GLOSSARY. 



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InOfttinito ; namerous and variable in 

 number. 



Tndohiscent; novor opening till ger- 

 mination; 467. 



IndupHcate; same as valvular, 879, 

 except the edges are rolled in. 



Indnslnm ; Order CXLII., page 181. 



Inflated ; blown np like a bladder. 



Inflected; inflexed; bent inward. 



Inllorescenee ; 829. 



Infundibnliform; 895. 



Innate ; 428, at (1). 



Inserted; attached. 



Integument; 496. 



Intemode; 177, 



Introrse; 424 



Involucel; 887. 



Involucre; 887. 



Involute ; 258, at (4). 



Irregular; 866; 405. 



Jointed; with joints or articulations, 

 277. 



Keel; 403. 



Keeled ; shaped like the keel of a ship. 



Kidney-form ; 876, at (8). 



Labiate; 896. 



Laeiniate ; 288, at (6). 



Lamina; 398. at (t). 



Lanceolate ; 275, at (9). 



Lateral ; belonging to the side, thus- 

 lateral leaflets, side leaflets. 



Leaf; 249. 



Leaflet; 278. 



Legume; 475. 



Lcntienlar ; shaped like a lens. 



Liber; 204. 



Lignlate; 407, at (2) and (8). 



Ligule; 292, at (5). 



Liliaceous; 404. 



Limb ; 890, at (8). 



Linear; 275. 



Lips ; the two parts of a labiate flow- 

 er; 896. 



Lobes; 276. 



Lobed ; 276. 



Looulicldal ; 467, at (2). 



Loment; 475. 



Longitudinal; 44. 



Lunate ; crescent-form. 



Lyrate; 275. at (19). 



Marescent; withering. 



Medullary Rays ; 193. 



" Sheath ; 46 ; 197. 



Membranous ; of the texture of animal 

 membrane. 



Mid-rib, or Mid-vein ; 263. 



Monadelpbous ; 437. 



Moniliform ; same as Granulated ; 136. 



Monocotyledonous ; 119. 



Monceclous ; 437. 



Monopetalous ; 389. 



Monosepalous ; 382. 



Mucronate. ; 284, at (4). 



Naked ; not covered. Naked seeds ; 

 not inclosed in a pericarp. 



Napiform; 138. 



Nectariferous ; honey-bearing. 



Nerves, nerved ; same as veins, vein- 

 ed; 264. 



Net-veined; 269. 



Node ; 176. 



Nucleus; 499. 



Nut ; 485. 



Obcordate ; inversely cordate ; 275, at 



)bli( 



Obliqne; 228, at (26). 



Oblong; 275, at (4). 



Obovate; 278, at (3). 



Obsolete; wanting; as it were, worn 

 out 



Obtuse; 284, at (2). 



Obvolute ; 259, at (1). 



Ochrea ; 292, at (2). 



Offset; 282. 



Opaque ; of a dark, dull appearance. 



Opposite ; 260, at (2). 



Orbicular; 275, at (!)• 



Oval; 275, at (5). 



Ovary; 440. 



Ovate ; 275, at (2). 



Ovoid; shape of a whole egg; as an 

 ovoid FttUiT ; thus differing ftom 

 ovate, which refers to the superficial 

 plane of an egg cut through the mid- 

 dle, as an ovate leap. 



Ovale; 440 



Pales ; 385. 



Palmate; 275, at (24). 



Panicle; 839. 



Paniculate; aiTanged in a panicle. 



Papilionaceous; 408. 



Pappus; 886. 



Parasitic; 154; 167. 



Parallel-veined; 273. 



Parenchyma ; 84, at (8). 



Parietal; 462. 



Parted ; same as loberl, or divided ; 276. 



Partitions ; same as di8S0pi'mp.nt'< ; 455. 



Pectinate; pinnatifid with numerous 



entire, slender teeth, like those of a 



eotnb. 

 Pedate ; 275, at (23). 

 Pedicel; 831. 

 Peduncle; 380. 

 Peltate; 276, at (26). 

 Pendulous ; hanging downward. 

 Pepo ; 478. 



Perennial ; abbreviated For. ; 147. 

 Perfect-flower; 874. 

 Perfoliate; 275, at (16). 

 Perianth; 851. 

 Pericarp; 466. 



Perigynous ; inserted around the ova- 

 ry, usually on the calyx. 

 Persistent; 815, at (3); 411, at (2). 

 Personate ; 896, at (1). 

 Petal; 351. 



Petaloid ; resembling a petal. 

 Petiole; 285. 

 Petiolula; 278. 

 Phffinogamous; 108. 

 Pilose; clothed with soft, slender hairs. 

 Pinuffi; the leafiets of a pinnate leaf or 



frond are sometimes so called. 

 Pinnate; 279. 

 Pinnntifld; 275, at (20). 

 Pistillate, Pistil ; 853. 

 Pith; 196. 



Pitted ; with pits or depressions. 

 Pl.acenta ; 469. 

 Plaited ; 258, at (5). 

 Plumose; 116. 

 Pod ; 47.3, 474, 475. 

 Pollen; 416; 419. 

 Polyandrous; 435. 

 Polygamous; 376; 437. 

 Polypetalous ; 889. 

 Pome; 479. 



Posterior; that part or side of an or- 

 gan nearest the main axis. 

 Prefloration; 876. 

 Prefoliation ; 357. 

 Premorse; 141. 

 Pnokles; 84; 187. 

 Prismatic; regularly angled like a 



piism. 

 Process ; any projection from a surface. 

 Procumbent; 237, at (3). 

 Prostrate ; 237, at (4). 

 Pubescence ;' 81. 

 Pubescent ; 81, at (8). 

 Pulp ; the fleshy or juicy portion of a 



fruit 

 Punctate; dotted. 

 Pyramidal ; having the shape of a 



pyramid. 

 Pyriform ; pear-shaped. 

 Pyxis; 487. 

 Quinate ; having 5 leaflets digitatcly, 



280, arranged. 

 Eaceme; 337. 



Racemose ; arranged in racemes. 

 Raohis; 381. 

 Radiate; 407, at (2). 

 Radiate-veined; 270. 

 Radiant; 407, at (3). 

 Radical ; belonging to, or growing at, 



the root. 

 Radicle; 115. 

 Ray, or Ray-flowers; the tjerder of 



ligulate florets in the radiate com- 



positiB ; 407, at (8). 

 Receptacle ; the extremity of the axis 



in the fiower. 

 Recurved ; curved backwards. 

 Reflexed; bent backwards. 

 Regular ; 870 ; 405. 

 Eeniform ; 875, at (8). 

 Repand; 283, at (4). 

 Besupinate; appearing as if Inverted. 

 Reticulated; 269. 

 Eetrorse; backwards. 

 Betuse ; 284, at (5). 

 Eevolute; 258, at (3). 

 Biiizoma; 244 

 Ehomboid; 275, at (6). 



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Rib ; a ridge or elevated line. 



Ribs of the leaves; 267. 



KiQErent: 396, at (2). 



Root; 126. 



Rootstock; same as rliizoma; 244. 



Rosaceous ; 412. 



Rostrate; beaked. 



Rotate; 393. 



Rough ; 81, at (4). 



Rugose ; with an uneven, wrinkled 

 surface. 



Runelnate ; 275, at (2). 



Runner; 231. 



Running: 231. 



Saccate ; furnished with a bag or sac. 



Sagittate; 275, at (11). 



Salver-form; 892. 



Samara; 4S6, 



Sap; 64. 



Sapwood; 201. 



Scabrous; rough. 



Scales; small, dry bracts, as in the 

 compositas, and m aments, &o. 



Scape ; 229 : 382. 



Scarious; dry and colorless, resem- 

 bling a thin membrane. 



Scattered; irregularly placed. 



Secund ; ono-Rided ; turned to one side. 



Seed; 107; 494. 



Seed-leaves; 117. 



Segments; same as lobes; 276. 



Semi la composition has the force of 

 half, e. g., semi-cylindrical, i. e., half- 

 cylindrical. 



Sepals; 851; 331. 



Septicidal ; 467, at (1). 



Septifi-agal ; 467, at (2). 



Serrate; 282, at (2). 



Serrulate ; serrate with very fine ser- 

 ratnres. 



Sessile leaves ; 285, at (6). 

 " flowers; 830. 

 " anthers; 421. 



Setaceous ; bristle-form. 



Setose ; clothed with slender bristles. 



Sheathing; 285, at (3^ 



Sheath ; that part o£ a sheathing peti- 

 ole which incloses tho stem. 



Shrub; 214. 



Silicle; 474. 



Silique; 473. 



Silky ; appearing like silk. 



Simple; composed of a single piece. 



Simple leaves ; 275. 



Sinuate ; 275, at (18). 



Sinus ; the space between the lobes of 

 a leaf or other orsan. 



Smooth ; same as glabrous. 



Son ; sporangia of tile ferns. 



Spadix ; 296 ; 343. 



Spathaceous; spathe-like. 



Spathe; 348; 387. 



Spatulate ; 275, at (10). 



Species; page 101. 



Spicate ; arranged in spikes, or spike- 

 like. 



Spike; 386. 



Spindle-shaped ; same as fusiform ; 137. 



Spinescent ; 233, at (10) ; 192, at (4). 



Spinose ; armed with spines. 



Spine ; same as thorn ; 186. 



Sporangium, Spore-case; 97. 



Spore ; 90 ; 97 ; 107. 



Spur ; a tubular prolongation of some 

 floral organ. 



Squamulaa ; Order CXL., page 129. 



Stamens; 352. 



Staminate; same as barren; 872. 



Stellate ; arranged like the rays of a 

 star, thus (*). 



Stem ; 190 ; 191. 



Stemless ; same as acaulescent 



Sterile ; same as barren ; 372. 



Stigma; 442. 



Stigmatose, or Stlgmatic; of or be- 

 longing to the stigma; performing 

 tbe office of the stigma. 



Stings; 83. 



Stipe ; 92. Also a pedicel supporting 

 the ovary. 



Stipellate ; furnished with stipels ; 294, 



Stipitate; raised on a stipe. 



Stipulate; 285, at (1); 294. 



Stipule; 291. 



Stolon; 233. 



Stoloniferous; 233. 



Stomata; 79; 255; 256. 



Straight- veined ; with veins runDlng 



directly from the mid-vein to the 

 margin. 

 Striate; marked with lines. 

 Strobile; 491. 

 Style; 441. 

 Sub in composition has tbe force of 



soTnewJiat. 

 Submersed ; under water. 

 Suborder; page 103. 

 Subulate; awl-shaped, i. «., very nar- 



row^ly linear, tapering from a rather 



broad base to a very fine point. 

 Succulent; juicy. 

 Sucker; 280. 



Suffruticose; somewhat sbr.ubby. 

 Sulcate; furrowed or grooved. 

 Suppression ; 361. 

 Supra- axillary ; growing out above the 



aslb 

 Suture; 458. 



Symmetrical flower ; 869. 

 Tendril; 188. 

 Terete; cylindrical. 

 Terminal ; at the extremity of the stem 



or branches. 

 Ternate; 281. 

 Testa; 497. 

 Thallus; 94. 



Theca ; same as sporangium. 

 Thorn; 186. 

 Throat ; 390, at (3). 

 Thyrse ; 340. 

 Tomentoso ; 81, at (6). 

 Toothed ; same as dentate ; 283, at (8). 

 Torus; same as disk; 845; 354. 

 Trailing; running at random over the 



ground. 

 Transverse; 44. 

 Tree; 213. 



Tripinnate ; 279, at (6). 

 Triquetrous ; 8-angled. 

 Triternate ; 281, at (2). 

 Trancate; 284, at (7). 

 Trunk ; 227. 



Tube of the corolla; 390, at ('.). 

 Tuber; 240. 

 Tuberous root; 140. 

 Tubular; 397. 

 Turbinate ; top - shaped ; inversely 



conical. 

 Turgid ; swelling. 

 Twining; 235. 



Twisted prefloration ; same as convo- 

 lute ; 378. 

 Umbel; 344. 

 Umbellet; one of the smaller umbels 



which compose a compound umbel, 



344. 

 Unarmed ; not furnished with thorns, 



prickles, or stings. 

 Undulate; wavy. 

 Unguiculate ; fiirnished with a claw ; 



398, at (2). 

 Unilateral ; one-sided, 

 Unsymmetrical : not symmetrical ; 



869. 

 Urceolate; urn-shaped. 

 Utricle; a small, dry, indehlscent 1- 



seeded pericarp, with thin and mem- 

 branous walls, more or less inflated, 



and the seed loose within. 

 Valvate, or Valvular ; 879. 

 Valves; 472, at (1). 

 Variety; page 102, 

 Veinlets; 265, 

 Veins; 264. 



Velvety; soft and velvet-like. 

 Ventral suture ; 458. 

 VerspJle; 423, at (3). 

 Verticil; 349. 

 Verticillate; 260, at (3). 

 ViUous, Villose; 81, at (5). 

 Vine; 234 

 Viscid; clamrny, as if covered with 



some sticky fluid, 

 Virgate ; long and slender ; wand-lika 

 Vittse; Order LVIL, page 114. 

 Whorl ; same as verticil ; 849. 

 Whorled; same as verticillate; 260 



at (8). 

 Winged ; bordered -with a thin, leafy, 



or membranous expansion ; e. g. 



winged petiole ; 385, at (2). 

 Woody tissue ; 40. 

 Woolly ; 81, at (7). 



