GLOSSARY OF TEEMS USED IN TEXT, 185 



O&fow.fl'.^-Longer than broad with the sides nearly parallel. 



Obovatc. — Ovate with the broad end outward; inversely ovate. 



Obtuse. — Blunt or rounded. 



Orbicular. — Nearly circular in outline. 



Ovarii. — See p. 39. 



Ovate. — Egg-shaped, 



Ovoid.*— Same as ovate. 



Grille. — A minute or unripe seed. 



Panicle.*— See p. 41, 



Panicled. — Arranged in a panicle. 



Pappus. — The bristles, awns, teeth, etc., borne on the tops of the achenes 

 of Composita^ and aiding in their distribution. 



Parasitic. — Growing upon other plants and absorbing nourishment there- 

 from. 



Parted. — Deeply cleft. 



Pcdutwlc. — The stalk- of a flower. 



Pellucid. — Admitting the passage of light ; translucent. 



Perfect. — Flowers with both stamens and pistils. 



Perianth. — Having the calyx and corolla so similar as not to be readily 

 distinguished. 



Persistent. — Remaining on the plant until withered or after growth has 

 ceased. 



Petal. — One of the parts of the corolla. 



Petiole. — The stalk of a leaf. 



Pinnate. — Leaves divided into leaflets along a common axis. 



Pistil. — See p. 38. 



Pistillate:- -Possessing pistils. 



Plumose. — Feather-like. 



Pollen. — The male fertilizing grains borne by the stamens. 



Polypctalous. — With separate petals. 



Pubescent. — Bearing hairs. 



Punctate. — Marked with translucent dots. 



Raceme. — See p. 40. 



Ray. — The flat strap-shaped corolla of a Composite flower. 



Receptacle. — The end of the flower stalk bearing the floral organs or 



flowers. 

 Recurved. — Curved backwards. 

 Rootstock. — An underground stem with buds. 



Rosette. — One or more circles of leaves lying flat on the ground. 

 Kugose. — Wrinkled. 



Sac. — A pouch or cavity as of anthers or embryo. 



Scale. — A minute leaf. 



Scalloped. — With rounded teeth. 



Sensitive. — Closing or folding when touched. 



Sepal. — One of the parts of the calyx. 



Sessile. — Without a stalk. 



Siliquc. — See p. 42. 



Splice. — An elongated cluster of sessile blossoms. 



