GLOSS AR\ 
Achene, a dry indehiscent 1-seeded 
fruit. 
Acuminate, tapering gradually to 
the apex. 
Acute, with a sharp point. 
Adherent or adnate, growing fast 
to or united with another organ 
or body. 
Anterior, the side in front; in an 
axillary flower the side away 
from the axis. 
Anthesis, the period during which 
a flower is expanded, the anthers 
shedding pollen and the stigmas 
receptive. 
Appendage, any supplementary or 
superadded part. 
Axil, the angle between a leaf and 
stem. 
Axile, referring to the axis. 
Axillary, borne in the axil. 
Berry, a fleshy indehiscent fruit. 
Bifid, 2-cleft. 
Bract, the modified leaf of a flower- 
cluster. 
Bractlet, the small modified leaf 
subtending a single flower or 
borne on the pedicel. 
Caducous, dropping off very early 
as compared with other parts. 
Capitate, gathered or collected into 
a head-like cluster. 
Capsule, a dry seed-vessel which 
splits open and is composed of 
more than one carpel. 
Carpel, a simple pistil with a 1- 
celled ovary, 1 placenta, 1 style 
and 1 stigma, or one of the 
units of a compound pistil; also 
applied to a simple pistil when 
mature or to one of the parts of 
a compound pistil which splits up 
yvhen ripe. 
Caudcx, a short woody stem at the 
surface of the ground, rarely 
rising conspicuously above the 
surface. 
Chamisal, collective term, includ¬ 
ing the individuals of Adeno- 
stoma, a gregarious shrub. 
Chaparral, collective term refer¬ 
ring to the low shrubs which 
form extensive colonies on moun¬ 
tain slopes, including particular¬ 
ly the Manzanita, Buck Brush, 
Scrub Oak. Pickeringia and sim¬ 
ilar species with rigid or thorny 
branches. 
Choripetalous o r chorisepalous, 
with distinct petals or sepals. 
Ciliate, having the margin bordered 
with a row of hairs. 
Circumscissile, with pod dehiscing 
around the middle, the top com¬ 
ing off like a lid. 
Cismontane, this side of the moun¬ 
tains; cismontane S. Cal., coastal 
Southern California. 
Claw, the narrow stalk-like base of 
a petal, as in the Pinks. 
Cleft, with sharp lobes. 
Connivent, lightly joined. 
Convolute, rolled inwards from one 
side to the other. 
Corymb, a flat-topped flower clus¬ 
ter, the pedicels of unequal 
length. 
Crcnate, with rounded or blunt 
teeth. 
Deciduous, falling when ripe or 
after the function has been per¬ 
formed. 
Decumbent, lying on the ground but 
tending to rise at the end. 
Deltoid, triangular in outline. 
Dentate, toothed, with the teeth 
standing directly outwards. 
Denticulate, dentate with fine teeth. 
Diadelphous, united in two sets. 
Dichotomous, branching or fork¬ 
ing, with the two divisions near¬ 
ly equal. 
