Squama 



(473 ) 



Terminal 



,-v/ mi ma, a scale. 



i\/i<i/niate or Sqvamosc, covered 

 with scales. 



/v/ mi in (form is, scale-like. 



M/uHiiiiila, a small scale. 



Sijiiiimiiloie, covered with small 

 scales. 



8y Marrow, rough, with widely pro- ' 

 jecting or spreading scales. 



S/ne/i/fx, a spike. 



Stamen, the male organ of a 

 flower, consisting of the anther l 

 containing the pollen and 

 generally a filament or thread- 

 like stem supporting the anther. 



StaiMinateoiStaminfferenu, applied 

 to male flowers, or plants which 

 bear male flowers or stamens. 



Stiiniinode. an abortive stamen. 



StaiHinixlif, the changing of other 

 organs into stamens. 



Stinidiird, the posterior, generally 

 upright petal of a Pea shaped 

 blossom. 



Stellate or Stelliform, star shaped ; 

 arranged in the form of a star. 



Stem**, narrow; stenophylla, with 

 narrow leaves. 



Sltirtle. barren; male plants, which 

 do not bear fruits. 



Stir/ions, a row or rank ; distich- 

 ous, in two rows. 



Stiijiua,, the summit of the pistil 

 which receives the pollen. 



Stiy aiatic, pertaining to the 

 st igma. 



Sliijiitatiferous, bearing stigmas. 



Stipe, the petiole of Palms and 

 Ferns ; the stalk supporting 

 the cap of the Mushroom. 



Stipi'h, leaflets, like small stipules, 

 situate at the base of the pinna; 

 in compound leaves. 



te. having a stalk which is 

 distinct from a petiole or 

 peduncle 



yeout resembling stipules. 



Stipiilnry, occupying the place of 

 stipules ; e.g. tendrils 



Stipulate, having stipules. 



Stipules, lateral appendages, gener- 

 ally one on each side, placed 

 at the base of petioles. 



Stiilini, a branch which arises from 

 near the base of the parent 

 plant, and after travelling 

 along the ground emits roots 

 from its tip, ultimately forming 

 an independent plant ; the 

 Violet and the Strawberry are 

 instances. 



Stoloniferoiis, bearing stolons. 



Stoma (plural Stomata), a mouth- 

 like opening in the epidermal 

 covering of plants ; more espe- 

 cially found in the leaves. 



Stone, the hard, inner portion of 

 a drupaceous fruit ; e.g. the 

 Plum. 



Stool, the base of a plant which 

 emits shoots for propagation 

 after having been cut down. 



Str/niiinews, straw coloured. 



Strap ilinped, ligulate, about six 

 times as long as broad. 



Strept-, twisted. 



Stria, a narrow line or channel. 



Slrinleil. scored, marked with 

 parallel lines, as the calyx of 

 the Pink. 



Strietiis, still', straight, upright. 



Slrii/if, strong, spear shaped 

 bristles or thorns. 



fftriyflse, covered with rough, strong 

 adpressed hairs or bristles. 



Strobiluf, a cone, the fruit of a Fir 

 tree or Cedar; also applied 

 to the fruits of the Hop. 



StrombuHform, spirally twisted 

 into a screw-like body. 



Stropliiole, a tubercle or swelling 

 found on the surface of some 

 seeds. 



Strumii, a cushion-like protuber- 

 ance. 



Striiinose, covered with tubercles. 



Stiipntf, covered with tufts of long 

 hairs. 



Style, the column-like process 

 which, standing upon the ovary, 

 carries the stigma. 



Stylopodiiim, an enlarged disc 

 situated at the base of the 

 style in Umbelliferous plants. 



Suweolent, sweet smelling. 



Snavis, sweet, pleasant. 



Sub-, nearly, slightly ; sub-rotund, 

 nearly round. 



Snli-<//ir/ifiutx, nearly smooth. 



Sub-kingdom, an artificial division 

 of the vegetable world. 



Sub-pet iolar, beneath the leaf- 

 stalk. 



Sub-speeies, between a species and 

 a variety ; not having the rank 

 of a species, but being above a 

 variety. 



Subulate, awl shaped ; tapering 

 from the base to a fine 

 point. 



Siirei.te. cut or broken off abruptly 

 at the lower end, as the root of 

 Scabiosa succisa. 



Siirni/ent, juicy, fleshy. 



Sucker, a branch from an under- 

 ground stem. 



Sn/frvteteatt, slightly shrubby. 



Sujt'riitieofe. herbaceous, but with 

 perennial woody stems, as the 

 Lavender. 



SideatiiK, furrowed or channelled. 



Sn/p/iiire/is, sulphur coloured. 



Snperbux, magnificent, superb. 



Superior, growing above anything, 

 i.e. the ovary when free from 

 the calyx, or the calyx when 

 attached to the top of the 

 ovary, is called superior. 



Sn/ternnliiHt, floating. 



Superroinle, when the two edges 

 of a leaf are rolled inwards 

 and one overlaps the other. 



Su/iimit, horizontal, with the face 

 upwards. 



>'/>/)//>, the complete abortion 

 of an organ. 



Supra, above ; supra-foliaceous, 



growing above a leaf. 

 Surculose, producing suckers. 

 Siireulut, a shoot rising from 



underground, a sucker. 

 Simpeitsnr, the stalk of the embryo. 

 Suspeiuiis, hanging. 

 Suture, the line formed by the 



union of the valves of the seed 



vessel ; the place where a Pea 



pod opens. 

 Sylvt'strig or Sylvaticns, growing 



in woods or forests. 

 Si/mbimis, state in which two 



plants grow together for mutual 



benefit. 



Sympbisi, growing together. 

 Sijmpkijostenumovs, having the 



stamens united. 

 Syn-, union, adhesion ; synan- 



therous stamens are united 



by their anthers. 

 Syucarpittm, an agglomeration of 



fruits, as in the Mulberry. 

 Synearpoiis, with carpels united to 



form one ovary. 

 Si/iii/rnesiotis, with the anthers 



united by their edges to form 



a tube, as in the florets of 



Composite flowers. 



Tabulifform, flat topped, table 

 shaped. 



Tabwlaris, flat, relating to boards. 



Tails, long, feathery terminations 

 of flowers and fruits. 



Tap-root, the continued and thick- 

 ened radicle in the embryo ; a 

 tapering root which penetrates 

 deeply into the ground with- 

 out dividing ; e.g. the Carrot. 



Tardiflorus, slow in flowering. 



Tartareovs, with a rough and 

 crumbling surface. 



Taimy, dull yellow in colour. 



Taxonomy, the classification of 

 plants. 



Teated, shaped like an animal's 

 teat. 



Teetns, covered. 



Tegmen, the second covering of a 

 seed. 



Tegmenta, the scales which pro- 

 tect some buds. 



Tendril, a slender, twining organ 

 which aids a plant in climbing, 

 well seen in the Vine, or ter- 

 minating a leaf as in the 

 Pea. 



Tenebrasu*, dark and gloomy. 



Tener, tender, delicate, soft. 



Tentacttlatiif, provided with ten- 

 tacles or arms. 



Tennis, thin and slender. 



Teratology, the study of monstrosi- 

 ties. 



Terei or Terete, round, cylindrical. 



Teretiuseiilous, roundish. 



Tcrgeminoux, applied to leaves 

 which are doubly twin forked. 



'terminal or Terminalis, ending. 



