GLOSSARY 
Scape — A leafless peduncle growing from the ground. 
Sepals — The divisions of the calyx (see illustration in Introductory Chapter.) 
Sessile — Growing directly on the stem or the branch. 
Shrub — A woody plant, not as large as a tree. 
Simple (leaf) — Not compound, i.e., not made up of leaflets. 
Spathe — A large bract enveloping the flower, as the " hood " of " Jack- 
in-the-Pulpit," Jack being the Spadix. 
Spike — An arrangement in which the flowers succeed each other on a single 
stalk, having no separate stalks of their own, but growing directly, or 
nearly so, upon the main stalk (see illustration in Introductory Chapter). 
Stamens — The organs which bear the pollen (see illustration in Introduc- 
tory Chapter). 
Staminate — Having stamens (said of a male flower). 
Stem — The main support of the plant. Upon the stem are borne the 
branches, if any. 
Stigma — The end of the pistil. 
Stipule — An appendage at the base of a leaf-stalk. 
Style — The part of the pistil connecting stigma and ovary. 
Sjomnetrical — Having the same number of each part. 
Terminal — At the end of the stem or branch, as opposed to axillary. 
Tuber — A short, thick, underground stem with " eyes " (buds). 
Umbel — A cluster of flowers, or fruits, borne upon stalks which start from 
the same point (see illustration in Introductory Chapter). 
Whorled — Arranged in a circle around the stem or branch. 
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