Xviii GLOSSARY. 



-Fakie; tlie prominent part of th'e base of ■ the lower lip whicli 

 - • doses the moiitii of-a-ringeilt eOrolla.. ' ' '' '' 



Pales ; the leaflike parts of the flower of Grasses,' enclosing the 



stamens, pistils, and hypogynous scales. 

 Palmate ; with lobes spreading like the fingers of a hand.frdih 

 \ ■ ■. the same point. ■ ; . '■ ; i- - , . /- - ''>'>Vi. 



•Pcmicle ; a raceme with branching pedicels,; hence ^amWofe. 

 Papilionaceous ; like the flower of a Pea. ( ■ ■■■•'': 



P«piWe ; with ismall long protiiberanCes. • -■'. 



Pappus; the crest of the fruit in Composites, formed of the 

 ■«. : altered limb of the calyx, .-i , , ■ : ■ 

 Parabolic ; starting from a broad base;a/nd. gradually narrowing 

 ..•with curved sides to a blunt point, as, the divisions of a 



calyx. , -,,::■'■ 



•Parallel veins start several together from the base of a leaT, 



diverge slightly, then proceed parallel and simple, and 

 o: ■ converge at the apex. : - • ■■ 



PaneteZ ; on the inner surface of an ovary. ■■/■ ,'. , i 

 ^Patent ; sp'readiiig • widely. , ; ' ' i ■ : • ,''"■' > , s i 



Pedate ; palmate of three lobes with the lateral lobes having 



similar large lobes on their upper edge. ' i'ti . ■;?_ 



Pedicel; the branoh-of a peduncle. , • • '. 



Peduncle; flowerstalk. 



PeUucid ; nearly transparent. ^ . . • 



Peltate ; when its point of attachment is 'Oil the face, not' at the 



■ edge, of a leaf or other oi-gari. 

 P&ndulous ; seeds hanging from the top of an ovary. 

 Pentagonal; with five angles having' convex spaces between 



them. : 

 Pentdnt/ular ; with 'five angles and five flat or conclave faces. 

 Perennial plants live several years and flower more than once, 

 !- usually, many-- times. ' ■"' ■ "': ' i " ' 



Perfect flowers have both stamens and pistils ' in an efficient 



state. ' ■ •■ • 



Perfoliate; when the leaf completely surrounds the stem so 



that the latter seems to pass through it. : . ■ : ■ ■ 



Perianth ; the .floral whorls when the 'calyx 'and coroUa are not 



distinguishable. . . ' ' 



Pericarp ; seed-vessel, including adhering calyis if present. 



Perigynous ; when the corolla and stamens are borne on the 



: calyx but free from the! ovary. ' 



Persiste^it; not soon falling off) . .; , '<. 



Personate; a monopetalous twd-lipped- corolla of which the 



" ' lower lip is pressed upwards' so: as 'to close the opening. 



Petal-like ; resenibling petals iii texture and colour. 



Petals ; the divisions of the coroUia, 



Petiolate ; having a petiole. 



