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place for insects, and when they are ripe the style is bent down. 
Afterwards the sta. roll up and the style takes their place. C.fistu- 
losum Becc. has hollow internodes inhabited by ants (see Cecropia 
and Myraiecodia). 
Clethra Gronov. Clethraceae. 2 5 sp. Canaries, N. Am., E. As. 
Clethraceae. Dicotyledons (Sympet. Ericales). An order composed 
of the single genus Clethra, often considered, e.g. by Benth. -Hooker, 
as an anomalous member of Ericaceae. Shrubs and trees with alter- 
nate leaves ; firs, in racemes or panicles, without bracteoles , g , regular. 
K 5, C5 , polypetalous \ A 5 + 5, hypogynous; no disc. Anthers bent 
outwards in bud: pollen in single grains. Ovary 3-loc.; style with 3 
stigmas. Capsular fruit. Seed with endosperm. The characters 
given in italics are those in which C. differ from Ericaceae, and taken 
together fairly justify the separation. 
Cliantlius Banks et Soland. ( Donia Don.) Leguminosae (in. 6). 2 
sp. Austr., N. Z. Favourite greenhouse plants. 
Clidemia D. Don. Melastomaceae (1). 100 sp. trop. Am. 
Cliffortia Linn. Rosaceae (in. 9). 40 sp. S. Afr. 
Clinopodium Linn. = Calamintha Tourn. 
Clintonia Dougl. =Downingia Torr. 
Clitoria Linn. Leguminosae (in. 10). 30 sp. trop. and sub-trop. The 
firs, are inverted and the essential organs therefore touch the insect’s 
back, if it alight on the standard. 
Clivia Lindl. Amaryllidaceae (1). 3 sp. Cape Col. 
Clusia Linn. Guttiferae (iv). 80 sp. trop. and sub-trop. Am. They 
are mostly climbing epiphytes, clasping the host by anastomosing 
aerial roots, and frequently strangling it altogether (cf. Ficus Ben- 
jamina , &c.). The fleshy fruit is probably carried from tree to tree by 
birds. 
Clusiaceae (Warming) = Guttiferae. 
Cluytia Linn. Euphorbiaceae (A. II. 5). 28 sp. Afr. 
Clypeola Linn. Cruciferae (iv. 17). 12 sp. Medit. 
Cneoraceae. Dicotyledons (Archichl. Geraniales). Only genus Cneo- 
rum. Placed in Simarubaceae by Benth. -Hooker. Nearly allied to 
Zygophyllaceae, but separated because they have only one whorl of 
sta. with no ligules, and have no stipules, but possess oil-glands in 
the leaves. 
Cneorum Linn. Cneoraceae. 12 sp. Medit., Canaries. 
Cnestis Juss. Connaraceae. 9 sp. trop. Afr., As. 
Cnicus Linn, [inch Cirsium (Tourn.) Adans.]. Compositae (xi). 120 
sp. N. Hemisph. Several in Brit, (thistles). The genus is much con- 
fused with Carduus. 
Cobaea Cav. Polemoniaceae. 6 sp. trop. Am. C. scandens Cav. is a 
favourite greenhouse climber of very rapid growth. It climbs by aid 
of tendrils (leaf-structures) which are much branched, the branches 
ending in sharp hooks. The tendril nutates with great rapidity and 
