GLOSSARY AND INDEX. 



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sinus, or notched end, being at the 

 base ; fig. 244. 



Cordiaceae, 451. 



Coriaceous : of a leathery consistence. 



Cork, 477. 



Corlci/ : of the texture of cork. 



Corki/ envelope or layer of the bark, 121, 

 127. 



Corrn {cormus) : a solid bulb, 108. 



Cormophyles : plants having an axis 

 (root and stem), in contradistinc- 

 tion to Thallophytes,371 



Cornaccffi, 428. 



Corneous: of tlio consistence of horn. 



Comiculale: flimished with a small 

 horn. 



Cornine, 428. 



Cornide: furnished with a horn (cormt). 



Corolla : the inner of the two floral en- 

 velopes, 222, 275. 



Corolldceous, cdroUine : like a corolla in 

 appearance or texture, or belong- 

 ing to the corolla. 



Cordna : a crown, such as the append- 

 age at the top of the claw of the 

 ' petals of Silono ; 246, fig. 378. 



Coronate : bearing a crown. 



Cortex ; the bark or rind. 



Cortical: pertaining to the bark. 



Cdrticate : furnished with a distinct rind. 



Cdrymh : a convex or flat-topped flower- 

 cluster, 211. 



Cdripnhose: disposed in, or resembling, 

 corymbs. 



Costa : a rib, or midrib. 



Costiite : ribbed, or witli a midrib. ■ 



Cotton, 44, 398. 



Cotyle'dons : the first leaves of the em- 

 bryo ; seed-leaves, 71, 324. 



Colyliform : dish-sliuped. 



Coumarin, 414. 



Cowiteh, 415. 



Cranberry, 439. 



Crassulaccffi, 423. 



Crate'riform : goblet-shaped. 



Creeping : ninning on or beneath the 

 ground and rooting, 102. 



Cre'mocarp : the fruit of Umbelliferae, 

 425. 



Crenate, or crendled: the margin fur- 

 nished with even and rounded 

 notches or scallops ; 159, fig. 256. 



Crinulate : diminutive of Crenate. 



CrescentiesB, 447. 



Crested: see Cristate. 



Cribrose : pierced with holes like a 

 sieve. 



Crinile : bearded with long hairs. 



Crispate: curled. 



Cristate : crested ; bearing any elevated 

 appendage on its surface. 



Cross-breeds : individuals originated by 



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fertilizing one variety or species by 

 anotlier, 356, 357. 



Crowberry, 474. 



Crown (246, 279, fig. 378) : see Corona. 



Crowned: see Coronate. 



Crowning : borne on the apex of any 

 organ. 



Cruciate, or cruciform : cross-shaped, 

 277, as the corolla of the Mustard 

 family, fig. 405. 



Cruciferas, 389. 



Crude sap, 53, 190. 



Crustaceans : crusty in texture, hard 

 and brittle. 



Cryptogamia, 513. 



Cryptdgamous or cryptogamic : relat- 

 ing to 



Cryptogamous Plants, 69, 330; 499. 



Crystals, 59. 



Vucullate, or cuculllform : hooded or 

 hood-shaped ; rolled up like a cor- 

 net of paper, 503. 



Cucumber, 423. 



Cucurbitaceai, 423. 



Culm: a straw, or straw-like stem, 101. 



Cultrate : shaped like a broad Jsnife- 

 blade. 



Cuneate, or cuneiform : wedge-shaped ; 

 broad above, and narrowed to the 

 base, with straight sides ; fig. 235. 



Cunoniacca;, or Cunoniese, 525. 



Cupressineae, 480. 



Cup-sliaped, cvpullform : hemispherical, 

 and hollow above. 



Ciipulate : furnished with a 



Cupule, or cupula: the acorn-cup, 314. 



Cupuliferas, 476. 



Curled: irregularly folded and crimped. 



Currant, 421. 



Curclnerved, 158, fig. 236. 



Curvlseriul : in curved ranks, 141. 



CuscutciE, or Cuscutinete, 455. 



Cushion : the swollen base of a leaf- 

 stalk, or the enlargement below the 

 insertion of many leaves. 



Cuspidate : tipped with a cusp, or sharp 

 and rigid point ; 162, fig. 275. 



Custard-Apple, 382. 



Cut : see Incised, or Dissected. 



Cuticle : the outer skin or pellicle of the 

 epidennis, 149. 



Cydthiform : cup-shaped. 



Cycadaeeffi, 481. 



Cycle : one complete turn of a spire ; a 

 circle. 



Cyclical : coiled into a full circle. 



Cycldsis : circulation in cells, 31. 



Cylindraceous: approaching to the 



Cylindrical: circular in transverse out- 

 line and tapering gradually, if at 

 all, as in most stems. 



Cymbaforni : boat-shaped. 



