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GLOSSARY. 



Spur-pelory. — The change by which a flower becomes sym- 

 metrical owing to all the sepals or petals becoming 

 spurred. 



Staminal. — Of the nature of, or derived from, stamens. 

 Staminate. — Of the nature of a stamen. 



Staminode. — An imperfectly-developed or rudimentary stamen. 



Staminoid. — Partially changed into a stamen. 



"Standard." — The large posterior petal of the flower of 



Papilionaceas. 

 Sympetaly. — The union of petals. 

 Synandry. — The union of stamens. 



Synangium. — A compound or plurilocular sporangium. 

 JSynanthy. — The union of flowers. 

 .Synsepaly. — The union of sepals. 



Umbel. — An inflorescence whose flowers are all inserted at 



the same level at the top of the peduncle. 

 TJni-, bifoliate. — Of a compound leaf with one or two leaflets. 

 Utricle. — In Carex, the bladder-like bract which completely / 



encloses the fruit. 

 Venation. — Veining. 



Versatile. — Of an anther which is attached to the filament 



by the middle of its dorsal side, and turns freely thereon. 

 Verlicillaster. — The false whorl caused by the approximation 



of the two congested axillary cymose inflorescences on 



opposite sides of the stem of Labiatse. 

 Vexillar. — Relating to the " standard 39 ■ petal. 

 Vivipary. — The transformation of the flower into leafy buds 



which drop off and become independent plants. 

 " Wings." — The lateral petals of the flower of Papilionaceae. 

 Zygomorphic. — Irregular, asymmetrical. 



