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Cylindrica, cylindrical. 

 Cymbalaria (2), old generic name. 

 Cyme, a flat topped cluster with the 



oldest flower in the center. 

 Cyathiferum, cup- bearing. 

 Cytisoides, cytisus-like, like golden- 



chain. 



Davisae, Miss N. J. Davis. 



Debilis (2), weak, tender. 



Deciduous, leafless in winter. 



Declined, bending downward. 



Decora (3), pretty. 



Decumbens (2), Decumbent. 



Deflexa, Deflexed. 



Dehixcence, the opening of a pod or anther 



which is 

 Dehiscent, i.e. does not remain closed as 



does a pea-nut. 

 Deltoidea, triangular. 

 Demissa, low, dwarfed. 

 Densiflora (6), dense-flowering. 

 Densifolia, densely-leaved. 

 Dentata (3), Dentate, toothed with erect 



teeth. 

 Denticulata (3), Denticulate, finely 



toothed. 

 Depauperata (2), small as if not well 



nourished. 



Depressa, Depressed, pressed down. 

 Deustus, burnt (application not obvious). 

 Diadelphous, stamens in two sets. 

 Dianthoides, dianthus-like, pink-like. 

 Dichlamydeum, having both calyx and 



corolla. 

 Dichotoma (3), Dichotomous, forking, 



stems and brandies dividing. 

 Dictyota (2), netted (leaves). 

 Didyma. Didymous, double (the fruit). 

 Didymocarpus, double-pod. 

 Diffusa (7), Diffuxe, loosely spreading. 

 Digitate, palmate, leaflets on the end of 



petiole. 



Digynum, two carpeled, or two-styled. 

 Dilatum, spreading, broad. 

 Dioecious, bearing staminate and pistillate 



flowers on separate plants. 

 Dipetala, two-petaled. 

 Diploscypha, double-cupped. 



Discolor (2), two-colored. (The sides of 

 the leaf unlike in color). 



Dispersa, dispersed, scattered. 



Dissecta (2), Dissected, cut in many lobes. 



Distans, standing apart. 



Distichum, two-ranked. 



Distinct, not united. 



Divaricata (7), Divaricate, separating 

 widely. 



Divergent, separating. 



Diversifolius (2), variously leaved. 



Diversiloba, variously lobed. 



Douglasii (15), Douglasiana (2), David 

 Douglas, a Scotch botanist, who 

 collected in 1825 and 1831-2-3. 



Draba, a generic name. 



Drummondii, Mr. Drummond, who bot- 

 anized on the plains and this coast 

 before 1840. 



Drupe, fruit like a plum or cherry. 



Drymarioides, drymaria-like. 



Dumetorium, of the thickets. 



Dumosa (4) bushy. 



Ebracteata, bractless. 



Echinata, spiny, like a hedge-hog. 



Ecornuta, hornless. 



Edulis, edible. 



Eiseni (2), Dr. Gustav Eisen, naturalist 



and viticulturalist. 

 Elseaginifolia (2), elseaginus-leaved. 

 Elatum, tall. 

 Elegans (5), elegant. 

 Elliptica (4), Elliptical, in the form of an 



ellipse twice as long as broad. 

 Emarginata, Emarginate. 

 Eminens, high, tall ; or growing in high 



places. 



Emoryi, Major W. H. Emory, who com- 

 manded an exploring expedition in 



1846. 

 Empetriformis, empetrum-like, like 



(crow-berry). 

 Engelmanni, Dr. Geo. Engelmann, St. 



Louis, author of many monographs 



upon difficult genera. 

 Epiyynous, growing upon the pistil. 

 Epilobioid.es, epilobium-like, resembling 



willow-herb. 

 Equilaterale, equal-sided (the leaves). 



