GLOSSARY OF SPECIFIC NAMES OF PLANTS. 



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squarrosa, covered with projecting 

 parts or jags, &c. 



strictum, drawn together, tiglit or 

 close. 



siibtilissimum, very finely woven, or 

 very slender. 



superha, superb, magnificent. 



tenellum, somewhat tender or deli- 

 cate. 



tennifolium, thin- or slender-leaved. 



Umatrnn, divided into threes. 



tlielypteris, female fern, an old name 

 used by Dioscorides. 



tremula, tremulous or quaking. 



trichomanoides, like the ferns of the 

 genus Trichomanes. 



triqnetrum, having three sharp- 

 angles ; applied usually to stems. 



tunhridgense, from Tunbridge 

 (Kent) in England. 



nmhrosum, shady or umbrageous, or 

 growing in shade. 



unitum, united. 



varium, variable. 



velvlinum, velvety. 



venosum, full of veins. 



vestitum, clothed (with scales, &c.) 



villosnm, rough, hairy or shaggy. 



viridis, green. 



volubile, turning round or twining. 



vulcanica, probably described first 

 from some volcanic district. 



milgatum, common. 



