110 GLOSSARY. 



Parasitic ; drawing support from another Pinnatifid; cut-winged, where (he lamina, 



P' aut - on each aide of a petiole is deeply cleft. 



Parenchyma; common cellular tissue in Pinnules; the leaflets or sub li visions of 



a soft state. a M-tri or multi-pinnate leaf. 



Parietal; arising from the inner wall of Pisiform: formed like peas. 



an ergan. Pistil ; the central organ of flowers com- 



Part-d; divided almost, to the base. posed of style, Btigma and ovary. 



Partial; particular, not general. Pistillate; having pistils only. 



Partition; a dissepiment. Pith: the central spongy substance in 



Pectinate; divided like the toath of a the centre of plants, composed of eel- 

 comb. lul.tr i i 

 Pedafee ; finely palmate, like the foot of Flaeent*; the line or bodv to which 



a bird. the ovules are attached. 



Pedicel; a partial or secondary flower- Plaited: folded in regular layers. 



stalk. Plane; flat. 



Fediciilate or parcelled; having or be- Plicate; folded like a fan. 



hip; supported on a pedicel. Plumose ; resembling a feather, fringed 



Peduncle ; a flower-stalk, [duncle. with hairs. 



Peduncled or pedunculate; having a pe- Plum lie; the incipient ascending axis. 

 Pellicle ; a vary thin stratum or coat. Poculiform ; cap-shaped. 

 Pellucid; transparent, pervious to light. Pod; a pericarp of two valves; it m*y 

 Pellucid-punctate; having punctures ad- be a Legume or Siliqu'e. j/srary. 



raitting the passage of light. Podosperm; funiculus, footstalk of an 



Peltate; Bhield-like, having a stalk or Pollen; the granules or dust contained 



support in the water. in anthers. 



Pencilled or pencillate; ending like a Pollen tube; a m'nute tubo projected 



painters pencil or brush. from a pollen grain. 



Pendulous: hanging down. Pollinia : masses of pollen. 



Peutagonal; having five corners or angles. F0I3 having stamens united 



Pentagynou*; having five styles. in more than two 



Pentandrons; hayi-ag five stamens. Polyandrous; having many stamens at- 



I'es.t im rous; a whorl of five parts. taehed to receptacle. 



Pepo; an iridehiscent fleshy, or internal- Folygamo-diaecious; having perfect and 



ly pulpy fruit, form -d of three united imperfect flowers on distinct plants. 



carpels. Polygamous; having perfect or staminate 



Perennial; lasting from year to year. and pistillate flowers, or all these kinds. 



Perfoliate ; where a stem perforates a leaf. Polygj aou - ; havin ; m 10 1 styles. 

 Perforate; having holes and dots, as if V> I; . changeable, assuming % 



pricked. variety of forms. 



Perianth; floral envelopes. Polypetalous ; having many petals. 



Pericarp; the fruit seed ease. Polyphyllous ; having many leaves, ap- 



Peridium; a spore-case. plied to the ca'yx. 



Perigonium; a perianth. Polysepalous; having many sepals. 



Perigynium; a sa<f enclosing the ovary. Polyspermous ; having many seeds. 

 Parigynous; inserted around the ovary. Pome; a pulpy or juicy fruit, formed of 

 Porisperin; the albumen. a juicy or fleshy calyx; euclcvin^ the 



Peristome; the fringed border of the carpels. 



theca in mosses. Porrected ; extended forward. 



Permanent, persistent; remaining for a PrSefoliation ; vernation, the arrange- 

 long time. merit of a leaf in a bud. 

 Personate; masked; a form for a labiate Prosfloration ; aestivation, the arrange 



tiowar. meat of the floral envelopes in a bad. 



Petal ; the colore 1 leaf of a flower. Prosmorse ; as if bitten off. 



Petaloid ; resembling a pf-tnl. Prickle ; a sharp appendage of the bark, 



Petiole; the foot-stalk of a leaf. ' not connected with the wood. 



Pstioled or petiolate ; with a petiole, not Primiue; outer coat of ovule. 



sessile. Prismatic; having several parallel fiat 



Puliolule; the foot-stalk of a leaflet. sides. 



Phanogamous or phanerogamous; hav- Process; a protuberance or projecting 



ing visible stamens and pistils. part. 



Pliyllodium; a leaf formed of a dilntsd Procumbent; lying on the ground. 



petiole. Proliferous; where leaves or flowers arise 



Pilose; hairy, having slender hairs, from others. 



Pinna!; th« leaflets or divisions of a Prostrate; lying on the ground. 



pinnate leaf. Protruded; projecting out. exserted. 



Pinnate; a leaf is pinnate when the leaf Pruinose; coverered with a fro^t like 



lets are arranged in two rows on the meal. 



sida «f ft common petiole; winged. Pseu. lop innate; fs.!»clv a imperfectly pi*- 



