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INTRODUCTION TO BOTANY. 201
Hanging, pendens, pendulum. Attached to the sides of
the pericarp by its funicular cord only. Ceratophyllum
cornutuni.
Appendent by the end, appendens ah extremitate. The
hile being on a level with the placentarium, or nearly so,
is placed below but near the uppermost part of the seed,
Prunus, Amygdalus. PI. 15, fig. 1.
Appendent by the middle, appendens a medio. The hile
being on a level Avith the placentarium, or nearly so, is
placed in the middle of the side. Quassia Simarouba.
Shieldlike, peltalum. Hanging by the middle, which is
connected by a large surface to the placentarium. Ruta,
Plantago stricta.
Falling, cadens. The hile being opposite to the upper
part of the pericarpial cavit}^ and the placentarium seated
in the lower part, the umbilical cord is forced to elongate
itself to i-each the level of the hile, and to pass over one of
the sides of the seeds. Piumbagineoe. PI. IS, fig. 17-
Horizontal, liorhontale. The seed being flat, or long,
is fastened to the placentarium by its edge, or one of its
ends, in a })lane parallel to the base of the fruit. Lilium,
Cucumis prophetarum. PI. 15, fig. 21.
Nestling, scattered, Semhia nidulantia, vaga. Placed
without any order, like eggs in a nest. Nymphjea.
Spread, perfusa. Spread over the whole surface, either
of the valves, Butomus, Gentiana; or of the partitions,
Plantaginese, Papavcr.
In rows, serialia. Disposed in rows. Tulipa, Lilium,
Poleraonium.
Tiled-like, imhricata. Asclepias, Cobea scandens.
Enchased, placentario semi-inclusa. Fixed single in the
pits of an alveolar placentarium. Primulaceae.
Footstalked, Semen funiculatum. Fastened by an umbilical
cord. Plumbagineae, Magnolia.
Sessile, sessile. Attached to the placentarium without
any umbilical cord. Plantagineae, Primulaceee.
% Naked, nudum. The seed expanding after fecundation,
and not the ovary, the latter is ruptured and the seed
protrudes, Leontice; or the pericarpium opening, the seed
is exserted and hangs by its umbilical cord^ Magnolia.