GLOSSARY OF TECHNICAL TERMS. 
_ACHENE, small one-seeded seed-like fruit. 
Acrip, having a biting taste. 
Apwats, adhering to. 
AGGLUTINATION, sticking together. 
ALBUMINOID, resembling white of egg. 
Atea, plants of the sea-weed group. 
_Atigns, plants not native to Victoria. 
Atkauiniry, the condition due to the presence of free alkali (potashsoda, lime, &c.).. 
ALKALOID, nitrogenous substances, frequently poisonous. 
ALTERNATE, singly arranged leaves are alternate. 
Annvats, plants lasting less than one year. 
AntTHeERs, the male or pollen-bearing organs of flowers. 
ApgEx, the growing end of a root, stem, or branch. 
AproaL, at the apex. 
-ARABLE, under the plough. 
ARCHAIC, ancient. 
AXILLARY, occurring in the axil of a leaf where it joins the stem. 
AxiL, the upper angle between the junction of the leaf with the stem. 
Axis, the main axis of the plant includes both stem and root. 
Aroma, scent or fragrance. 
-ARoMATIO, having an aroma. 
_ARSENITE oF Sopa, a compound of soda and white arsenic. 
_ASPHYXIATION, a condition produced by the absence of air (oxygen) in plants or animals. 
ASTRINGENT (ADSTRINGENT), having tightening up properties (medicinal). 
_ATROPIN, a poisonous alkaloid. 
Basat, at the base. 
Brewwrat, lasting for two years. 
Br-sexvat, a bi-sexual flower contains both stamens and carpels. 
Bracr, the leaf in whose axil a flower or flowering shoot arises. 
Buus, small cluster of swollen leaves capable of producing new plants. 
Buus, a condensed stem surrounded by fleshy leaves. 
‘CaLcaRgous, chalky. 
Catcrum, the metal contained in chalk and lime, and essential as a plant food. 
‘CaLcruM CHLORIDE, the compound with hydrochloric (muriatic) acid (spirits of salt). 
-CaLyx, the united series of green parts outside a flower. ; 
‘CAMPANULATE, bell shaped. 
‘CAPSULE, a many seeded pod formed from several carpels and splitting in various 
ways. 
enacts: a compound of a base with carbon dioxide. 
CaRPEL, the female organ of the flower in which the seeds develop. 
“CaTOH-OROP, a crop of short duration, grown between two main ones. 
CEREALS, grasses ylelding grain for food. 
-CrrRHosIs, a disease in which the glandular tissue of the liver is replaced by connective 
tissue, and becomes hard or enlarged. 
‘CLEFT, split. 
-CoLumn, the central axis in an orchid flower formed by the union of the stamen and 
style. 
Compositx, plant whose apparent flowers are composed of numerous small ones 
(florets). 
-Coyiuy, the poisonous alkaloid of Hemlock. 
‘Corpate, heart-shaped. 
Corotia, the united ring of parts (petals) usually coloured, within the calyx. 
‘Corm, a swollen underground stem, surrounded by dry scale leaves. 
‘CosmoPoLitan, found all over the world. 
