Flora cestrica : an attempt to enumerate and describe the flowering and filicoid plants of Chester County in the state of Pennsylvania : with brief notices of their properties and uses, in medicine, domestic and rural economy, and the arts / by William Darlington.

  • Darlington, William, 1782-1863.
Date:
1837
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Credit: Flora cestrica : an attempt to enumerate and describe the flowering and filicoid plants of Chester County in the state of Pennsylvania : with brief notices of their properties and uses, in medicine, domestic and rural economy, and the arts / by William Darlington. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the National Library of Medicine (U.S.), through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the National Library of Medicine (U.S.)

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    i OF THE PRINCIPAL BOTANICAL TERMS USED IN THIS WORK, O* The reader will bear in mind, lhat where compound descriptive terms are used, the last member of the compound word is intended to give the predominant character; and that the word or syllable prefixed, merely indicates a modification of that character;—as, for example, ovate-lanceolate signifies lanceolate, bnt inclining somewhat to orare-whilst lance-ovate means ovate with something of the lanceolate form, &c. So of colors: yellowish-green, bluish-green, &c signify that green is the prevailing hue—but that it is tinged with yellow, blue, &c! Abortion, an imperfect developement of any organ. Abortive, not arriving at perfection: pro- ducing no fruit. Abrupt, not gradual; terminating suddenly Abruptly acuminate, suddenly narrowed to an acuminati >n. Abruptly pinnate, see Even-pinnate. Accessory, additional, or supernumerary. Accumbent cotyledons, having the radicle applied to the cleft, or recurved ahmg one of the edges, of the Cotyledons ; — as in some Tetradynamous or Crucif- erous plants. Acerose, linear, stiff and sharp, like the leaves of Juniper. Acicular, needle-shaped. Arulea'e, prickly. Acuminate, ending in a produced taoer- iii.; point. Acu-nination, an extended tapering acute point. Acute, sharp ; ending in an angle, o> point; not rounded. A mate, adhering laterally, fixed ur grow ing to. Aestivation, the mode in which sepals and petals are arrangad in the f]ower-bud Aggregated, crowded, or standing to- gether on the same receptacle, but not compound. Akene. a 1-seeded fruit with a dry inde hiscent pericarp.-often bony or nut like. Alate, winged ; having a membranous border. Alternate, not opposite ; placed alternate ly on the axis, or receptacle. Alveolate, having cells like a honey-comb Anient, a slender spike of naked and usu ally diclinous flowers, with imbrica- ted scales, or bracts, often doin the office of pedicels. Amp'exicaul, embracing or claspin the stem. ° Anastomosing, applied to branching ves sels which inosculate, or unite again like network. bicipital, two-edged ; somewhat flatted, with two opposite edges. Androgynous, having staminate and pis- tillate flowers distinct, but on the same plant, or spike. bftgulate. having angles, or corners, mostly of a determinate number. inisate, having the odor or taste of Anise- seed. Innotinous, applied to leaves, &c. which are renewed every year. Innual, living or enduring but one year. Annular, having the form of a rin». Annulate, having a ring. Anomalous, not according to rule or sys- tem ; firming an exception to usual appearances, or structure. Anther, the kn',,h, or capsule, containing the pollen ; usually supported on a filament. '•.», the connate anther like mass, in the flowers of the Asdepia- deer. orAsclepias Tribe. Antheriferous, hearing A nthers. Apetalous, destitute of petals ; not having a corolla. Apex, the summit, end, or point. (phyllous, without leaves. Appcndiculate, having some appendage. Appressed, pressed to, or lvin close against. Approximate, growing or situated near each other. Aquatic, growing naturallv in water, or wet places. Arachnoid, resembling a spider's web. Arborescent, approaching the size of a tree. Arcuate, curved or bent like a bow. Areola, a small cavity ;—as in the base of some akenes. Arid dry or parched ; as if destitute of sap. Arillate, having an arillus. Arillus, an expansion of the funiculus or seed-stalk, forming a loose (and often fleshy) coating of the seed. Aristate, awned ; having awns. Armed, having thorns, or prickles,