^IIACTE, a floral leaf, differing from the other leaves, and placed, 



near the corol: plate 3, fig. 8 ; /. 

 ^RANCHIOSTEGOUS, the fifth order of fishes, or such as have the 



gills destitute of bony ra)S. 

 BRANCHLE r, a smaller branch, or twig. 

 BRUT A, the second order of animals in the class mammalia, having no 



front-teeth in either jaw. 

 BULLATE, of a blistered appearance. 



CADUCOUS, easily and quickly falling off. 



CALCIXABLE, deprived of the cohesion of its parts when exposed to fire, 

 CALYCLK, a smaller or supplemental calyx ; plate 6, fig. 13; a. 

 CALYPTRE, the hood or veil covering the frudlification of mosses ; 



plate I y fig. 23; B. a. 

 CALYX, the flower-cup, or outer coTering of the flower, generally 



supporting the corol : plats 6, fig. 8 ; «. 

 CAMPAiVULATE, shaped like a bell : plate 6, fig. 2. 

 CANCELLED, latticed, or having longitudinal streaks or furroWR 



decussate by transverse ones. 

 CAPILLARY, long and slender like a hair. 

 CAPITATE, terminating in a small head. 

 CAPSULE, the vessel containing the seeds of flowers : plate S, 



fig. 2, 3, 4. 

 CARINATE, having a longitudinal prominence, like the keel of a vessel. 

 CARUNCLE, a naked soft fleshy excrescence, often ornamenting, 



some parts of the head of birds. 

 CASTRATE, applied to the stamina when they arc without anthers. 

 CATAPHRACTED, covered with a hard callous skin, or with carti- 

 laginous scales closely united. 

 CATKlN^, an ament, or row of chaffy scales, ranged along a slender 



receptacle : plate 7, fig. 7. 

 CAUDEX, the trunk or stem of a tree. 



CAULESCENT, furnished with a stem, distindt from that which sup- 

 ports the flower. 

 CAULINE, attached immediately to the stem. 

 ~CERE, the membrane covering the base of the bill in birds, generall;^ 



coloured : Birds^ fig. 3 ; b. 

 C^TE, the sixth order of animals in the class mammalia, containing 



those which inhabit the sea, and are without feet. 

 CHAFFY, covered with chafl-like scales : A chafty receptacle is that' 



in which the florets have chafi'y scales interposed between them. 

 CHONDROPTERIGTO US, the sixth order of fishes, including sucb 



as have a cartilaginous sceleton. 

 CILLA:TE, edged with parallel hairs, bristles or appendages. 

 CINEROUS, grey, the colour of wood ashes. 

 -CIRCINAL, spirally rolled inwards and downwards, as in the foliation . 



of ferns. 

 CiRCUMCISED, applied to the capsule when it opens horizontall}^ 



all round, like a snuff box : plate 8, fig. 2. 

 CIRROSE, furnished with a tendril-like appendage. 



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