GLOSSARY 



OF THE 



PRINCirAL BOTANICAL TERMS USED IN THIS WOEK. 



The reader will bear in mind, that where compound dG^cviptWe terms fire em 

 ployed iu this worl^:, the lent member of the compound word is intended to give the 

 predominant char,(ctef'—;ind thrvt the word or syllable prefixed, merely indicates a 

 modification of that character : as, for example, — "ovate-lanceolate " signifies lanceo- 

 late, but inclining somewhat to ovate; while ''lance-ovate''' means ovate tvith something 

 of the lanceolate form, &c. So of colors : ''yellowish-green^'' '■'•bluish-green,''' &c. signify 

 that green is the prevailing hue, — but that it i3 tinged with a shade of yellow, blue, &c. 

 Terms indicative of the size of any organ, or portion of plant — as "large,"''' "small,"''' or 

 "•midAle-sized"' — are, of course, relative,— and have reference to the usual or average 

 size of such parts, or organs, in other species of the same genus, or family. 



A; at the commencement of a word, signi- 

 fies the absence of some part, as : apeta- 

 lous, destitute of petals When the word 

 commences with a vowel an is prefixed. 



Abnormal; ditferent from the regular or 

 usual structure. 



Abortion; an imperfect development of 

 any organ. 



Abortive; not arriving at perfection; pro- 

 ducing no fruit. 



Abrupt: not gradual ; sudden. 



Abruptli/ acuminate ; suddenly narrowed 

 to an acumination. 



Abruptly \)"imi2L\.e. See Even -pinnate. 



Acaulescent; apparently stcmless. 



Accessory; additional, or supernumerary. 



Accumbent cotyledons ; having the radicle 

 applied to the cleft, or recurved along 

 the edges of the cotyJedons (represented 

 by this sign, o=),— as in some Crucife- 

 rous plants. 



Acerose; linear and needle -like, — as Juni- 

 per leaves, itc. 



Achenium. ^cq ATcene. 



Achlamydsous; applied to flowers that 

 have no floral envelopes. 



Acxcular; needle-shaped. 



Acotyledonous; destitute of cotyledons, or 

 seed-leaves. 



Acrogenous plants. Plants which grow or 

 develop from the apex or summit, onlj-, 

 of the stem, 



Acrogens. Apex-growers, or acrogenous 

 plants : — which see. 



Aculeate; prickly ; armed with prickles. 



Aculeolate; armed with little prickles. 



Acuminate; ending in a produced taper- 

 ing point. 



Acumind,tion. An extended tapering point. 



Acrde; sharp ; ending in an angle, or point 

 not rounded. 



Adherent: attached to, or united Avith an- 

 other different organ, — as the calyx-tube 

 to tlie ovary, &c. See coherent. 



Adnate; adhering laterally ; fixed or gro"W 

 ing to. 



Adventitious; happening irregularly; not 

 produced naturally or usually. 



Equilateral; equal sided ; not oblique. 



Estivation. The mode in which sepals 

 and pelcds are arranged in the flower- 

 bud, before they expand-. 



Aftermath. The second growth of tlie 

 grasses in the same season, after being 

 cut off. 



Aggregated ; crowded, or standing to- 

 gether on the same receptacle. 



Akene (or Achenium). A 1-seeded fruit 

 with a dry indehiscent pericarp, — ofter 

 bony or nut-like. 



Alct. Wings, or membranous expan 

 sions. 



Alate; winged; having a membranou,? 

 border. 



Albiimev. A deposit of nutritive mat- 

 ter, distinct from the Embryo, found 

 in many seeds, — and sometimes ( as 

 in the grasses) constituting their chieJ 

 bulk. 



Albiiminous seeds; furnished with, or con- 

 taining albumen. 



Alternate; not opposite ; placed alternately 

 on the axis, or receptacle. 



Alveolate; having pits, or cells like a honey- 

 comb. 



Anient. A slender spike of naked and 

 usually separated flowers, with imbricat 

 ed scales or bracts. 



