GLOSSARY. 



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Carpeli one of the parts which, ] 

 whether separate or united, make 

 up the pistil. 



Cartllaglnoas, firm and tough. 



CaryopBls, a ^aln or fruit like 

 that of a grass. 



Catkin, a slender spike-like cluster 

 of usually imperfect flowers, as in 

 Willow, etc. 



Gaalescent, having a manifest 

 stem. 



Caultne, belonging to the stem. 



Cespltose, growing in tufts. 



Chaff, a small thin scale or bract, 

 becoming dry and membranous. 



Channelled, grooved lengthwise. 



Clllate, with hairs on the edge. 



Clnereons, ash-coloured. 



Clrciunclssile, opening by a hori- 

 zontal circular line. 



Clavate, club-shaped, thicker at 



the top. 

 Clelstogamous, applied to certain 



flowers which are tertllized in the 



bud, without opening. 

 Cleft, cut to about the middle. 

 Cllmhlng, ascending by laying 



hold of neighbouring objects by 



means of tendrils, etc. 

 Cohesion, the union of similar 



parts. 

 Coma, a tuft of hairs on a seed. 

 Compressed, flattened. 

 Condnpllcate, folded together, 



lengthwise. 

 Conflnent, blending together into 



one. 

 Coniferous, cone-beai-ing. 

 Connate, grown together. 

 Connective, the middle portion of 



an anther connecting the cells. 

 Connlvent. converging, approach- 

 ing each other. 

 Convolute, rolled up lengthwise. 

 Cordate, indented at the base. 

 Coriaceous, leathery in texture. 

 Corm, a solid bulb, flke that of 



Indian-Turnip. 

 Corolla, the inner of the two sets 



of the perianth. 



Corymb, a flat-topped flower-clus- 

 ter with pedicels arising at differ- 

 ent points on the stem, the outer 

 flowers opening first. 



Corymbose, in corymbs ; corymb- 

 like.' 



Cotyledons, the seed-leaves. 



Creeping, trailing on the ground 

 and striking root at intervals. 



Crenate, with rounded teeth. 



Crested, bearing an appendage 

 like a crest. 



Crown, an appendage in the throat 

 of a corolla. 



Cnim, \}ie peculiar stem of a grass 

 or sedge. 



Cuneate, wedge-shaped, the broad 

 end upwards. 



Cnspldate, tipped with an abrupt 

 but distinctly tapering point. 



Cyllndraceous, somewhat cylin- 

 drical. 



Cyme, a flat-topped flower-cluster, 

 with the central flowers opening 

 first. 



Cymose, bearing cymes, or cyme- 

 like. 



D. 



Deciduous, falling off; not per- 

 sistent. 



Decompound, more than once 

 compound or divided. 



Decumbent, reclining. 



Decurrent, applied to a leaf when 

 the lobes at the base extend down 

 the sides of the stem. 



Decussate, with opposite pairs at 

 right angles to each other. 



Deflexed, turned abruptly down- 

 ward. 



Dehiscent, splitting open to allow 

 the contents to escape. 



Deltoid, triangular, the base down- 

 ward. 



Dentate, toothed, the teeth point- 

 ing outward. 



Denticulate, minutely dentate. 



Depressed, flattened from above. 



DI-, twice or two. 



DIadelphons; with the filaments 

 cohering in two sets. 



Diandrons, having two stamens. 



