GLOSSARY
 

Technical terms  have been avoided  as  much as possible, but to avert

inconvenient  length  of phrase, especially  in  regard to shape  of leaf and

form of inflorescence, a few botanical terms have  been employed.   They

are also necessary to define the  parts of the flower and the particular

kind of fruit.



Acuminate.  -Having a gradually tapered point.

Acute.   Pointed, but less gradually tapered than acuminate.

Anther.  That part of the stamen carrying the pollen.

Apex.   The end (applied to the termination of leaf, petal, etc.).

Auricle.  An appendage or lobe shaped like an ear.

Axil.  The angle formed on the upper side by the union of leafstalk and stem,

    or by the  chief veins and midrib.

Axillary.  Springing  from  an axil.   Usually applied to an inflorescence arising

    at  that part of a stem, as distinct from the end.

Berry.   A fruit whose seeds are immersed in a pulpy or juicy substance enclosed

    by a skin.

Bract.   A leaf-like organ or  a degenerate leaf  from whose axil the flower or

    inflorescence is borne.

Calyx.  The outer envelope of the flower (outside the petals).

Capsule.  A dry fruit  of two or more cells.

Carpel.  One  part  of a several-celled ovary or fruit.

Catkin.  A  slender, often  tail-like,  inflorescence,  with  scale-like bracts  and

    stalkless flowers.

Ciliate.  Fringed with hairs ; usually applied to the margins of leaves or petals.

Compound {composite).  Made up of several parts or units, like a rose leaf or

    the-flower head of a daisy.

Cone.  The fruit of pines, firs, spruces, etc., made up of overlapping scales.

Co?inate.  United  organically (seen sometimes in the bases of opposite  leaves).

Cordate.  Shaped like a heart, with the point uppermost.

Corolla.   The inner envelope of the flower (inside the calyx).

Corymb.  An  inflorescence  of flat or flattish shape, in which  the stalks of the

    outer flowers are long  enough  to bring them  to  approximately the same

    level as the inner ones.

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