GLOSSARY 
Alternate (leaves) — Arranged on the stem, or branch, otherwise than 
opposite or whorled. 
Annual — Lasting only one year. 
Anther — The pollen-bearing part of the stamen. 
Axillary — In the angle between a leaf, or branch, and the stem. 
Berry — A small, wholly fleshy fruit. 
Bloom — A waxy surface, as on the plum. 
Bract — A modified leaf. 
Bulb — A rounded, underground bud with thick scales. 
Bulbous — With the characteristics of a bulb. 
Calyx — The outer part of the floral envelope, made up of sepals, separate 
or joined together, generally green (see illustration in Introductory 
Chapter). 
Cleft — Cut about half way. 
Cluster — An assemblage, or bunch, of flowers or leaves. The term is not 
applied to the spike, raceme, head, or definite umbel, but includes 
corymbs, cymes, panicles, and compound racemes. 
Composite — The name of a large family in which apparently single flowers, 
like the daisy, are made up of many florets supported by an involucre. 
The central ones (usually tubular) may form a disk, the outer forming 
r.ays, as in the daisy, or all may be strap-shaped, as in the dandelion, or 
all may be tubular (see page xx). 
Compound leaf — A leaf made up of similar parts called leaflets (see illus- 
trations in Introductory Chapter). 
Corm — A solid, enlarged stem-base, suggesting a bulb. 
Corolla — The inner part of the floral envelope, made up of petals, separate 
or joined together. It is generally the part which gives the flower its 
color (see illustration in Introductory Chapter). 
Corymb — A flat or convex cluster with the outer flowers blossoming first. 
Cyme — A cluster with the inner flowers blossoming first. 
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