DICTIONARY. 



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brevifolia : short leaf. 



brevilabre : short tongue. 



Briar : Rosa rubiginosa. 



bromoides : Bromus, a genus of Grass. 



Broom : Sarothamnus. 



,, native : Calythrix tetragona. 



brunonis : after Robert Brown. 



Buffalo-grass : Stenotaphrum america- 

 num. 



bufonius : Bufo, a frog, indicating the 

 plant's habitat. 



Bugle, native : Ajuga australis. * 



bulbiferuan : bulb-bearing; usually ap- 

 plied to plants that develop young on 

 their leaves. 



bulbosa : bulbous. 



Bull-oak : Casuarina suborosa. 



BuUrush : Typha sp. 



Burnet, native : Acsena ovina. 



Burr : Acsena sauguisorba. 



Buttercup : Ranunculus sp. 



Butterfly plant : Utricularia dichotoma. 



Buttongrass : MesomelEena sphsero- 

 cephala. 



buxifolia : leaves like Buxus, a Biiph- 

 orbiaceous genus. 



csespitosa : growing in a mass. 



calendulaceum : like Calendula, the Mari 

 gold. 



callicarpa . fruit unusually thick-skinned. 



calyceroides : resembling Calycera, a 

 Soulh American genus related tn 

 Dipsacus and Campanula. 



calymega : with a relatively large calyx. 



calyptrata a part, often the perianth, 

 assuming the form of an extinguisher. 



calyx : see perianth. 



campestris : found in open country. 



canariensis : after locality, Canary Islands. 



Canary-grass Phalaris canariensis. 



candiissimum : from candidus, dazzling 

 white. 



oanescens : grey, pale. 



capensis : from habitat. Cape of Good 

 Hope. 



Cape-weed : Cryptostemma calendu- 

 laceum. 



capillaris : sections of a member, for in- 

 stance a leaf, very slender. 



capsule : a dry fruit that opens at 

 maturity, and formed of the blending 

 of two or more carpels, whose ovarian 

 chambers may remain distinct or be- 

 come more or less coalesced. 



cardiccarpa : heart-shaped fruit. 



carnea : flesh-coloured. 



cartilaginea : from a hard or cartilaginous 

 consistence. 



caryophyllea : resemblance to the Pink 

 family, Caryphyllacese. 



Catchfly : Silene gallica, from adhesive 

 exudation on stem. 



Catspaw • Trichinium spathulatum. 



caudate : tailed. 



Celery, native : Apium prostratum. 



Celerytop Pine : Phyllocladus rhomboid- 

 alis. 



centropappus : from pappus-hairs bear- 

 ing numerous rigid spinulose setse. 



oeratophylla : leaves like a deer's horn, 

 cerinthoides : flowers with a superficial 



resemblance to those of Cerinthe. 

 Charlock : Brassica sinapistrum. 

 Cherry, native : Exocarpus sp. 

 Cheeseberry : Cyathodes glauca. 

 Chickweed : Stellaria sp. 

 Cheshunt Pine : Fitzroya archeri. 

 chlorantha : flowers with a greenish 



tinge, 

 ciliare, ciliate : fringed with fine hairs, 

 oinerea, cinerasoens : ash-coloured, 

 circinate : buds coiled like a watch-spring, 

 clandestina : hidden, referring to habit, 

 clavate : club-shaped, or with a club at 



the ends of members. 

 Clover : Trifolium sp., often also (but 

 erroneously) given to species of 

 Medicago. 

 ,, Bockhara : Melilotus alba, &c. 

 ,, Dutch or white : Trifolium 



repens. 

 ,, purple : Trifolium pratense. 



reversed : Trifolium resupina- 



tum. 

 strawberry : Trifolium fragi- 

 ferum. 

 ,, yellow : Trifolium agrarium and 

 minus, 

 zigzag or Cow Clover : Trifolium 

 medium. 

 Clovertree : Goodia lotofolia. 

 Club moss : Lycopodium sp. 

 coccifera : from the plant first described 

 being infested with coccus (Scale- 

 insect). 

 Cockatoo orchid : Caleana major. 

 Cocksfoot : Daotylis glomerata. 

 Coffee berry : Coprosma hirtella. 

 coUinus : a hill, from customary habitat, 

 comans : hairy, 

 complanatus : smooth, flat, 

 concinna : neat. 



confertifolium : leaves crowded together, 

 oongesta : crowded (glands on a labellum). 

 Coral Pea : Kennedya prostrata. 

 cordate : heart-shaped, often referring to 



the base of the lamina of a leaf, 

 cordifolia, cordigera, &c. : heart-shaped. 

 Corncockle : Githago segetum. 

 comiculata : a small horn, referring to 



fruit, 

 coriacea : leathery, 

 corolla : see perianth, 

 coronopifolia : leaves like those of Sene- 



biera coronopus, a cruciferous plant, 

 corrifolia : leaves like those of Correa- 

 corymb : a panicle in which all the flowers 

 attain the same plane, thus resembling 

 an Umbel. 

 Cotton bush : Pimelea nivea. 

 Couch : Tritioum repens. 



,, Indian : Cynodon dactylon. 



Cow horns : Pterostylis nutans. 

 Cranberry, native : Astroloma humifu- 



sum. 

 Cranesbill : Erodium cicutarium, also 



small-flowered Geraniums, 

 crassifolia : coarse-leaved. 



