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odermic ceils. 
Blastoa The ceils forming 
the blastoderm. 
Boling. From the Latin, rv yg Si lit- 
tle ball. = Boo of Acaie 
Bombycic ac n acid sec ater by the 
sed 
ry Silkworm, homo allied genera. 
From Bombyx; a family 
‘on ie meu 
Botaurus Gr. dos, bull, taurus, bull). A 
genus of Herons. 
- A genus of Ferns. 
- A genus of fossil Croco- 
diles from the Cretaceous formation. 
Boucuetin. The Wild Goat. 
Brachiopoda (Gr. brachion, arm, and 
pous, foot). An order, of Motinsea, 
so called from the arm-like frin 
ners the ton m 
Brachio: arm, 
ukor gia). A se af fouail pen onges. 
B c on pe ae bg lbus, bulb, an ‘aie ite, 
bristle). A genus of fresh-w ralgæ. 
The Water-shell family 
eat 
ia. The Indian Plantain. 
Caffeine. A bitter substance in coffee 
Calca nsistingof chalk or lime. 
Callit 5 e Water-star wort, a ge- 
u 
C . Mythological name (botany). 
r. A term applied in Great 
Britain to marosi lowermost strata of 
‘arnt ecu ( Italian Campana, a bell 
The fodiens ce 7 i A 5 
Campy cus (GT. Ci 08. Xib 
diskos, pene y etosan eien : 
Capsule. A pod; seed-vessel which 
la open when dry. 
Carbonife meee to the coal 
“odon come A of shark 
> us of s 8. 
oe ti eke sedge. A gen 
ough, 
us 
one of 
peckers 
(G: r. kephale, head, pous 
). The Cuitle-fishes, nee etc. 
A class of Mollusc 
terior region of the body es Hay iene: a 
applied to the similar p 
ioe 
z (Gr. ceras, a horn). A fossil 
| Certain One's the divisions stio 
GLOSSARY. 
Chalcid. Relating to the hymenopte- 
rous famil Tae cididæ. 
pepee ing to the Chelonians, 
Chenopodium. Goose-foot, a gs i a 
genus of the Goose-foot famil y. 
Chionobas (Gr. chion, snow, bio, to live). 
A genus of pruo butterflies. 
Chloeén. A genu Mo neuropterous 
family, Epheme eet 
hrysatis. The pupa, or second stage 
in the transformation of insects. 
Chrysopa (Gr. chrusopes, golen; 
—— it hana lace-winge 
europterous ‘family H 
P atann APRA a chrusos, golden, and 
phaneo, to appear). A genus of but- 
terflies 
Cicindela. The pete A genus 
of the Coleopterous family Cicinde- 
am] 
idæ. 
'imex. The Bed-bug. A genus of the 
Hemipterous family, Cimicide. 
Circes, pl. of Cercis. The Judas-tree; 
Red-bud. s kar- of sath fgg family. 
34 i Clador e Rein- 
or 
Closterium, om genus of Desmids. 
eus. e piece lying in front of 
x e larei iaa gy and next the labrum. 
pease ema. P genu 
Cæanothus. The din Jersey tea; Red- 
genus 
wood. A of Buckthorn 
family. 
ae A genus of the Spurge 
amily. 
Colsoptirs (Gr. eos, th, et 
wing). The tles. 
Bee So called from 
the upper wings being thickened, and 
covering or ensheathing the under 
membranous pair. 
— The family of Divers and 
fcc ra. The bastard Toad-flax. A 
cane of ho Bandar Tod family. 
Comatula na us). A genus of liv- 
Conte.” The knuckle; = a 
bone at its one 
Gono , confervoi Rel: ting to Con- 
ery xe 5 a “hi of pong or sea-weeds. 
Conifers. Pines, or cone-bearing 
Conocephalites (Gr. conos, cone, 
head). A „gonna o of Trilobites. 
Conularia (L. ulus, a little cone). 
genus of Pieropod S. 
Conulus (L. diminutive of CONUS, a 
cone). A genus of Land-snails. 
ed tke & process fp bl €; 
aye ed li i crow’s bea 
Cor eaves of prang E 
the caly p 
| rae ac en 
ve. us of Aca’ a 
ag ie a sieve, 
diskos, disk). A genus of Diatoms. 
Corydalus. (Gr. korydalos, Alauda cris- 
