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tissues of the root itself. The nutri- 
ment absorbed consists chiefly of 
carbonic acid and nitrogen, or nitro- 
f enoufl compounds dissolved in water, 
’hird, in suiue cases the roots secrete 
or exude small quantities of matter in 
a manner and with a purpose not 
satisfact(>rily ascertained. 
Eo'Ridus — D ewy ; covered with little 
transparent elevations of the paren- 
chyma which liave the appearance of 
fine drops of dew'. 
Kose'u.s — R ose-Coloured ; pale-red. 
Ro'tatk, Rota'cevs, Rot.efob'jiis, Rotif'- 
OitJiJS, Rotatus — W hen a mono- 
petalous corolla has a very short tube 
and .spreading limb.«, thus supposed to 
resemble a wlieel. The corolla of the 
common Pimpernel!, A imyallis arvensis^ 
IS rotate. 
Rostelj'lu.m^ — A term applied to a process 
which intervenes between the anther 
and stigma of an Orchid flow'er, and 
w^hich has been aptly termed the floor 
of tlie fomer and the roof of the 
latter. 
Eostella'tl’S— Furnished with a stiff and 
often somewhat hooked termioation, 
supposeil to resemble a little beak. 
Rostka'i.us — Beaked. Ko'stkljj- - A 
beak. (See flower-buds and fruit of 
Eucal roHtrata, a tree very abun- 
daut along the Coiidamine River.) 
Rota'tion, RqxA'Tio — The internal circula- 
tion of fluids in the celLs of plants. 
Rotunda'tus — Roundish. RoTUN'Drs-— 
Round ; synonym for “Tlrbicularis.” 
(bee Phehalixim Tohnxdifoliunu) 
Rubkj.'los — Somewhat red.* Rubes'cens — 
Growing red. Ru'bens— Red. Rubi- 
CBS DUS— Ruddy. Ru'bek— Pure red 
of a deep tint. Ru'xilanh, Ru'xilus 
(c ierj’ red) — Of a brick-red colour ; red, 
with a moderate portion of grey, also 
glittering with red. 
Rubico'i.uS’ — P amsitic i-n, or attached to, 
the stemsor leaves of a Ruins. 
Rubigin'eus, Rubigixo'su.s— R usty; of a 
brownisli-red tint ; red, w ith niuch 
grey. Ri’fescexs, Rufus — Brown 
inclining t(» red. 
Rudeba'lis- Growing in waste places, or 
among nibbi.sli. Example, the common 
weed, Lipidiu'in rxiderulc. 
Ru'dlmb.vt.\ry— Eithei’ in an early stage of 
development, or in an imperfectly 
developed condition. 
Ru'ga— A wrinkle. Rugose', Rugo'sula, 
IvUGo'srs — Rough, wrinkle<l. Rugu- 
Lo'sus — Where a surface is covered 
with wrinkles, (See the leaves of the 
common Sage plant.) 
Rumixa'ted, UuMiXA'TUs (Chewed)— 
When the hard albumen of some seeds 
I’^etrated by irregular channels, 
tilled with softer cellular matter. For 
example, take a Xutmeg. 
Run'oixate, K uxcina'tus— Where the 
large marginal incisions of a leaf are 
directed in a curved and serrated 
manner towards the ba.se. (See leaf of 
Dandelion.) 
I Rupes'tris, Rupic'olus— G rowing natu- 
I rally upon rocks. Sterculia rupestrh. 
Kup'tilis — Bursting irregularly, without 
any defined line of dehiscence. 
RuRiV'Lis — Growing in situations peculiar 
j to country places, as on the thatch of a 
cottage. 
Rt'tidocabpus — Where the surface of 
I the fruit is covered with wrinkles. 
' RHY'xiDOPHYL'LUM~See Dvsinodium 
, rhytidophi/llum. 
j Sabuli'colus — Growing in sandy places. 
Sabulosus — S.» ndy, as Pimicuin crus- 
I gdlli, var. mhulicoluni. 
I Sac — A vesicle in the nucleus within which 
the erxibyro is formed. Sac'cate— A 
spur which is short and round like a 
I little bag. Sac'ciform, Sacoifor'mis— 
Having the general appearance of a 
I bag. Sac'culus — A little sack ; the 
I peridiura of some Fungi, 
j Sacchara'tcs, Saochaki'nus— Having a 
I sweet taste. 
I Sa'gitxate, Sagitta'lis, Sagitta'tos— ( 
Pointed at the apex, and the base 
prolonged backwards from the sides 1 
into two acute ears, shaped like the 
head of an arrow. (See Rumex aceto- 
the common Sorrel.) 
; Sali'nus [Stilhw^ a salt pit). Sal'ous 
( salted) — Tasting of salt. 
Salsugixo'sus — G row'ing in salt places or 
salt marshes. 
Sa'mara— A nut with a wing at its upper- 
, end ; or, in other words, a compressedj 
, four -seeded, coriaceous or mombraii.v 
, ceous indehiscent pericarp, wdth a 
membranaceous expansion at the end 
I or edges. 
I San'guine, Saxgui'neus— R ed with much 
grey; blood-colour, as Holmskioldid' 
sanyuineu. 
Sap, Sara — A general term frir the juices 
of a plant. The ascending sap is tha 
crude material introduced by absorp- 
tion ; the descending sap (called pro- 
perly the juice) is the elaborated 
material, which then contains organ- 
ized compounds, suited to the nutrition 
of the plant. 
Sa'pidub (Savory, from iSapor, a taste)— 
Possessing a pleasant taste. 
Sap'rophvtk — A plant which lives upon 
dead organic matter, thus differing 
from the parasite which lives upon 
living organic matter, like the Climb- 
ing Orchid, Gafeoi-u ftUiaia. 
Sapoxa'rius — Pos-sessing detergent proper- 
ties, like Soap. 
Sapoxaceocs— Soapy. The foliage of tha 
Red Ash, Alphtioniaj would seem to 
jiossess this property to a high degree, 
for we find children of the country 
.schools taking a ftw of these leaves in 
IJieference to soap to remove ink-stains 
from their fingers. 
Sar'cocarp, Sarcocar'pium— The inter- 
mediate and more succulent part of tha 
pericarp which lies between the epicarp 
and the endocarp. 
