GLOSSARY OF BOTANICAL TERMS 



CAr)UC<:ius. — Applied to the calyx of a flower when it falls off before the 

 flower expands; also to the stipules of a leal" if they fall as the leaf 

 appears. 



Calyx. — The outer whorl of floral envelopes. 



Cam PAN u I, ATE. — llell-shaped. 



CaI'SUI.f,.— A dry, usually dehiscent fruit, made up of two or more carpels. 



Cartel. — A simple pistil, or one member of a compound pistil. 



C.Ai'Kii\. — An anient. 



Cellulose. — A primary cell-wall substance. 



CHLOR'.'i'iiVLL. — The green grains in the cells of plants. 



(/LAW,— The stalk or contracted base of apetal. 



(_'o[iESio\. — The union of members of the same floral whorl, 



L'OMMt'LicATE. — 1 'oubled together. The vernation of a leaf is condupli- 

 cate when the two sides are folded together lengthwise, face to lace. 



I'OiN'XA'i E. — Grown together. 



Connective.— Thau ptjrtion of the anther which connects the two lobes. 



CoNTORTEI>. — Twisted together. 



Convolute. — Rolled up ; ap[died to leaves that are rolled from one 

 edge. 



Cordate. — Ileart-'-haped ; applied to a leaf which has a deeply indented 

 base. 



C'">RiACEOLS. — Thiekish and leathery in texture. 



(JijRCiLLA. — The inner whorl of floral envelopes. 



COKVM i;. — A flo\Aer cluster in \\'liich the axis is shortened and the pedicels of 

 the lower flowers lengthened, so as to form a flat-topped cluster. 



CoKVMiajSi':. — Like a corymli. 



C(.)'i'YLi'.ij(:^N. — ( )ne of the parls ol the embryo performing in part the func- 

 tions ot a leat, but usuall)' serving as a storehouse of food fur the de- 

 veloping [Tint. 



Crknate. — Sealkjped. 



(/renulate. — l-'inely crenate. 



Cross- l-ERi iliz vi lox.— Wdieu the stigma of one flower recei\ cs the pollen 

 of a different flower. 



CRUCl^OR^L — Api^lied to corollas of four distinct peLds arranged in form 

 of a cross. 



L"^USRlliAl I' . — Tipped with a sharp ami rigid point. 



Cym]':.— A l)roa(.l and flattish inllorcscence with the central or terminal flowers 

 blooming earliest. 



T'EClDroLS. — Xot persistent; applied to lea^'cs that fall in anlunin and lo 

 calyx and corolla when they fail ofl before tlie fruil de\elo]is. 



L'ECURRENl .^Ap}ilied to lea\ es which are prolonged down the bide of the 

 petiole. 



b'EEiNrrE. — Limited or defined. 



Oehiscenc K. — The act of splitting open. 



Deltoid. — Triangular, somewhat like the Greek letter delta 



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