GLOSSARY 
DEFINITIONS 
The definitions here given are those of the terms which have been 
used in the descriptive part of this book ; they are drawn up with 
special reference to Roses, and chiefly for the advantage of the non- 
botanical reader. These botanical terms are arranged in relation to 
the several parts of the Rose-plant. Adjectival expressions are defined 
with the part of the plant to which they are oftenest applied. The 
accompanying illustrations show the principal parts of a Rose-bush. 
The various organs are figured separately. 
i. STEM 
(a) DIRECTION. 
ARCUATE or ARCHING. — Curved in a vertical plane. 
ASCENDING. — Directed obliquely or curved upwards. 
DECUMBENT. — Lying on the ground, but rising at the end. 
PROCUMBENT or PROSTRATE. — Lying on the ground. 
SARMENTOSE. — Prostrate, but often starting with a very small arch from the root. 
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