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Connivens corolla. When the apices of the petals converge, 

 so as to close the flower, as in Trollius Europaeus. 



Conniventes anthers. Antherae approaching together. 

 Continuation /o/z'wm. Continued, when the leaf appears to be 

 a continuation of the substance of the stalk. 



Contortae. A natural order of plants in the Fragmenta methodi 

 naturalis of Linnaeus. 



Contrariae valvule. Valves are termed contraria, when the Dis- 

 sepimentum is placed transversely between them. 



Convexum folium. A leaf rising from the margin to its 

 centre. 



Convolutus cirrhus. A tendril twining in the same direction as 

 the apparent motion of the sun. 



Convolutumyb/ww. A term in foliation, when the leaf is 

 rolled up like a scroll of paper. 



Conus, Cone. Ex. Strobilus, Class xxii. Order 8. 



Corculum. The heart and essence of the seed. 



Cordatum/o/iwm. Heart-shaped leaf. 



Cordiformus. Shaped like a heart. 



Corolla. In common language this part is called the flower. 

 In Botany it is composed of one or more Petals. As Linnaea, 

 Class xiv. which is a Corolla of one petal, and the Rose, 

 Class xii. a corolla of five petals. 



Corollula. A little corolla. 



Corona semi?iis. A crown adhering to many kinds of seeds, 

 serving them as wings, by which they disperse. 



Coronariae. A natural Order of plants in the Fragmenta me- 

 thodi naturalis of Linnaeus. 



Coronula. A little crown. 



Cortex. The rind or outer bark of vegetables. 



Corydalae. From Jtofu?, a helmet. A natural Order of plants 

 in the Fragmenta methodi naturalis of Linnaeus. 



Corymbus. A kind of inflorescence, where the pedunculi are 

 inserted at different distances from each other in a com- 

 mon stem, but produce their flowers even at the top, of 

 which the Achillea millefolium is a good example. 



