Indkx and Ulossaky. 



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Capitate. Head-sluiprd. In a dense 

 jrlobular or nearly j^lobular 

 elust«'r. 1:^2. 



Capsnlf. A dry frnit which natur- 

 ally br<aks open in some defl- 

 nit«' nianinT, 



Carinatt'. Keehnl. 



Carpet-K'rass. '2X..:M. 



('artih».u:i!H)us. (Jristly, firm in tex- 

 ture but fl«'xil)l«'. 



Caryopsis. A seed-like fruit, as the 

 jrrain of prrasses, in whieh the 

 thin pericarp is adnate or 

 ^rown to the seed. 



Cat-tail Millet. oH. 



Cenehrus. Greek, Anci«'nt name of 

 millet. o7. 

 tribuloldes Linn.. OS.. .57. 



Ceratoehloa australis >>r., 174... 120. 



Cespitose, or Cjespitose. Ilavinp" 

 many stems ^rowin^ from the 

 same root, forming a tuft or 

 tussock. 



Chartaceous. Like writing-paper in 

 texture. 



Cheat. l^O...!!'.). 



Chess. 170...115>. 

 Soft. 171... 119. 



C HLORIDE.E. 86. 



Chloris. Greek, Green. ST. 

 barbata. 88. 

 elegans. 88. 

 verticillata Xutt. SS. 



Chrysopogon nutans Henth. 27. 



Ciliate. Fringed with hairs. 



Ciliatifolium. Ciliate-leaved. 



Ciliatus. Ciliate. 



Ciliolate. Minutely ciliate. 



Cinna. Greek, Ancient name for 

 grass. 73. 

 arundinacea Linn., »4...73. 

 pendula Tri}i., »."5...74. 



Clandestinum. Hidden or concealed. 



Cleft. 8plit or divided less than half 

 way to the base. 



Cleistogamic, Cleistogamous. Fer- 

 tilized in the bud, without the 

 opening of the tlower. Con- 

 cealed fertilization. 



Column. Applied to the lower, 

 twisted portion of the aw^n in 

 Andropogonetie. 



Comb-grass, Meadow. 131. ..98. 



Communis. Common. 



Compound. Branched more than 

 once. 



Compressa. Compressum. Com- 

 pressed. Flattened. 



Conduplicate. Doubled or folded 

 lengthwise so that the sides 

 are applied face to face like a 

 folded sheet of paper. 



Connate. United or grown together, 

 as where the bases of two op- 

 posite leaves are united around 



I the stem, so that it appears to 



; pass through them, 



(continuous. Not articulated or 

 jointed; not breaking up into 

 joints. 

 Contortus. Twisted. 

 Convolute. Rolled up from the mar- 

 gins, 

 ('ordate. Heart-shap<'d. 

 Cord -grass, Fr«'sh-water. 1I«...S7. 

 Coriaceous. L«'atlH'r-lik«' in t«'Xture. 

 Cornucopia' p«'r«'nnans. H'u 

 C;ouch-grass. 17*...12:i. 

 Crab-grass. •2«...38. 



Slender. •2N...:V.». 



Smooth. '27. ..89. 



Sprouting. :i«...43. 

 Creeping Fescue. 115. 

 Creeping Meatlow-grass. 1*^3... 95. 

 Crested I )og's-tail. H>5. 

 Cristatus. Crested. 

 Crowfoot. 91. 

 Crowfoot-grass. iao...91). 

 Crus-galli. Cock's-foot. 

 Cuneate. Wedge-shaped. 

 Curtipendula. Shortly pendent. 

 Cuspidate. Pointed. Ending in a 



sharp stitr point. 

 Cut-grass, Large, an.. AH). 



Rice. «7....iM). 

 Cynodon. Greek, Dog-tooth. 8»). 



Dactylon Per.s., 115...8(). 

 Cynosuroides. Cynosurus-like. 

 Cynosurus. Greek, Dog-taW. 104. 



cristatus Linn., 105. 



Dactylis. Greek. A finger. 103. 

 glomerata Linn., 140...1(^4. 



Daetyloctenium. frret A, Finger-comb. 

 90. 

 .Egyptiacum Willd., 91. 



Dactyloides. Finger-like. 



Dactylon. Digitate. 



Danthonia. After Danthoine, a 

 French botanist. 84. 

 compressa Austin. 114. ..85. 

 sericea Xutt., II 2. ..84. 

 spicata lieaitv., 113... 85. 



Darnel, Bearded. 177... 122. 



Debile. Weak. 



Decumbens. Decumbent. 



Decumbent. Keclining. Applied to 

 stems when they recline upon 

 the surface of the earth, but 

 have the apex ascending. 



Decurrent. Continued downward, 

 as the sides of a leaf may be 

 continued down the stem. 



Deflexed. Bent or directed down- 

 ward. 



Dentate. Furnished with teeth. 

 Toothed. 



Denticulate. Minutely toothed. 



Depauperatum. Impoverished. 



Deschampsia. After Deschamps, a 

 French botanist. 81. 



