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which is usually colored. When the calyx is wanting, the 

 corolla is then the primary covering. 



Cortical. Belonging to the bark. 



Corymb. A mode of inflorescence in which the flowers form a 

 flat top, while their stalks spring from different heights on 

 the common stem ; as in Eupatorium perfoliaium. Med. 

 Bot. PI. 2. 



Costate. Ribbed. 



Cotyledons. Seed lobes. The fleshy part of seeds, which in 

 most plants rises out of ground, and forms the first leaves. 



Creeping. Running horizontally or close to the surface of the 

 ground. Examples of a creeping root are found in Coptis 

 trifoha. Med. Bot. PI. 5. And of a creeping stem in Gaul- 

 tkcria procumbens. PI. 22. 



Cremocarpium. An inferior fruit, from two to five celled, the 

 cells dry and indehiscent, separating when ripe from a com- 

 mon axis. 



Crenate. Scolloped. Having sharp notches on the edge, sepa- 

 rated by round or obtuse dentures ; as in the leaves of Coptis 

 trifolia. Med. Bot. PI. 5. 



Crenulate. Finely or minutely crenate. 



Cristate. Having a crest. 



Crowned. Having a circle of projections round the upper part of 

 the tube of a flower, on its inside. 



Cruciform. Consisting of four petals placed like a cross. 



Cryptogamous. Belonging to the class Cryptogaraia, the last of 

 the Linnaean arrangement, in which neither stamens nor 

 pistils are visible. 



Cucullate. Hooded or cowled. Rolled or folded in ; as in the 

 spathe o{ Arum triphyllum. Med. Bot. PI. 4. 



Cucurbitaceous. Like gourds or melons. 



Culm, or Straw. The stem of grasses, reeds, and similar plants. 



Cuneiform. Shaped like a wedge, with the stalk attached to its 

 point. 



Cupule. The cup of an acorn. 



Cuspidate. Prolonged into a gradual, straight point. 



Cuspidate. Having a sharp, straight point. 



Cuticle. The outside skin of a plant, commonly thin. 



Cyathiform. Shaped like a common wine-glass. 



Cylindrical. Round, and not tapering. Cylinder shaped. 



