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W2 INTRODUCTION TO BOTANY.
2. Form.
Globular, Semen sphceriaim, glohosum. Brassica, Sinapis,
Pisum sativum, Vicia sepium.
Globulous, glohulosum. Globular, and also small.
Nearly globular, suhglohosum.
Roundish, subrotundum. Asparagus officinalis, jEscuIus
Hippocastanum, Vicia lutea.
Cubical, ciibicum. Vicia lathyroides.
Ellipsoid, ellipsoideum. Once and a half, or twice as
long as broad, equally round at each end, and swelled insensibly
in the middle. Quercus longaeva.
Egglike, ovoideum. Once and a half, or twice as long
as broad, round at each end, the one end sharper than the
other. Nymphaea, Ribes spinosam glabrum, Aconitum,
Cocos nucifera.
Tearlike, lachrymcEJ'orme . The
small end sharper than
in the egglike, and frequently compressed. Pyrus, Malus,
Amygdalus, Linum. -
Elliptic, elUpticum. Sisymbrium latifolium, Isatis tinc-
toria.
Oblong, ollo?ig7/m. At least twice and a half as long as
broad, and I'ounded at each end. Phoenix dactylifera,
Lonicera Zeylanica.
Topshape, turhinatum. Conical with a round base; the
cone at least once and a half as high as broad. Bixa.
Straight, reclili?ieum, reclum. Chaerophyllum aroi^naticum,
Hieracium glaucum.
Kidneyshape, rentfonve, Papaver somniferum, Acer
majus, Many malvaceae, Silene, Phaseolus.
Bent, curved, arcuatum, curvatum. Slightly bent. Eroteum
undulatum, Tournefortia mutabilis.
Much bent, recurvum, recurvatum. Bent so that the two
ends nearly meet. Potamogeton.
Folded, replicatum. Folded in two, so that the two
halves are close together, and even united. Alisma major,
Damasonium Dalechampii, Sagittaria.
Compressed, compressuvi. Broader than thick. Fraxi-
nus, Vicia vulgaris, Cucurbita esculenta.
Orbicular, orhiculare. The edge circular. Carex di-
vulsa, Ervum lens.
Lentilshape, lentiadare, roiimdato-compressnm. Convex
on both sides, with a sharp edge. Carex muricata, Amaranthus
minor.