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OF THE 



PRINCIPAL BOTANICAL TERMS USED IN THIS WORK. 



O* The reader will bear in mind, thai where compound descriptive terms aro- 

 used, the last member of the compound word is intended to give ihe predominant 

 character ; and that the word or syllable prefixed, merely indicates a modification 

 of that character;-as, for example, " ovate-Ian: eolatt" signifies lanceolate, but 

 inclining somewhat to oro/e-whilst u lance-ovate" means or ate with something 

 of the lanceolate form, &c. So of colors: " yellowish- green," bluish-green^ &c. 

 signify that green is the prevailing hue,— but that it is tinged with yellow, blue, &c. 



Abortion, an imperfect developement o( 



any ornan. 

 Abortive, not arriving at perfection; pro- 



ducing no fruit. 

 Abrupt, not gradual; terminating suddenly 

 Abrupt I j acuminate, suddenly narrowed 



to an acumination. 

 Abruptly pinnate, sec Even-pinnate. 

 Accessory, additional, or supernumerary. 

 Accumbcnt cotyledons, having the radicle 



applied to the cleft, <>r recurved along 



incipitul, two-edged ; somewhat flatted, 

 with two opposite edges. 



Androgynous, having staminate and pis* 

 ti Uaie Bowers distinct, but on the 

 same plant, or spike. 



A/igulutc. having angles, or corners, 

 mostly of a determinate number. 



Auisate, having the odor or taste of Anise- 

 seed. 



Annotinous, applied to leaves, &c. which 

 are renewed every year. 



one of the edsres, of the cotyledons ;— |. Annual, living or enduring but one year. 

 as in same Tetradynamous or Crucif-j innulur, having the ft >rm uf a ring, 

 erous plants. \unululc, having a ring. 



Acerose, linear, stiff and sharp, like the Anomalous, not according to rule orsys- 



leaves of Juniper. 

 Acicular, needle-shaped. 



Aculeate, prickly. 



Acuminate, ending in a produced taper- 

 ing point. 



Acumination, an extended tapering acute 

 paint. 



Acute, sharp ; ending in an angle, or 

 point; not rounded. 



Adnate, adhering laterally, fixed or grow- 

 ing to. 



Aestivation, the mode in which sepals and 

 petals are arranged in the flower-bud. 



Aggregated, crowded, or standing to- 

 gether on the same receptacle, but not 

 compound. 



Akene, a 1-seeded fruit with a dry inde- 

 hisceni pericarp,— often bony or nut- 

 like. 



Alate, winged ; having a membranous 

 border. 



Alternate, not opposite ; placed alternate- 

 ly on the axis, or receptacle. 



Alveolate, having cells like a honey-comb. 



tern ; forming an exception to usual 



appearances, or structure. 

 Anther, the knob, or capsule, containing 



the pollen ; usually supported on a 



filament. 

 A)itheridium, the connate anther-like 



mass, in the flowers of the Asdepia- 



dea* or Asclepias Tribe. 

 Anther if crous, bearing Anthers. 

 Ajmtalous. destitute of petals ; not having 



a corolla. 

 Apex, the summit, end, or point. 

 Ap'tyllous, without leaves. 

 Appendiculate, having some appendage. 

 Apjiresscd, pressed to, or lying close 



against. 

 Approxinuite, growing or situated near 



each other. 

 Aquatic, growing naturally in water, or 



wet places. 

 Arachnoid, resembling a spider's web. 

 Arborescent, approaching the size of a 



tree. 

 Arcuate, curved or bent like a bow. 



Ament, a slender spike of naked and usu-L4reo/a, a small cavity ;— as in the base of 



allv diclinous flowers, with imbrica- 

 ted: scales, or bracts, often doing the 

 office of pedicels. 



Amplexicaul, embracing or clasping the 

 8 tern. 



Anastomosing, applied to branching ves- 

 sels which inosculate, or unite again,Urtsta/*,'awned ; "having awns, 

 like network. Armed, having thorns, or prickles, 



some akenes. 

 Arid, dry or parched ; as if destitute of sap. 

 Arillate, having an arillus. 

 Arillus, an expansion of the funiculus or 



seed-stalk, forming a loose (and often 



fleshy) coating of the seed. 



