302 
Cc 
Cactacez, 211, 212. 
Cacti, 18, 204, 231, 237, 260, 261, 272. 
 Cesalpinez, 212. 
Cakile (Sea-rocket), 275. 
Calamites, Calamitez, 142, 224, 225. 
Calcium, 72. 
Calcium carbonate, 61, 72. 
California, 167, 174, 187, 192, 237, 
238, 239, 241. 
Calla-lily (Richardia), 25, 185, 246, 
247, Fig. 55. 
Callithamnion, 72; C. floccosum, 72, 
Fig. 19. 
Calochortus (see ‘‘ Mariposa-lily ’’). 
Calyciflorw, 211, 212, 218, 219. 
Calyptra, 110. 
Calyx, 178, 179, 182, 190, 205, 206, 
209, 210, 211, 215. 
Cambium, 172, 200, 268. 
Canada, 230. 
Canada thistle, 215, Fig. 53. 
Canna, Canna family, 192, 193, 194, 
249, Fig. 47. 
Cape region (of Africa), 192. 
Caprifoliacew (Honeysuckle family), 
215. 
Capsella, 84, 200, Fig. 48. 
Capsule (of Mosses), 111, 116, 117, 
120, Fig. 30. 
Carbo-hydrate, 8, 11, 19. 
Carbon, 2, 8, 9, 19, 30, 80, 297. 
Carbon assimilation (see also 
“ Photo-synthesis ”’), 10, 11, 17, 22, 
24, 37, 64, 71, 80, 263, 278. 
Carbon dioxide, 8, 11, 17, 19, 21, 30, 
262, 269, 297. 
Carboniferous formations, 138, 142, 
147, 154, 165, 174, 175, 223, 294, 295, 
226. 
Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis), 
249. 
Carnation (Dianthus), 248. 
Carnivorous plants, 257, 258, 259. 
Carpel, 159, 160, 161, 169, 177, 179, 
181, 184, 185, 189, 190, 196, 197, 202, 
205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 218, 
217, 218, 245, 293. 
Carpogonium, 73, 74. 
‘Castor-bean (Ricinus), 
INDEX 
Carpospore, 74. 
Caryophyllacez (see ‘Pink fam- 
ily’’). 
200, 210, 
_ Fig. 48. 
Catalpa, 214. 
Catch-fly (Silene), 206, 248, Fig. 49. 
Catkin, 206 
Cat-tail rushes (Typhacez), 186. 
Caulerpa, 56, 58; C. plumaris, 56, 
Fig. 11. 
Ceanothus, 240. 
Cecropia, 261. 
Cedar-apple, Cedar-rust (Gymno- 
sporangium), 89, 90, 95, Fig. 23. 
Celastrus, 237. 
Cell-division, 7, 8, 35, 40, 41, 285. 
Cell-membrane (see also ‘‘Cell- 
wall’’), 4, 284. 
Cell-plasm (Cytoplasm), 4, 6. 
Cells, 4, 284. 
Cell-sap, 7. 
Cell-wall, 4, 284. 
Cellulose, 11. 
Centrosome, 7. 
Centrosperme, 206, 208, 217, 218, 
219, Fig. 49. 
Century plant (Agave), 272. 
Cercis, 212. 
Cereals, 188. 
Cheetophora, 51. 
Chaparral, 240. 
Chara, 22, 62, 63,75; C. crinita, 75; 
Fig. 14. 
Characeze, 14, 61, 62, 63, 78, 79, 103, 
118, 222. 
Cheiranthus, 210, Fig. 51. 
Chenopodiacez (Pig-weed family), 
208. 
Cherry, 93, 165. 
China, 166, 236. 
Chlamydomonas, 42. 
Chlorophyll, 6, 8, 12, 20, 22, 23, 48, 
49, 80, 196, 262, 263, 269, 278, 297. 
Chlorophycee (see also ‘Green 
Algw”’), 46, 47, 49, 70, 78, 79, 101, 
286, 288. 
Chloroplast (see also ‘‘Chromato- 
phore’’), 6, 19, 20, 21, 38, 59, 60, 
