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Bursa-pastoris. Shepherd's purse. 



Butneria. Spice bush. 



Buxus. Boxwood. The ancient Latin name. Gr. nv^o^. 



Cacao. Span, from Mex. kakahuatl ; native name of the tree Theobroma 



Cacao. 

 Cactus. The ancient Greek name of some thorny plant. 

 Caesalpinia. Sappan. Named for Andreas Csesalpinus, Italian botanist, 



who died in 1603. 

 Cajuputi. Name of Malayan origin. From kayu, tree, -f /^w/rVz, white ; in 



reference to the appearance of the branches. 

 Calamus. Reed, cane. The classical word. So named because its scape is 



reed-like. 

 Calendula. Marigold. Lat. calender, calends, the first day of the month; 



so called because it flowers every month. 

 Californicus-a-um. Pertaining to California. 

 Calisaya. A name given to the bark of a tree of Peru by Spaniards and 



Indians, 

 Calla. Water arum. Linnaeus derived calla from Gr. Kd?./Mia, a cock's 



wattles, but compare Lat. calla, calsa, name of an unknown plant, and 



Greek Ka?i6g, beautiful. 

 Calluna. Heather. From Gr. mXlbvu, to brush or sweep, brooms being 



made from the twigs. » 



Calophyllum. Tacamahac. From Gr. /ca/df, beautiful. + ^/'A/.oi', a leaf. 

 Caltha. Marsh marigold. An ancient Latin name for the common mari- 

 gold. 

 Calumba. From kalumh, its native name in Mozambique. 

 Cambogia. From Cambodia, a French protectorate in Farther India. 

 Camelina. False flax. From Gr. x^^fiai^ dwarf, -j- Xtvov, flax. 

 Campechianus-a-um. Belonging to Campeachy. 

 Campestris-e. Growing in uncultivated fields. 

 Camphora. Gr. Kacpovpd, from Arab, kafur, camphor. 

 Camptosorus. Walking leaf. From Gr. Kajun-Tdg, flexible, -f aup6^-^ sorus, 



fruit dot. 

 Canadensis-e. Of or belonging to Canada. 

 Cannabinus-a-um. Pertaining to cannabis. 

 Cannabis. Hemp. The ancient Greek name. 

 Caoutchouc. Native South American name for the milky sap of several 



plants. Also called India rubber. 

 Capillaceus-a-um. Hairy, very slender, like a hair. From Lat. capillus, hair. 

 Capillus-Veneris. Maidenhair. The Latin for hair of Venus. 

 Capsella. Shepherd's purse. Diminutive of capsa. a box. 

 Capsicum. Red pepper. From Lat. capsa, a box ; alluding to the shape of 



the fruit. Or from Gr. Karrru^ to bite, from its hot, pungent properties. 

 Cardamomum. The ancient classical name for the spice cardamom. 

 Carex. Sedge. The ancient Latin name. 



