BRACTE, a floral leaf, differing from the other Icares, and placel 
near the corol : plute 3, fig. 8 ; /. 
BRANCH I (XSTEGOJS, the fifth order of fishes, or such as ha¥e th» 
gills destitute of bony rays. 
BRANCHLET, a smaller branch, or twig. 
BRIJTA, the second order of animals in the class mammalia, having n<> 
front-teeth in either jaw. 
BULLATE, of a blistered appearance. 
CA DUCOUS, easily and qiiickty falling off. 
CALCliNABLE, deprived of the cohesion of its parts when exposedto ffre. 
CALYCLE, a smaller or supplemental calyx : plute 6, fig. 13 ; a. 
CALYPTRE, the hood or veil covering the fruftification! of mosses : 
plate 1, fig. 23 ; B. «. 
CALYX, the flower-cup, or outer covering of the flower, generally 
su])porting the corol : plale 6, fig. 8 ; a. 
CAMPANULATE, shaped like a bell ; plale 6, fig. 2. 
CANCELLED, latticed, or having longitudinal streaks or furrows 
decussate by transverse ones. 
CAPILLARY, long and slender like a hair, 
CAPITATE, terminating in a small head. 
CAPSULE, the vessel consainiug the seeds of flowers: plale J5, 
fig. 2, 3, 4. 
CARINATE, having a iongitudirval prominence, like the keel of a vessel. 
CARUNCLE, a naked soft fleshy excrescence, often ornamenting 
some parts of the head ol birds. 
CASTRATE, applied to the stamina when they arc without anthers. 
CATAPHRACTED, covered with a hard callous skin, or with carti- 
laginous scales closely united. 
CATKI.N, an ament, or row of chaffy scales, ranged along a slender 
receptacle : plate! , fig. 7. 
CxYUDEX, the trunk or stem of a tree. 
CAULESCENT, furnished with a stem, distina from that which sup- 
ports the flower. 
CAULINE, attached immediately to the stem. 
CERE tlie membrane covering the base of the bill in birds, generally 
coloured: Birdx, fig. 3 ; 
CETE the sixth order of animals in the class mammalia, containing 
those which inhabit the sea, and are without feet. 
CHAFF Y covered with cha(f’-like scales : A chaffy receptacle is that 
in which the florets have chaffy scales interposed between them. 
CIIONDROPTERIGIOUS, the sixth order of fishes, including such 
a!s liave a cartilaginous scclcfon. 
CILl ATE, edgetl with parallel hairs, bristles or appendages. 
CINEROUS, grey, the colour of wood ashes. 
CIRCI NAL, spirally rolled inwards and downwards, as in the foliatioo 
of ferns. , , . 
CIRCUMCISED, applied to the capsule when it opens horizontally 
all round, like a snuff box : plate 8, fig. 2. 
CIIIROSU, furnished with a tendril-like appendage. 
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