INDEX AND VOCABULARY. 
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lueama'tus. Flesh-colored. 
Incis'ed. Cut or gashed ; separated by incisions. 
Includ'ed. Wholly contained in a cavity; the 
opposite of exsert. 
Incomplete'. Flowers destitute of a calyx or co- 
rolla are said to be incomplete. 
Incuvi'bent. Lying across. 
Incras'sate. Thickened upward, larger toward 
the end. 
Incurv'ed. Bent inward. 
Indehis' cent, (From indehisco^ not to open.) 
Fruits which remain closed and entire at ma- 
turity, f 
In'dian corn, 275. 
pipe, 218. 
■ rubber, 140, c. 
Indigenous Native, growing originally in a 
country. 
In'digo, 141. 
Individ' ual plant, 149. 
Indurated. Becoming hard. 
Indu'sium. A covering; T^\\\tii\indu8ia. 
Infe'rior. Below; a calyx or corolla is inferior 
when it comes out below the germ. 
Infer' tile flowers, 81, c. 
Infla'ted. Appeai'iug as if blown out with wind ; 
hollow. 
Injiex'ed. The same as incurved. 
Injlores'cence, 82, 83. 
Infrac'tus. Bent in, with such an acute angle as 
to appear broken. 
Infandibulifor'mis. Funnel-form. 
Infuso'ria^ 378. 
Insert'ed. Growing out of, or fixed upon, 78. 
Inor'ganized substances, 370, 387. 
In'teger. Entire. 
Jnternodes', 40, 107. 
Interrupt' edly-pinnate. When smaller leaflets 
are interposed among the principal ones. 
Intor'tus. Twisted inward. 
Introdw'ced. Not originally native. 
Introrse', 79, a. 
Involu' crum, 68, 190. 
Involu'cel. A partial involucrum. 
In'volute. Rolled inwards. 
Ipo'mea, Fig. 199. 
iRiDA'cEa:, 172, 244, 547. 
Irides'cent, (From /r?*, the rainbow.) Reflect- 
ing light. 
I'ris, 172, Fig. 212. 
Irreg'vlar. DiSering in figure, size, or propor- 
tion of parts among themselves. 
frritabil'ity, 62, a, 
[x'ia, 172. 
Jag'ged. Irregularly divided and subdivided. 
Jasmina'ce^e, 499. 
Jel'ly, 141. 
Joints. Knots or rings in culms, pods, leaves, &c. 
Ju'das-tree, 216. 
JnGLANDA'CK^ffi:, 521. 
Ju'gum. A yoke ; growing in pairs. 
Junca'ce^Ej 554. 
Jungerman nia, 287. 
Jus sieu, 358. 
Jus'sicu's division of compound flowers, 266. 
— natural method, 153. 
Tuxtaposi'tion. (From juxta, near, and pono, 
to place.) Nearness of place. 
Kalmy 364. 
Keel. The under lip of a papilionaceous flower. 
Keel'ed. Shaped like the keel of a boat or ship. 
Ker'nel. See J^ucleus. 
Kidf ney-shaped. Heart-shaped without the point 
and broader than long. 
Knee. A joint. 
Knob'bed. In thick lumps, as the potato. 
Knot, See Joint*. 
Label'lum. The lower petal of the orchidaceom 
plants, formerly called the nectary. 
Labia'tjE, 489. 
La'biate, 72. 
family, 236, 237, 238. 
corolliis, 72. 
Z<flce-bai-k tree, 204. 
Lacin'iate. Jagged, irregularly torn, lacerated. 
Lactescent. Yielding a juice, usually white like 
milk, sometimes red, as in the blood-root. 
Lac'teus. Milk-white. 
Lactiferous vessels, 118, 122. 
Lacu'nosc. Lowered with little pits or depre«< 
sions. 
Lacus'tris. Growing about lakes. 
La' dies' ear-drop, 207. 
slipper, 271, Fig. 210. 
Lm'vis. Smooth, even. 
Lam'eUated. In thin plates. 
Lamina^ 49. 
La'nate. Woolly. 
Lance' olate., 54, e. 
Lance-u'vate. A compound of lanceolate and 
ovate, intermediate. 
Z«an<Z-plants, 185. 
Lanu'ginous. Woolly. 
Lat'eral. (From latus.) On one side. 
La'tex, 122. 
Lat'in and Greek numerals, 19. 
Laura'ck^, 507. 
Lau'rel, 213, 218. 
Lax. Limber, flaccid 
Z.ea/-bud, 48, a. 
stalk, 40. 
Leaflet, 54. 
Z<ea/-like appendages, 64. 
Leaves, 23. 
anatomy of, 60. 
with respect to size, 57. 
Leg'ume, 91. 
Legu'minous, 91, 253, 254. 
plants, 250, 253, Fig. 145. . 
Lkmna ckjE, 534. 
LKNTIBULA'cEiE, 482. 
Lepan'tliium. A terra used for a petai Uke nec- 
tary; like that of the larkspur and monkV 
hood. 
Li'ber, 23, 127, 127, a, 127, b. 
Lichen, 284, 289. 
Li'cHKNES, 567. 
Light, 114, a. 
Lig'neous. Woody, 
Lignum. Wood. 
Lig'ulate. Strap or riband-like, flat, as the floreti 
of the dandelion. 
Li'lac, 167. 
Lilia'ck*, 551. 
Lilia'ceous, 73. 
plants, 196, 197. 
corolla, 72. 
Lil'leus. Yellow. 
Lil'y, 15. 
of the valley, 199, h. 
Limb. The border or spreading part of a mono 
petalous corolla. 
Limnan'thce, 428. 
Lina'ck^, 430. 
Lin' ear, 54, /. 
Linnce'an classes, 13, 20. 
system, imperfections of, 155. 
Lin'n<BUS, 353. 
Lip. The petals in a labiate corolla ; the label 
lum of the orchidaceae. 
Lit'mus, 289. 
Littori'bus. Growing on coasts or shores. 
Liv'erwort, 287. 
Lividous. Dark purple. 
Liz'ard's-taU, 203. 
Lobe. Division of a leaf or peta). 
