474 SYSTEMATIC POMOLOGY 



Brush. The liundle of fil)crs coniu'd iii^ tlio pcilici'l willi the berry of the 



^^rape. 

 Bud. The rudimentjiry state (»f a stem or l)i:iiich; an iiiiexpandeci flower. 

 Bullatc. Blistered or puckered. 



Callus. A liard protuberance or callosity. 



Calyx. The outer series of the periautli of the flower; the sepals considered 



together. 

 Campanulatc. Bell-shaped; cup-shaped with a l»road base. 

 Cane. A shoot which bears but once, particularly one which arises from 



the crown or root. 

 Cainllary. Hair-like. 



Carpel. One of the separable or integral parts of a coni])ound pistil. 

 Cavity. The depression in the stem-end of a pome. 



Cell. One of the minute vesicles of which plants are formed. Any struc- 

 ture containing a cavity, as the cells of an anther, ovary, etc. 

 Cellular. Composed of short, transparent, thin-walled cells. 

 Chalaza. The place where seed-coat and kernel of a seed connect. 

 Ciliate. Marginally fringed with hairs. 



Cion (Scion). A cutting set into a plant ratlier than in soil; graft. 

 Close-fertilization. Self-fertilization. 

 Compound. Composed of two or more similar parts united into one whole; 



example, a compound ovary. 

 Compound leaf. One divided into separate leaflets. 

 Compressed. Flattened, especially laterally. 

 Conduplicate. Folded together lengthwise. 

 Confluent. Eunning into each other. 

 Connivent. Coming into contact. 

 Convolute. Rolled up longitudinally. 

 Cordate. Heart-shaped, with the point upward. 

 Core. The ovary of a pome-fruit ; the central part of a fruit. 

 Coriaceous. Leathery in texture. 



Corolla. The inner perianth, of distinct or connate petals. 

 Corrugate. Wrinkled or in folds. 



Corymb. A flat-topped or convex open flower-cluster. 

 Corymbose. In corymbs or corymb-like. 

 Cotyledons. The foliar portion or first leaves (one, two, or more) of the 



embryo as found in the seed. 

 Crenate. Dentate, with the teeth much rounded. 

 Crenulate. Finely crenate. 



Cross. The offspring of any two flowers which have been cross-fertilized. 

 Cross-breed. A cross between varieties of the same species. 

 Crossing. The operation or practice of cross-pollinating. 

 Cross-pollination. Transfer of pollen to pistil of another flower. 

 Crown. An outgrowth from the throat of the perianth; corona; also the 



top of a bulb or corm, or of an upright rootstock ; also that portion 



of a plant at the surface of the ground. 

 Cuneate. Wedge-shaped ; triangular, with the acute angle downward. 

 Cyme. A usually broad and flattish determinate inflorescence, i.e., with 



its central or terminal flowers blooming earliest. 

 Cymose. Bearing cymes or cyme-like. 



