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GLOSSARY. 



Cespitose ; forming matted tufts. 

 Cldoropliijll ; the green matter in 



the cells of leaves. 

 Chlorophyllose ; containing chloro- 

 phyll. 

 Ciliujn, (plural) Cilia; hair-like 

 divisions between the segments 

 of the inner peristome, or slender 

 hairs on the borders of the leaves. 

 Circinate ; rolled inward from the 



tip into a circle or spiral. 

 Cirr/iose ; with a very narrow or 



hair-like wavy point. 

 Cladorjtrpi ; mosses having the fruit 

 terminal on short lateral branches. 

 Clavnte ; club-shaped. 

 C7o.se; appressed (of leaves). 

 CoUuin ; the neck or tapering base 



of tlie capsule. 



Columella ; the central axis around 



which are placed the spores in 



the capsule. 



Comal or comosp; tufted at the apex. 



Coinphniate ; flattened; lying in the 



same plane. 

 Confcrvoid ; thread-like, ordiffusely 



filamentose, like a Conferva. 

 Confluent; blended together; co- 

 herent,. 

 Connate ; united or grown together 



from the first. 

 Connivent ; directed all together 



toward a common centre. 

 Constricted ; suddenly contracted 



in width, not at the extremity. 

 Contracted ; narrowed or short- 

 ened. 

 Coni^olute ; rolled up lengthwise. 

 Cordate ; heart-shaped. 

 Coriaceous ; of thick texture, like 



leatlier. 

 Cortex ; the outer integument of 



stems. 

 Cortical ; belonging to the cortex. 

 Costa ; the medial nerve or rib of a 



leaf. 

 Crenate ; having the borders cut 



into small obtuse teeth. 

 Crlhrose ; perforated like a sieve, 



with small apertures. 

 Crispate ; curled or bent in various 



directions. 

 Cacnllate ; hood-shaped, rolled up 

 like a cornet of paper; as applied 

 to tlie calyptra, conical and cleft 

 on one side. 

 Cultriform; like the blade of a 



knife. 

 Cunentc ; wedge-shaped, with the 



angle downward. 

 CupuUform ; shaped like a dome. 



Cuspidate ; tapering to a stout 

 acute point. 



Deciduous ; falling oiT easily. 



Decumbent ; reclined on the ground, 

 the sununit tending to rise. 



Decurrent (leaves); the borders 

 prolonged downward upon the 

 stem. 



D< flexed ; bent downward. 



Defluent ; running downward. 



Dehiscent ; opening or splitting 

 open. 



Dendroid ; tree-like in form or ap- 

 pearance. 



Dentate ; toothed. 



Denticulate ; with small teeth. 



Deoperculute ; applied to a capsule 

 after its lid has fallen off. 



Diaphanous ; transparent or trans- 

 lucent. 



Diaphragm; a dividing membrane 

 or partition. 



Dichotoiaous ; two-forked. 



Dimidiate ; split on one side. 



Dimorphous; of two forms. 



Dioecious; with the male and female 

 flowei's on separate plants. 



Disciform ; shaped like a flat disk. 



Distichous ; in two ojoposite rows; 

 two-ranked. 



Divaricate ; widely spreading and 

 divergent. 



Divided ; cleft to the base. 



Divisural (line); the line down the 

 teeth of the peristome by which 

 they split. 



Dorsal ; placed on the back or 

 outer surface of the leaves. 



Ducts; narrow lineai- cells resem- 

 bling vessels, separating the cel- 

 lules of the leaves of Sphagnum. 



Ecostate ; without costa. 



Eniarginate ; notched at the sum- 

 mit. 



Emergent (capsules); rising slightly 

 above the perichajtium. 



Epiphragm ; membrane covei'ing 

 the orifice of the capsule. 



Equal (capsule); symmetrical. 



Eradiculose ; without rootlets. 



Erase ; irregularly notched, as if 

 gnawed. 



Excurrent ; extending beyond the 

 apex of the leaf. 



Exserted ; protruding above. 



Falcate (leaves); scythe-shaped; 

 strondy curved and more or less 

 folded. 



