tfMûésSarn of Cedjtttcal Cenitsi. 
Anther. The portion of the stamen which contains the 
pollen. See Floral Whorls. 
Axil. The angle formed ahove the point where a leaf is 
attached to the stem. 
Bracts. Small leaves often reduced to mere scales, which 
accompany the inflorescence. 
Caducous. Falling oflf after flowering. 
Calyx. See Floral Whorls. 
Capitate. Forming a sort of head. 
Capsule. A fruit with a dry membranous coat which 
hursts by valves, and contains one or many seeds. 
Carpels. The subordinate parts of the innermost of the 
Floral Whorls, composing a pistil, or synonymous with pistils. 
See Floral Whorls. 
Catkin. An aggregation of flowers, which hâve no other 
perianth than a bracteal scale, ranged on an axis, as in the 
Willow and Nut. 
Cordate. Shaped like a heart on playing cards. 
Corolla. See Floral Whorls. 
Corymb. A hunch of flowers where the pedicels rise from 
different parts of the main axis, but attain to the same height. 
Crenate Regular rounded notchings or teeth on the mar- 
gins of leaves. 
