GLOSSARY OF TERMS. 
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B. Martiana , B. coccinea, B. Dregii , B. mcmicata, B. hera- 
clifolia, B. ulmifolia , B argyrostigmci , i>. lucida , 7?. sanguinea, 
B. insignis, B. picta. 
Hortulanus. 
GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED IN BOTANICAL 
DESCRIPTIONS. 
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Constricted. Contracted or drawn together in a remarkable 
manner. 
Contiguous. Applied in botany only when two neighbouring 
yet distinct parts are in contact through their whole 
length. 
Contorted. Twisted; an irregular state of an organ, as when 
it is folded back on itself, or when developed in an unna¬ 
tural manner. 
Conus. A cone. 
Converging. Drawing together, as when the petals of a 
flower by inflexure approach each other at their summits. 
Convex. Possessing a rounded surface. 
Convexo-plane. Rising in a circular manner on one side, 
and flattened on the opposite. 
Convolute. Rolled together in a longitudinal direction, so as 
to enclose one edge. 
Coracinus. Lustrous jet black, 
Coraloid. Of the colour or appeararance of coral. 
Corculum. The point of germination, an embryo. 
Cordate. Heart-shaped. 
Coriaceous. Of a leathery consistence. 
Cormus. A succulent, rounded, underground stem, frequently 
termed erroneously a solid bulb : the crocus root is a 
corm. 
Corneous. Of the consistence and appearance of horn. 
Corniculate Cornutus. Having processes resembling little 
horns. 
Cornu. A horn. 
Corolla. The coloured parts of an ordinary flower: strictly 
