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Coloured, of any hue except green, 



which colour is in botany always 



spoken of under its own name. 

 ComruNis, E, found everywhere. 

 Compound flowers, see p. 31. 



■ LEAVES, see p. 13. 



Compressed, flattened lengthways, like 



the pod of a pea. 

 Cone, the fruit of such trees as the fir. 

 CoNGESTus, A, UM, densely crowded. 

 Connate (leaves), see p. 325. 

 Cordate, heart-shaped. 

 ♦CoRMOGENS, see p. 45. 

 •CoRMus, see p. 8. 

 CoRNicuLATUs, A, UM, having a hard 



point like a horn. 

 Corolla, see p. 2'-i. 

 *CoRVMB, see p. 35. 

 ♦Cotyledons, the rudimentarj' leaves 



in the seed. See p. 39. 

 Crassifolius, a, uh, thick-leaved. 

 Crenate (leaves), having the margin 



scolloped. See p. 18. 

 Cruciatus, a, um, in four equal parts, 



like a cabbage blossom. 

 '"CRYrTOGAMLA, flowerless plants. See 



p. 40. 

 CuruLE, a little cup, like that of an 



acorn. See p. 364. 

 Cuticle, see p. 22 

 •Cyme, see p. 35. 



Deciduous, falling off at the close of 



the season. 

 Decumhent, lying flat on the ground, 



but rising at the extremity. 

 Decurrent (leaf), see p. 11. 

 Dehiscent (seed-pods), busting open 



when ripe. 

 Densiflorus, a, um, having the flowers 



densely clustered. 

 Denticulatus, a, um, finely toothed. 

 Depressus, a, um, growing low on the 



ground. 

 •DiADEiJ>H0US (stamens), see p. 173. 

 ♦Dichlamydeous, having both calyx and 



corolla. 



•DicHOTOMOUS STEM, 866 p. 9. 



♦Diclinous, the same as " unisexual." 



*DicOtyledonous, having two seed- 

 leaves attached to the embryo. 



•Dicotyledons, exogens. 



*DiiA'NAMOus (stamens), two long and 

 two short. See p. 244. 



Diffuse, widely-spreading; applied to 

 stems and brandies. 



Digitate leaves, see p. 14. 



Dn.ATATUS, A, UM, flattened out widely. 



"DiiEciijus, see p. 303. 



Discolor, of a different colour above 



and below. 

 DissECTUs, A, UM, Very finely divided 



and subdivided. 

 Dn'ERGENT, spreading away from one 



another. 

 DrvERsiFOLius, A, UM, having leaves of 



two or more shapes. 

 Divided (leaves), see p. 14. 

 Dotted (leaves), see p. 21. 

 Double flowers, see, p. 30, 294. 

 PERIANTH, see p. 2(). 



Drupaceous, drupe, see p. 38. 



EcHiNATUs, a, um, prickly, like a hedge- 

 hog, as the fruit of the Spanish ches- 

 nut. 



Effusus, A, UM, widely-spreading, like 

 diffuse. 



Elatus, A, UM ; ELATiOR ; tall, taller, i.e. 

 than their particular organs would 

 have led us to expect. 



•Embryo, the rudimentary plant con- 

 tained in the seed. See p. 39. 



•Endogens, see p. 42, 45. 



Entire leaves, see p. 18. 



•Epigynous stamens, see p. 28. 



•Epiphytes, see p. 391. 



Equitant (leaves), see p. 399. 



Evergreen leaves, see p. 22. 



ExcELSus, A, UM ; EXCELSIOR ; very tall, 

 loftier still. 



Exiguus, a, um, very puny and pitiful. 



ExiMius, A, UM, very grand and glorious. 



•Exogens, see p. 42, 44. 



ExsERTED, protruded outwards. 



Fan-lobed, see p. 17. 

 Fan-veined, see p. 20. 

 Farinosus, a, UM, covered with a mealy 



powder. 

 Fascicle, see p. 35. 

 Fastigiatus, a, UM, having the branches 



all vertical, like a Lombardy poplar. 

 Fatuus, a, um, worthless, insipid. 

 Feather-lobed, see p. 10. 

 Feather-veined, see p. 20. 

 Fekrugineus, rust-coloured, i.e., light 



brown, with a little mixture of red. 

 Filament, the stalk supporting the an- 

 ther. See p. 27. 

 FiLiFORMis, E, as slender as a thread or 



fdum. 

 Fistulosus, a, um, hollow like a pipe. 

 Flammulus, a, um, inflaming the skin 



with its poisonous juice. 

 Flavus, a, um ; flavescens ; yellow, 



yellowish. 

 Flexuosus, a, um, crooked. 



