BOTANY

n. Bo%t/a%n-i2, Lat., botanica, botanice. Fr., botanique. Ger., Botanik, Pflanzenkunde, Kräuterkunde. It., botanica. Sp., botdnica, The science of the structure, physio log: distribution, and cla ification of plants.—Agricultural b. Fr., botanique agricole. The study of wild and cultivated plants with reference to their agricultural value or their destructivene to useful plants. [A, 885.]—Applied b. Fr., botanique appli uée. B. in its applications to cultivation, medicine, the arts, ete. [B, $8.]— Cla ical b. Fr., botanique eS aare The study of the plants mentioned by ancient authors. [A, 318.]—Comparative b. Fr. botanique comparée. The study of’ the relations of the individual organs in various sorts of plants. [A, 348.]—Descriptive b. Fr., botanique descriptive. Ger., deskriptive (oder beschreibende) Botanik. The simple description of plants. [A, 348.]—Fo il b. Fr., botanique fo ile (ou oryctologique). The b. of fo il plants, whether extinct or identical with those still extant. [A, 348.]—General b. Fr., botanique générale, B. in its relations to all pene without regard to special forms. [A,385.|—Geographieal b. Fr., botanique géographique, ge'ogrcäphie botanique. The study of the geograp) ical distribution of different (gets [A, 348.]—Historical b. Fr., botanique hist or i que. The history of the origin palace re of b. LA, 348.]—Industrial b. Fr., botanique industrielle. e study of plants employed in the industrial arts. [A, 348.|—Medical b. Fr., botanique médicale. medic in is che Botanik, Arzi enkunde, The study of medicinal plants and those that ful cles of food. [A, 348, 385.]| Morphological b., Organic b. botanique morpho log i que (ou organ i que). (oder organ is che) Botanik. tions of the various organs of plants. Q Fr, Ger., morpho log is che ‘The study of the structure and func- A, 348.]—Pal i eon to logical b. Fr., paléon to logie végétale, See Fo il b.—Physiological b. Fr., botanique physio log i que. Cos ee ae Botanik. The physiology of plants.—Special b. ‘f'r., botanique spéciale. The study of one or more of the particular divisions (cla es, orders, etc.) of the vegetable kingdom. [A, 385.]—Structural b. The study of the anatomy and histology of plants—System a tie b. Fr., botanique systématique. The study of the distinctive characteristics of various plants and of their cla ification, [A, 354.]