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GLOSSARY OR DICTIONARY OP BOTANICAL TERMS. 



JIalf-siiperior (calyx\ partiiilly enclosing 



till) oviirv, Fig. 7,v, j>. 'M. 

 Jfmtdte, lialbcrd-sliiipcil. 

 Jfmd, tin? iiiliorL'siiciico of tli( so-called 



C()ini)()iiiHl flowers, \i}g**. 48, 41), jj. 2S. 

 IJcart-iraoil (or duramiMi). the oldi-r, ofton 



colored wood of exoi^'ciioiis stems. 

 Ih'.rh, a j)l;iiit wliicli dies altogotlnfr, or 



down to the ground, after niatiirini; its 



fruit. 

 JkrhdrcoHH, having the textur(> of an herb, 



i.e., with little woody tissue p. 13. 

 Jlilnni, the ,s(;ar on tiie seed niaiking its 



former attachment to the seed-vessel, 



pp. 3, 45. 

 JFoanf, grayish-while. 

 Jforri, a spur or other like appondaLtt;. 

 Jfi/I)7'i'l, a cross-breed, ]i. lilt. 

 Jh/pofji/non.'i, inserted h(>Iow tlu! pistils, 



I'ig.s. (>7, ()8, p. oT. 



ImhricMc, overhqipiu!,' one anotlier. 

 Impan-inruKitr, une(|uaily i)innate. 

 Tnr^nnii.t^ boai'v with white pubi'S('(>nco. 

 liixJcfiniti', not uniform iu number, or very 



numerotis. 

 IiiflcJu'srciif (fruit), not opening at maturity, 



p. 41. 

 Iiu/ctenninnte iyifloresc^vrc, p. 3."). 

 Indian rmvi, its structure andgermimition, 



Figs. <!-», J). ;}. 

 TudigenoiiH, native to lh(> country. 

 fnduplirate, with edges turned inward. 

 IiiJhreHc.cni'e, the. arrangement of (lowers, 



p. 2.". 

 fiifiindihiiliform, funnel-shaped. 

 Innate (antlier), attaclied by its ba.se to 



the apex of tlu fihunent, p. :?;?. 1 



Litsrnodi', the space b(>twe(Mi two nodes or 



joints, p. 0. ; 



TntrovKi' (anther\ fixed to the side of tbo 



lilaiuent which looks toward the pistil, ! 



p. «;?. I 



In-olnrii, the bracts at the base of a partial ' 



umbel, p. 38. | 



Inrdu.re, a whorl of bracts about the base 



of a single llower, an umb(>l or a head. 

 Inrd>itr, roll<>il inward from the edges. 

 Irrrrfiilar, with like parts dissimilar, as an 



irregular corolla, one with some of its 



jH'tals unlike the others. 



Joint (or node)) that part of a stem from 

 wliicli a leaf or heaves spring. 



Keel, a projection like the keel of a boat. 

 Kernel, p. 44. 



Liihdlam, the o(Ul petal of orchidaceous 

 plants. 



Lui'invite, slashe<l or cut into narrow lobes. 



laniif/ino'ia, cotlouy or woolly. 



Liniiiiia (or bladt.'), the expanded portion 

 of a leaf, p. 17. 



f.ciijli f.i, the separate blades of a com- 

 pound leaf. Fig. '.W, p. 30. 



Legninc, a pod which opens along both su- 

 tures,, Fig. Hil, p. 4:5. 



TA'ntir'.liir, lens-shaped. ' 



lAhcr, the inner, fibrous bark of exogenous 

 ])lai>ts. 



Liiinlr, the strap-shapcid corolla of many 

 uomposita). 



Liuib, the free border of a nionosei)alous 

 caly.x or nninopetalo.is co.'oUa, pp. !jl, l!3. 



Liiiiiir, narrow and Hat. 



L/p, the priiu'ijial lobes of a bilabiate calyx 

 or corolla. 



Lolic, a prominent division, as of a leaf, p. 

 1!). 



/<t»/v^//(YV/(;^ (dehiscence), opening down the 

 ba.^k of each cell, p. 4:5. 



Lyrate., lyre-shaped. 



Medullary rayn, cellular tissue connecting 

 the pith and growing surface of the stem, 

 Fig. 34, p. 14. 



Menorarp, the middle layer of the per carp, 

 p. 40. 



Micrapyle, the closed orifice of the seed, p. 

 45. 



md-vih, p. 17. 



Mid-irin, p. 17. 



Mired inforemrnre, p. 31. 



Monndelphmis (stamens), united by their 

 lilanients into one set, p. 33. 



Mou(nidrn(x (flower, having but one 

 stamen. 



Moniliform, necklace-shaped. 



Monm'ioiiH (plant', one with staminate aTid 

 pistillate flowers on the samo individ- 

 ual, ]) 30. 



MonogynotiK, having but one pistil. 



