Collinus 



(481 ) 



Cyathiform 



Collinus, growing on low hills. 



Colorans, colouring. 



('/i/iiitm'iit, very largo, gigiintic. 



Column, an upright little pillar in 

 the centre of a capsule which 

 bears the seeds ; also applied 

 to the part j of an Orchid which 

 carries the anther and stigma, 

 anil which is formed by the 

 union of the filaments and 

 styles of the fructifying 

 organs. 



Coma, a tuft of hair, or the 

 arrangement of the branches 

 of a tree. 



Co mat us, hairy. 



Comb-like, leaves with wings 

 arranged like the teeth of a 

 comb. 



I'n in minuted, pulverised. 



Common, belonging to both stem 

 and leaf. The outer covering 

 of a Dandelion llower and 

 other Composite is called the 

 common calyx, as it includes 

 the whole of the florets which 

 go to make up the capitulum. 



COIHIISI, covered with hairs. 



('/impact, growing close together. 



CumfiliDiate, levelled or flattened. 



Compiling, flowers which possess 

 both calyx and corolla. 



Complicate, folded upon itself; 

 doubled together. 



,".imj>niiti(l, formed of several 

 parts which are united in one 

 common whole. A compound 

 flower is composed of several 

 simple flowers, as the Thistle ; 

 a compound leaf, of several 

 simple leaves, as the Kobinia ; 

 a compound berry, of several 

 simple berries, as the Hasp- 

 berry. 



Compressed, flattened laterally. 

 The cup of the Wallflower is 

 compressed, as is its pod, and 

 that of Cardaminu pratensis, 

 the Lady's Smock or Cuckoo 

 Flower. 



Concave, hollowed like a bowl. 



Concentric, having a common 

 centre. 



Conceptacle, a hollow sac contain- 

 ing a cluster of spores. 



Conchiforniis, shaped like a shell 

 or horn. 



Concinnim, elegant. 



Caneolnr, of one colour. 



Concrete, hardened. 



Conduplicate, folded face to face. 



Cone, a hard fruit composed of 

 bracts which shelter naked 

 seeds, as in the Fir and 

 Cedar. 



Confertut, crowded. 



Confercoid, formed of a single row 

 of cells. 



Continent, becoming united in 

 growth. 



Comjextug, crowded together. 



Conyliibatut, collected into a glob- 

 ular form. 



('ii</liiiitcr(i/H.t. congregated ; 



several spikes crowded to- 

 gether, as in the Cocksfoot 

 Grass, Dactylis glomeratus. 



I'i'ii'iilia, bud-like spores in Fungi. 



CiiHJiujnle, joined in pairs; gener- 

 ally applied to a stalk which 

 bears but one pair of leaflets. 



Connate, applied generally to 

 opposite leaves which are 

 united at their bases. 



CuiiiK'ct've, the filament which 

 connects the anther lobes. 



Connleent, converging , arching 

 over to meet each other, as the 

 petals of the Paeony. 



Consolidiit, consolidated. 



Conspic.il us, strikingly apparent. 



Comtrictus, contracted in some 

 particular place. 



('i.iit'i/iions, rising parallel with 

 the stem and almost pressed 

 to it, as the pods of the com- 

 mon Mustard. 



Contorted, twisted ; applied to 

 buds whose parts are twisted 

 in direction. 



Concerning, sec, connivent. 



Convex, rising like the surface of 

 a globe. 



Convolute, rolled together from 

 one side. 



Coralloid, like coral. 



Cordate, heart shaped, as the 

 leaves of the Violit. 



Cordijolius, with heart shaped 

 leaves. 



Cordiform, shaped like a heart. 



Coriaceous, tough, of the consist- 

 ence of leather. 



Coral, a fleshy, underground stem, 

 solid and bulb-like, but without 

 apparent scales ; e.g. the Cycla 

 men or Crocus. 



Corinophijtei, plants which possess 

 stems 



Corneous, horny 



Cornwiilatiis, with processes like 

 small horns. 



Commits, horned. 



Corolla, the petals of a flower 



Corona, an outgrowth from the 

 petals, a crown The cup of 

 the Daffodil is so called. a> 

 are the rays of the Passion 

 Flower, 



Coronatus, crowned. 



Corrosive, wearing or eating away 



Corrugated, wrinkled, crumpled. 



Cortex, bark. 



Cortical, pertaining to the bark. 



Corunulc, the downy crown of 

 seeds. 



Cnriiscans, flashing 



Corymb, a raceme whose pedi- 

 cels shorten towards the top, 

 so as to bring the constituent 

 flowers on a level, as in the 

 Wallflower and Candytuft. 



Corymbose, in the form of a 

 corymb. 



Coryiilndose, arranged in many 

 small corymbs. 



Coxta, a rib; Ute name given to 

 the prominent veins of a leaf, 

 more especially the central one. 



Custiite, ribbed, or furnished with 

 a midrib. 



Coti/U'dons, seed leaves ; the first 

 leaves of a plant, often tem- 

 porary. 



Craiticatillt, thick stemmed. 



Cnissifol'iu*, thick leaved. 



Crassus, thick. 



I'rciintr, notched with rounded 



teeth ; scolloped. 

 ! C rciiat arcs, the marginal divisions 

 of crenate leaves. 



Creuiilatc, minutely crenated or 

 notched. 



Crated, an irregular, raised ridge 

 in the form of an appendage, 

 as in the fronds of Pteris ser- 

 rulata cristata. 



Cr lirmc, perforated like a sieve. 



Crinitus. possessing stiff hairs in 

 tufts. 



Crispatc, with leaves crisped or 

 curled at the margins ; e.g. 

 Parsley. 



Crixtatiis, crested. 

 j Crocens, of a saffron colour. 

 . Cross fcrtiUsatiim, impregnating 

 the ovule of one flower with 

 pollen from another but similar 

 flower of the same species. 



Cruciate, shaped like a cross. 



Cruciform, with petals arranged 

 like a cross. 



Cruentus, bloody, 



Crustaeeniii, having a hard, brittle 

 shell 



Cryptwjamia, a division of the 

 vegetable kingdom, comprising 

 plants which have no seed 

 leaves and produce no flowers ; 

 e<j. Ferns, mosses, and 

 Lichens 



Crt/ptiyamons, with organs of fruc- 

 tification obscure or hidden. 



Cneiilltite, formed like a hood. 



Culm, straw, the stalks of Grasses 



Cult rate or citttritorm, of the 

 shape of a knife. 



Cuneatc, like a wedge with the 

 broadest end uppermost, as the 

 pinnules of the Maidenhair 

 Fern, Adiantum cuneatum. 



Cui>ren, copper coloured. 



Cii/iul'ite, like an inverted bell. 



Cnjiiile, the cup of an Acorn or 

 Nut, applied to the bracts of 

 Amentaceous plants. 



Ciirtits, short. 



Cuspidate, pointed like a spear ; 

 terminating in a point. 



Culiiiieou.t. relating to the skin. 



Cuticle, the outer skin or epi- 

 dermis ; strictly, the tough 

 membrane overlying the epi- 

 dermis. 



CIJH Hctiiit, of a clear, bright blue 

 colour. 



('i/iit/ii/nriH, cup shaped, widest at 

 the top, as the calyx of Pole- 

 monium. 



