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Corn-Cockle – Corn Salad

Corn-Cockle

the common name of Agrostemma (Lychnis) Githago . When its seeds become mixed with those of the grain among which they grow, and are ground with them, the effect is to render the grain unwholesome.

Cornea

one of the coats of the eye, a transparent membrane in the forepart of it.

Corneille

PIERRE, the father of French tragedy and classic comedy , born in Rouen in 1606, at which place his father was advocate-general. He began his dramatic career with comedy, and a southern Asia, and the Florida shag are series of vigorous dramas. "Mélite" other well-known species.

Corn

a hardened portion of the cuticle of the foot, appearing as a sort of distinct growth, produced by pressure. Corns are generally found on the outside of the toes, but sometimes be tween them, on the sides of the foot, the foot , or even on the ball.

Cornelius Nepos

a Roman author of the first century B. C., the contemporary of Cicero and Catullus. The only extant work attributed to him is a collection of short biographies, probably an abridgment of a work written by Nepos.

Cornell College

a coeducational institution in Mt. Vernon, Ia.; organized in 1857, under the auspices of the Meth- CORNET-A-PISTON odist Episcopal Church; reported at the end of 1919: Professors and instructors, 42; students, 600; number of graduates, 1,990; president, Charles W. Flint, LL. D.

Cornet-A-Piston

a metallic windinstrument of the trumpet class, furnished with valves and stoppers. It was formerly called a cornopean. Its quality CORNETO is midway between that of the bugle and the trumpet . It is frequently used in orchestras orchestras where a trumpet is not obalso in church service in conjunction with the organ.

Corn Flour

a name applied to the finely ground flour of maize or Indian corn; also known in the United States as corn meal.

Corniferous Period

in geology, the second of the five divisions of the Devonian age, sometimes included with the first under the name of Lower Devonian. It contains the earliest discovered remains of fishes.

Corning

a city and county -seat of river and several railroads; is widely known for its extensive foundries, glass factories, railroad car works, and the coal mines in its vicinity. Pop. (1910) 13,730; (1920) 15,820. quartz found in Cornwall, and employed

Cornish Diamond

a variety of even in the 16th century for personal ornaments . used instead. scarce, ordinary rock-crystal is often This variety being now used instead. lect spoken in Cornwall, which died out

Corn Salad

or LAMB'S LET- TUCE, a genus of Valerianaceæ, humble annual weeds, of which some are used as spring salads, especially in France and Germany. The commonest species is V. olitoria, which is naturalized in the United States, and often called fetticus or vetticost. There are several native American species.