314 GLOSSARY. 



Circinalea folia 9 a hoop or ring, a term of foliation, expres- 

 sive of the leaves within the gemma, being rolled spirally 

 downward. 



Circumcissa capsula, cut transversely, as in Anagallis. 



Cir rhiferus pedu nc ulus, a peduncle bearing a tendril, as in Vitis. 



Cirrhosumyb////???, a leaf that terminates in a tendril, as in 

 Gloriosa. 



Cirrhus, a clasper or tendril, one of the fulcra of plants. 



Classis, a class, is defined by Linnaus to be an agreement 

 of several genera in the parts of fructification, according to 

 the principles of nature distinguished by art. 



Clavatus petiolus, pedunculus, when the footstalk of the leaf 

 or flower is club-shaped, tapering from the base to its apex . 



Clavicula, a little key, a tendril. 



Clausa corolla, when the neck of the corolla is close shut in 

 with valves. 



Coadunatae, to gather together, an order of plants in the 

 Fragmenta methodi naturalis of Linnaeus. 



Coarctati rami, close together, opposed to divaricatus. 



Cochleatum legumen, a pod like the shell of a snail, as in 

 Medicago. 



Coloratura yb/22/?ra, coloured, when leaves, which are gene- 

 rally green, are of a different colour. 



Colurnnella a little column, the substance that passes through 

 'the capsule, and connects the several partitions and seeds. 



Columniferi, pillar-shaped, an order of plants in the Frag- 

 menta methodi naturalis of Linnaeus 



Coma, a bush, or head of hair, a species of fulcra, com- 

 posed of large bracteae, which terminates the stalk, as in 

 Lavandula, Sal via, Sec. 



Conimunis gemma, regards the contents of the gemma, con- 

 taining both flower and fruit. 



Communis calyx, when a cup contains both receptacle and 

 flower. 



Cornosae, a head of hair, an order of plants in the Fragmen- 

 ta methodi naturalis of Linnaeus. 



Comosa radix, the fibres which put forth at the base of a 

 bulbous root, resembling a head of hair. 



Compactumyb/iMtfz, when the leaf is a compact and solid 

 substance. 



Completus^/as', having a perianthium and corolla. 



Compositus caulis, a compound stem, diminishing as they 

 ascend. 



Compositum folium, when the petiole bears more than one 

 leaf, of which are the following species, viz. articulatum, 

 digitatum, conjugatum, pedatum, pinnatum, ' decomposi- 

 tuni, sujpra-decorupositum... Compositi, 



