GLOSSARY. 



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Careyanum. In compliment to Dr. Carey, of Serampore, 

 India. 



Caricinus, -a, -um. Sedge-leaved. 



Cariniferus, -a, -um. Having a keel. 



Carneus, -a, -um. Flesh-colored. 



Carthaginense. From Carthagena. 



Cartoni. Complimentary to Mr. Carton, gardener to the 

 Duke of Northumberland, at Lyon House. 



Catasetum. From kata, downwards, and seta, a bristle, allud- 

 ing to direction of bristles in the flowers. 



Cathcartii. In honor of the late Judge Cathcart. 



Catillus. From Catullus, a Roman emperor. 



Cattleya. In honor of Wm. Cattleya, of Barnet, Hertford- 

 shire, one of the earliest amateur growers of Orchids. 



Caudatus, -a, -um. Having long tails. 



Caudicle. | A little tail ; applied to the minute stalks 



Caudiculus. ) which sustain the pollen mosses of Orchid 

 flowers. 



Caulescens. Having a tendency to develop stems. 



Caulescent. Possessed of a more or less obvious stem. 



Cavendishii. Complimentary to Wm. Spencer Cavendish, 

 sixth Duke of Devonshire. Ob. Jan. 17, 1838. 



Cebolleta. The leaves of the Oncidium, so called, resemble 

 those of the chive (A Ilium Schoenoprasuni), the French 

 name of which is ciboullete. 



Cepiformis, -e. Onion-shaped. 



Ceratochilus. Horn lip, alluding to the polished lip of the 

 Stanhopea. 



Cereolus, -a, -um. Waxy. 



Cerinus, -a, -um. Wax-colored. 



Cernuus, -a, -um. Somewhat pendulous, drooping. 



Cervantesii. In compliment to the Spanish botanist, Vicente 

 Cervantes. 



G'haillainum. Commemorative of the African traveller 



Chaillau. 



