GLOSSARY. 
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K. 
Kaliform, formed like Salsola kMi, a sea-coast plant. 
Chondria kaliformis, s. 15291. 
Keel, (51) when the midrib of a leaf or petal is sharp 
and elevated externally it is called a keel. p. 31. 
Kneed, or Knee-jointed, bent like the knee-joint. 
Acomtum tortuosum, s. 7867. 
Lubricate, to make slippery. Acacia, g. 2127. (note.) 
Lucid, bright, shining. Salvia lineatif61ia, s. 399. 
Lunate, or Lunulate, (168) shaped like a half moon. 
Cestrum auriculatum, s. 2465. 
Lurid, a color between purple, yellow, and grey. 
Morae'a lurida, s. 828. 
Lymphatic, of or belonging to lymph or sap. p. 874. 
Lyrate, (169) lyre-shaped. Salvia lyr^ta, s. 450. 
L. 
Labellum, (156) the front segment of an orchideous 
or other flower. lonopsis, g. 1919. p. 750. 
Lacinice, segments of any thing. Parmelia cycloselis, 
s. 15581. 
Laciniate, cut or divided into segments. Phlomis 
laciniata, s. 8365. 
Lactescent, yielding milky juice. Macliira aurantiaca, 
s. 13256. 
Lacunce, little pits or depressions, p. 948. 
Lacunose, covered with little pits or depressions. 
Helv^Ua crispa, s. 16200. 
Lcevigated, smoothed. CEnoth^ra glaiica, s.. 5459. 
Lamellated, (157) divided by plates internally. Mtisa, 
g.721. (note.) 
Lamina, literally a plate ; it is mostly applied to the 
leaf of a plant considered without its petiole. B^ta 
cicla. p. 207. (note.) 
Lanceolate, (158) lance or spear shaped. Costus, 
g. 11. p. 1. 
Lanceolato-subulate, between lanceolate and subulate. 
Sphagnum cuspidatum, s. 14653. 
Lateral, on one side. Alpinia nutans, s. 43. 
Lax, loose, not compact. Zingiber r6seum, s. 59. 
Leaflets, (159) small parts of compound leaves. Co- 
darium acutif61ium, s. 133. 
Legume, or Legumen, (160) a pod ; the fruit of legu- 
minous plants. Gomphol6bium, g. 954. (note.) 
Leguminous, plants which bear legumes, such as the 
pea, the bean, the kidneybean. p. 8. 
Lenticular, shaped like a lens. Kyllinga, g. 129. 
p. 31. 
Lentiform, in form like a lens. Rivina, g. 253. 
p. 78. 
Leprous, covered with spots or scales. Rhododen- 
dron ferruglneum, s. 5923. 
Lid, (161) the calyx which falls off from the flower in 
a single piece. Eucalyptus, g. 1126. p. 409. 
Ligula, (162) the membrane at the top of the petiole 
of grasses and other plants. Zingiber panduratum, 
s. 53. 
Ligulate, (163) strap-shaped. Aneil^ma sinicum, s. 595. 
Limbate, having a colored or dilated surface. Erica 
oppositif61ia, s. 5265. 
Linear, when the two sides are parallel. Canna, 
g. 1. p. 1. 
Linear-ensate, long sword-shaped. Marica californica, 
s. 833. 
Linguiform, or Lingulate, (164) tongue-shaped. Heb- 
manthus coccineus, s. 4149. 
Lipped, (156) having a distinct lip or labellum. 
Roscoea, g. 7. p. 1. 
Lithontriptic, having the power of breaking the stone 
in the bladder, p. 1075. 
Lobelets, (165) small lobes. Geranium sangulneum, 
s. 9644. 
Lochial, relating to the natural discharges conse- 
quent upon childbirth. Aristolochia, g. 1934. (note.) 
Locomotion, motion from place to place. Mim6sa, 
g. 2124. (note.) 
Loculaments, partitions or cells of a seed vessel. 
Cystoseira, g. 2329. p. 927. 
Locular, (166) a fruit is called unilocular if it contains 
but one cell (a), bilocular if two cells (6), trilocular 
if three (c), and so on. F^dia, g. 72. p. 11. 
Lament, (167) a kind of legume falling in pieces when 
ripe. Mull era, g. 1567. p. 597. 
Lomentaceous, bearing pericarpia, called lomenta. 
Erucaria, g. 1445. p. 539. 
Lor ate, (163) shaped like a thong or strap. Pan. 
cr^tium littorale, s. 4062. 
M. 
Macerate, to decompose by steeping in water or other 
liquid. Mentha, g. 1254. (note.) 
Marginal, relating to the margin. Helldnia, g. 9. 
p. 1. 
Masticatory, grinding or chewing with the teeth. 
Pimpin^lla, g. 635. (note.) 
Math, an old term for crop. Alopecfirus, g. 164. 
(note) 
Matrix, a "place where any thing is generated or 
formed. Calothrix, g. 2286. p. 925. 
Medulla, the pith of a plant, p. 1053. 
Medullary, relating to the pith of plants. Mim6sa, 
g. 2124.' (note) 
Melastomaceous, partaking of the nature or appear- 
ance of Melastoma. p. 300. 
Melliferous, honey-bearing. Anch6sa, g. 332. (note.) 
Membranaceous, or Membranous, having the texture 
of a membrane. Chionanthus raaritima, s. 153. 
Menstruum, a liquor used as a dissolvent. Ranun- 
culus, g. 1233. (note.) 
Meshes, the openings in any tissue. Mouge6tia, 
g. 2290. p. 925. 
Micacious, glittering, shining. Wats6nia, g. 101. 
(note.) 
Midrib, (170) the large vein which passes from the pe- 
tiole to the apex of a leaf P6thos, g. 252. (note.) 
Miliary, granulate resembling many seeds. Citrus 
m^dica, p. 655. (note.) 
Mitriform, (171) formed like a mitre, p. 895. 
Mobility, the power of motion. Mimosa, g. 2124. 
(note.) 
Monadelphous, (172) having the filaments cohering in 
a tube. I'xia monadelpha, s. 629. 
Monandrous, (173) having one stamen. Alchemilla 
A'phanes, s. 1519. 
Monil/form, formed like a necklace, that is to say, 
with alternate swellings resembling beads and con- 
tractions. Heli6phila amplexicaulis, s. 9312. 
Monocotyledons, having one seed leaf. p. 236. 
Moncecious, having the one sex in one flower, and the 
other in another. Schce'nus monoicus, s. 847. 
Monopetalous, having one petal p. 9. 
Monosepalous, having one sepal or division of the 
calyx. Pontederia, g. 730. p. 237. 
Mordant, that which enables vegetable matter or 
tissue to receive dyes or coloring matter, and to 
retain them. p. 1064. 
Mottled, marked with blotches of color of unequal 
intensity passing insensibly into each other. Syringa 
p^rsica, s. 162. 
Mucilage, a turbid slimy fluid. Salvia, g. 62. (note.) 
Mucronate, (174) pointed sharp. Corisp^rmum in- 
termedium, s. 127. 
Mucronulate, having a little hard point. Banksia 
integrifolia, s. 1459. 
Mulch, a gardener's term for the placing manure 
about the roots of trees on the surface of the 
ground. Rosa, g. 1148. (note.) 
Multifarious, very numerous ; or arranged in many 
rows. A'loe rigida, s. 4387. 
Multipartite, much divided. Pteronia stricta. s. 11492. 
Multiplex, much multiplied. Selago fasciculata, 
Muricated, covered with short sharp points. Panicum 
muricatum, s. 949. 
Muricato-hispid, covered with short sharp points and 
rigid hairs or bristles. Bryonia scabrella, s. 13588. 
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