Glossary 
Panicle: a loose, lengthened compound flower-cluster, Fig. 17. 
Papilionaceous : of butterfly-shape. 
Perianth: calyx and corolla together, especially applied when 
they are colored alike. 
Petal. leaf of corolla, 
Pinnate leaf: with leaflets along a branch-like stem, Fig. 2. 
Pistil: the seed-producing organ, Fig. 13. 
Pistillate: said of a flower bearing a pistil without stamens. 
Pith. ‘marrow ”’ of a stem. 
Polypetalous : with petals entirely distinct, Fig. 10. 
Prickles: sharp-pointed outgrowth of dark, 
Raceme.: a lengthened, unbranched flower-cluster, Fig. 15. 
Radical: growing directly from the ground, not from a branch. 
Scabrous: rough-hairy.  . 
Sepal.: a leaf of the calyx. 
Serrate: toothed edge of a leaf, Fig. 8, c. 
Simple: said of a leaf when in one piece, Fig. 1. 
Spike: a raceme of crowded, stemless flowers, Fig. 16. 
Spine. a minute, sharp-pointed branch, outgrowth of the wood, 
not of the dark. 
Stamen. pollen-producing organ, Fig. 12. 
Staminate: said of a flower bearing stamens without pistil. 
Stigma: summit of pistil, Fig. 13, c. 
Stipules: minute, leaf-like bracts, sometimes (in pairs) at base of 
leaf-stem, and more or less coherent with it. 
Style: support of stigma, Fig. 13, b. 
Tendril: a thread-like growth in vines for supporting the plant. 
Terminal: said of blossoms at evd, rather than a/ong, a branch. 
Thorn: same as spine. 
Trifoliate: compound leaf with ¢hrez leaflets. 
Twining. said of vines that ¢w7zst around the support. 
Umbel: flower-cluster whose stems radiate from one point, Fig. 14. 
Variety « subdivision of a species. 
Veins: composing the framework of a leaf; the larger ones are 
called ribs. 
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