Car di na' lis — Meaning red or scarlet colored ; in 
allusion to the red hat and cassock of a Cardinal. 
Car di o pet' a lum — Heart-shaped petal. 
Car di o sper' mum — From kardia, a heart, and sper- 
ina, a seed ; in allusion to its round seeds which are 
marked with a spot like a heart. 
Car no' sa — Flesh-colored. 
Ca ri na' tum — Keel-formed ; from carina, the keel 
of a ship. 
Car pa' ti ca — Carpathian. Carpathia was the ancient 
name of an island in the Grecian Archipelago. 
Ca ry o phyl lo i' des — Resembling the Pink. 
Cas' sia — Derived from the Hebrew ketzioth. 
Cau da' tus — Caudate, having a tail ; from cauda, a 
tail. 
Ce lo' si a — From kelos, burnt ; the flowers of some of 
the species appear as if singed. 
Cen tau' re a, or Cen tau re' a — It is said that with 
one of these plants the Centaur Chiron healed the 
wound made in his foot by the arrow of Hercules. 
Cen tau ri' di um (i short) — Similar to Centaurea. 
Cen tran' thus — From ketitron, a spur, and anthos, a 
flower; the corolla being furnished with a spur at the 
base. 
Ce' res — The daughter of Saturn and sister of Jupiter, 
goddess of Agriculture. 
CeR VI A KOW' SKI. 
Chal ce do' ni CA — Chalceodonian. 
Cha M^ PEu' CE — From chamai, on the ground, or 
dwarf, and peuke, a fir tree. 
Cha MvE cris' ta — From chamai, dwarf, and crista, a 
crest, or tuft. 
Chei' RI — Kheyrey is the Arabic name for the genus 
Cheiranthus. 
Chei ran' thus — From its Arabic name kheyrey, and 
a7ithos, a flower. 
Chi nen' se, Chi nen' sis — Chinese. 
Chlo' ris — From chloros, green ; alluding to the color 
of the herbage. 
Chrys an' tha — From chrysos, gold, and anthos, a 
flower. 
Chrys an the mo i' des — Resembling the Chrysan- 
themum. 
Chrys an' the mum — From chrysos, gold, and anthos, 
a flower ; because many of the kinds bear yellow 
flowers. 
Chry so ce' pha lum — From chrysos, gold, and ke- 
phale, a head. 
Chrys u' Rus — From chrysos, gold, and oura,-a, tail; 
alluding to the compact head of flowers. 
Ci Li a' TUM (i short) — Ciliate, fringed; beset on the 
margin with a fringe of hairs or bristles ; from cilium, 
an eye-lash. 
CiN E ra' ri a — From cinerarius , pertaining to ashes ; 
in allusion to the color and appearance of the under 
side ot the leaves. 
Cin na ba ri' na — Vermilion color. 
Cir rho' sa — Furnished with a tendril or twining leaf- 
stem. 
Ci tri' nus — Lemon-colored, a greenish-yellow like a 
lemon. 
Clark' i a — In honor of Captain Clarke, who accom- 
panied Captain Lewis in his journey to the Rocky 
Mountains. 
Clem' a tis — From klema, a vine branch ; leaves of 
most of the species climb like the vine. 
Cle o' me — From kleio, to shut; alluding to the parts 
of the flowers. 
Cle o pa' tra — A Queen of Egypt. 
Cli an' thus — From kleios, glory, and anthos, a 
flower; in reference to the noble appearance of the 
species of this genus. 
Co bce' a — In honor of B. Cobo, a Spanish botanist 
Coc cin' e a, Coc cin' ne us — Of a scarlet color. 
Coc CO Lo' BA — From kokkos, a berry, and Icbos, a 
lobe ; in allusion to the character of the fruit. 
CcE LES Ti' num (i short) — From caelum, the heavens ; 
referring to the sky-blue color. 
Coe' li Ro sa — Rose of Heaven. 
Co IX — A name formerly applied to a kind of Ethiopian 
Palm, and which has been transferred to the genus of 
Grass which now bears it. 
Col' CHI CUM — Named after Colchis, its native country. 
Co' LE us — Derived from koleos, a sheath; referring to 
the manner in which the stamens are united. 
Col hn' SI A — In honor of Z. Collins, formerly Vice 
President of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Phila- 
delphia. 
Co LU BRi' NA — From koluher, a snake ; alluding to the 
appearance of the twisted stamens of the flowers of the 
Colubrina. 
Com mu' nis — Common. 
Com pac' ta — Compact. 
Com pos' i t^ — A natural order composed of plants 
which have a number or many flowers congregated to- 
gether in a head, like the Dandelion, the Thistle, the 
Sunflower, the Aster, &c. 
Con CHI FLo' ra — Shell-flowered. 
Con ges' ta — A heap, pile. 
Con so' li da — Very firm or solid. 
Con spi' cu um — Remarkable, attracting attention. 
Con vol' vu lus — From convolvo, to roll together, roll 
up, roll round ; in reference to the habit of the plants. 
Cor di fo' li um — Heart-shape leaved. 
Co RO na' ri um — Wreath-like. 
Co rym bi flo' rum — Flowers arranged in a corymb. 
Cra ni o la' ri a Like a skull ; from kranium, a 
skull. 
Cras si fo' li a — Thick leaved; from crassus, solid, 
thick, dense. 
Crep' is — Derivation unknown. 
Cris ta-gal' li — From crista, a tuft, and gallus, a 
cock; a cock's comb. 
Cris ta' ta — Crested. 
Cro' ce a — Safl"ron-colored. 
Cro' cus — A Chaldean name. Ovid relates a story of 
a youth by the name of Crocus being turned into this 
flower. 
Cru ci' fe r^ — The name of a natural order of plants ; 
literally, cross-bearing; the flowers of the plants of 
this order have four petals spread out in the form of a 
cross, as in the Mustard, Cabbage, Candytuft, &c. 
Cru en' tus — Covered, spotted or stained with blood. 
Cruik shank' I I (Crook) — Named after Cruikshank. 
Crys tal li' num — Crystalline. 
Cu' CU mis — From curvus, crooked; referring to the 
shape of the fruit. 
Cu cur' bi ta — From curvitas, crookedness. 
Cu' phe a — From kuphos, curved; in reference to the 
form of the capsule. 
Cu pre a' ta„Cu' pre us — Copper-colored. 
Cy a' nus — From cyaneus, dark blue, sea blue. 
Cy' cla men — Derived from kyklos, circular; referring 
to the round leaves. 
Cym ba la' ri a — Cymbal-shaped. 
Cy no su' rus — From kuon, a dog, and oura, a tail; 
from its resemblance to a dog's tail, whence the name, 
Dog's Tail grass. 
Cy no su ro i' des — Like the Cynosurus. 
Cy' pe rus (y short)— From the Island of Cyprus or 
from Cypris, another name for Venus. 
Dam as ce' na — From Damascus. 
Dam pi e' ri — Referring to Captain William Dampier, 
a celebrated circumnavigator. 
