INDEX. 



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Compound leaf, having several leaflets, 58. 



Composite, 146. 



Conduplicate, leaf folded, the two 



halves face to face. 

 Cone, the scaly fruit of the Pines, 



etc., 215. [ent. 



Confluent, uniting ; same as coher- 

 Coniferse, 220. 

 Conium, 137. 



C6n jugate, united by pairs. 

 Connate, growing together, 



as leaves, etc. 

 Contorted, twisted ; petals 



over-lapping all one way, 183. 

 Connectile, that part of the 



filament which connects the 



two anther cells, 180. 

 Connivent, converging toward 



each other. 

 Convallaria, 256. 



Converging petals, see Connivent, 151. 

 Convolute, see Contort- 

 ed. Also when the 



leaves or petals are 



rolled one within an- 

 other. 



Convolvulacese, Convolvulus, 187. 

 Copaiva balsam, 123. 

 Cordate (leaf), heart-shaped, 66, 73. 

 Coreopsis, 147. 

 Coriaceous, leather-like, 54. 

 Coriander, 136. [258. 



Corm, a solid bulb-like stem, 50. 2:31, 

 Corn Cockle, 83, Speedwell, 170. 

 Corolla, the inner floral envelope, 



32. 

 Corona, a crown in the midst of 



the flower, 198, 262. 

 Corymb, a level-topped cluster, 



centripetal, 114, 155. 

 Corymbous, of or like a corymb. 

 Costate, with rib-like ridges, 

 Cotton, 104. 

 Cotton Grass, 270, 

 Cotyledon (seed-lobe), 



42, 86, 110, 186. 

 Cotyledon accumbent, 



102. [104. 



Cotyledon incumbent, 

 Cotyledon conduplicate, Mustard. 

 Cowslip, 161, 168. 

 Cow Tree, 199. 

 Crab Tree, 117. . 



Cranberry. 158. 

 Cranesbill, 83. 

 Creeper, a prostrate stem under or above 



ground, [102. 



Cremocarp, the fruit of the Umbelworts, 

 Crenate, with rounded teeth, 11, 177. 

 Crenulate, the rounded teeth small. 

 Cress, Toothroot, 101. 

 Crest, an elevated ridge. 

 Crinum, 263. 



Cristate, having an elevated ridge. 

 Crocus, 246. 

 Croton Oil, 206. 

 Crowfoot, 46, 62. 

 Crown of the root, 54. 

 Crown Imperial, 238. 



Cruciferse, 103. [100. 



Cruciform corolla, cross-shaped. 



Cryptogamia, 16. 



Cryptogams, 27. 



Cryp-tog-a-mous, 16, 27. 

 i Cucullate, hood-shaped, 73. 



Cucumber, Indian, 249. 



Cucumber, Squirting, 95. 



Culm, the straw of the grasses, 264. 



Cummin, 136. 



Cuneate (leaf), cuneiform, wedge- 

 shaped. 



Cupulifereae, 213. 



Cuspidate, with a sharp, slender 

 point, [ing. / 



Cuticle, the outer skin or cover- ' 



Cyclamen, 168. 



Cydonia, 117. [104. 



Cyme, a centrifugal cluster, 



Cyperacese, 268. 



Cyperus. 264, 268. 



Cypripedium, 238. 



Cypsela, the fruit of the 

 Composite, 142. 



Daffodil, 251, 263. 



D. 



Dahlia, 147. 



Dalbergia, 125. 



Damask Rose, 115. 



Dandelion, 95, 143, 177. 



Darlingtonia, 160. 



Date Palm, 225, 228. [son, 33. 



Deciduous, falling at the end of the sea- 



Dehiscence, act or manner of opening. 



Decompound, much compounded, 129. 



Decurrent leaves, running down 



the stem. 

 Decumbent, first erect, the 



prostrate. 



Definite, of a special number. 

 Defoliation, casting off 



of leaves. 

 Deltoid, form of the Gr. 



letter A. [form. 



Dendroid, tree-like in 

 Dentaria, 102. 



Dentate, with teeth turned outward. 

 Depauperate, less developed than usual. 

 Depressed, flattened from above. 

 Desmodium gyrans, 124. 

 Di (in Gr. compounds), two. 

 Diadelphous, stamens in two sets, 118. 

 Dwgnoscis, the distinctive character. 

 Diandrous, having two stamens. 

 Dianthus, 82, 83. 



Dich&tomous, forked or 2-cleft, 17, 78. 

 Di-cot-y-led-o-nous, embryo 2-lobed, 66. 

 Didynamous, with 2 long and 2 short 



stamens, 174. 



Diffenbachia. 233. [ing. 



Diffuse, much branched and spread- 

 Digitate. leaflets distinct, 



palmately arranged, 194. 

 Digitalis, 176. 



Digitalis, 

 Dill, 136. 



Dimerous, flowers two- 

 parted. Circnea, 131. 

 Dimorphism, 162, 203. 



