GLOSSARY OP BOTANICAL TERMS. 
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Brachium, the arm, tenth degree in the Linnams scale for measuring 
plants, being twenty-four Parisian inches. 
Bractssa, a floral leaf, these are generally of a different shape and colour 
from the other leaves of the plant, and are always seated near the fruc- 
tification. 
Bracteatns, having a bractaea growing out of it. 
Bnlbiferus caulit, a stalk bearing bulbs, as in a species called liliura bul- 
biferum. . 
Bulbosa radix, a bulbous root, and is either squmosa, scaly, as in lilnini; 
tunicata, coated, as in cepie ; duplicate, double, as in fritiliaria; or 
solida, as in tnlipa. 
Bullatum/oKum.when the surface of the leaf rises above veins, so as to ap- 
pear like blisters. 
Caducus calyx, to fall off; a term signifying the shortest time of duration, 
falling off at the first opening of the flower. 
Calamaria-, a reed, ail order of plants in the fragmenta methodi naturalis 
ot’ Linnaeus. . 
Calcariatum nectarium , a kind of nectarium resembling a spur as in the 
delphinium. 
Caliculatns calyx, a little calyx added to a larger one, as in the coreopsis, 
leonlice, See. 
Caiycauthemi, a calyx, order of plants in the fragmenta methodi naturalis 
of Linnaeus. 
Calyptra, a veil, in mosses, wliere it is placed over tne anther®. 
Calyx a flower cup, of which there are the following kinds, viz. penan- 
tliinm, involucrum. amentum, spatha gluma, calyptra, and volva. 
Campanaeei, an order of plants in the fragmenta methodi naturalis ot 
Linnaeus. 
Campanulata corolla, hell shaped flowers. . . .. . 
i„.,.,o„ iiauinn a deep channel running from the base 
Canaliculatiun folium, leaves having 
to the apex. 
Candelares, an or 
Linnaeus. 
der of plants in the fragmenta methodi naturalis of 
Cauiflaceimi folium, capillary, exemplified in the ranunculus aquatdis. 
Capiilaris pappus, hairy down, as in heiracimn, and sonchiis. 
Capillus, hair, the first degree of tlie fan mean scale fur measuring plants, 
the diameter of a hair, and the twelfth part of a line. 
Capitati jlores, flowers collected into heads, as in the mentha aquatica,aiid 
thymus serpyllum. . . , , , „ 
Capita him, a little head, a species of inflorescentia, in which the floweis 
are connected into close heads on the tops of the peduncles as in gom- 
phreua. 
f aiirpoliis. a tendril, see Cffrftiw* , 
Capsula, a capsule, a hollow pericarpium, which cleaves or parts in some 
determinate manner, and coiisists of valvula dissepuuentum, columella, 
C aifna ^th c Xeel ' o f a boat or ship, the lower petal of the papilionaceous 
C anna turn folium, when the hack of a loaf resembles the keel of a ship. 
Cariopbylhvus Jlos, clove-tree, or flowers growing in the mannei of cai- 
Carnosoni folium, a fleshy leaf, as in sedum dasyphilhim. 
Cartilagineum folium, a leaf whose brim is fnrnisbcd with a margin of 
different substance from the disk. . fra-rmenta 
Caryoplulll, carnations or pmks, an order of plants m the fragmenta 
methodi naturalis of Linnaeus. , ,, visible to tlie 
Catenulata scabrines, species ot glandular roughness, hardly vi >1 - to 
naked eye, resembling little chains on tlie surface ot some plants. 
Camlex, the. stem of a tree. 
Canlesceiis, having a stalk, or stem. 
Camilla folia, leaves growing immediately on the stem. 
