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INTRODUCTION TO BOTANY. 95
Interposed, inlerpositivl, intrafoliacei. Growing between
a pair of opposite leaves, and alternately with them. Stellaria
aquatica, Arenaria lateriflora, Asclepias Syriaca.
By the side of the leaves, laterifoLii. Growing on the
sides of leaves which are not opposite. Solanum Bonariense,
Atropa physaloides.
2. Attachment.
Peduncled, Flores pedunculati. Borne on a peduncle.
Cerasus. PI. 8. fig. 2, 5, 6.
Sessile, sessiles. Not having any peduncle. Daphne
florida, Salsola decumbens, Erythi'eea vulgaris, Cactus
Opuntia.
3. Disposition.
Alternate, Flores alterni. Not placed opposite to each
other. Vinca, Passiflora.
Opposite, oppositi. Placed opposite to each other. Numniularia
repens, Bugula arvensis.
Scattered, sparsi. Daphne florida.
One-rowed, unilaterales. All placed on one side of the
peduncle or support. Digitalis purpurea, Scorodonia so-
litaria.
Facing one way, secundi. When they not only come out
on one side only of the support, but also all face one way.
- Polygonatum vulgare.
Two-rowed, distichi. When they grow in two rows op-
posite to each other. Triticum monococcum, T. Spelta,
Zeocriton distichon.
Four-rowed, tetrastichi. When they grow in four
rows, two rows on one side of the support, and two on the
other. Hordeura tetrastichum.
Six-rowed, liexastichi. In six rows. Hordeuni hexastichum.
Spiral, spirales. Disposed in a spiral line round the
support. Neottia.
i. Position.
Upright, Flores erecti. Directing themselves to the sky.
Colchicum, Crocus, Vinca minor, Ericala verna, Thalictrum
flavum.
Drooping, nodding, cernui, mdantes. Inclining to the
earth. Galanthus^ nivalis, Fritillaria tessellata, C}-pripedium
ferrugineura, Linncea borcalis, Viola odorata^ Geum
rivale.