40 SUB-ALPINE PLANTS 



Gymnosperm, a flowering plant whose ovules are not enclosed in 

 carpels. The Conifercs are the chief Gymnosperms. 



Gyncecium, the carpels or female organs of a flower considered as 

 a whole. 



Habit, the outward form, shape, or build of a plant. 



Habitat, the kind of locality in which a plant grows. Not the 



locality itself, which may be called a station. 

 Hastate, halbert-shaped. 

 Herbaceous, not woody. 

 Hermaphrodite, or bisexual flowers, have both stamens and pistils 



present. 

 Hispid, bristly, thickly covered with stiff hairs. 

 Honey, the nectar secreted by many flowers to attract insects. 

 Humus, organic matter in the soil, more or less decomposed. 

 Hybrid, a cross between two species. 

 Hypogynous flowers have the calyx and corolla borne on the 



receptacle, and the ovary is superior. 



Imbricated, overlapping like the tiles of a roof, such as the leaves 



of Gentiana imbricaia. 

 Indehiscent fruits are those which do not open to allow the seed 



to escape. 

 Indigenous, native, not introduced. 



Inferior, applied to the ovaries of flowers whose calyx-tube en- 

 closes the ovary ; cf . Superior. 

 Inflorescence, the manner in which flowers are arranged on the 



main stem or on lateral branches. 

 Insectivorous plants are those which absorb nutriment from 



flies and other insects. 

 Internode, the portion of a stem between the attachment of two 



alternate leaves. 

 Involucel, the involucre of a partial umbel. 

 Involucre, the whorl of bracts below an inflorescence or below 



a single flower. 

 Irregular, unequally divided. 



Keel, the two lower united petals of Leguminous flowers ; keeled 

 is also applied as an adjective to certain leaves. 



Labellum, the lower lip of Orchids, Labiates, etc. 



Laciniate, when leaf-lobes are narrow and very irregular. 



Lamina, the blade or broad part of a leaf. 



Lanceolate, tapermg at both ends, but more so at the upper end ; 

 a somewhat comprehensive term applied to leaves, etc., which 

 are about three or more times as long as broad, 



Ligulate, strap-shaped, 



