GLOSSARY AND INDEX. 



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sinus, or notched end, being at the 

 base ; fie:- 244. 

 Cordiaceee, 4 51. 



Con'uctoiis : of a leatheiy consistence. 

 Cork, 477. 



Corlij : of the texture of cori^. 

 Corky envelope or layer of the bark, 121, 



127. « 



Corm (cormits) : a solid bulb, 108. 

 Coniiop/ii/les : plants liaving an axis 

 (root and stem), in contradistinc- 

 tion to Thallophytes, 371 

 Cornaccff!, 428. 



Corneous : of the consistence of horn. 

 Cornicitluie: furnislied with a small 



horn. 

 Corniiie, 428. 



Corn/lie: furnislied with a liorn (cormt) 

 Corolla : tlie inner of the two floral en- 

 velopes, 222, 275. 

 Corolla'ceoiis, cdrolline : like a corolla in 

 appearance or texture, or belong- 

 ing to the corolla. 

 Corona : a crown, such as the append- 

 age at the top of the claw of the 

 petals of Sileno ; 246, fig. 378. 

 Coronate: bearing a crown. 

 Corle.r : the bark or rind. 

 Cortical : pertaining to the bark. 

 Corticate : furnished with a distinct rind. 

 Corymb : a convex or flat-topped flower- 

 cluster, 211. 

 Corymbose : disposed in, or resembling, 



corymbs. 

 Costa : a rib, or midrib. 

 Costate : ribbed, or with a midrib. 

 Cotton, 44, 398. 



the first leaves of the em- 

 bryo ; seed-leaves, 71,324. 

 Cotijlifonn : dish-shaped. 

 Conmarin, 414. 

 Cowitch, 415. 

 Cranberry, 439. 

 Crassulaccffi, 423. 

 Crate'riform : goblet-shaped. 

 Creeping : running on or beneath the 



ground and rooting, 102. 

 Cre'mocurp : the fi'uit of Umbelliferae, 



425. 

 Crenate, or crenelled : the margin fur- 

 nished with even and rounded 

 notches oi- scallops ; 159, fig. 256. 

 Crenulate : diminutive of Crenate. 

 CrescenticsB, 447. 

 Crested: see Cristate. 

 Cribrose : pierced with holes like a 



sieve. 

 Crinite : bearded with long hairs. 

 Crispate : curled. 

 Cristate : crested ; bearing any elevated 



appendage on its surface. 

 Cross-breeds : individuals originated bv 



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Cotyledons 



fertilizing one variety or species by 

 anotlier, 356, 357. 



Crowberry, 474. 



Crown (246, 279, fig. 378) : see Corona. 



Crowned: see Coronate. 



Crowning : borne on the apex of any 

 organ. 



Cruciate, or cruciform : cross-shaped, 

 277, as the corolla of the JMustard 

 familv, fig. 405. 



Cruciferre' 389. 



Crude sap, 53, 190. 



Crustaceous : crusty in texture, hard 

 and brittle. 



Ciyptogamia, 513. 



Cryptdgumous or cryptogamic : I'elat- 

 ing to 



Crvptouamous Plants, 69, 330, 499. 



Crystals, 59. 



Ciicullate, or cuculliform : hooded or 

 hood-sliapcd ; rolled up like a cor- 

 net of paper, 503. 



Cucumber, 423. 



Cucurbitacete, 423. 



Culm: a straw, or straw-like stem, 101. 



Cultrate: shaped like a broad knife- 

 blade. 



Cuneate, or cuneiform : wedge-shaped ; 

 broad above, and narrowed to the 

 base, with straight sides ; fig. 235. 



Cunoniaccas, or Cunonieae, 525. 



Cupressineaj, 480. 



Cup-shaped, cupuliform : hemispherical, 

 and hollow above. 



Ctipulate : furnished with a 



Cupule, or cupula : the acorn-cnp, 314. 



Cupuliferre, 476. 



Curled: irregularly folded and crimped. 



Currant, 42i. 



Curvinerved, 158, fig. 236. 



Curi'iserial : in curved ranks, 141. 



Cuscntea?, or Cuscutinete, 4 55. 



Cushion : the swollen base of a leaf- 

 stalk, or the enlargement below the 

 insertion of many leaves. 



Cuspidate : tipped with a cusp, or sharp 

 and rigid point ; 162, fig. 275. 



Custard- Apple, 382. 



Cut : see Incised, or Dissected. 



Cuticle : the outer skin or pellicle of the 

 epidermis, 149. 



Cyddiiform : cup-shaped. 



Cycadaeeae, 481. 



Cycle : one complete turn of a spire ; a 

 circle. 



Cyclical : coiled into a full circle. 



Cycldsis : circulation in cells, 31. 



Ci/lindraceous: ajjproaching to the 



Cylindrical : circular in transverse out- 

 line and tapering gradually, if at 

 all, as in most stems. 



Cymbaform : boat-shaped. 



