596 GLOSSARY OF BOTANICAL TERMS 
Carinate cacsssescoeseneseKeel shaped. 
Carel cicersissveswesveese The small parts of which compound fruits are 
formed as those of Ranunculus, Peenia and 
Aconitum. ; 
Cathin ..+..+.00++-0e00eeeeeInflorescence of the Natural Order Amentacex, 
as the Willow. 
Coudate .........s0e0c00./Tailed, having a process like a tail. 
Caulestent ...............Aequiring a stem, having a kind of stem. 
Cell ..coesscececeesseceeee-- The hollow part of 2 capsule in which the seeds 
are lodged, and the part of anthers which con- 
tain pollen. : 
CLTNUOUS creecreererorereee Nodding, drooping, or pendulous. 
Channelled .. .-Having a channel or channels. 
Ciliated ..... . Surrounded by hairs like those of the eyelash. 
Cinereous..v+.+++++++0++.eASh coloured, grey. : 
Circinate ...ccccesscenssene eunee round like a sharp crook, to’ make a cir- 
ele. : 
Cirrhose ....08 Rice leadseee Tendrilled, having tendrils or claspers as the pea. 
Cirrhiferous....ccoessecers Bearing tendrils or claspers. 
Ol aS wo rzivssveseserssssses The unguis of petals, the narrow end. 
Coma vesssecsessecrrevees A tuft of hairs or bract occurring’ beyond the 
inflorescence. 
Compound .....+-++0ee--e sed in Botany to’ express the union of severet 
things in one; thus a compound umbel is 
formed by severak simple umbels: if above 
one, it is always ealled compound; a com- 
pound flower by several simple flowers; a 
eompound leaf by sé¢veral smailer' leaflets. 
Compressed ..+++0 Seseeates Pressed together, and flattened: laterally or 
lengthwise. 
CONG ciss os cswsctecsneteses A dry fruit formed by bracts covering naked 
seeds. 
CONjUGALC...eseeeceeanevere Joined by psirs, chiefly applied to leaves. 
EOnNGte ...c0rserercororee Joined together at the base; when two opposite 
leaves are joined together at the base, with 
the stem running through the’ centre of the 
. Joined part, it is culled a connate leaf. 
COnnivent.ccccceecerseee 
Connsving sssseoverees } Converging, lying close’ together. - 
Convolute .ercsecccecrceess Rolled together, or over each other. 
COrdate  -resecrersescesees Formed like a hart. 
Eoriaceous ......--~eereee The consistence of leather, thick and tough. 
COradla...ccccvercceereeeees The inner envelope of a flower; the coloured 
part of a flower, compesed of a petal or pe- 
tals. The term is only applied when the ca- 
lyx is present; otherwise it is called perianth.. 
Corniculate ...0++ idcceees Having processes like small horns.- 
COFONG coeceeeceesererverees Literally a crown; ied in Botany to the 
: ctown-like cup, which is found at the orifice: 
of: the tube of the corolla in Narcissus ex 
other flowers. 
Corrugate-.c....cccecserees WHinkled or shrivelled. 
COrticate cecsvcsvesssecaver Like bark. 
