INDEX, 



195 



Cambium, the formative fluid of trees, 5, 6. 

 Caniina of the petal (Lat. caminus a chimuey), 



114. 

 Campanula (Lat. " a little bell "), hairs of the, 



68. 



Campanales, 191. 

 Camphor, a vegetable oil, 48. 

 Campylodiscus clypeus (Gr. kampylos bent, and 



diskos a disk; Lat. "a shield"), eilicious 



skeleton of the, 55. 

 Campylotropal of the ovuie (Gr. kampylos, and 



trope a turning), 128, 129, 135. 

 Camwood, a vegetable dye, 54. 

 Cane, sugar produced from the, 52. 

 Cane sugar of the Southern States, 23. 

 Canna bicolor (Lat. canna a cane, and bicolor 



two-coloured), spiral vessels of the, 25. 

 Caoutchouc (Ind. "elastic gum"), produced 



from vegetable juice, 31. 

 Capillaries of the Frog's foot, 29. 

 Capitulum (Lat. caput a head), in the order Com- 



positse, 106. 



Capsule of the poppy, 133, 134. 

 Carapa or Crab oil (Gr. karabos a crab), whence 



obtained, 46. 

 Caryophyllum aromaticum (Gr. caryona a nut, 



and Lat. "aromatic "), oil of the, 47. 

 Carpels of the pistil (Gr. knrpos fruit), 125, 127. 

 Carrot, vegetable secretion of the, 32. 

 Carthamus tinctoria (Arab, qnortom to paint, and 



Lat. "tinted"), 54. 

 Cartilage from the ear of a rat, 15. 

 Carum carui (from Caria in Asia Minor), car- 



raway oil of the, 47 ; the carraway seed, 109. 

 Cassava meal, starch secreted from, 33. 

 Castor oil, a vegetable secretion, 45. 

 Castor oil plant, tube from the, 8. 

 Catechu (Germ, "an astringent herb"), tannic 



acid obtained from, 50 ; a vegetable dye, 54. 

 Catkins of the willow, 105, 106. 

 Caudex of the root (Lat. caudex a stem), 91, 92. 

 Caulisexcurrens(Lat. "abranching stalk"), 73. 

 Cells of plants described, 9, 10 ; of the orange, 



10 ; forming a tube, 1 1 ; various terms for 



defining their shapes, 1113; multiplication 



of, 16 ; of the pith of trees, 75 ; of the sta- 

 men, 121. 



Cellular structure of leaves, 94. 

 Cellular tissues, 8 ; uses of the, 15, 16. 

 Cephalotus (Gr. kephalos headed), pitcher of the, 



103. 



Cbalaza (Gr. " hail") of the ovule, 129. 

 Chara vulgaris (Gr. chairo to delight, and Lat. 



"common "), spiral fibres of the, 144, 145. 

 Charas (sea-weeds) described, 173. 

 Chelidonium (Gr. chelidon a swallow), lactici- 



ferous juices of the. 28. 

 Chelsea, medical botanical gardens at, 3. 



Chenopodales (Gr. chen a goose, ana poaes feet), 

 190. 



Chestnut, spiral vessels of the, 26 ; starch grains 

 oftho, 37; leaf of the, 97. 



China grass, substituted for flax, 22. 



Chlorophyl (Gr. chloros green, and phyllon a 

 leaf), one of the chemical colouring principles 

 in vegetables, 53. 



Chromule (Gr. chroma colour), one of the che- 

 mical colouring principles in vegetables, 53. 



Cinchonales (Peruvian bark trees), 192. 



Cinnamomum zeylanicum (Arab, kinamon), oil of 

 the, 47. 



Circulation of plants, 17 ; woody fibre the chief 

 organ of the, 20. 



Circuma longa, 54. 



Cistales (Gr. kistos a capsule), 189. 



Citric acid, whence derived, 50. 



Citrus (Lat. '-the orange"), hexagonal cells of 

 the, 10. 



C. limonum, oil of the, 47. 



CLASSES and OKUKUS, origin and characteristics 

 of the, 151 ; tabular view of the, 152, 153. The 

 Classes of Linnaeus from I. to XXIV., Monan- 

 dria, and Diandria, 153; Triandria, 154; Te- 

 trandria, ar:d Pentandria, 155; Hexandria 

 157; Heptandria, 158; Octandria, 159; Enne- 

 andria, and Decandria, 160 ; Dodecandria, and 

 Icosandria, 161 ; Polyandria, 162 ; Didynamia, 

 163 ; Tetradynamia, 164 ; Monodelphia, 165 ; 

 Diadelpbia, 166; Polydelphia, and Syngenesia, 

 167 ; Gynandria, 168 ; Monfficia, 169 ; Dicecia, 

 171 ; Polygamia, and Cryptogamia, 172. In- 

 structions for ascertaining the, 176 etseq. 



Classes of plants, according to the Natural sys- 

 tem of Dr. Lindley, 184 et seq. Class L to 

 VII., Thallogens, 185 ; Acrogens, Rhizogens, 

 andEndogens, 186; Dictyogens, 187; Exogens, 

 with their sub-classes, 188192. 



Classification of fruits, 131 ; of plants, 149; the 

 Linnaean system of, 151 ; illustrations of, 17G 

 et seq. 



Clematis, section of a stem of the, 84. 



Cloves, oil of, 47. 



Club mosses, 142. 



Cocoa-nut oil, a vegetable secretion, 44 ; its che- 

 mical constituents, ib. 



Cocoa-nut palm, obtained from vegetable tissue, 

 23. 



Cocoa-nut shell, wall-cells of the, 13. 



Cocos nucifera (Portuguese macaco a monkey, 

 and Lat. nucifera nut-bearing), the cocoa-nut 

 palm, 23, 44. 



Colchicum autumnale (from the city Colchis, and. 

 Lat. " autumnal "), starch cells of the, 36. 



Collomia grandiflora (Gr. kolla glue, und Lat 

 grand-flcra bright-flowered), 14, 



Colium (Lat. " the neck "/of the plant, 58. 



