Volume 2

The British flora medica, or, History of the medicinal plants of Great Britain / by Benjamin H. Barton and Thomas Castle.

  • Barton, Benjamin Herbert, active 1835.
Date:
1845
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Credit: The British flora medica, or, History of the medicinal plants of Great Britain / by Benjamin H. Barton and Thomas Castle. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Conical, broad and round at the base, tapering gradually upwards ; as the receptacle of Daisy. Conjugate, applied to leaflets which are joined together in pairs. Connate, joined together at the base, as the petals of Fumitory. When the bases of the two leaves are combined at the base, with the stem running through the middle, they are said to be connate. Connivent, converging. Converging, having a gradually inward direction. Convex, having a globular surface. Convolute, rolled together. Cordate, heart shaped; as the leaves of Burdock, Coltsfoot, Dead-Nettle. When joined by a hyphen to another word, it signifies a figure between the two; as cordate-reniform, signifies between heart-shaped and kidney-shaped ; cordate-ovate, between heart-shaped and egg-shaped ; cor date -oblong, between heart-shaped and oblong ; as the lower leaves of Betony, Clary. Coriaceous, thick and tough ; having the consistence of leather ; as the seed-vessel of Asarabacca, the leaves of Black Hellebore. Corneous, horny, resembling horn. Cormus, a subterranean bud, or dilated stem, internally fleshy, externally clothed with membranous withered scales ; it is commonly but im- properly called a solid bulb. See Colchicum and Saffron. Corolla, the inner envelope of the flower, immediately within the calyx ; it is of one piece or of many leaves called petals, usually coloured, and of a thin delicate texture. Corolline, of the corolla. Corona, crown ; applied to the crown-like cup, found at the orifice of the tube of the corolla in some flowers. Corrugated, having a wrinkled or shrivelled appearance. Cortical, of or belonging to bark. Corymb, a kind of raceme, in which the stalks of the lower flowers are much longer than those of the upper, so that the flowers themselves are nearly on the same level; as in Lettuce, Tansy, Woodruff. Corymbose, arranged in the manner of a corymb; as the flowers of Feverfew. Costate, ribbed. Cotyledons, the embryo leaves or lobes of the seed ; the leaves which first ap- pear after germination. The number and position of the cotyledons form the basis of the modern natural system of botany founded by Jussieu. Plants that have two cotyledons, as the Apple, Bean, Crowfoot, and many others, are named Dicotyledonous ; those with but one cotyledon, as Arum, Lily, the Grasses, &c., are called Monocotyledonous ; those which have no cotyledon, as Ferns, Mosses, &c., are Acotyledonms. Creeping, trailing upon the ground, and taking root at the joints. Crenated, scolloped at the margin ; as the leaves of Daisy, Foxglove, Ground Ivy, &c. Crenate-serrate, between crenate and serrate ; as the leaves of Dead-Nettle, and Black Horehound.