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CInysiilis — pi. Cliivs;ili(l(.s. 'I'lic form assumed by some 



insects before they reach the winded state. 

 Chrysanthemum — A j^eiuisof showy llowerin^ plants belonj^- 



ing to the Conipositie. 

 Ciiichoiin — A geiuis of trees yieldinjf quinine. 

 Ciniimniilatioii — The rotatinj^ motion made bvthe ^rowint^ 



point of the stem and leaf. 

 Cissiis — A ffenus of vinc-Hke plants often with brilliant 



coloured leaves. 

 Climatic — Intluenccd bv a climate. 



Coalesce — To fuse, cohering of parts not usually joined. 

 Cocos-de-mer — The large double cocoa-nut tree of the 



Sejchelles Isles. 

 Collomia — A <ienus of plants whose seeds are remarkable 



for the spiral fibres which expand elastically when 



wetted. 

 Compositiv — A ifroup of plants havinj.; an inflorescence 



of Horets arranged upon a common receptacle or 



head. 

 Concentric — A number of rings having a common centre. 

 Cone — The hard woody fruits of the fir-tree. 

 Coniferous — F"ir-like, or cone-like ; belonging to the cone- 

 bearing faniilv. 

 Coniintiiiv — Unbroken succession. 

 Corolla — The second whorl of the Horal envelope usually 



brightly coloured. 

 Corpuscles — Grains or granular. 

 Correlation — i.e., connection, interdependence. 

 Cortex — The bark or outer covering of stems. 

 Cotyledon — A seed leaf. 

 Crucifcra' — A group of plants having their petals arranged 



crosswise, with .six stamens two of which are longer 



than the others. 

 Crvptogamic — Relating to flowerless plants. 

 Culm — The straw-like stems of the grasse.-. 



