GLOSSARIAL INDEX
| PAGE | |
|---|---|
| Achene. A dry fruit that does not open | 13 |
| Acute. Sharp. | |
| Anther. The case at the top of the stamen containing the pollen | 9 |
| Axil. The angle formed between leaf-stalk and stem. | |
| Axillary. Situated in an axil | 6 |
| Bast. Inner bark. | |
| Berry. A pulpy fruit containing several seeds | 13 |
| Bicrenate. Doubly notched | 6 |
| Bifid. Divided into two parts. | |
| Bisexual. Including both male and female organs | 11 |
| Bract. A leaf or scale between flower and leaf | 10 |
| Bracteate. Provided with one or more bracts | 10 |
| Calyx. The outer whorl of a complete flower | 9 |
| Capitulum. A head of flowers | 9, 175 |
| Capsule. A term applied to some fruits which open | 13 |
| Carpels. Central parts of a perfect flower | 10 |
| Catkin. A spike of imperfect flowers | 12 |
| Chlorophyll. The green colouring matter of plants. | |
| Composite Flower. A head of 'florets' all sessile on a common receptacle | 175 |
| Cordate. Heart-shaped | 7 |
| Corolla. The second whorl of a complete flower | 9 |
| Corymb. A cluster of stalked flowers, the flowers being all at one level | 8 |
| Cotyledons. The lobes of the embryo plant, afterwards forming the 'seed-leaves' | 13, 47 |
| Crenate. Notched. | |
| Cupule. A cup, formed of bracts, surrounding a fruit. | |
| Cyme. An arrangement of stalked flowers in which the terminal or central one is the first to open | 9 |
| Deciduous. Falling off. Applied to leaves, parts of flowers, &c. | |
| Dehiscent. Splitting. Applied to fruits which open when ripe | 12 |
| Dicotyledon. A plant with two cotyledons in the embryo | 13 |
| Digitate. Divided into finger-like lobes | 7 |
| Disc. A fleshy ring or cup between the base of the stamens and that of the ovary. | |
| Drupe. A stone-fruit | 13 |
| Entire. Not divided | 6 |
| Epidermis. The outer skin of a plant | |
| Exstipulate. Without stipules | 5 |
| Filament. The stalk which bears the anther of the stamen | 9 |
| Follicle. A fruit which opens, when ripe, on one side only | 13 |
| Fruit. The ripened ovary of the flower | 12 |
| Glumes. The scaly bracts of sedges and grasses. | |
| Herbaceous. Green—not woody. | |
| Hybrid. The offspring of two different species. | |
| Imperfect Flower. A flower which does not possess both stamens and pistil | 12 |
| Indehiscent. Not splitting. Applied to fruits that do not open when ripe | 12 |
| Inferior. Below. Applied to the ovary when the calyx adheres to it; and to the calyx when it is free from and below the ovary | 6 |
| Inflorescence. The arrangement of flowers | 10 |
| Involucre. A whorl of bracts surrounding a single flower or a flower-head. | |
| Labiate. Lipped. Applied to the calyx or the corolla of a flower when it is divided into two lips. | |
| Lanceolate. Long and narrow, like a lance-head | 7 |
| Leaflet. One of the distinct parts of a compound leaf | 5 |
| Leaves—Compound. Leaves which are divided, quite to the midrib, into distinct parts | 5 |
| Leaves—Simple. Leaves which are not divided quite to the middle | 5 |
| Legume. A pod—a fruit of one cell which splits, when ripe, on both sides | 12 |
| Ligulate. Strap-shaped | 176 |
| Linear. Long and very narrow | 7 |
| Lyrate. A term applied to a leaf which has a rounded, terminal lobe and several lobes below. | |
| Micropyle. A small opening in the ovule or seed | 26 |
| Midrib. The central vein of a leaf—a continuation of the stalk through the blade. | |
| Monocotyledon. A plant which has only one cotyledon in its embryo | 13 |
| Nectary. A gland that produces nectar. | |
| Node. The junction of leaf and stem. | |
| Nut. A dry fruit which does not split | 13 |
| Obcordate. Inversely heart-shaped | 7 |
| Obovate. Inversely egg-shaped | 7 |
| Obtuse. Blunt. | |
| Orbicular. Round | 7 |
| Ovary. The part of the pistil which forms the fruit | 10 |
| Ovate. Egg-shaped | 7 |
| Ovule. The unripened seed within the ovary | 10 |
| Palmate. A term applied to simple leaves with spreading divisions that radiate from one point | 7 |
| Panicle. A compound raceme | 9 |
| Pappus. A hairy calyx, which often grows into a silky tuft on the summit of the fruit | 176 |
| Pedicel. A secondary flower-stalk of a cluster of flowers | 8 |
| Peduncle. The flower-stalk | 6 |
| Perfect Flower. A flower with both stamens and pistil | 11 |
| Perianth. The parts of the flower outside the stamens, or outside the pistil if stamens are absent | 11 |
| Persistent. Applied to parts of a flower when they do not wither and fall. | |
| Petal. One of the divisions of the corolla of a flower | 9 |
| Petiole. The leaf-stalk | 5 |
| Pinnate. Applied to a compound leaf when its leaflets are arranged along the midrib on each side | 7 |
| Pinnatifid. A term applied to simple leaves when they are deeply divided into lateral lobes | 7 |
| Pistil. The inner part or whorl of a complete flower | 10 |
| Pistillate. Applied to a flower when it has a pistil and no stamens | 12 |
| Placenta. The part of the ovary to which the ovules are attached | 10 |
| Pod. See Legume. | |
| Pollen. The cellular dust discharged by the anthers | 9, 25 |
| Pollination. The transfer of pollen from anther to stigma | 26 |
| Raceme. An inflorescence in which the flowers are stalked along a common axis | 8 |
| Radical. Growing direct from a point near the summit of the root | 4 |
| Ray. The outer, spreading florets of a composite flower | 175 |
| Receptacle. The enlarged upper part of a flower-stalk that gives attachment to the parts of the flower. | |
| Sagittate. Arrow-shaped | 7 |
| Samara. A winged fruit | 13 |
| Sepal. A part of the outer whorl (calyx) of a complete flower | 9 |
| Serrate. Sawlike | 6 |
| Sessile. Without a stalk | 5, 6 |
| Silicula. A fruit resembling a siliqua, but shorter and broader | 12 |
| Siliqua. A pod-like fruit with two valves that separate from a central membrane to which the seeds are attached | 12 |
| Solitary. Arranged singly | 8 |
| Spathulate. Spoon-shaped | 7 |
| Spike. An inflorescence in which the flowers are sessile along a common axis | 8 |
| Stamens. The flower organs that produce the pollen | 9 |
| Staminate. Applied to a flower that has stamens but no pistil | 12 |
| Stigma. The part of the pistil which receives the pollen | 10 |
| Stipulate. Having stipules | 4 |
| Stipules. Scaly or leafy organs at the base of a leaf | 4 |
| Stomata. The openings in the epidermis of plants | 318 |
| Style. The stalk that supports the stigma | 10 |
| Superior. Above. Applied to the calyx when it is on the ovary, and to the ovary when it is free from the calyx or perianth | 10 |
| Ternate. Consisting of three parts | 7 |
| Umbel. An inflorescence in which the flower-stalks all radiate from one point | 9 |
| Whorl. A term applied to organs or parts arranged around a common centre | 5 |
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Transcriber's Note:
Inconsistent hyphenation in the original has been retained in this version.
P. 24 "net veneid" changed to "net veined"
P. 40 "Lombardy Polar" changed to Lombardy Poplar
P. 75 "which peals off" changed to peels off
P. 78 "and peals off" changed to peels
P. 81 "of a glaucus green" changed to glaucous
P. 93 "Wild Strawbery" changed to Strawberry
P. 94 "Caprifoliacæ" changed to Caprifoliaceæ
P. 118 "stems each bears a" changed to bear
P. 119 "It leaves are" changed to Its
P. 124 "Glancous" changed to Glaucous
P. 207 "is usually nubranched" changed to unbranched
P. 228 "Convolvulacæ" changed to Convolvulaceæ
P. 265 "which is somewhat resembles" changed to it
P. 272 "Vacciniam" changed to Vaccinium
P. 272 "Crowberry" changed to Cowberry
P. 304 "Great Mullien" changed to Mullein
P. 367 et seq. Section numbers corrected - 11 was omitted in original
P. 368 Added 253 to entry "Toad Rush"