GEOSSAKT. XLS 



Petiole ; the staik of a. leaS ; petioiide ; of a' leaflet. 



Phemngamous; visibly furmahed with sftoens and pistils. . 



Pharierbgamous ; phsenogamous. 



Phyllanes; tKe scales or bracts of the involucre of Composites. 



Pilose; with scattered ratlieT stiff haira.' 



Pmiue '; tie segments of a pinnate leaf, 



Pinnate ; when leaflets are arranged on opposite sides of a comr 



mon stalk. A leaf is 2- or 3-pimlate when its primary or 

 " secondary" divisiOtls are pinnate. 

 Pinnatijid; a leaf deeply cut into a^gnijenta nearly to the'midr 



rib. A 2- o* 3-pinniatifid leaf coiTfe'pbndsto a 2- or 3-pin- 



nate leaf. , , . 



Pinnules ; the segments of a bipinriate leaf. 

 Pistil; the ovary, style arid stigma taken together;' 

 Pith ; a coliunn of cellular tissue in the centre of the stem and 



branches of Dicotyledons. ■ ' ' 

 Pitted ; covered with smaU depressed spots. 

 Pla-centa ; the part of the carpel from which the ovules spring. 

 Plane ; itt'at ; also an imaginary flat surface in which things are 



placed. ' ' ■ 



Plicate ; plaited. 



Plmmile ; the ascending leafy part of the embryo. 

 Pod; a 1-celled' and 2-valVed seed-vdssel with tie seeds 



arrangefd along the' inner angle. ' ' ' 



Pollert; the dust in the anther. 

 -Po/y(7orea?;- with iiiany angles. 

 Polypetalom ; with many separate petals. 

 Polysepalous ; "With many separate sepals. 

 Pome ; a compound fleshy many-seeded fi'uit, an apple or fruit 



resembling it. i - • ,: 



Ppres; small, often roundish, holes. 

 Porrect; extending forwards." 

 Posterior ; the part of a flower nearest to the axis. 

 Prickles ; hardened epidermal appendages resembling thorns, but 



not woody." ' '' ' ' ■ 



Primordial; the first flower of infloreacence; 

 Procumbent, prostrate ; iying on the ground. 

 Prolonged i drawn out into a long point, like acuminate, but with 



, no hoUowing at the sides 

 Pubescence; closely adpresSed down. ' ' 

 Pubescent ; with pubescence. 



Pulveruletk ; covered with fine powdery matter. '' ' ' ' 

 Punctate ; having minute spots like pin-holes, real or apparent. 

 i^ra»m(Zo/: nearly in the shape of a pyramid. 

 Piriform; pear-shaped. ' .' 



Quadrate ; sc[uarish. • 



