GLOSSARY 
Fertile. — Fruit-producing flowers, as 
one having a pistil, or anthers 
with pollen. Bearing seeds. 
Fibrous. — Threadlike. 
Filament. — The threadlike part of 
a stamen, which supperts the 
anther, 
Fertilization. A process whereby 
the tiny pollen grains, which 
come in contact with the stigma 
penetrates the style and enters 
the ovary, where it quickens 
the seed formation into life. 
Floret.— A small flower, usually 
one of the ray or disc flowers 
of the Composite family. 
Head. — A dense cluster of stemless 
or nearly stemless flowers like 
a Daisy or Clover. 
Hybrid. — A cross-breed of two 
species. 
Imperfect. — Flowers with either 
stamens or pistils, not with 
both. 
Introduced. — Brought intentionally 
from another region. 
Irregular. — Showing inequality in 
the size, form or union of its 
similar parts. 
Keeled. — Ridged like the keel of 
a boat. Applied tothe two 
united lower petals of the 
peculiar corolla of the blos- 
soms of the Pea family. 
Lance-shaped. — Much longer than 
wide, broadest above the base, 
and narrowest to the apex. 
Leaflet. — A separate or single divi- 
sion of a compound leaf, or a 
tiny leaf or bract. 
Lip.— The prominent upper petal 
of orchids (which by a pecu- 
liar twist appears as the lower) 
or the divisions of the two- 
parted flowers of the Mints. 
WILD FLOWERS 
Lobe. — The rounded segments of 
any part of flower or leaf. 
Margin. — The edge or outline of 
a leaf or petal. 
Midrib. — The central or main rib 
of « leaf. 
Naturalized. — Plants not native to 
the region but so firmly estab- 
lished as to have become part 
of the flora. 
Nectar. — A sweetish fluid contained 
in some parts of a flower. 
Oblique. — Slanting. 
Oblong. — Longer than broad, with 
nearly parallel or somewhat 
curving sides. 
Ovary. — Lower part of a pistil, 
which bears seeds. 
Ovate. — Egg~shaped, with the 
broadest end toward the stem. 
Papilionaceous. — Having a winged 
corolla somewhat resembling 
a butterfly, and peculiar to the 
flowers of the Pea family. 
Palate.—A round projection of 
the lower lip of a two-lipped 
flower, closing the throat. 
Parasitic.— Growing upon and deriv- 
ing nourishment from another 
plant. 
Perennial. — Lasting year after year. 
Perfect flower.— One having both 
pistil and stamens. 
Petal.— A division of the corolla, 
Petiole. — The stalk of a leaf. 
Pistil.—The central and seed- 
bearing organ of a. flower, con- 
sisting of the ovary, stigma 
and style when present. 
Pistillate. — Having pistils, but no 
stamens. Female flowers. 
Pollen.— The yellow _ fertilizing 
powder contained in the anther. 
Polygamous.~— Bearing both per- 
fect and imperfect flowers. 
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