1104 
GLOSSARY. 
Radical, proceeding from the root. Phr;f nium capiti- 
tum, s. 27. 
Radicant, producing roots from the stem. Marc- 
graavia, g. 1163. (note.) 
Radicule, (216) that end of the embryo which is op- 
posite to the cotyledons, p. 537. 
Radius, (217) the ray of compound flowers. Solidago 
canadensis, s. 12066. 
Ramenta, little brown withered scales with which 
the stems of some plants, especially ferns, are co- 
vered. Rhodomela lycopodioides, s. 15280. 
Ramentaceous, (218) covered with ramenta. Euphorbia 
frag'ifera, s. 6793, 
Ramificaiions, subdivision of roots or branches. Era» 
grostis pilosa, s. 1207. 
Ramose, branchy. I'lex, g. 315. (note.) 
Ramuli, twigs or small branches. Draparnaldia, 
g. 2284. p. 925. 
Raphe, in seeds this is the channel of vessels which 
connects the chalaza with the hilum ; in umbellife- 
rous plants it is the line of junction of the two halves 
of which their fruit is composed. Bubon, g. 640. 
p. 116. 
Rationale, the reason of a thing. Solanum, g. 451. 
(note.) 
Receptacle, (219) that part of the fructification which 
supports the other parts. PoUichia, g. 21. p. 1. 
Recesses, the bays or sinuses of lobed leaves. Sisym- 
brium obtusangulum, s. 9169. 
Rectangular, right-angled. Teucrium asiaticum, 
s. 8114. 
Rectilinear, right-lined. B6mbax erianthos, s. 9942. 
Rectum, an intestine. A'nthemis, g. 1778. (note.) 
Recurved, bent backward. Zingiber, g. 10. p. 1. 
Recurvo-patent, bent back and spreading. Grimmia 
apocarpa, s. 14687. 
Reftexed, bent backward. C^nna gigantea, s. 6. 
Reflexed recesses, sinuses of leaves which are bent 
backward from the ordinary direction of the surface 
of a leaf p. 165. 
■Refrigerant, producing coolness. Oxalis, g. 1065. 
(note.) 
Reniform, (220) kidney-shaped. Leptantlius reni- 
formis, s. 736. 
Repand, (221) a leaf having a margin undulated and 
unequally dilated is said to be repand. Er&nthe- 
mum bicolor, s. 313. 
Repando-dentate, repand and toothed, Dor6nicum 
Pardalianches, s. 12189. 
Repellant, that which turns you away from any thing. 
A'tropa, g. 446. (note.) 
Replicate, folded back. Cyclopia, g. 946. (note.) 
Resolutive, or Resolvative, having the power to dis- 
solve. Argem6ne, g. 1172. (note.) 
Resolvent, having the power of dissolving. Curciima, 
g. 14. (note.) 
Restringent, astringent, Berberis, g. 829, (note.) 
Resupinate, inverted in position, so that that which 
was in front becomes at back. Hedychium, g. 6. 
p. 1. 
Reticulated, resembUng a net. H4kea undulata, 
s. 1435. 
Retuse, (222) abruptly blunt. Hedychium flavum, s. 36. 
Revolute, rolled back. Canna speci6sa, s. 13. 
Rhomboidal, (225) like a rhombus. Salvia mexicana, 
s. 385. 
Rhomboid-ovate, rhomboidally egg-shaped. Cheno- 
podium atriplicis, s. 3416. 
Rib, (170) the projecting vein of any thing. Curcuma 
rub^scens, s. 83. 
Rigid, stiff Notelee'a rigida, s. 157. 
Ringent, (223) gaping. Justicia, g. 47. p. 9. 
Ringing, making an incision resembling a ring all 
round a branch. Liriodendron, g. 1216. (note.) 
Rotate, (224) a monopetalous corolla, the limb of 
which is flat and the tube very short, is called rotate. 
Valerian^lla discoidea, s. 563. 
Rotunda-ovate, roundly egg-shaped. Carex f61va, 
s. 13123. 
Rubefacient, any thing which reddens the skin, or 
raises slight cutaneous inflammation. Euph6rbia, 
g. 1103. (note.) 
Rudiment, when an organ is imperfectly developed, 
botanists call such developement a rudiment. JMo- 
linia, g. 194. p. 33. 
Rufous, reddish orange-colored, or rusty. Canna 
glauca |3 rufa, s. 16. 
Rugose, rough or coarsely wrinkled. Calceolaria 
rug6sa, s. 317. 
Rugulose, finely wrinkled. Salvia chamEedryoides, 
s. 386. 
Runcinate, (226) hooked back, applied to the lobes of 
leaves. Hesperis runcinata, s. 9161. 
Runcinato-dentate, hooked back and toothed, Apar. 
gia taraxaci, s. 11166. 
Runners, (229) procumbent shoots which root at their 
extremity. Ranunculus salsugin6sus, s. 8037. 
Rusty, rust-colored. Curcfima ferruginea, s, 87. 
Saccate, bagged ; having a bag or pouch j as many 
petals. Cal6tropis, g. 584. p. 115. 
Sagittate, (227) shaped like an arrow-head, Dorst^nia 
arif61ia, s. 1528. 
Salivation, a discharge of saliva from the glands of 
the mouth. Plumbago, g. 324. (note.) 
Samara, (228) a kind of winged seed vessel ; the same 
as what the English call key. O'rnus, g. 69. p. 11. 
Sapid, agreeable to the palate. Neldmbium, g. 1213. 
(note.) 
Saponaceous, soapy. iE'sculus, g. 866. p. 296. 
Sarmentose, (229) producing sarmenta or runners. 
Echites bifl6ra, s. 2355. 
Sawed, resembling the teeth of a saw. Coldenia pro- 
cumbens, s. 1833. 
Scabrous, rough with little asperities. Salvia runci- 
nata, s. 459. 
Scales, any small processes resembling minute leaves ; 
also the leaves of the involucrum of Comp6sitae. 
Pollichia, g. 21. p. 1. 
Scandent, climbing. Piper, g. 77. (note.) 
Scape, (231) a stem rising from the root and bearing 
nothing but flowers. Maranta com6sa, s. 24. 
Scariose, or Scarious, membranous and dry. Buf6nia 
tenuifolia, s. 1813. 
Schistous, rocky, formed of the rock called schist. 
O'lea, g. 32. (note.) 
Scion, a shoot intended for a graft. Camellia, g. 1476. 
(note.) 
Scoriis, cinders. Camilla, g. 1476. (note.; 
Scrobiculate, excavated into little pits or hollows An- 
tennaria, g. 1725. p. 663. 
Scrotiform, formed like a double bag. EUisia, g. 432, 
p. 111. 
Scurfy, covered with scales resembling scurf. Efi- 
stoma, g. 365. p. 110. 
Scutate, formed like an ancient round buckler. Pti- 
lota, g. 2311. p. 925. 
Secund, (232) arranged on one side only : the same as 
unilateral, which is better, p. 917. 
Sedges, a tribe of marsh plants so called, p, 31. 
Segments, parts of any thing, p. 1, 
Semi-, half. 
Seminal, belonging to the seed. Scabi6sa, g. 264. 
(note.) 
Semination, seeding. Cr6cus, g. 93. (note.) 
Sepals, (233) the segments of the calyx. Sebae'a, g. 281. 
p. 98. 
Septa, (166) the partitions that divide the interior of 
the fruit. RuHngia, g. 704. p, 118. 
Septiferous, bearing septa. Ram6nda, g. 374. p. 110. 
Serrated, (230) like the teeth of a saw. Mayt^nus 
bo&ria, s. 134. 
Serrulations, notchings like those of a saw. Agave 
yucc£efulia, s. 4093. 
Sessile, without footstalks. Zost^ra, g. 24. p. 1. 
Setaceo-rostrate, having a beak with the figure of a 
bristle. Carex ampuUacea, s. 13162. 
Setaceous, resembling a bristle in shape. Justicia ni- 
gricans, s. 282. 
Setw, bristles. Schoe'nus nigricans, s. 845. 
Setiform, (234) formed like a bristle. R6sa hib^rnica, 
s. 7501. 
