GLOSSARY 359 



Creeping Plants: 



Those plants whose stems run along either on or under the ground 

 and root at intervals. 



Crevice Plants: 



Those plants with tenacious root systems adapted for use in the 

 narrow and congested soil areas between flagstones in a walk or between 

 stones in a dry wall. 



Cross Fertilization: 



The conveyance of pollen from one flower to another. 



Crown, of bulbs or other herbaceous plants: 



The persistent portion of the stem which bears the buds which form 

 the next stem. 



Cuttings: 



Detached leaf buds or portions of branches which are capable under 

 favourable circumstances of forming new plants when placed in a moist, 

 warm soil. 



Deciduous: 



Plants that drop their leaves each fall and produce a complete new 

 set of leaves each spring. 



Dehorn: 



To remove a portion of the top of a plant, leaving only short portions 

 of the main branches. 



Design Bedding: 



A design of herbaceous plants used for the purpose of producing a 

 definite effect from their flowers and not their foliage, and allowed to 

 continue their normal growth without being cut back. 



Dibble: 



A pointed implement of wood or metal used to make holes in the 

 ground, especially for plants, seeds, or bulbs. 



Dividing: 



The propagation of plants by separating the roots; more especially 

 the dividing of bulbous and tuberous plants into several plants. 



Dormant: 



A resting condition of plants when growth is not active and the flow of 

 sap is stopped. 



