A GLOSSAEY 
OF 
THE TERMS USED IN THE MANUAL. 
Accumbent ; used to express tlie application of the edges of tUe 
cotyledons to the radicle in the seeds of Crucifers. 
Achene ; a hard dry one-seeded superior pericarp. 
Acotyledmiom ; without distinct cotyledons. 
Acuminate; di'awu out into a long point, but with the sidt^ 
slightly hollowed. 
Acute ; sharp ; foming an angle less than a right angle at the 
tip. 
Adhering ; the uniting together of difterent pai-ts, as a calyx to 
an ovary. 
Adnate; attached throughout their whole length. Adnate anther.s 
have their lobes so attached to the filament. Stipules are 
often adnate to the petiole by one of their edges. 
Adpressed ; pressed close to anj-thing. 
Adpressed-scrrate ; serrate with the teeth lying closely over 
each other or to the edge of the leaf 
^stival; produced in summer. 
Albumen; nutritious matter contained in the seed to feed the 
yoimg plant. 
Alternate ; placed successively on the opposite side of an axis as 
in the case of leaves ; or opposite to the spaces between the 
part of the next whorl in flowers. 
Amplexicaul ; clasping the stem with their base. 
Anastomosing ; veins combining with each other at their ends. 
Annual plants rise from the seed, flower and die in the same 
year. 
Annular ; forming a ring. 
Anterior; the part of a flower next the bract or in front. 
Anther ; the part of the stamen which contains the pollen. 
Apex ; the end furthest fi'om the point of attachment. 
Apical ; at or relating to the apex. 
Apiculate ; having a very small hard point at the end, usually 
fonned by the tip of the midvein. 
Approximate ; close together. 
Arching ; curved into the form of an arch. 
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