CAR DI NA' us Meaning red or scarlet colored; in 



allusion to the red hat and cassock of a Cardinal. 

 CAR DI o PET' A LUM Heart-shaped petal. 

 CAR DI o SPER' MUM From kardia, a heart, and spe r- 



ma, a seed ; in allusion to its round seeds which are 



marked with a spot like a heart. 

 CAR NO' SA Flesh-colored. 

 CA Rl NA' TUM Keel-formed ; from carina, the keel 



of a ship. 

 CAR PA' TI CA Carpathian. Carpathia was the ancient 



name of an island in the Grecian Archipelago. 

 CA RY o PHYL LO i' DES Resembling the Pink. 

 CAS' SIA Derived from the Hebrew ketzioth. 

 CAU DA' TUS Caudate, having a tail ; from cauda, a 



tail. 

 CE LO' si A From kelos, burnt; the flowers of some of 



the species appear as if singed. 

 CEN TAU' RE A, or CEN TAU RE' A It is said that with 



one of these plants the Centaur Chiron healed the 



wound made in his foot by the arrow of Hercules. 

 CEN TAU RI' DI UM (i short) Similar to Centaurea. 

 CEN TRAN' THUS From kentron, a spur, and anthos, a 



flower ; the corolla being furnished with a spur at the 



base. 

 CE' RES The daughter of Saturn and sister of Jupiter, 



goddess of Agriculture. 

 CER vi A KOW' SKI. 

 CHAL CE DO' NI CA Chalceodonian. 

 CHA MJE PEU' CE From chamai, on the ground, or 



dwarf, and peuke, a fir tree. 

 CHA Jfx CRIS' TA From chamai, dwarf, and crista, a 



crest, or tuft. 

 CHEI' RI Kheyrey is the Arabic name for the genus 



Cheiranthus. 

 CHBI RAN' THUS From its Arabic name kheyrey, and 



anthos, a flower. 



CHI NEN' SB, CHI NEN' sis Chinese. 

 CHLO' RIS From chloros, green ; alluding to the color 



of the herbage. 

 CHRYS AN' THA From chrysos, gold, and anthos, a 



flower. 



CHRYS AN THE MO i' DES Resembling the Chrysan- 

 themum. 

 CHRYS AN* THE MUM From chrysos, gold, nn&anthos, 



a flower; because many of the kinds bear yellow 



flowers. 

 CHRY so CE' PHA LUM From chrysos, gold, and ke- 



phale, a head. 

 CHRYS u' RUS From chrysos, gold, and oura,a. tail; 



alluding to the compact head of flowers. 

 Ci n A' TUM (i short) Ciliate, fringed; beset on the 



margin with a fringe of hairs or bristles ; from cilium, 



an eye-lash. 

 CIN E RA' RI A From cinerarias, pertaining to ashes ; 



in allusion to the color and appearance of the under 



side of the leaves. 



CIN NA BA RI' NA Vermilion color. 

 CIR RHO' SA Furnished with a tendril or twining leaf- 

 stem. 

 Ci TRI' MJS Lemon-colored, a greenish-yellow like a 



lemon. 



CLARK' I A In honor of Captain Clarke, who accom- 

 panied Captain Lewis in his journey to the Rocky 



Mountains. 

 CLEM' A TIS From klema, a vine branch; leaves of 



most of the species climb like the vine. 

 CLE o' ME From kleio, to shut; alluding to the parts 



of the flowers. 



CLE o PA' TRA A Queen of Egypt. 

 CLI AN* THUS From kleios, glory, and anthos, a 



flower ; in reference to the noble appearance of the 



species of this genus. 



Co BCE' A In honor of B. Cobo, a Spanish botanist 



Coc CIN' E A, Coc CIN' NE us Of a scarlet color. 



Coc co LO' BA From kokkos, a berry, and lotos, a 



lobe ; in allusion to the character of the fruit. 

 Cos LES TI' NUM (i short) From ccelum, the heavens ; 



referring to the sky-blue color. 

 CCE' LI Ro SA Rose of Heaven. 

 Co IX A name formerly applied to a kind of Ethiopian 



Palm, and which has been transferred to the genus of 



Grass which now bears it. 



COL' CHI CUM Named after Colchis, its native country. 

 Co' LE us Derived from koleos, a sheath; referring to 



the manner in which the stamens are united. 

 COL LIN' si A In honor of Z. Collins, formerly Vice 



President of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Phila- 

 delphia. 

 Co LU BRI' NA From koluber, a snake ; alluding to the 



appearance of the twisted stamens of the flowers of the 



Colubrina. 



COM MU' NIS Common. 

 COM PAC' TA Compact. 

 COM PCS' i TM A natural order composed of plants 



which have a number or many flowers congregated to- 

 gether in a head, like the Dandelion, the Thistle, the 



Sunflower, the Aster, &c. 

 CON CHI FLO' RA Shell-flowered. 

 CON GES' TA A heap, pile. 

 CON so' LI DA Very firm or solid. 

 CON SPI' cu UM Remarkable, attracting attention. 

 CON VOL' vu LUS From con-volvo, to roll together, roll 



up, roll round ; in reference to the habit of the plants. 

 COR DI FO' LI UM Heart-shape leaved. 

 Co RO NA' RI UM Wreath-like. 



Co RYM BI FLO' RUM Flowers arranged in a corymb. 

 CRA NI o LA' RI A Like a skull; from kranium, a 



skull. 

 CRAS si FO' LI A Thick leaved; from crassus, solid, 



thick, dense. 



CREP 7 is Derivation unknown. 

 CRIS TA-GAL' LI From crista, a tuft, and gallus, a 



cock ; a cock's comb. 

 CRIS TA' TA Crested. 

 CRO' CE A Saffron-colored. 

 CRO' cus A Chaldean name. Ovid relates a story of 



a youth by the name of Crocus being turned into this 



flower. 

 CRU ci' FE R.* The name of a natural order of plants ; 



literally, cross-bearing ; the flowers of the plants of 



this order have four petals spread out in the form of a 



cross, as in the Mustard, Cabbage, Candytuft, &c. 

 CRU EN' TUS Covered, spotted or stained with blood. 

 CRUIK SHANK' I I (Crook) Named after Cruikshank. 

 CRYS TAL LI' NUM Crystalline. 

 Cu' cu MIS From curvus, crooked; referring to the 



shape of the fruit. 



Cu CUR' BI TA From curvitas, crookedness. 

 Cu' PHE A From kuphos, curved ; in reference to the 



form of the capsule. 



Cu PRE A' TA, Cu' PRE us Copper-colored. 

 CY A' NUS From cyaneus, dark blue, sea blue. 

 CY' CLA MEN Derived from kyklos, circular; referring 



to the round leaves. 

 CYM BA LA'RI A Cymbal-shaped. 

 CY NO su' RUS From kuon, a dog, and oura,a. tail; 



from its resemblance to a dog's tail, whence the name, 



Dog's Tail grass. 



CY NO su RO i' DES Like the Cynosurus. 

 CY' PE RUS (y short) From the Island of Cyprus or 



from Cypris, another name for Venus. 

 DAM AS CE' NA From Dnmascus. 

 DAM PI E' RI Referring to Captain William Dampier, 



a celebrated circumnavigator. 



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