198 GLOSSARY. 



COLORED. Differing from green, which from its 

 being so common a color is counted color- 

 less in botany. 



COMOSE. Term applied to a flower shoot which 

 is terminated by barren bractea3. 



COMPOUND. Several things in one. A compound 

 umbel is formed of several single umbels ; 

 the crysanthemum is a compound flower, 

 being formed of many little flowers or florets. 



CONCAVE. Hollowed. 



CONE. A particular kind of compound fruit, 

 such as that of the pine tribe. 



CONNATE. Situated opposite each other, and 

 joined at the base. 



CONNIVENT. Converging. 



CORDATE. Heart-shaped ; according to the vul- 

 gar notion of a heart. 



CORYMB. A bunch of flowers where the foot- 

 stalks proceed from different parts of the prin- 

 cipal axis, but all attain the same height. 



CORYMBOSE. Formed or arranged after the man- 

 ner of a corymb. 



CREN^E. Notches, or round teeth, bordering a 

 leaf or the petals of a flower. 



CAMPANULATE. Bell-shaped. 



CAPSULE. A seed box. 



