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INTRODUCTION TO BOTANY. 15S
Lateral, lateralis. Placed on the side of the style or
ovan^, Platanaria natans, Ranunculacese, Caryophyllse,
Platanus.
Opposed, adversum. Turned from the centre, and facing
the circumference of the flower. Cucurbitaceae.
Facing inwards, inuersum. Several in each flower, turned
to the centre. Ranunculacese, Saxifragese.
Anterior, anterius. In an irregular flower, facing ihe
fore part of the floral integuments. Orchideae.
Sessile, sessile, Cleome, Parnassia.
^ Fleshy, carnosiim. Thick, strong, and juicy. Lilium.
Blossomlike, petalifoime. Having the appearance of a.
petal. Iris,
^ Globular, glohosum. Mirabilis Jalappa, Primula,
Hottonia, Linnsea, Limosella.
Headed, capitatum. Thick, more or less rounded.
Atropa lethalis, Vinca.
Hemispherical, hemisphericum. Hyoscyamus aureus,
Tournefortia mutabilis. Hibiscus Syriacus.
Conical, coiiicuin. Heliotropium.
Egglike, ovoideum. Genipa.
Clubshape, clavatum^ clav'iforme . Jasione montana.
Cinchona, Epilobium tetragonum.
Arrowhead-like, sagittahim. Thalictrum elatum.
Lineal', lineare. Sparganium erectum, Campanula,^
Dianthus, Silene.
Awlshape, suhulatum. Hippuris vulgaris, Tripsacum
dactyloides, Castanea vesca.
ThxeaAWke^Jiliforme, capillare. Zea Mays, Casuarina.
Angular, angulosum. Muntingia.
Three-cornered, trigonum^ triquetrum. Tulipa sylvestris,
Aibuca major, Peganum.
Four-cornered, tetragonum. Ludwigia.
Five-cornered, pentagonum.
Dilated, dilatatmn. Spreading out in a plate from the
centre to the circumference. Rumex scutatus, Orobanche
major, Hura crepitans.
Orbicular, orhioulare. Round and flat. Berberis, Lythrum
spicatum.
Bucklershape, peltatum. Fixed upon the ovary or style
by its centre, and spread out into a large surface. Sibthorpia
Europeea, Arbutus Unedo, Pyrola minor, Stapelia,
Sarracenia, Hypopitys lutea.