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Eaeus— Thinly set; where particular 

 organs are not crowded, or fewer in 

 number than ia usual in allied species. 



Eat — The outer florets in a capitulum in 

 Compositaft., The outer flowers, whetl 

 differently formed from the inner, in 

 utnbels. 



Eecep'tacle, EkoepiIA'oulCM — In a capi- 

 tate inflorescence the receptacle is the 

 short, flat convex or conical axis on 

 which the flowerS are seated. It is 

 also used for the torus of a single 

 flower, and then is the extremity of 

 the_ peduncle (above the calyx) upon 

 which the corolla, stamens, and ovary 

 are inserted. It is sometimes little 

 more than a mere point or minute hemis- 

 phere, but it is often also more or less 

 elongated, thickened, or otherwise 

 enlarged. (See "Disk," or "Disc") 

 In ferns, that part of the vein on which 

 the sorua ia seated. The terms, how- 

 ever, are of varying signification, most 

 usually implying a hollowed-but body 

 containing other bodies. The same as 

 stroma; stalk of a discooarp, &c., in 

 litchens ; cup of the thallus containing 

 soredia. 



Efi'OESS, Eeoes'sus — Synonym for "Sinus.'" 



REOLl'ltATE EECtt'NING, EEOLINA'tCS— So 

 far bent from a perpendicular direction 

 that the upper end becomes directed 

 towards the ground. Also implies that 

 one part is pressed down upon another^ 



Eecondi'tus— Hidden. 



EECTiFLo'Rna — Where the axis of the 

 florets, in some Oompositss, are parallel 

 to the main axis of the inflorescence. 

 ftBCTINBRVls — Straight-nerved ; syno- 

 nym tor " ParaUelinervis. " 



Eecue'ved, 'Recorva'tds,' Recck'vds— 

 Synonym^for " Carved"; but especially, 

 when the bending is in a backward 

 direction. 



EeCuti'tus — Having the appearance of 

 beitig divested of epidermis. 



Ebdu'plicate, Rbdu'plioative, Ebdupli- 

 OA'Hjs, Eeddplioati'ous — Valvate ; 

 with the edges reflexed. 



Eeflex', Replex'bd, Rbflex'cs— Turned 

 hack ; wkere the apex ia so far bent 

 back' as to approach the base. (See 

 thfe hairs upon tne stems of the common 

 Morning Glory, tpomcea purpurea.) 



Eefbao'tus — Broken; where a part is so 

 suddenly reflex as to appear broken at 

 the point where curvature takes place. 

 (See the spikelets of the common grass, 

 Andropogon re/ractus. ) 



Eeq'ma — The capaula tricocca of Linnaeus. 

 It is a fruit containing three or more 

 cells, few-seeded, superior, dry, the 

 cells bursting from the axis with elas- 

 ticity. The oulef coat is frequently 

 softer than the endocarpium or inner 

 coat, ■ and separates from it when ripe. 

 The cells of this kind of fruit are called 

 cocci. The castor oil plant furnishes 

 a good example. 



Eegrrs'sus— Synonym for "Eeflexus." 



Where a 'floral organ assumes the 



character of another which belongs^ 



.the whorl preceding that in position to 



which itself belongs. 



Eeq'dlab, Eeqtjla'bis— TJnifonnity in 

 structure or condition, where subordi- 

 nate parts of the same kind closely 

 resemble each other, and are sym- 

 metrically arranged. 



Eel'iqude — Leavings ; appendages which 

 wither without falling off. Synonym' 

 for " Induviae." 



Ebmo'tus— Synonym for "Earns." 



Ee'niform, _ Rbnifor'mis, Eena'rids — 

 Eesembling the section, taken longi- 

 tudinally, through a kidney. 



EepanH' (Bowed), EepaN'dds— When the 

 margin is uneven, bespeaking the ten- 

 dency to become sinnate. 



Ee'pbns — Creeping; lying flat upon the 

 ground, and emitting roots along the 

 under surface. (See White or Dutch 

 Clover, TrifoUutn repens.) 



Eeplioa'tb, Eeplioa'tivb, ESPtlOATi'vUS, 

 Eeplica'tus (Unfolded) — Doubled 

 down, so that the upper part comes in 

 contact with the lower. In estivation 

 the fold is inwards, in vernation back- 

 wards. 



Re'plum (A door cheek)— The persistent 

 ■ portion of some pericarps, after the 

 valves have fallen away. The Match- 

 box Bean is a good example. 



Eeproduo'tive Organs— The parts of a 

 plant immediately concerned- in the 

 formation of seed, sporules, &c. 



ftfit'TANS — Creeping along. Synonym for 

 "Eepens." 



Ebsinip'eeus— Secreting resin. Examples : 

 Aphanopetalum resinosum and Muca- 

 lyptus resinifera, the "Jimmy Low." 



Erspira'Tion, Eespiea'tio (Breathing) -* 

 A function of the leaf and other parts, 

 furnished with stomata, by which 

 carbonic acid is decomposed, and car- 

 bon assimilated into an organic com- 

 poundi 



Res'tans (Eemaining) — Synonym for 

 "Persistens."' 



E,bstib'ilis (Producing every year) — 

 . Synoiiym for "Perennis." 



Eesting Spore — A spore which becomes 

 quiescent, or rests for a period more 

 or less long, before germination. 



Resb'pinatb, Eesupina'tds (Lying on the 

 back) — So turned or twisted that the 

 parts naturally the undermost become 

 the uppermost, and vice versd. 



Eb'te — A net. Ebtic'dlate, EETionLA'ius 

 — Made like a net, resembling net- 

 work. Eetic'ulum — A little net. 

 EETi'i'EEUS — Net bearing. Eetifor'mis 

 — Net-like, &c. These terms are ap- 

 plied to veins, as well as to any parts 

 of plants with a net-like appearance, 

 as the filamentous web-like appendages 

 often attached to species of I'ungi. 

 (See the veins of the leaf of t/yonsia 

 reticulata, a common South Queensland 

 climber. ) 



Eetinao'dlum (A stay or hold-fast)— A 

 viscid gland connected with the stigma 

 in Orohidese and Asclepiadese, which 

 retains the pollen-mass. 



Eetrao'tus (Drawn back) — Where cotyle- 

 dons are so far prolonged at their base 

 as tc completely conceal the radicle. 



