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over so that the mxcropyle is near 

 the placenta, 123 



Anchusa^ 175 



Androscium (Gr. andreiQSj male ; oikos, 

 a house). Term applied to the col- 

 lected stamens of the flower, 113 



Andrepogon, 188 



Anemone^ 158 



Anemophilous (Gr. anemos, wind). 

 Plants which are fertilised by the 

 wind, 130 



Anethwji, 170 



Angelica^ 167 



Angiosperms (Gr. «^^oj, vessel; s^erjna, 

 seed). _ Plants whose seeds ; are en- 

 closed in vessels or ovaries, 128 



Annular cells (Lat. annularis, ringed). 

 Cells with the secondary deposit 

 arranged in rings, 19 



Annulated roots. Roots with several 

 ring-like constrictions, 33 



Antkevtis, 170 



Anther (Gr. aniheros, flowery). The 

 hollow box at the summit of the 

 stamen and which contains the pollen, 

 114, 115, 117 



Anthriscus, 170 



Antipodal cells (Gr. anti, opposite ; pous, 

 podos, foot). Cells developed in the 

 embryo-sac at the opposite end to the 

 embryo-cell, 126 



Antirrhinum, 108, 174 



Apex of leaves, 76, 77 



Apiu97i, 168 



Apocarpous (Gr. apo, from ; karpos, a 

 fruit). Pistils with separate carpels, 

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Apple, 13s, 141, 164, "^(i^ 



Apricot, 16s 



Agiiilegia, 158 



Arachis, 164 



Arctimn, 171 



Arillus (Lat. areo, to be dried up). A 

 peculiar coat growing up around the 

 ovule of some plants and remaining 

 attached round the seed, 144 



Arnica, 172 



Artemisia, 171 



Artichoke, 172 



Asparagea, A group of the order Lilia- 

 ceae, 183-184 



Asparagus, 184 



Assimilation of food, 86 



Astragalus, 162 



Atmosphere, composition of, 86 



Atriplex, 177 



Avena, 188 



Axillary buds (Lat. axilla, the arm-pit). 

 Buds which grow in the angle formed 

 betweAi the leaf and stem, 59 



f^ALM, 174 



■^-^ Balsam tfTolu^ 164 



Bark, 42, 48 



Barley i 188 



Basifixed, 115 



Easily 174 



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Basil Thyme, 173 

 Bast. The inner bark, 48 

 Bastard Saffron, 172 

 Bast flbres, 21, 48 

 Bast tubes, 22 

 Bast vessels, 21, 48 

 Bean seed, 3 

 Beech, 180 

 Beet, 177 

 Bellis, 171 



Berry. A fleshy fruit which does not 

 open, and which contains several seeds, 



Beta, 177 



Betula, 179 



BetulinecE. A group of the order Amen- 



taceae, 179 

 Bicrenate (Lat. bis, twice ; crena, a 

 notch). Term applied to leaves having 

 their edges doubly notched, 77 

 Birch, 179 



Bird^sfoot Trefoil, 163 

 Biserrate (Lat. bis, twice ; serra^ a saw). 

 Term applied to leaves when their 

 edges are doubly toothed, 77 

 Blackthorn^ 164 

 Bluebell, 183, 184 

 Bluebottle, 107, 171 

 Borage, 175 

 BoraginacetE, 175 

 Bar ago, 175 



Bostrychoid (Gr. ^ bostruchos, a curl). 

 A term applied in branching when the 

 successive branches come off on the 

 same side, 66, 67, 68 

 Botany, definition of, i ; divisions of, 2 

 Bracts (Lat. bractea, a thin plate of 

 metal). Organs, generally leaf-like, 

 growing between the leaves and the 

 flowers, 92 

 Bramble, 164 

 Branching, 59, 66 

 Brassica, 160 



Broad Bean, 164 ; seed of, 3 ; germina- 

 tion of, 27 

 Broom J 163 

 Budding, 63 

 Buds, 40 

 Bulbils, 58 

 Bulbs, 57 

 Bunium, 168 

 Burdock, 93, 94, 171 

 Burnet Saxifrage, 169 

 Butcher's Broom, 50, 183, 1S4 

 Butterctip, 102, 103, iii, 114, 119, 142 



QABBAGE, 160 



^^ Caducous (Lat. caducus, falling^ 

 An organ which falls off early, especi- 

 ally applied to the calyx which falls off 

 before the buds open, 104 



Calatnintha, 173 



Calendula, 172 



Callus (Lat. a hard skin). A growth of 

 cambium which is formed when the 

 stem is wounded, d^ 



Caltha, 15 ^ , 



