INTRODUCTION. 



Depressed : flattened horizontally. 



Descending: directed downwarcl. 



Diadelphous: collected in two sets. 



Diandrous : having two stamens. 



Dichlamydeous : having both calyx and 

 corolla. 



Dichotomous : forked. 



Diclinous, 66. 



Dicotyledonous: having two cotyledons. 



Didymous: twin. 



Didynamous; having four stamens, with 

 two of them longer than the others. 



Diffuse: loosely spreading. 



Digitate : when tne apex of the petiole 

 bears five or more leaflets. 



Dimorphous : of two forms. 



Dioecious, 67. 



Discoid: Flora, p. ISi. 



Disk, 73. Also the central part of the 

 head of composite flowers. 



Dissected : divided into many lobes. 



Distichous : two-ranked ; placed on oppo- 

 site sides of the axis. 



Distinct: separate. 



Divaricate : widely spreading. 



Divided : parted nearly to the base. 



Dorsal: pertaining to back or outside. 



Dorsal Suture, 80. 



Downy : bearing soft short hairs. 



Drupe, 94. 



Drupaceous : with the characters of a 

 drupe. 



Duramen, 30. 



Dwarf: below the common size. 



Eared: see Am'iculate. 



Echinate : beset with prickles. 



Elliptical : In outline twice as long as 

 wide, broadest in the middle, and 

 rounded at each end. 



Elongated: unusually long; extended. 



Emarginate : notched at the apex. 



Embryo, 102. 



Eraersed : raised out of water. 



Endocarp : the inner lay er of the pericarp. 



Endogenous (stems), 32. 



Enneandrous : having nine stamens. 



Ensiform : sword-shaped. 



Entire : with margins not toothed or di- 

 vided. 



Epigynous, 70. 



Epiphytes, 11. 



Equilateral : equal-sided. 



Equitant (leaves) : two-ranked, with their 

 bases clasped one within the other, and 

 their sides facing the horizon. 



Erose : with the margin irregularly scal- 

 loped, as if gnawed. 



Evergreen : lasting through the winter. 



Exogenous, 28. 



Exsertod : protruding out of the surround- 

 ing parts. 



Exstipulate: without stipules. 



Extrorse Anthers, 72. 



Falcate : scythe-shaped. 

 Family, 113. 



Fan-shaped: folded or plaited like a fan. 



Farinaceous : mealy. 



Fascicle: a cluster. 



Fascicled : collected in a cluster. 



Fastigiate : rising to the same level j flat- 

 topped. 



Featlier-veined, 41. 



Female (flowers): bearing only pistils. 



Ferruginous : of the color of iron-rust. 



Fertile : bearing fruit. 



Fibre, 4. 



Fibrous Roots, 8. 



Fiddle-shaped : oblong in outline, and 

 contracted in the middle. 



Filament, 69. Any thread-like part. 



Filamentose : bearing or composed of 

 threads. 



Filifoi-m: thread-like. 



Fimbriate : with the margin cut into a 

 fringe. 



Fistulous : hollow. 



Fleshy : soft and juicy. 



Flexuous : zigzag ; bent outward and in- 

 ward. 



Floating: resting on the surface of the 

 water. 



Floccose : bearingtufts of deciduous hairs. 



Flora : a systematic description of the 

 plants of a country. 



Floral : belonging to the flowers. 



Floret : one of the flowers of a cluster. 



Flower, 61. 



Flowering Plants, 106. 



Flowerless Plants, 107. 



Foliaceous: leaf-like. 



Foliolate : bearing leaflets. 



Follicle, 87. 



Follicular : like a follicle. 



Forked : divided into two branches. 



Free ; separate ; disconnected. 



Fringed: see Ciliate. 



Frond : the leaf of a Fern. 



P'ructiflcation : the fruiting state. 



Fruit, 84. 



Fruteseent: shrubby. 



Fugacious : continuing for a short time. 



Fulvous; tawny. 



Funiculus, 82. 



Funnel-shaped : gradually dilated upward 

 from a tubular base. 



Furrowed : grooved lengthwise. 



Fusiform : spindle-shaped ; broadest in 

 the middle, ajid tapering at each end. 



Geminate : by pairs. 

 Geniculate : bent abruptly. 

 Genus, 113. 

 Germination, 105. 

 Gibbous : puffed out. 

 Glabrous : fi'ee from roughness, or hairs. 

 Glands : small knobs or excrescences. 

 Glandular: bearing glands. 

 Glaucous: covered with a minute whitish 

 powder. 



Globular: i™""^! SP1'«"'«'1- 

 Glomerate: collected in a close cluster. 



