GLOSSARY. 
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Confer void, like confervse. Spor6ohnus, g. 2321. 
p. 926. 
Confluent, running into one another. Jasminum 
grandifl6rum, s. 181. 
Conglobated, collected into a spherical form. Dacry- 
inyces moriformis, s. 16300. 
Conical, (68) resembling a cone. Hedychium hetero- 
mallum, s. 16300. 
Conico-hemispherical, (69) between conical and round. 
Bryum cuspidatum, s. 14830. 
Conico-ovate, (70) between conical and ovate. Pinus 
sylv^stris, s. 13502. 
Conjugate, (71) joined in pairs : a term chiefly applied 
to leaves. Piper cuneifolium, s. 524. 
Connate, (72) joined together at the base. Calceolaria 
paralia, s. S'iO. 
Connivent, (73) converging. Loeflingia, g. 82. p. 30. 
Conoid, cone-lilce. Silene conoidea, s. 6223. 
Constricted, (74) tightened or contracted in some par- 
ticular place. Salix lanceolata, s. 13691. 
Converging, approaching together. Datura f^rox, 
s. 2164. 
Convex, rising in a circular form. Piper rubellum, 
s. 543, 
Convexo -plane, plane on one side, convex on the other. 
Carex vulpina, s. 13084. 
Convolute, (75) rolled together. Crocus, g. 93. p. 30. 
Coralloid, like coral. Ch6ndria kaliformis, s. 15291. 
Cordate, heart-shaped. Canna variabilis, s. 9. 
Coriaceous, leathery. Chionanthus virginicus, s. 152. 
Corneous, horny, of the consistence of horn. Sphaero- 
coccus corneus, s. 15301. 
Corniculate, having processes like small horns, Me- 
sembryanthemuin procumbens, s. 7251. 
Cornute, horned. Eucalyptus cornuta, s. 7003. 
Corona, (76) literally a crown : applied in botany to the 
crown-like cup which is found at the orifice of the 
tube of the corolla in Narcissus, Pancratium, and 
others. BrodiEe'a, g. 114. p. 31. 
Corpuscle, a small body ; a particle of any thing. Se- 
camone, g. 577. p. 114. 
Corroborant, strengthening, having the power to give 
strength. Melissa, g. 1278. (note.) 
Corrosive, having the power of wearing away. Sa- 
pindus, g. 926. (note.) 
Corrugated, wrinkled or shrivelled. Paspalum stolo- 
niferum, s. 926. 
Cortical, of or belonging to the bark, Linum, g. 701. 
(note.) 
Corymb, (77) a raceme or panicle in which the stalks 
of the lower flowers are longer than those of the 
upper, so that the flowers themselves are all on the 
same level. Centranthus ruber, s. 110. 
Corymbose, formed or arranged after the manner of a 
corymb. Lop^zia coronata, s. 103. 
Corymbulose, formed or arranged in many small co- 
rymbs. Crassula corymbul6sa, s. 3887. 
Cosmetic, beautifying. Dipsacus, g. 262. (note.) 
Costce literally ribs : applied by botanists sometimes 
to the midrib of a leaf, and sometimes to any pro- 
jecting round elevations having the same direc- 
tion as the axis of the fruit. Morchella, g. 2386. 
(note.) 
Costate, ribbed. Jungermannia furcata, s. 15004. 
Cotyledons, (78) seed leaves. Hordeum, g. 210. (note.) 
Cowled-leaved, a thing is said to be cowled or cucullate 
when its end is curved inwards in such a manner as 
to represent the cowl or hood of a monk. Lache- 
nalia bifolia, s, 4898. 
Crence, notches. Saxifraga umbrosa, s. 6063. 
Crenate, (79) notched. Canna limbata, s. 8. 
Crenature, the notching. Prasium mhius, s. 8518. 
Crenulate, full of notches. Salvia pomifera, s. 370. 
Crest, (80) applied to some elevated appendage ter- 
minating a particular organ : a stamen is crested 
when the filament projects beyond the anther, and 
becomes dilated. Ktempferia, g. 12. p. 1. 
Cribriform, riddled with holes like a sieve. Peziza 
cribr6sa, s. 16265. 
Cribrose, perforated like a sieve. Parinarium, g. 870. 
p. 297. 
Crisp, when leaves are very much undulated at the 
margin, they are called crisp or curled. Costus vil- 
losissimus, s. 66. 
Cruciate, (81) shaped like a Maltese cross : a flower is 
said to be cruciate when four equal petals are placed 
opposite each other at right angles. Gentiana sep- 
temfida, s. 3360. 
Cruciferous, the name of a particular family of plants 
bearing cruciate flowers, p. 536. 
Crustaceous, having a hard brittle shell. Hell^nia, 
g. 9. p. 1. 
Crystalline, consisting of, or resembling, crystals. 
Mesembryanthemum lanceolatum, s. 7382. 
Cucullate, (82) hooded, cowled j see Cowled. Calathea, 
g. 3. p. 1. 
Culm, the stem of grasses, scitamineous plants, and the 
like. Maranta arundinicea, s. 18. 
Culmiferous, producing culms. Triticum spelta, 
s. 1235. 
Cultrate, (83) shaped like a pruning-knife. Crassula 
cultrata, s. 3880. 
Cuneate, wedge-shaped. Teucrium cubense, s. 8117. 
Cup, the same as corona; see that word, g. 711, 
p. 236. 
Cupule, (84) the cup of an acorn, and of all amenta- 
ceous plants, p. 1017. 
Cupuliform, or Cupulate, shaped like a reversed bell, 
p. 982. 
Cuspidate, (85) like the point of a spear, a leaf is 
cuspidate, when it is suddenly tapered to a point. 
Tritonia rosea, s. 664. 
Cutaneous, relating to the skin. Scabiosa, g. 264, 
(note.) 
Cuticle, the scarf skin, or epidermis. Chara, g. 2295. 
(note.) 
Cut-toothed, (86) cut and toothed at the same time. 
Plantago macrorhiza, s. 1708. 
Cyathiform, cup-shaped, concave. Narcissus pul- 
■ chellus, s. 4025. 
Cylindraceous, having the form of a cylinder. Di- 
cranum Scottianum, s. 14724. 
Cylindrical, cyhnder-shaped. Salicornia radicans, 
s. 116. 
Cylindrico-campanulate, cylindrically bell-shaped. En- 
calypta, g. 2222. p. 896. 
Cymbiform, (87) boat-shaped. Vall^sia glabra, s. 2456. 
Cyme, (88) a mode of inflorescence, resembling a flat- 
tened panicle. Scirpus lacustris, s. 861. 
Cymose, flowering in cymes, Rochea cym6sa, s, 3866. 
D. 
Decandrous, having ten stamens. Phytolacca abys- 
sinica, s. 6573. 
Deciduous, falling off. Leaves which are shed an- 
nually are said to be deciduous : as are also trees 
that annually lose their leaves. O'lea excelsa, 
s. 141. 
Declinate, curved downwards. Zingiber zeriimbet, 
s. 56. 
Decoction, a preparation or digest by boiling water. 
Cunila, g. 58. (note.) 
Decompound, (89) a leaf is said to be decompound when 
it is twice pinnated ; a panicle when its branches 
are also panicled. Linociera compicta, s. 474. 
Decorticated, disbarked. Amygdalus, g. 1128. (note.) 
Decumbent, lying down, Chloranthus inconspicuus, 
s. 121. 
Decurrent, (90) running down. Lopezia coronata, s.l03. 
Decursive, having a tendency to run down. Actinotus 
helianthi, s. 3591. 
Decussated, when two right lines cross each other at 
right angles they are said to decussate ; leaves are 
often placed in this position. Ixora parviflora, 
s. 1746. 
Deflexed, turned downwards. Schizdnthus pinnatus, 
s. 272. 
Dehiscent, (91) gaping; an expression applied to the 
mode in which the anthers or the fruit burst open 
and discharge their contents, p. 896. 
Deliquescent, melting away upon exposure to air, 
p. 979. 
