BOTANICAL TERMS. 131 



CRYPTOGAMS. ) Plants without flowers. 



CRUPTOGAMIA. $ Class-name of do. 



CYLINDRICAL. Like a Cylinder ; a long, round tube. 



DECIDUOUS. Finally, falling off, like Sepals of Poppy, &c. 



DECUMBENT. Reclining upon the ground, and rising again 

 from it (Stems, &c.) 



DECURRENT. Prolonged below the point of insertion; and 

 extending downwards (leaves against a Stem.) 



DECURVED. Curving downwards. 



DEFLEXED. Bent downwards. 



DEFORMED. An alteration in the usual form, of an organ. 



DEHISCENS. The act of splitting into regular parts. PL II. 

 7 f. 7. c c. 



DENTATO. Having sharp teeth, with concave edges. 



DEPENDENT. Hanging down. 



DEPRESSED. Broad and dwarf. 



Di. Two. 



DICHOTAMUS (Forked.) Flowers, or Branches, in pairs. 



DIDYNAMOUS. Having two Stamens longer than the two 

 others. Thyme, Sage, &c. 



DKECIA. "WTien plants, of the same species, have Pistils without 

 Stamens, in the flowers of one plant; and Stamens with- 

 out Pistils in the flowers of another plant; as the 

 Willows, &c. 



DISK. An organ intervening between the Stamens and 

 Ovary. 



DISSECTED. Cut into many deep lobes. 



DISSEPIMENTS. The partitions in a fruit; caused by the ad- 

 hesion of the sides of two Carpels. PI. II. 7. c. d. (Poppy.) 



DRUPE. A fleshy, succulent fruit, enclosing a hard shell, 

 with a kernel ; as the Plumb, Cherry, &c. 



DUPLICATE. A pair. 



