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... spora , a seed ) , spores borne within asci . ASCYPHOUS ( a , privative ; scyphus , a bowl ) , without scyphi or cups . ASSURGENT ( assurgens , Lat . ) , pointing upwards B 2 BOTANICAL TERMS . 11 ARILLODE (arillus, Lat. a wrapper), ...
... spora , a seed ) , spores borne within asci . ASCYPHOUS ( a , privative ; scyphus , a bowl ) , without scyphi or cups . ASSURGENT ( assurgens , Lat . ) , pointing upwards B 2 BOTANICAL TERMS . 11 ARILLODE (arillus, Lat. a wrapper), ...
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... spora , a seed ; aggos , a vessel ) , an indusium overlying the spore - cases of a fern ( Aspidium ) . EPISPORE ( epi , Gr . upon ; spora , a seed ) , the outer integument of spores . EPISTROPHY ( epistrophē , Gr . return ) , the ...
... spora , a seed ; aggos , a vessel ) , an indusium overlying the spore - cases of a fern ( Aspidium ) . EPISPORE ( epi , Gr . upon ; spora , a seed ) , the outer integument of spores . EPISTROPHY ( epistrophē , Gr . return ) , the ...
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... Gr . under ; phloios , bark ) , existing beneath the epidermis of the bark . HYPOPHYLLOUS ( upo , Gr . under ; phullon , a leaf ) , growing from the under - side of a leaf . HYPOSPORANGIUM ( upo , Gr . under ; spora , 60 A MANUAL OF.
... Gr . under ; phloios , bark ) , existing beneath the epidermis of the bark . HYPOPHYLLOUS ( upo , Gr . under ; phullon , a leaf ) , growing from the under - side of a leaf . HYPOSPORANGIUM ( upo , Gr . under ; spora , 60 A MANUAL OF.
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Mordecai Cubitt Cooke. HYPOSPORANGIUM ( upo , Gr . under ; spora , seed ; aggos , vessel ) , indusium of ferns growing from beneath the spore - case . HYPOTHALLUS ( upo , Gr . under ; thallos , a frond ) , delicate fungoid filaments ...
Mordecai Cubitt Cooke. HYPOSPORANGIUM ( upo , Gr . under ; spora , seed ; aggos , vessel ) , indusium of ferns growing from beneath the spore - case . HYPOTHALLUS ( upo , Gr . under ; thallos , a frond ) , delicate fungoid filaments ...
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... spora , seed ) , the larger kind of reproductive spores found in Lyco- pods . MEIOPHYLLY ( meioō , Gr . I lessen ; phullon , a leaf ) , the suppression of one or more leaves in a whorl . MEIOSTEMONOUS ( meiōn , Gr . less ; stēmōn ...
... spora , seed ) , the larger kind of reproductive spores found in Lyco- pods . MEIOPHYLLY ( meioō , Gr . I lessen ; phullon , a leaf ) , the suppression of one or more leaves in a whorl . MEIOSTEMONOUS ( meiōn , Gr . less ; stēmōn ...
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ACROGEN æstivation algæ anēr anthers anthos apothecia apothecium applied arranged asci axis bark bearing bracts branch calyx Capitulum capsule carpels cells cellular tissue cheuma colour corolla cotyledons covered dehiscence diminutive drupe eidos embryo endon epidermis eteros exciple excrescence Exogens female ferns fero filaments fleshy flower folium frond fructification fruit fungi gennao genus gills of Agarics growing gunē hairs heap hilum hymenium inclosing indehiscent indusium inflorescence integument involucre karpos labellum layer leaf leaflets leaves lichens lobes margin membrane midrib monos morphe mosses mycelium organs ovary ovules pedate peri pericarp peristome petalon petals petiole phero phullon phuton pileus pinnate pistil placenta plaited plants pollen-grains polus produce radicle receptacle reproductive resembling rhiza root scales seed sepals shaped sheath shoot sperma spiral spora spore-case spores stalk stamens stem stipe stoma surface swelling terminating Thalamium thallus theca thecæ threads trepo twisted Umbellifers veins vernation vessel warts whorl
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Page 59 - ... only in the progeny. As throwing some light upon this question, he gave an account of Naudin's recent investigations upon the cultivated Cucurbitacece, showing that the species of Cucurbita (which, as to those in ordinary cultivation, Naudin had reduced to three or four) refuse to hybridize ; but that the application of the pollen of one species to the stigma of another, from which its own pollen is excluded, often causes the fruit to set and grow to its full size, although no embryos are formed...
Page 37 - I shut), a small, dry, indehiscent pericarp, having the indurated perianth adherent to the carpel, and forming part of the shell ; a fruit composed of an indehiscent, one-seeded pericarp, invested by a persistent and indurated perianth, as in 'mirabilis.
Page 24 - ... yellow. (See Polystictus cinnabarinus, one of the most frequent fungi met with on old logs.) CINNAMO'MEUS— Of a bright brown colour, formed from reddish- orange and grey.
Page 54 - GBANULA-GONIMA (Lat.), clusters of two or more spherical cells filled with green granular matter seated beneath the cortical layer in lichens.
Page 38 - Dimorphism, dï-mor/fizm, я. (bot.) a state in which two forms of flower are produced by the same species: the property of crystallising in two forms.
Page 7 - Lat. that which is one year old), the last year's shoot rendered visible by an interruption at the point of junction with the previous growth.