BOTANICAL NAMES 57 



" glumes," as the outer covering of the flowers of 



grasses are botanically called. 

 Catalpa (ka-tal-pa). Said to be a corruption of 



Catawba, the name of river in North Carolina, 



U.S., on the banks of which Catesby found these 



trees. 

 Catapodium (kat-a-po-di-um). G. " Kata " (below) ; 



" podos " (the foot); name for a new division in 



which some of the grasses are included. 

 Cataria (ka-tar-ia). L. " Catus " (a male cat). Second 



bot. name for Catmint, because cats are supposed 



to like the smell of the plant. 

 Catharticus (ka-thar-ti-kus). G. word for a purgative. 



Second bot. name applied to one of the Flax, be- 

 cause of the medicinal properties of the plant. 

 Catkin (kat-kin). Dutch " kattekin " (a little cat) ; are 



the blossoms of the willow, and so called because 



of their resemblance to a cat's tail. 

 Caucalis (kau-kal-is). G. name for some umbelliferous 



herb. Now used as the bot. name of a group. 

 Cauliflower. G. " caulos " (a stalk); Eng. " flower "; 



i.e., the flower of many stalks. 

 Cavatifolius (kav-at-i-fol-i-us). .L. " Cavus " (hollow); 



" folius " (leaf); applied to some one of the 



varieties of the Bramble. 

 Cayenne (kay-en). The capital of French Guiana. See 



Capsicum. 

 Cedar (se-dar). G. name for the tree. Is a group of 



the cone-bearing family. 

 Celandine (sel-an-dine). A corruption of G. " cheli- 



don " (a swallow) ; and said to have been given as 

 a name to the plants because they come into 

 blossom when the swallow arrive. There are two 



