270 AUTHORITIES AND BOOKS. 
Strigae. StiiT upright hairs, swelled ont at the 
Taraxacifolia. Dandelion-leaved. 
Tubercles. Warts. 
base. 
Terate. Round .and long, cylindrical. 
Tubular. Joined together so as to form a tube, 
Stigma. The upper part of the pistil, intended 
Terminal. At the extremit;- of the shoots and 
applied to tlw hidden part of the Convui- 
to receive the pollen and convey it down the 
branches. 
vulus, &c. 
style to the ovarium. 
Testa. The skin or covering of the seed. 
Tumid. Swollen. 
Stigmata. Stigmas, or tlie divisions of the 
Tetradynamous. Having six stamens, four of 
Turbinate. Having the figure of a top. 
stigma. 
which are longer than the other two. 
Turgid. Tougli, not brittle. 
Stipe. The little stem that supports the secd- 
Tetragonal. Four-sided. 
Tcssel or ovary in the centre of the flower. 
Tctragynia. With four styles. 
Stipate. Furnished with a stipe. 
Tetra-hexandria. Sometimes four and some- 
Umbellata. Umbel-like. 
Stipules. Small leaves or membranes at the 
times six stamens. 
Umbilical cords. The strings by which the 
base of the petioles, or foot-stalks, of the 
Teti-andria. AViih four stamens. 
seeds are sometimes attached to the ovary, as 
leaves. 
Tctra-polygynia. With four or many styles. 
in the Magnolia. 
Stoloniferous. With the roots extending under 
Tetraptera. With a four-angled capsule. 
Umbilicus. The part by which the seed is 
the ground, lilic those of the Couch-grass. 
Tonientose. Woolly. 
attached to the placenta. 
Striatum. Striped. 
Torulose. Uneven, alternately elevated and 
Uu.->rmed. Without prickles. 
Style. That part of a flower which is between 
depressed. 
Undulata. Waved. 
the ovary aud the stigma. 
Torus. The part or receptacle which spreads 
Unguiculate. Clawed ; when the petals of a 
Suaveolens. Very sweet-scented. 
out below the ovarium, and supports the rest 
flower become suddenly narrow, like those of 
Sub. Somewhat, or rather. 
of the flower. 
tlie Pink or Carnation. 
Subnucumentaccous. Producing a few nuts. 
Trachymene. From two Greek words signify- 
Unilateral. One-sided. 
Subulate. Awl-shaped, tapering to a point. 
ing a rough membrane, in allusion to the 
Usitatissimum. Much-used. 
Succulent. Easily broken and full of juice. 
coat of the fruit. 
Utricle. A little thin bladder or membrane. 
Suffruticose. Half shrubby. 
Transversely. Across. 
Supei-flua. Composite flowers which have the 
Trichotomous. Produced in threes. 
florets of the disk bisexual, and tliose of the 
Trifid. Three-cleft. 
Vernalis. Spring. 
n," female. 
Trigynia. Three styles. 
Versatile. Hung so lightly on the stalk as to 
Supenor. Above the base of the stamens. 
Trilobum. Thrce-lobed. 
move with every breath. 
Surculi. Young shoots. 
Triquetrous. Three-cornered. 
Verticillate. Whorled. 
Suture. Where the seed-vessel opens naturally 
Triternate. A leaf composed of three parts. 
Vexillum. The upper erect part or standard of 
on only one side, like the pod of the pea, &c. 
each consisting of three leaflets. 
a Pea-flower. 
Syngesia. Composite flowers. 
Trivalve. Three-valved ; that is, with three 
valve-like openings. 
Villous. Clothed with soft long hairs. 
Violaceum. Violet-coloured. 
Tap-root. A long descending root, like that of 
Truncated. Appearing as if the end had been 
Virgate. Rod-like. 
the Carrot. 
cut off. 
Vulgaris. Common. 
AUTHORITIES AND 'BOOKS REFERRED TO. 
Adan. Adanson, a French botanist, author of 
Bot. Mag. The Botanical Magazine ; con- 
Curt. Fl. Lond. Curtis's Flora Londiuensis, 
the Families dcs Plantes, &c. 
ducted first by Mr. Curtis, afterwards by Dr. 
2 vols. 1777. 
Ait. William Aiton, Esq., Director of Royal 
Sims, and now by Sir W. J. Hooker. 65 
Cunn. Cunningham, an English botanist, well 
G.-irdciis, and author of the Hortus Kewensis. 
vols, to 1839. 
known for his researches in Australia. 
All. Allioni, an Italian botanist, author of 
Bot. Reg. The Botanical Register, 25 vols, to 
many works. 
1840 ; now conducted by Dr. Lindlcy. 
Alp. Dec. M. Alphonse De CandoUe, son of 
Brot. Brotero, a Portuguese, author of the 
D. Don. Professor of Botany in the King's 
Professor De Candolle, of Geneva. 
Flora Lusitanica. 
College, and Librarian to the Lin. Soc. 
Andr. Andrews, author of the Botanical Re- 
Buchoz. A French botanical author. 
Dec. Professor De Candolle, of Geneva, author 
pository and other works. 
Bull. Bulliard, a French botanical author. 
Burcbell. Author of Travels in South Africa, 
&c. 
of many botanical works. 
Del. Delessert, a French botanical author. 
Deppe. One of the writers in the Linnsa. 
Balb. Signor Balbis of Turin, author of Flora 
Desf. Des Fontaines. A French botanist, 
Taurinensis, &c. 
Cass. Cassini, an Italian botanist. 
who travelled in Africa ; author of many 
Banks. Sir Joseph Banks. 
Cav. Cavanilles, Professor of Botany at Madrid. 
works. 
Barton. Two American botanists; 
Cham. Chamisso, a German naturalist, who 
Dom. Dombey, a French botanist. 
Bauh. Bauhin, two brothers, both eminent 
has long resided in Russia. 
Donn. Author of Hortus Cantabrigiensis, &c 
botanical authors. 
Chav. Clipvannes, author of Monographic 
Dougl. Douglas, a collector sent out to Cali- 
Beauvois. A French botanist, who published 
des Antirrhinees, published at Geneva. 
fornia by the London Horticultural Society. 
a work on the plants of Afiica in 1818. 
Choisy. A Swiss botanist. 
Dufr. Dufresue, author of Histoire Naturelle, 
Benth. George Bentham, Esq., Secretary to 
Church. Churchill's Medical Botany, 2 vols. 
&c., de la Famille des Valerianees. 
the London Horticultur,-il Society. 
Clarke. Author of Travels in various countries 
Dum. Du Mont de Coursct-; a French botar 
Berg. Bergerct, a French botanist, author of 
of Europe, &c. 
nist, who had a splendid collection of plants 
a work on the plants found on the Pyrenees. 
Coult. Coulter, author of Memoiro sur les 
in his garden near Boulogne. 
Bieb. Marschall de Bieberstein, author of the 
Dipsacees, published at Geneva. 
Dun. Dunal, a French botanist, author of 
Flora Taurico-Caucasica, and other works. 
Crantz. A Gemian botanist, author of many 
several works. 
Biv. Bivona of Palermo, a Sicilian botanist. 
works. 
Hot. Gard. See Maund. 
Curtis. A nurseryman at Lambeth, author of 
Bot. The Botanist, conducted by B. Maund, 
many works, and who established the Bot. 
Ehret. Author of PlanUe et Papilioncs tariores. 
Esq., 2 vols, to the end of 1839. 
Mag. in 1787. 
London, 1748. 
