200 GLOSSARY 



Connate — Adhering by the edges. 



Connective— Tht membrane which unites the two lobes of the 



anther. 

 Cordate (of leaves) — Heart-shaped. 



Corm—Ps. short thick rhizome, resembling a bulb in form (.Crocus). 

 Corymb — Any flat-headed inflorescence {Elder). 

 Cotyledons— Th& first leaves of a plant formed within the seed. 

 Cremocarp^-A seed-vessel consisting of two achenes ( Umbelliferce). 

 Crenate (of leaves) — With rounded teeth ( Violet). 

 Cross-pollination — Pollination of the stigma by pollen brought 



from another flower of the same kind. 

 Crown or Corona — An outgrowth from the mouth of the corolla 



{Silene, Narcissus). 

 Cupule — A cup in which a flower or group of flowers is seated 



{A corn). 

 Cyme — An inflorescence in which the upper or inner flowers open 



before the lower or outer ones {Sedum, Sambucus). 



Decurrent (of leaves) — Running down the stem. 



Decussate (of leaves) — Growing in opposite pairs, each pair at 



right angles to the pair above and below it {Labiatm). 

 Dehiscent (of seed-vessels) — Bursting to allow of the escape of the 



seeds {cf. Capsule, Legume). 

 Dentate {pi leaves) — With sharp teeth pointing outwards {Holly). 

 Diadelphous (of stamens) — Where there are ten stamens, nine of 



the filaments being partially coherent, the tenth distinct {Legu- 



minosce). 

 Didynamous (of stamens) — Two long and two short {Laiiaia). 

 Digitate (of leaves) — Composed of several leaflets all springing 



from the same point {H orse-Ckestnut). 

 Dimorphic (of flowers) — Of two different kinds. 

 Dicecious — Having male and female flowers on different individuals 



{Willow). 

 Disk — The part of the flower intermediate between the pistil and 



the stamens. 

 Dorsifixed (of the anther) — Fixed to the filament by its back. 

 Drupe — A stone-fruit. 



