Index and Glossary 



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Calyciflora, a group of plants, the sepa- 

 rate petals of whose flowers are ar- 

 ranged either around or upon the 

 ovary, 162 



Calyx (Gr. kahex, from, kahipio^ to 

 cover). The outer covering of the 

 flower, TOO 



Cambium (Lat. cainhtOy to change). 

 The formative layer between the wood 

 and the liber out of which new wood 

 and new liber are formed, 42, 44, 45, 

 47 



Campanulate (Ital. cmnpana^ a. bell),' 

 Bell-shaped corolla, 107 



Campion^ 161 



Campylotropous (Gr, kampulos, bent ; 

 tropos, direction). An ovule which is 

 bent over, 123 



Candytuft, 160 



Capitulum (Lat. diminutive from captit, 

 a little head). An indefinite inflores- 

 cence with shortened axis and sessile 

 flowers, 95 



Cap sella, 160 



Capsule (Lat. capsula, a small box). 

 A form of fruit which opens to allow 

 the seeds to fall out, 136 



Caraway, 168 



Carbon of plants, whence obtained, 34, 

 86 



Carbonic acid or Carbon dioxide, 34, 86 



Carcerulus (Lat. career, a prison). 

 A fruit breaking up into four one- 

 seeded nucules, 139 



CardutiS:, 171 



Carina (Lat. keel). Term applied to 

 the innermost petals of the papiliona- 

 ceous corolla, log 



Camatioriy 161 



Carnivorous plants (Lat. caro, carnis, 

 flesh ; voro, to eat). Plants which feed 

 upon flesh, 89 



Carpels (Gr. karpos, a fruit). The 

 innermost parts of the flower which 

 when ripened form the fruit, 100, 1 1 8 



Carpimts, 179 



Carpophore (Gr, karpos, fruit ; pkero, 

 to bear). A prolongation of the flower 

 stalk growing between the carpels of 

 the pistil or fruit, 124, 139 



Carrot, 169 



Carthatnus, i-ji 



Camm, 168 



Carya, 180 



Caryophyllacece, 161 



Cassia, 164 



Castanea, 180 



Castor-oil seed, germination of, 27 



Catkin (diminutive of £:«^), j^^ Amentum. 



Cauline (Lat, caiilis, a stem). Leaves 

 growing upon the stem, 85 



Caulis (Lat. stem). A herbaceous . 

 annual stem, 54 



Celery, 9, 168 



Cells, 6 ; contents, 6, 7 : changes in 

 wall, 7 ; division, 23 ; formation, 23, 

 117 ; growth, 13 ; sap, 12 ;_ shape, 16 ; : 

 size, 23 ; thickening, 17 ; tissues, 24 , 



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Cells with bordered pits, 20 



Cellulose. The substance ol which the 

 cell wall is built up, 6 



Centaureaj 171 



Centrifugal inflorescence (Lat. centrtim, 

 centre ; fitgio, to flee from). Inflo- 

 rescence where the oldest flowers are 

 towards the centre, 94, 97 



Centripetal inflorescence (Lat, cen- 

 trum, centre ; peto, to seek). Inflo- 

 rescence where the youngest flowets 

 are in the centre, 93, 94 



Cerastiujn, 161 



Chalaza (Gr. a tubercle). The point by 

 which the nucleus of the seed is 

 attached to the integuments, 122 



Cheiranihus, 159, 160 



Chenopodiacea, 177 



Chenopodium, 177 



Cherry, 165 



Chervil, 170 



Chickweed, 161 



Chicory, zjz 



Chlorine of plant, whence obtained, 35 



Chlorophyll (Gr. chloros, green ; 

 phullon, leaO. The green colouring 

 matter of plants, 8 



Christmas Rose, 158 



Chrysanthemum, 171 



Cicinnal (Gr. kikinnos, Lat. cicinnus, a 

 curled lock of hair). A term used in 

 branching when the successive 

 branches come off on opposite sides, 

 67 



Cicuta, i63 



Cilia (Lat. cilitiin, an eye-lash). Hair- 

 like prolongations of cells, i, 8, 77 



Ciliate. A term applied to the margins 

 of leaves when they have a hairy 

 fringe, 77 



Circinate (Lat, circino, to make round). 

 Term applied to the arrangement of 

 the leaves in the bud when the apex is 

 rolled towards the base, 64 



Circulation of sap, 245 



Cirrhi (Lat, cirrus, a curl). Tendrils, 

 61 



Clary, 173 



Classiflcation, 153 



Cleistogamous (Gr. kleistos, closed; 

 garnos, marriage). Flowers where the 

 ovule is fertilised without the flower- 

 bud opening, 134 



Climbing stems, 54 



Closed bundles. Woody bundles con- 

 taining no cambium, 44 



Clover, 163 



Cloves (Lat, clavus, a nail). The young 

 bulbs developed by the side of the old 

 ones, 58 



Cochlearia, 160 



Colchice^, a group of the Liliacese, 183, 



Colchiciirn, 185 



Coleorhiza (Gr. koleon, a sheath ; 

 rhiza, a root). The sheath around 

 the base of the root in many monoco- 

 tyledons, 29 



