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VOCABULARY. 



Brachiate, when the ramifications pro 

 ceed from a common axis, nearly- 

 at right angles. 



Bracts, 75. 



Branched, divided into many branch- 

 es. 



Buds, 50. 



Bulb. 49. 



C. 



Caducous, falhng very early. 



CcsspUose, forming dense patches or 

 turts. 



Calcar, 75. 



Calycijlorce, stamens attashed to the 

 calyx. 



Calyx, 70. 



Cambium, the descending elaborated 

 sap. 



Campanulate, bell-shaped. 72. 



Campuhtropous, or Campylotropous, 

 92. 



Canescenf, hoary, greyish white. 



Capillary, of the size of a hair. 



Capitate, arranged in heads. 



Capitula, the heads of compound ffovv- 

 ers. 



Capiiulum, 77. 



Capsular, 99. 



Carcerulus, 98. 



Carina, 74. 



Carinate, keeled, 



Carneus, flesh-colored. 



Carpel, each ol the leaves of which 

 the ovary is composed. 



Carpology, 96. 



Cartilaginous, hard and tough. 



Caruncle, or Carunculous, an enlarge- 

 ment of the testa, in the form of 

 lumps or protuberances, about 

 the umbilicus of the seed. 



Caryophyllous, 74. 



Caryopsis, 97. 



Catkin, 79. 



Caudate, with a long and slender point 

 like the tail of some animal. 



Cauliculus, 102. 



Cauline, belonging to the stem. 



Caulis, stem. 



Cellular System, 16. 



Cellular Integument, 36. 



Centrifugal inflorescence. 



Centripetal inflorescence, 78. 



Ceratium, 99. 



Chalaza, 93—102, 



Chjnneled, — having longitudinal 

 grooves. 



Chlorophyll, see Chromule. 



Chromule, 141. 



Cdi(s, fine hairs arranged on the mar- 

 gin of an organ. 



Ciliaie, having fine hairs on the mar- 

 gin, resembling the eyelash. 



Cinenchyma, 29. 



Cinerius, ash-grey, a mixture of white 

 and black. 



Circinate, 54. ' 



Circulation, 134. 



Circumscissile, 95. 



Cirrhose, a pinnate leaf, terminated by 

 a tendril. 



Cirrhous, terminated by a spiral, fili- 

 form appendage. 



Cirrhus, see Tendril. 



Clavate. club-shaped. 



Claw, 72. see Unguiculate. 



Club-shaped, — gradually thickening 

 from the base to the apex. 



Clustered, collected in parcels. 



Coleorhiza, 103 



Color, 141. 



Columella, the axis of the fruit. 



Columna, 82. 



Coma, 102. 



Compound, having various divisions, 

 or ramifications. 



Compressed, flattened lengthwise- 



Conceptaculum, 98. 



Conducting tissue, 87. 



Conduplicate, 53. 



Cone, see Strobilus. 



Confounded, 70. 



Connate, when ihe bases of two op- 

 posite leaves are united together. 



Connectivum, 82. 



Continuous Bothrenchyma, 26. 



Contorted, twisted. 



Convolute, 54. 



Cordate, heart-shaped. 



Coriaceous, leathery, having the con- 

 sistence of leather* 



Cormus, 48. 



Corneus, horny, hard and very com- 

 pact in texture. 



Cornua, lb. 



Corolla, 71. 



Corona, 75. 



Corrugate, wrinkled or folded up ir- 

 regularly in every direction. 



Corymb, 77. 



Corymbose, in the form of a corymb. 



Cotyledon, 102. 



Cremocarpium, 100. 



Crenate, when the teeth are rounded, 

 the organ is said to be crenate. 



Crested, having an elevated, irregular, 

 Or notched ridge. 



Cruciate or Cruciform, 74. 



Cucullate, hooded; a plain body with 

 the apex and sides turned in- 

 wards, so as to resemble a hood. 



Culm, the stem of grasses. 



