusiformis, spindle-shaped, simple, and>gradually lessen- 



ing downward. 



7 Praemorsa, bitten, or gnawed. 



8 Repens, creeping horizontally, and putting forth radicles 



downward, and shooting upwards. 

 Q Articulata, jointed, divided into joints. 



10 Dentata, toothed, having rows of knobs like, teeth. 



11 Globosa, round, (158) roots springing from the sides of 



others. 



2 9. 12 Tu- 



