VOCABULARY. 
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Hcrb'ist. One who collects and sells 
plants. 
Hexag'onal. Six cornered. 
Hians. Gaping 1 . 
Hilum. The scar or mark on a seed 
at the place of attachment of the 
seed to the seed vessel. 
Hir sute. Rough with hairs. 
His’pid. Bristly, more than hirsute. 
Hoary. Whitish coloured, having a 
scaly mealiness, not unlike glaucous. 
Holera'ceous. Suitable for culinary 
purposes. The term is derived from 
holus, signifying pot herbs. One of 
the natural orders of Linnseus cal- 
led Holeraccc, includes sucli plants as 
are used for the table, or in the 
economy of domestic affairs. 
Hun'eycup. See nectary. 
Hooded. See cucullate, or cowled. 
Hora'rius. Continuing but an hour. 
Horizontal. Parallel to the horizon. 
Horn. See spur. 
Hu mills . Low, humble. 
Husk. The larger kind of glume, as 
the husks of Indian corn. 
Hyberna'lis. Growing in winter. 
Hy brid. A vegetable produced by the 
mixt ure of two species ; the seeds of 
hybrids are not fertile. 
Hy'po. From upo, under ; much used 
in the composition ofscientific terms. 
Hypocrateriform. Salver shaped, 
with a tube abruptly expanded into 
a flat border. 
Hypog'ynous. Under the style. 
I. 
Icthyol'ogy. The science of fishes. 
Icosati'drous. Having about twenty 
stamens growing on the calyx 
Such plants furnish a great propor- 
tion of the most delicious pulpy 
fruits. 
Im'bricate. Lying over, likes scales, 
or the shingles of a roof. 
Imperfect. Wanting the stamen or 
pistil. 
Incarna'tus. Flesh coloured. 
Inci'sor. Fore tooth. 
Inxlu'ded. Wholly received, or con- 
tained in a cavity : the opposite of 
exsert. 
Incomplete. Flowers destitute of a 
calyx or corolla are said to be in- 
complete. A term differing from 
imperfect. 
Incras'sate. Thickened upward, lar 
gcr towards the end. 
increment. The quantity of increase 
Incum'bent. Leaning upon or against. 
Incur ved. Bent inwards. 
Indig enous. Native, growing wild in 
a country, (some exotics after a 
time, spread and appear as if indi- 
genous.) 
indurated. Becoming hard. 
Indu'sium . A covering, plural indu- 
sia. 
Infe rior. Below ; a calyx or corolla is 
inferior when it comes out below the 
germ. 
Infla'ted. Appearing as if blown out 
with wind, hollow. 
Iriflex'ed. The same as incurved. 
Inflorescence. (From infloresco , to 
flourish). The manner in which 
flowers are connected to the plant 
by the peduncle, as in the whorl, ra- 
ceme, &,c. 
Infrac'tus. Bent in with such an acute 
angle as to appear broken. 
Infundibulifor'mis. Funnel form. 
Inserted. Growing out of, or fixed 
upon. 
Insi'dens. Sitting upon. 
Insignitus. Marked. 
integer. Entire. 
Interno'dc. The space between joints; 
as in grasses. 
Interruptedly-pin'nate. When smaller 
leafets are interposed among the 
principal ones. 
Intor'tus. Twisted inwards. 
Introdu'ccd. Not originally native. 
Brought from some other country. 
Involu'crum. A kind of general calyx 
serving for many flowers, generally 
situated at the base of an umbel or 
head. 
Involu'cel. A partial involucrum. 
involute. Rolled inwards. 
Iridescent. Reflecting light, (from 
Iris the rainbow.) 
Irreg ular. Differing in figure, size 
or proportion of parts among them- 
selves. 
Irritability. The power of being ex- 
cited so as to produce contraction; 
this power belongs to vegetables as 
well as animals : sensation is thought 
to imply the existence of internal 
properties not possessed by plants ; 
though some have attributed sensa- 
tion to plants, as well as animals. 
J. 
Jag'ged. Irregularly divided and 
subdivided. 
Jaws. See faux. 
