XXXVIii Glossary 
Apocarpous. — Carpels separate from 
each other. 
Arbor.—A tree, a plant with a distinct 
stem and branches. 
Arenarius.--Growing in sandy soil. 
Argenteus.—Silvery. 
Aristatus.—Awned or bearded. 
Articulatus,—J ointed. 
Arvensis. — Growing in 
grounds. 
Asper.—Furnished with harsh hairs. 
Ater.—Deep black. 
Atratus.—Becoming black. 
Altenuatus.—Tapering, slender. 
Auratus.—Golden yellow. 
Awn.—A stiff or flexible bristle. 
Auriculatus, — Provided with ear-like 
lobes or processes. 
Axis.—The stem and root of a plant. 
Avil.—The angle formed between the 
leaf and stem, or between other 
organs. 
Axile.—Proceeding from the centre or 
axis, 
Axillary.—Produced in the axils of the 
leaves or other organs. 
zurcus,—Sky-blue. 
Baccate—Having a more or less suc- 
culent or pulpy seed-vessel or berry. 
Barbatus. — Bearded, having tufts of 
soft hairs, 
Bi, in compounds, siguifies twice. 
Blade-—The lamina or flat part of a 
leaf, 
Bruwts.—The foliaccous appendages of 
a plant between the normal leaves 
and the floral envelopes. 
Bracteatus.---Farnished with braets. 
Bulb.—A lcaf-bud, with fleshy scales, 
which perpetuates and propagates an 
individual. 
Bulb, naked.—Having loose scales like 
the Lilirs. 
Bulb, solid See Corm. 
Bulb, tunicated, — Having the outer 
scales membranous, e.g. Tulip. 
Bullatus.—Biistered or puffed up. 
Caducous.—Dropping off. 
Carulcus.—Pale blue. 
Cesius.—Ash-grey. 
Calyx, — The outer floral envelope 
cultivated 
of Terms. 
(where there aro two), composed of 
separate or connate sepals. 
Campestris —Growing in fields. 
Candidus.—Pure white. 
Cancscens.—Greyish white. 
Capitate.—Terminating in a knob, as 
the pistil of many plants ; or clus- 
tered, as the florets of the Com- 
posites, 
Capitulum or Capitule—A dense head 
of flowers. 
Capsule.—A dry dehiscent seed-vessel. 
Carneus.—F lesh-colour. 
Carpd—One of the rolled-up leaves 
forming the gynecium or pistil, 
whether separate or combined. 
Cartilaginous.—Tough and hard. 
Cathin.—A deciduous spike of flowers. 
Cuuline. — Belonging to or produced 
from the stem. 
Centrifugal.— Applied to those forms 
of inflorescence whose terminal or 
central flowers expand first. 
Centripetal.—F lowering from the base 
or circumference towards the centre 
or tip. 
Cernuus.—Drooping, pendent. 
Chryso, in compounds, signifies golden 
yellow. 
Ciliate.—Ilaving marginal hairs. 
Circinate. — Rolled up, like the young 
fronds of many Ferns. 
Clavatus.—Club-shaped. 
Claw.—The narrowed stalk-like por- 
tion of a petal, as in most Crucifere. 
Coccincus.—Searlet or carmine tinged 
with yellow. 
Comose.—Furnished with hairs at the 
end, as some seeds. 
Compound. — Of several parts, as a 
paniculate inflorescence or pinnate 
leaf. 
Connate.—Parts of the same whorl 
grown together, as sepals, 
Connective—The rib or part between 
the anther-cells. 
Contorted.—In estivation, when one 
edge of a petal or sepal is covered 
and the othor free or exposed ; 
tavisted. 
Convolute.—In estivation or yernation, 
