Alternate Leaves. 
Ament or Catkin. 
Leaf with auricu- 
late base. 
Axillarj' End. 
Labiate or Bilabi 
ate Corolla. 
Petal of Pink ; C, 
Claw. 
BOTANICAL GLOSSARY. 
Abortive: Imperfectly developed. 
AcHENiUM : A small, hard, seed-like fruit. 
Aculeate : Furnished with prickles. 
Ala : A wing ; plural alee ; the side petals of a papilio- 
naceous flower. See Wing. 
Alate : Winged ; as the seeds of the Maple, Elm, &c. 
Alternate : Leaves are said to be alternate when they 
are situated first on one side then on another of the 
stem or branch, but not opposite to each other. 
Ament : A scaly spike, as the Willow : a catkin. 
Anther : The head and essential part of the stamen, 
containing the pollen. 
Apetalous : Destitute of petals. 
Auriculate : Having lobes or appendages like the ear, 
as at the base of some leaves! 
Axil: The angle or upper side between a leaf and stem. 
Axillary (buds, &c.) : Situated in the axil. 
Bell-shaped : Having a bell-form. 
Berry : A fruit, pulpy or juicy throughout ; as the 
Gooseberry, Cranberiy, Tomato, &c. 
Bilabiate : Two lipped ; as the corolla of the Salvia, &c. 
Bract : A small leaf or scale, from the axil of which a 
flower or its pedicel proceeds. Bracts in general, are 
the leaves of an inflorescence more or less different 
from ordinary leaves, 
Bractlet : A bract on the pedicel or flower-stalk. 
Bulb : A roundish body produced by a plant either above 
or below the ground, (usually the latter,) and which is 
really a bud. It consists of a cluster of partially de- 
veloped leaves, and as it grows it produces a stem and 
roots ; as the Tulip, Lily, &c. 
Calyx : The outer covering or leaf-like envelope of a 
bud or flower, as shown at A in the engraving. 
Campanulate : Bell-shaped. 
Capsule : Any dry seed vessel or pod which opens by 
seams in a regular way. 
Carpel : A simple pistil, or one of the parts of a com- 
pound pistil. 
Catkin : A scaly, deciduous spike of flowers ; an ament. 
Ciliate : Having the margin furnished with a fringe of 
hairs or bristles like the eyelashes fringing the eyelids. 
Claw : The narrow base of some petals. 
Cordate : Heart-shaped ; as a cordate leaf. 
Cordate Leaf. 
Flower of Fuchsia. 
B is the Corolla. 
C, C, Cotyledons, 
or Seed Leaves of 
a young plant. 
Campanulate or 
Bell-shaped. 
Bracts. 
Bulbs. 
Calyx. 
Capsule. 
Corymb. — Phlox. 
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