GLOSSARY OR DICTIONAUY OF BOTANICAL TERMS. 



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MonopfUihiiK, with pi;tal.s more or less 

 imituil, Fig. no, p. •'>'2. 



MoiiosepalouH, with sepals more or less unit- 

 ed, Fig. fj;{, p. ;5I. 



JJucronate, armed with a small sharp 

 yoiiit. 



Mi'Hiioculdr, many-celled. 



Nahul, destitute of both ealjx and corolla, 



p. ;«. 

 JSicrocn (of leaves), p. 1 7. 

 Net-mined leacen, common to exogenous 



plants, p. 18. 

 Ao(ie (or joint), that part of tho stem from 



which a leaf or leaves .spring, p. U. 

 Numerical arrangement (llower), Figs. 04- 



00, p. 155. 

 Nut, a dry indehiscent fruit having a 



woody or bony shell, p. 43. 



Ochroleucov , j v ''owish-white. 



Order {oi plants), j). 47. 



Ocary, the organ which contains the ovules, 



Figs. (!3, 75, p. ',)'■>. 

 Oimlc, the rudimentary seed, Figs. 75, 77, 



78, p. 33. 



Palmately mmpoimd, j). 20. 



Palmately reined, Fig. 18, p. 19. 



PanicL, a compound racemo, p. 20. 



J'appiis, a tuft of bristles o'- hairs crowning 

 the achenia of the CoiiqwHitU!., Fig. 8;2, 

 p. 41. ^ 



Piirallel-reined. lea rex, common to endo- 

 genous plants, p. 18. 



Parietal (placenta3), attached to the walls 

 of the ovary. 



Piirted, deeply cut, p. 20. 



Pedately veined, p. 19. 



Peduu'l, a secondary peduncle. 



Pedunde, a branch terminated by a llower, 

 p. 25. 



Pentar/ynoitH, with five pistils or styles. 



PeutandroiiK, with live stamens. 



Pepo, the fruit of the gourd family, p. 41. 



Peremiial, a plant which lives several or 

 many year.", p. 9. 



PerfeH ;',->wer), having both kinds of es- 

 sentii' t,rgr.Ms, p 37. 



Perfoliate, a, leaf which appears to be per- 

 forated by the stem, }). 23. 



Perianth, the Uoral envelopes. 



Perirarp, tho matured ovary, or seed-ves- 

 sel, p. 40. 

 PeriiiynoHK, petals and stamens inserted 



upon the calyx, Fig.-s. 09, 70, p. 37. 

 PcUdoid, like a jietal or j)etals, as a peta- 



loid calyx. 

 Petalx, the separate leallets of the corolla, 



p. 31. 

 Petiole (or footstalk;, tho stem of a leaf, p. 



17. 

 Piloxe, hairy. 

 Piniuv, 'nimary branches of a bii)innat<! 



or tripi.iuate leaf, p. 21. 

 Plnnatcly eoiiiponiid, p. 20. 

 Pinnately (or feather) reined. Fig. 2(i, p. 



18. 

 P/nniileK, secondary branches of a hipin- 



nate or tripinnalo leaf, p. 21. 

 Pistil, the organ which is fertilized and 



bears the seeds. Fig. 02, p. 33. 

 Pistillate (llower), one with pistils, but 



without stamens, Fig. 47, p. 30. 

 Pitclicr, p 22. 

 l^'ith, the central mass of cellular tissue of 



exogenous stems. Figs. 20, 21, p. 13. 

 Plicate, plaited. 

 Plumose, feathery. 



Plumule, the rudimentary bud of the em- 

 bryo, p. 45. 

 PoUen, the fertilizing element. Fig. 70, 



pp. 32, 38. 

 Pollen-tube, Figs. 75, 78, p. 38. 

 Polyadelphous (st.araens!, \inited by their 



filaments into several sets, p. 33. 

 Polygamous (plants', having staminate, 



pistillate, and perfect flowers on the 



sam(! individual, )). 30. 

 Polypetalous, with petals di?'anct. Fig. 55, 



p. 32. 

 PdlysejHilous, with sepals distinct. Fig. 52, 



p. 31. 

 Pome, the apple, pear, and similar fruits, 



! P- 41. 



Priclies, sharp elevations of the bark. 



Primary roots, p. 5. 

 ; Prostrate stem, one which lies flat on the 

 I 8;round. 



I /•?'' -nt, hairy or downy with soft hairs. 



I Pu'hii.ite, dotted. 



I Pu,t4imen, the stone of stone-fruits. 



Py.ris, a pod which opens transver iely, Fig. 

 92, p. 44. 



