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H£NI)£ii80N'S HANDBOOK OF PIiANTS 



GLOSSARY. 



TDOTANICAL nomenclature being in a great measure descriptive, it has been 

 -•— ' thought that in addition to the etymological notes on the individual genus 

 names already given, a glossary of the designations of the various species and sub-species 

 would be a useful addition to a book of this popular character, as conveying an intelli- 

 gible indication of the distinctive features of the plants under consideration. These 

 species-designations stand in relation to the genera as adjective to noun, and being 

 expressed in Latin, follow the grammatical rules of that language in so far that 

 they must agree with the noun in number, gender and case. For instance : adjectives 

 ending in m.s take a in the feminine and um in the neuter, thus : alius, high, masculine; 

 alta, feminine ; altum, neuter. Masculine and femiiiine adjectives ending in in in the 

 neuter usually end in e, as nolniis, masculine and feminine ; nobUe, neuter. Adjectives 

 ending otherwise than these (for instance, ax, est, ans, ens, eps, on, etc.) retain, gtneraUy, 

 the same termination for aU geaders. The designations ending in aides, phylla and 

 folia have been but sparingly used, as they are for the most part self-descriptive ; e. g., 

 anejnonoides, anemone-like ; acanthophylla, acanthus leaved ; adiarUifolia, adiantum 

 leaved, etc. ■' 



A 



A in composition signifies 

 without, as apliylla, without 

 leaves, etc. 



abbreviata shortened 



abortiva imperfect 



abscissa. clipped 



acaulis stemless 



accedens yielding 



acerba sour 



acerosa needle pointed 



acicularis needle leaved 



acinacifolia. . .scimetar leaved 



acniopetala sharp petaled 



acris biting 



aculeata spiny 



acuminata sharp pointed 



acuta sharp pointed 



adnata adhering 



adspersa scattered 



adunca hooked 



eemula rival 



8Bnea bronzy 



ffiranthe air flower 



«B8culifolia, horse-chestnut 

 leaved. 



SBstivalis summer 



eestuans glowing 



affinis related to 



agglomerata collected 



aggregata.. gathered together 



alata winged 



alba white 



albicans whitish 



albinata whitw marked 



alcioornis elk's-horn-like 



alienata foreign 



alnitolia alder leaved 



alpestris rocky 



alveolata honeycombed 



amabilis lovely 



amara bitter 



amblyodon blunt toothed 



amoena pleasing 



amplexlcaulis. . .stem clasping 



ampliata enlarged 



ampullacea flask-shaped 



anceps two edged 



androgyna hermaphrodite 



androus, in words of Greek 

 derivation, refers to the sta- 

 mens ; as, diandrous, two 

 stamened ; polyandrous, 

 many stamened, etc. 



Anglica English 



angusta narrow 



angustifolia . . . .narrow leaved 



anisata anise scented 



anisophylla. . . . unequal leaved 



annotina year-old 



annua annual 



annulata ringed 



anopetala erect petaled 



antherosa large anthered 



aniherotes brilliant 



antiacantha. . opposite spined 



apetala without petals 



aphylla .... destitute of leaves 



apiculota, terminating in a 

 short point or tip. 



apifera bee bearing 



apiifolia parsley leaved 



apoda stemless 



apodantha . . stalkless flowered 

 appendiculata, having appen- 

 dages. 



applicata inclined 



aptera wingless 



aquatica living in water 



aquifolia holly leaved 



arachnoidea cobwebby 



aranifera spider bearing 



arbuscula like a little tree 



arborea tree-like 



arcuta bent 



ardens glowing 



arenaria sand loving 



areolata, marked out into dif- 

 ferent spaces. 



argentea silvery 



arguta sharp 



argyrites silvery 



argyrophylla . . . silver leaved 

 argyrostigma . .silver spotted 



arietina ram's-head-like 



arifolia arum leaved 



aristata awned 



armata armed 



armillata braceleted 



arreota erect 



artlculata jointed 



arundinacea reed-like 



arvensis field 



