X GLOSSAET. 



Arcuate ; curved so as to form a considerable part of a circle. 



Aril; an aftergrowth from the placenta or seedstalk surrounding 

 the seed. 



Arillode ; an aftergrowth from the lips of the foramen (or ter- 

 minal opening of seed). 



Ascending ; curving iipwarda into a vertical position. 



Asperous ; rough with short raised points. 



Attenuate ; narrowing gradually to a point. 



Aurichd; having auricles, or appendages at the base of the 

 leaves. 



Awn; a long-pointed bristlelike appendage, as the beard of 

 IJarley. 



Avmed ; having awns. 



AxU ; the upper angle formed by the union of the stem and 

 leaf. 



Axillary ; placed in an axU. 



Axis; the line passing through the centre of any thing; the 

 common stalk of the flowers in a spikelet of Grasses. 



Baccate ; pulpy like a berry. 



Base ; the end nearest to the point of attachment. 



Beak ; a long pointed projection. 



Bearded; having long nair like a beard. 



Berry ; a pulpy fruit containing several seeds ; a true hacca 

 when mferior, a uva when superior. 



Biennial plants spring from the seed in one year, flower in the 

 following year, and then die. 



Bifariously ; arranged in two rows, one on each side of any thing. 



Bifd ; divided halfway down into two parts. 



Bipartite ; divided nearly to its base into two parts. 



Bipinnate ; when the divisions of a pinnate leaf are themselves 

 pinnate. 



Bipinnaiifid; when the divisions of a pinnatifid leaf are them- 

 selves pinnatifid. 



Bitemate ; when the divisions of a ternate leaf are themselves 

 temate. 



Boatshaped ; resembling a small boat. 



Bracteoles ; minute bracts. 



Bracts ; small leaves somewhat different from the others, seated 

 on the inflorescence. 



Bidh ; a leaf -bud with fleshy scales, usually placed underground. 



Bulhiferous ; bearing bulbs on its stem. 



Bulhlihe ; resembling a bulb in appearance, but solid. 



Bulbous ; having radical bulbs. 



Bulbous hairs have a round swelling at their base. 



CcBspitose ; growing in tufts from the root. 



