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Collateral 



Capitate, growing in a close, clensa i 

 head. 



Capituli, small heads. 



Capitulum, a head of flowers with- 

 out pedicels, as in the Danrle- | 

 lion and Composite Mowers j 

 generally. 



Capreolate, having tendrils. 



Capsule, a dry, hollow seed vessel 

 opening in a regular manner 

 by valves, teeth, etc. 



Carbonised, burned to a coal. 



Cardinalis, red. 



Carduaceous, like a Thistle. 



Carina, a keel, such as is formed 

 by the lower petals of a Pea 

 shaped flower. 



Ctirinal, the form of (estivation 

 in which the keel encloses the | 

 other parts of the flowers. 



Carinate, keeled. 



Carious, decayed. 



Carminative, promoting perspira- 

 tion. 



Carnation, flesh coloured. 



Carnosa or corneas, fleshy. 



Carpel, the divisions of the seed : 

 vessel. 



Carpology, the science which deals | 

 with fruits. 



Carpophore, the stalk which, 

 when present, bears the pistil. ' 



Cartilaginous, of a gristly nature, 

 as the core of an Apple. 



Cams, beloved. 



Caruncnla, a fleshy appendage of 

 seeds. 



Cassidemts, helmet shaped, as the 

 lip of Coryanthes macrantha, 

 the Helmet Orchid. 



Catharticus, purging. 



Catkin, a deciduous spike of 

 flowers and bracts, as in the 

 Hazel. 



Caudate, tailed, having a process 

 like a tail ; e.g. Cypripedium 

 caudatum. 



Caiidex, the main axis of a plant, 

 sometimes applied to the stems 

 of trees, but more generally to 

 those of Palms and Ferns. 



Caitdicle, the cartilaginous little 

 strap which connects the 

 pollen masses in some Orchids 

 with the gland. 



Caulescent, possessing a stem. 



Caidicle, a little stalk which con- 

 nects the axis of the embryo 

 and the seed leaves. 



Cauline, pertaining to a stem. 



Caulis, a stem. 



Careus, hollow. 



Cell, a closed sac or leaf, the 

 name given to the divisions 

 in seed carpels ; thus the Prim- 

 rose has a one-celled carpel, 

 Datura Stramonium a two- or 

 four-celled, the Lily a three- 

 celled, and so on. 



Cellular, composed of cells. 



Cellulose, the substance of which 

 the young cell walls of plants 

 consist. 



Ctntr'fiigal, developing from the 

 centre first, as the blossoms of 

 the Zonal Pelargonium ("Gera- 

 nium " of gardens.) 



Centripetal, developing the outer 

 flowers first, as Primula 

 sinensis. 



Cephaloid, head shaped. 



Ceraceotn, wax-like. 



Cerasiformis, Cherry shaped. 



Cereals, Wheat. Barley, etc. 



Ceriferous, bearing wax. 



Cerniumi, pendulous ; drooping, 

 as the flower stalks of the 

 Crown Imperial. 



Chaffy, covered with membranous 

 scales, as the young leaves of 

 the Pine, Yew, and Cedar. 



Ct/alaza, the part of the nucleus 

 of the seed which is joined 

 to the cover, by which it is 

 fastened to the integuments 

 or seed coats. 



Channelled, hollowed out, grooved. 



Cheilot, a lip. 



Clieir, a hand. 



Chlinnys, a covering ; applied to 

 the floral envelopes. 



Chlorophyll, the green colouring 

 matter of leaves and stems. 



Chloros, green. 



Chlorosis, loss of green colouring. 



Ckorisis. the multiplication of 

 organs. 



Chroma, colour. 



Chromagen, the colouring matter 

 of flowers. 



Chrijs or chrysos. gold, golden ; 

 e.g. Chrysanthemum, golden 

 flower ; Chrysophyllum, golden 

 leaf. 



Cicatriwila, the scar left by a 

 fallen leaf. 



Cicatrisatus, scarred ; marked 

 with scars where the leaves 

 have fallen off, as the stems of 

 Euphorbia jacquiniajflora. 



Ciliee, stiff hairs. 



Ciliated, fringed witli hairs, as 

 the lip of Lrelia digbyana or 

 Epiclendrum Medusae. 



Ciliato-dentate, finely toothed and 

 fringed. 



Cineretis, ashy grey. 



Cingent, binding round. 



Cinnamomeus, like Cinnamon. 



Cireinate, curled inwards like a 

 crook, as the young fronds of 

 Ferns. 



Circiim, around. 



Circiimcissiig, cut round, or in a 

 circular manner. 



Cirrhiferous, bearing tendrils. 



Cirrhose, having tendrils. 



Clrr/ius, a tendril. 



Citrinus, of a lemon yellow- 

 colour. 



f'lados, a branch. 



Clammy, viscid, sticky, as the 

 berries of the Mistletoe or the 

 stems of Mimulus glutinosus. 

 ! Clarissimiis, most brilliant. 

 ' Class, in botany, the name given 



to a division of a sub-kingdom. 

 Under the natural system the 

 vegetable kingdom is divided 

 into two great sub-kingdoms 

 or groups ; the first of these 

 is AngiosperniEe, with its two 

 classes Dicotyledons and 

 Monocotyledons. 



Clnxsijieatinn, the grouping of 

 plants. 



(,'lat/irate, latticed, similar to :\ 

 grating. 



Clauses, closed. 



Clarate, shaped like a club, with 

 the thick end uppermost, as 

 the flower stalk of Tagetes 

 erecta, the African Marigold. 



Clan:, the narrowed base of a 

 petal; e.g. the Carnation and 

 Wallflower. 



Cleft, deeply cut, but not to the 

 midrib. 



Clcistagamiiiis. Some plants, as the 

 Violet, produce two kinds of 

 flowers ; one the normal, and 

 the other closed, inconspicuous, 

 and often near the ground. 

 These latter are cleistogamous 

 literally," closed marriage"; 

 it is these self-fertilised flowers 

 which produce the seeds. 



Clinandrium, the part of the 

 column which bears the 

 anthers in Orchids. 



Cline, a bed ; the part of a plant 

 in which the floral organs are 

 inserted. 



Clores, the popular name given 

 to the young bulbs or divisions 

 of Garlic and Shallots. 



Cluster, a close head of flowers, 

 as in the Lilac. 



Clypeate, shield shaped. 



Coadnatus or Coadunatus, united 

 at the base. 



Coaretati; compact, pressed to- 

 gether. 



Coeeiiutut, scarlet. 



Coccus, a dry cell or capsule. 



Cochleariform, shaped like a 

 spoon. 



Coc/ilearis, spiral, snail-like, or 

 spoon shaped. 



Coclileate, convoluted like a 

 snail's shell, as the lip of Epi- 

 dendrum cochleatum. 



Cirlestis, sky blue in colour. 



Cceloffernut, seeds which possess 

 albumen at their extremities. 



Creruleus, Cti-ruleus, blue. 



Co/u'riny, connected, applied to 

 the union of identical parts, as 

 the petals of a monopetaloas 

 corolla. 



Cohesion, the union of parts in 

 the same whorl. 



Coleorhiza, the sheath of a 

 monocotyledonous embryonic 

 radicle. 



Collar, the part of a plant from 

 which the stem and roots 

 spring. 



Collateral, side by side. 



