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Con'VO! ut: r>. A term in vernation or fo- 

 liation, signifying tl*at the sides of the. 

 nascent [eaves are roiled together like a 

 'scroll. 



CohcuLi'M.- The corcle, kaart, or essence 

 of the seed. The rudiment of the future 

 plant. 



Cordate or heart-shaped leaf. 



Cordate - oblong-. A beast - shaped leaf 

 lengthened out. 



C'ordtife-uviceo/cite-, Cordate-sagittate, &c. 

 Partaking of the form of both leaves. 



Coriaceous. Stiff like leather or parch- 

 ment. 



Cohoi.ua. Thesecond of the seven parts 

 of fructification; or, the inner covering 

 of the flower, formed, according to Lin- 

 neus, of the liber or inner, bark of .lie 

 plant. 



The diminutive Corollet or Gorrollule (Co- 

 rollula) is used in speaking of the florets 

 in aggregate flowers. 



CORO^AR!. The ninth order in Linneus's 

 Fragments of a Natural Method; and the 

 tenth of his Natural Orders ; containing 

 part of the Liliaceous plants, such as for 

 their beauty are adapted to the making 

 of garlands (corona). 



Cokonula. A coronet or little crown to 

 the seed. 



Cortex. The outer bark of a vegetable. 



Cortical bud. Ha\ing its origin from the 

 scales of the bark. 



C.ORYD4I.ES The twenty-eighth order in 

 Linneus's Fragments of a Natural Me- 

 thod, and the. twenty-fourth of his Na- 

 tural Orders 



Corymb. Carymhus is a kind of spike, 

 the flowers of which have each its proper 

 pedicel 1 us, or partial foot-stalk raised to 

 a proportional height. 



Corymbifeh/e. The nameofoneef Ray's 

 classes, and of the third subdivision in 

 the order of compound flowers, in Lin- 

 neus's Natural Arrangement. 



CostaTUM folium. A ribbed leaf. 



Cotyledon The lobe, or placenta of the 

 seed, destined to nourish the heart, and 

 then to perish. 



Cowled or Cucullate leaf (folium cuculla- 

 tuni). Wide at top, drawn to a point 

 below. 



Creeping root. Extending itself horizon- 

 tally, and putting forth fibres 



Cremate, Having the edge cut with an- 

 gular of circular incisures, not inclining, 

 towards, either extremity 



When the edge of a leaf is cut into very 

 small notches, Linneus uses the dimmu- 

 live Casnulate, 



CfiESCENT-SHApn>. Roundish, .hollowed 

 at the base, with posterior angles. 



Crested. Having an appendage like a 

 crest or tuft. 



Cr.mtus. Hairy, or having Jong hair, or 

 beards resembling hair, 



CnisspUM. Curled. 



Crown of the seed. An appendage to the 

 top of many seeds, enabling them to dis- 

 perse. 



Crlxiforum or-cross- shaped corolla. Con- 

 sisting of four equal petals, spreading 

 out in form of a cross.. 



Cryptogamia. The name of the twenty- 

 fourth class in the Linnean Artificial 

 System, comprehending the vegetables 

 whose fructification is concealed, or at 

 least too minute to be- observed by tb* 

 naked. eye. It is divided into fo u r or- 

 ders. l. Filices-oiEerhs. 2. Musfiov 

 Mosses. 3. Alg<e or Flags 4. Fungi. 

 And lately, a 5fch order, Hepatica. 



Cucurbit *ce.e (Cueifbita, a gourd). The* 

 forty-fifth order of Linneus's Fragments 

 of a Natural Method; and the thirty- 

 fbuEth of his Natural Orders. 



Culm. The stalk or stem of corn and 

 grasses. 



Culminls (Oilmen, the top). The twen- 

 ty-sixth order in Laineus's Fragments 

 of a Natural Method. 



Cuneiform e. Wedge-shaped. 



Curled leaf. When the periphery is.Iar- 

 ger thau the disk admits, and so becomes- 

 waved or, is so luxuriant, that the disk 

 is longer than the rib. of the leaf; as in 

 Curled Parsley. All curled leaves ar&: 

 monstefs, or gradjuatioos of art. 



Aaa.2. Curve*? 



