GLOSSARY 



Pollen. — The fertilizing grain contained in the anther. 



Raceme. — A number of pediceled flowers on a common axis. 



Radical. — Proceeding from the root. 



Receptacle. — The summit of the stem which bears the organs of a flower. 



Rhizome. — A prostrate or subterranean stem, usually rooting at the nodes. 



Root. — The underground part of a plant which supplies it with nourish- 

 ment. 



RooTSTOCK. — Same as rhizome. 



Scape. — ^A peduncle rising from the ground. 



Secund. — One-sided. 



Seed. — The ripened ovule. 



Sepal. — A division of a calyx. 



Sepaloid. — Like a sepal. 



Serrate. — Having sharp teeth pointing forward. 



Silique. — The peculiar pod of Cruoiferce. 



Sinus. — The cleft between two lobes. 



Stamen. — One of the pollen-bearing organs of the plant. 



Stigma. — That part of the pistil through which fertilization by the pollen is 

 affected. 



Style. — Lengthened portion of the pistil connecting the stigma and the 

 ovary. 



Umbel. — An inflorescence in which the pedicels of a cluster spring from the 

 same point. 



Utricle. — A small bladdery one-seeded fruit. 



WlNG.^-Any thin expansion bordering or surrounding an organ. 



Botanical names, from long-established custom, are pronounced in English- 

 speaking countries according to the pronunciation of Latin after the English 

 method, with some few exceptions. 



Two accents are used: the grave ( " ) to indicate the long English sound of 

 the vowel; the acute ( ' ) to show the shortened or otherwise modified sound. 



