54 BOTANICAL NAMES 



Caprifolium (kap-re-fol-ium). L. "Caper" (a goat) ; 

 " folium " (a leaf). Second hot. name Perfoliate 

 Honeysuckle. 



Caprifoliaceae (kap-re-fol-i-acea). (See above, with 

 " aceus " (like) added.) Bot. name for Honey- 

 suckle family. 



Capreolate (kap-re-o-late). L. " Capreolus " (a 

 tendril) ; having tendrils. 



Capsell. Eng. rendering of Capsella. 



CapseHa (kap-sel-la). L. " Capsella " (a little box) ; 

 from the shape of seed vessel. Bot. name of a 

 group. 



Capsicum (kap-se-cum). L. " Capsa " (a box); from 

 the shape of the pod. Cayenne Pepper gets its 

 name from having first come from that country, and 

 is the dried powdered fruit of the plant. 



Capsule (kap-sewl). L. " Capsula " (a little chest). 

 Is the bot. name for the seed-vessel of plants, com- 

 monly known as pods or pouches. When the fruit 

 is ripe, the capsule dry up, split open, scattering 

 their seed. 



Caraway (kar-a-wa). Arabic. " Karwiya," the name 

 for Caraway Seeds. 



Cardamine (kard-a-mine). G. " Cardia " (the heart); 

 " damao " (to strengthen) ; from the properties of 

 the plant on the heart. Bot. name for a group. 



Cardiaca (kar-de-aka). G. "Cardia" (the heart); 

 from the effects on the heart ; more especially in 

 the case of pregnant women. See Motherwort, for 

 which this is second bot. name. 



Cardoon (kar-doon). Directly from French " char- 

 don " ; indirectly from L. " carduus " (a thistle) ; a 



