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THE TASMANIAN FLOKA. 



crassiusculus : rather coarse, for the 

 genus. 



Cress, bitter : Cardamine sp. 

 ,, hoary : Lepidium draba. 

 ,, field : Lepidium campestre. 



narrow-leaved : Lepidium ruderale. 

 swine's : Senebiera coronopus. 

 winter • Barbarea vulgaris. 

 ,, water : Nasturtium officinale. 



Crested dog's tail : Cynosurus cristatus. 



crinita : long-haired, as numerous hair- 

 like awns massed in the head of a grass. 



crispus : curly (wavy margin to a leaf). 



cristate : crested. , 



Croton : Beyeria viscosa. 



cucullata : shaped like a hood. 



Cudweed : Gnaphalium sp. 



cuneate : wedge-shaped. 



cupressiformis : resembling a Cj^press. 



Currant, native : Leucopogon riohei and 

 L. lanceolatus; also Coprosma bil- 

 lardieri and C. nitida. 



Currijong : Plagianthus sidoides ; the 

 name is also often given to species of 

 Pimelea. 



CTirta : shortened; as in the divisions of 

 the perianth, being shorter than in 

 other species of the genus. 



curviflora : perianth somewhat bent. 



cuspidata : having a small prominence. 



Cutting-grass : Gahnia psittacorum. 



cyanea : blue-coloured. 



cyanocarpa : blue-fruited. 



Cypress, native : Callitris rhomboidea. 



cyme : an inflorescence in which the 

 central or terminal flower opens first, 

 and the group of flowers is enlarged 

 by the prolongation and subsequent 

 development of branches growing from 

 beneath the apex. 



Cytisoides : resembling Cytissus, a legu- 

 minous genus. 



Daisy, English : Bellis perenne. 

 ., native : Braohycome sp. 

 ,, tree : Olealia stellulata and closely 

 allied species. 



Dandelion, English : Taraxacum oflioi- 

 nale ; the name is often (but 

 erroneousljr) given to Hypo- 

 chseris radicata. 

 . , native : Microseris f orsteri ; 



also (but without reason) 

 Podolepis acuminata. 



Daphnoides : superficially resembling 

 Daphne, a thymeleaceous genus. 



Darnel : Lolium temulentum. 



dasyphyllum : from resemblance to the 

 obsolete compositous genus Dasyphyl- 

 lum, now referred to Flotovia. 



dealbata : whitened. 



debilis : weak. 



deciduous : to depart, that is in botany to 

 be shed. 



decipiens : to deceive, alluding to its like- 

 ness to another plant. 



decompositum ; much divided (leaf). 



decumbent : lying down, but in botany 

 not quite prostrate. 



decurrens, decurrent : to run dowji. 



decussate : arranged in two planes. 



defoliatum : deprived of leaves. 



deformis : ill-shaped. 



dehiscent : opening at maturity, many 

 fruits, anthers, &c. 



denticulata : toothed, the small protuber- 

 ances on margins of leaves, &c. 



depressa : habit depressed. 



Derwentia : River Derwent, locality 

 where plant was first gathered. 



despgctans : looking down, from the 

 drooping fliowers. 



despectum : insignificant. 



Devil's' gut : Lyonsia straminea. 



diander : two stamens in the flower. 



dicarpa : divided in two parts. 



dichopetala : petals deeply bifid. 



dichotoma, dichotomous : dividing into 

 a pair of equal branches. 



dictyosperma : seed with net marking on 

 the surface. 



diffuse : spread about, dispersed. 



dioica, dioecious : sexes on different plants. 



diphylla : with two leaves. 



discolour : colour differing from that pre- 

 vailing in the genus. 



dissecti'.m : much divided (leaf;. 



distans : widely separated (from its rela- 

 tives) . 



distichous : in two rows. 



distyla : carpel bearing two styles. 



divaricata : widely spreading. 



diversifolia : leaves variable. 



Dock : Rumex crispus and allied species. 



Dodder : Cuscuta sp. 



Dogwood : Pomaderris apetala. 



false : Pomaderris elliptica. 



drachophylla : leaves shaped like those of 

 Dracophyllum, a sheathing leaved 

 Epacrid, which itself is named from its 

 leaves resembling those of the liliaceous 

 genus Dracaena. 



Drake : sometimes applied to Lolium 

 temulentum. 



drupe : a fleshy non-bursting fruit, whose 

 solitary seed is contained in a hard 

 stony endocarp, for instance plum, 

 cherry, ifec. 



drupel : a small drupe in a cluster, as in 

 raspberry. 



dubia : doubtful, a doubtful species or a 

 doubtful member of a genus. 



Duck Orchid : Cryptostylis longifolia. 



Duckweed : Lemna sp. 



duriuscula : of a hard consistency. 



Ebony, native : Dodonsea viscosa. 



elatius, elatior, elatum, &c. : growing 

 tall. 



Elder, native : Sambucus gaudichaudiana. 



elatinoides : like Elatine. 



empetrifolia : leaves shaped like those of 

 Empetrum, a northern genus not far re- 

 moved from the Euphorbia family. 



emphysopus : a generic name originally 

 given to Lagenophora emphysopus. 



endemic : peculiar to the place. 



enodis ; without nodes on the stem. 



epiglottis : from a fancied resemblance 

 of the fruit to the human epiglottis. 



