GLOSSARY. 



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Cell. A cavity or separate iiiclosurc, as of an 

 ovary or anther ; a minute sac or hollow 

 structure, the unit of all cellular tissue. 



Cellular. Coinposetl 6f such minute cells. 



Cenlrifufial. Dcvdopinj^ from the centre out- 

 ward, as in the cynic. 



Cenlripetnl. Developinf^ from the marfjin to- 

 wartl the centre, or from below upward, as in 

 the corymb, raceme, etc. 



Cermious. Nodding, usually indicating less in- 

 clination than pendulous. 



Ce.ipitose. Growing in tufts or turf-like ; form- 

 ing mats. 



Chaff. Small dry scales, usually membianous 

 or scarious. 



Chain za. The proper base of an ovule, at a 

 point opposite its oriticc. 



Channelled. Having a deep longitudinal 

 groove, like a gutter. 



Chartaeeuus. Having the te.xture of parchment 

 or writing-pa|)cr. 



Chloiv/ihi/ll. The green juatter within the cells 

 of plants. 



Chloroj)hi/llosc. Containing chlorophyll. 



Ciliate. HavinjT the margin, or sometimes the 

 nerves, fringcil with hairs. 



Ciliola, pi. Ciliolcc. Diminutive of the ne.xt ; 

 in mosses, the hair-like processes between the 

 cilia. 



Ciliuni, pi. Cilia. A marginal hair; applied in 

 mosses to the slender teeth of the inner per- 

 istome. 



Cinereous. Ash-gray, the color of wood-ashes. 



Circinatc. Coileu from the tip into a spiral. 



Circamacissile. Dehiscing by a transverse cir- 

 cular line of division. 



Cin-lum. Tendril-bearing. 



Clavate. Club-shaped ; enlarged gradually to- 

 ward tho summit. 



Claw. The elongated narrow base of a petal. 



Cleft. Cut somewhat deeply, usually about 

 half-w\ay to the centre or miilrib. 



Cliiiibiiu/. Rising by the aid of some sujiport. 



Clustered. Collected near together. 



Coalesccnt. United ; used properly in respect to 

 similar parts, as the stamens in Malvace;v. 



Coiled. Composed of lioats or layers, as an onion. 



Cohesion. The sticking together of ]>arts, or 

 their more intimate coalescence or ailnation. 



Collateral. Side by side. 



Collnin. In mosses, an obconical thickening of 

 the pedicel confimious with the capsule. 



Colored. Of other color than green. 



Columella. The persistent axis of a capsule. 



Colunm. A body formeil by the union of fila- 

 ments (stamineal) or, in orchids, of the sta- 

 mens and pistil. 



Coma. A tuft of hairs, especially upon a seed. 



Commissure. The surface by wliich two car- 

 tels cohere, as in Umbelliferse. 



Common. Belonging e([ually to more than one. 



Como-te. Having a coma. 



Complanntc. Flattened ; of leaves upon a stem, 

 lying nearly in the same plane. 



Complicale. Folded together. 



Compound. The ojiposite of si/rt;)/c ; consisting 

 of more than one ; diviiled. 



Coiitpressed. Flattened laterally. 



Condu.pl icale. Doubled together lengthwise, of 

 leaves. 



Co)ie, or Strobile. A dry nniltiple fruit formed 

 of densely imbricated scales. 



Confcrvoid. Of slender dilluse fdanientose 

 structure, like Conferva among the Aigaj. 



Conjluent. Blended or running together. 



Congested. Crowded together. 



Comjlomcrate. Clustered densely together. 



Conical, Shaped like a cone ; narrowing to a 

 point from a circular base. 



Coniferous. Bearing cones. 



Conju(jafe. Arranged in single pairs. 



Couna/e. United in one ; growing together. 



Connective. The portion of the lilament which 

 connects the cells of the anther. 



Connivcnt. Coming in contact ; converging to- 

 gether. 



Constricted. Contracted or drawn together, as 

 a bag by its string. 



Continuous. Not interrupted by joints or 

 otherwise. 



Contorted. Twisted ; in aestivation, an equal 

 and uniform somewhat oblique overlapping 

 and rolling up of the i)arts of the circle. 



Contracted. Heduced in width or length. 



Convolute. Rolled together from one edge. See 

 Contorted. 



Cordate. Heart-shaped, i.e. ovate with rounded 

 lateral lobes projecting beyond the base and 

 forming a sinus. 



Coriaceous. Of the stillness and consistence of 

 leather. 



Corky. Resembling cork. 



Corm. A solid lleshy rounded or depressed sub- 

 terranean body, the base of a stem and bulb- 

 like in appearance. 



Corneous. Of the consistence of horn ; horny. 



Corolla. The inner jierianth, within the caly.x, 

 consisting of the petals. 



Corona, or Crown. An ajijiendage at the throat 

 of tho corolla, or a crown-like margin at the 

 top of a seed or other oigan. 



Coronate. Having a crown. 



Cortex. The bark, or similar outer covering. 



Cortical. Relating to the corte.x. 



Corticated. Having a cortex. 



Coryinh. A flat-topped or convex open inHores- 

 cenco, with short axis, flowering from the 

 margin inward ; a depressed raceme. 



Cori/iiibosc. In corymbs or resembling a corymb. 



Costa. A rib, mid-rib, or mid-nerve. 



Costate. Having one or more longitudinal ribs 

 or nerves. 



Cotyledons. The seed-lobes or leaves of the 

 embryo. 



Cratcriform. Shaped like a goblet or shallow 

 cup. 



Crec])inq. Ruiniing upon or under the ground 

 and rooting. 



Crciiate. Scalloped ; having rounded teeth with 

 shallow acute siimses. 



Crenulate. Finely crenate. 



Crested. Having an elevated ridgo or appen- 

 dage like the crest of a helmet. 



Cribrose. Perforated, like a coarse sieve. 



