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deprived of their loaves, root in sand under a 

 glass in heat. See Sciodaphffllum. 



alba .... White . 7, S. Ev. T. 20 Brazil . 1817 



insignia . . Bed . . 7, S. Ev. T. 20 W. Ind. . 1796 



macrocarpa . White . 6, S. Ev. S. 20 Mexico . 1840 



minor . . . Rd.yl.gr. 7, S. Ev. T. 20 Guiana . 1798 



princeps . . Bd.yl.gr 7, S. Ev. T. 20 W. Ind. . 17S7 



Car6ta. See DwAcus cardta. 



CarfHIlla, ) the small parts of which compound 



Carpels, ) . fruits are formed. 



Carpesium, Linn. From karpesion, a hit of 

 straw, the appearance of the leaves of the in- 

 volucrum. Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Astcr- 

 acece. Plants of little beauty, and easy manage- 

 ment in light rich soil ; seeds, 

 pubescens . Yellow . 6, H. Her. P. 2 Siberia . 183S 

 torulbsum . Yellow . 6, H. Her. P. 2 Siberia . 1823 

 Wulfcianum . Yellow . 6, H. Her. P. 2 Siberia . 1829 



abrotanoldes, eirnuwm. 

 CarpInus, Linn. From the Celtic, car, wood, 

 pinda, head ; the wood being fit for the yokes 

 of cattle. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Corylacece. 

 Ornamental trees, from twelve to thirty feet 

 high ; some of the species make good hedges 

 for shelter, as they grow quick, and are easily 

 managed ; they are raised from seeds or layers 

 without difficulty: See Ostrya. 

 aniericilna . Apetal 8, H. De T. N. Amer. . 1S12 

 Betulus . . Apetal 3, H. DeT. 30 Brit, woods. 



inclsa . . Apetal 3, H. De T. 20 Brit., gardens. 



quercifolia . Apetal 5, H. De T. 30 Europe . . 



variegate . Apetal 3, H. De T. 20 Brit., gardens, 

 orientalis . . Apetal 5, H. De T. 10 Levant . . 1789 



Carpo-Balsamom. See Balsamodendron. 



Carpodinus, -ft. Brown. From karpos, fruit, 

 and dinos, a circle ; the fruit being round. 

 Linn. 5, Or^ 1, Nat. Or. Apocyn&cece. A fruit- 

 ing shrub, attaining about eight feet high, and 

 growing well in a mixture of open loam and 

 sandy peat, .and increased, without difficulty, 

 from cuttings, 

 dulcis . . . Green . G, S. Ev. S. 8 S. Leone . 1S22 



Carpod6ntos, LabillardUre. From karpos, a 

 fruit, and odontos, toothed ; the cells or carpels 

 toothed at the apex. Linn. 13, Or. 6, Nat. 

 Or. Hypericiceas. An ornamental greenhouse 

 plant, growing to the height of twenty feet ; 

 it thrives best in peat and loam mixed, and 

 -cuttings root freely in sand, under a glass, 

 lucida . . . Yellow . G. Ev. T. 20 N. Holland 1820 



Carfology, the science which treats of the 

 structure of fruits and seeds. 



Carpop6gon. See Muc&na. , 



Carrageen moss. See Ch6ndnts crispus. 



Carraway. See Carum. 



Carrichtera, De Candolk. Probably without 

 meaning. Linn. 15, Nat. Or. Brassicdcea). 

 This is a pretty annual, growing well when 

 sown in the open ground in a dry situation. 

 Synonyme: 1, Villa Annua. 

 ViSlla 1 . . Yellow . 8, H. A. \ Bug., sandy fie. 



Carrot. See Daucus. 



Carthagenian apple. See Punica. 



Carthamus, Tounufort. From its Arabic name 

 quorlum, to paint; the flowers yield a fine 

 colour. Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Asterdcece. 

 Interesting annuals, requiring to be sown on 

 a gentle hotbed, and afterwards transplanted 



where they are intended to flower. See Car- 

 duncillus, Clrsium, Heracdntha. 

 oxyacantha . Yellow . 7, H. A. 3 Caucasus . 1818 

 tinctdrius . Orange. 6, H. A. 3 Egypt . . 10j1 



Cartilaginous, gristly. 



Cartonema, R. Brown. From kartos, shorn, 

 and nema, a filament ; in allusion to the sta- 

 mens. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Commely- 

 ndceai. A pretty annual, requiring merely to 

 be sown in sandy peat, and treated in the 

 stove, 

 spicata . Blue . 7, S. Her. P. 1 N. Holland 1822 



Cart6pfel. See Solanum tuberosum. 



Cart-wrack. See Fucus serralus. 



Carui. See Carum Cdrui. 



Carum, Koch. From Caria, in Asia Minor, 

 being originally found there. Linn. 5, Or. 2, 

 Nat. Or. Apidccte. One species of this genus, 

 C. Cdrui, produces the seeds so generally 

 known by the name of caraway seeds ; they 

 are hardy biennials, and requiro merely to be 

 sown in the open ground. See Ptycliltii. 

 carui . . White . 5, H. Her. P. 2 Brit, pastures. 



simplex. 



Caruncle, a small protuberance. 



Caruncularia, Haioorth. Derived from carun- 

 cula, a fleshy protuberance ; in reference to 

 the flowers. Linn. 5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Asalc- 

 piddacece. A curious succulent plant ; for 

 culture, &c, see StapUia. Synonyme: 1. 

 Stapelia pcdunculdta. 

 pedunculata 1 . Br. pur. . 7, S. Ev. S. i C. G. H. 1700. 



Carunfel. See Caryophj/lhis aromd'.icus. 



Carupa. See Carapa. 



Carvi. See Carum Cdrui. 



Carya, Nuttall. From caryon, signifying ar 

 nut ; in allusion to the fruit. Linn. 21, Or. 

 9, Nat. Or. Juglanddcece. A genus of timber- 

 trees, growing about thirty feet high ; they 

 succeed in common soil, and increase by seeds 

 or layers. Synonymes : 1, Juylans squamisa, 

 alba; 2, /. amara ; 3, /. compr&ssa, ; i, J. 

 obcorddta; 5, /. angustifilia, olivcefbrmis' ; 6, 

 J. porclna : 7, J. sulc&ta. 



alba 1 . . . Apetal . 4, H. De T. 30 N.Amer. 1629 

 amara 2 . . Apetal . 5, H. De T. 80 N.Amer. 1800 

 compressa 3 . Apetal . i, H. De T. 30 N.Amer. 1730 

 lacinidsa . . Apetal . 4, H. De T. 30 N.Amer. 

 microcai"pa . Apetal . 4, H. De T. 30 N.Amer. 



' " 5, H. De T. 30 N.Amer. 1812 



4, H. De T. 30 N.Amer. 



5, H. De T. 30 N.Amer. 1799 

 5, H. DeT. 30 N.Amer. 

 4, H. De T. 30 N. Amer. 1S01 

 4, H. De T: 30 N.Amer. 



Apetal . 5, H. De T. 50 Philadel. 



From karyon, a nut ; the- 

 species bear large fruit, containing an eatable- 

 nut. Linn. 13, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Bhizobolacece. 

 A genus of fruit-bearing trees, attaining the- 

 height of a hundred feet ; in our stoves they 

 thrive best in sandy open loam or a mix- 

 ture of loam and peat, and may be increased 1 

 by cuttings in sand, under a glass. Syno- 

 nyme : 1, Pekea tuberculata. 

 glabrum . . Green 4, S. Ev. T. 100 Guiana . 1S20 

 nuctferum . Red yl. 4, S. Ev. T. 100 Guiana . 1820 

 tomentbsuml White . 4, S. Ev. T. 100 Guiana . 1S20 



Caryophyllata. See Ghim. 



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