glossary; 223 



Needle-shaped: loft^, slender, anS ligid; Mke'theleaves of Pines'; p. 68, fig. 140. 

 Nerve: a name for the ribs or veins of leaves, when Simple and parallel 5 p. 56. 

 Nerved : funiished with nerves, or simple and parallel ribs or veins j p. 56, fig. 84. 

 JVefterf-ueinerf ; furnished with brandling veins fonningneMvorls; ^.56; fig, 83. 

 Nodding (in Latin form, Nulanl) r bending so that the summit hangs' downward. 

 Nodeta knot,; the "joints" of a stem, or the part -whencfc a leaf or a pair of 



leaves springs; p. 40. ' ' , ,1 



Nodose: kBV)tfy brtriSibl^.- Nddidose: filrnifeHed -with little knoljg or knots. 

 Normal: according to rule ; the pattern or natural way according to some law. 

 NotAte: marked with spots orliiies of a different coldr. ;(:'>-!' • 

 iVscometKoceoiisr relating" to or reseriibllng a small nut. "^ 's, . . ., ^ ,. 

 Nve\form. : nut-shaped or nut-like. Niieule ; a small nUt/ ' 



Naeleuf: the kernel of an ovule (p. 122) or seed (p. 136)' of a cell ; p. 140. 

 Nut: a hard, mbstly* onetseeded indehisfeent frait; as a chestnut, hutternut, 



acorn ; p. 13ff, £g. 299. : .- k 



Nutlet: a little nut; or the stone of a drupe. ."■ V 



Ob- (meaning over against) : when prefixed to words, signifies inversT6n f as, 

 Obcompressed : flattened the Opposite of the usual way, """ ■ ' ' ' ' ' ■ ^ 

 Obcdrdate: heart-shaped with the broad antt^ftotcfhed end at the apei instead of 

 i'" thebas^;'^.;60ifig. 109. ' 



OUdnceolate : lance-shaped with the taperJftg point dowttwaMs; p. 58, fig. 91. 

 Oblique : applied to leaves, &c. means unfequal-sided. ■ 



Oblong : from two to four times as long as broad, and mote or less ellipticifl 



in outlinfe ; p. '58, fig. 87. ' ' ' ' . 



Oidvate: inversely ovate, the broad Mid up-Ward ; p. 58, fig. 93. 

 Obtuse: blunt, or rotlnd at the end ; p. 60, fig. 105, 

 Obverse: same as inverse. • • ' 



Obvolute (in the bud) : when the margins of one leaf alt^matoly overlap those of 

 -' the opposite one. .,,, ' ' , 



Ochreate: furnished with ochrece (hoots), or stipules in the form of 'sheaths; aa 



in Polygonum, p. 69, fig. 137. ""' '' ' '' '" 

 Ochroleucous: yellowish- white ; dull cream-color. ' 



Oclo; eight, enters into the composition of > 



Orf(%;ynoi« : with feight pistils or styles. 



Onldmeroas t its parts in eights. ■ Octdndrous : with eight stamens, &c. 

 Offsfi: short branches next the ground which take root ; p. 38; 

 One-rMied, One-nerved, &c. ; furnished with only a single ribj &c., &c. 

 Opaque, applied to a suf&cej means dullirnot shining. ■ 



Operadale: furnished with a lid or cover (pipercvium) , *s the capsules ofHosseS^ 

 Opposite : said of leaves and branches <i^ea on opposite side^ of the stem froja 

 ' ealeh otHer (i;'e. In pairs) ;' p. 23, 71. Stariiens are opposite the petals, && 



when they stand before them. 

 Orfrfcii/br, OrftiCM&rfe ; circular in outline or nearly so ; p. 58. 

 Organ: any member of the plant, as a leaf, a stamen,' &c.; p. 1. 

 Organs of Vegetation, p. 7 ; of Reprodttctibn, p. 77. . . 



Organized', Organic':'p.,l,l5S,'l59, 163. ' ' 



Organic Constituents, p. 160, Organic Structure, p. 142. 



