BOTANICAL TERMS. 55 
Disk, compound or incorporated flower, signifies the central 
part only. Thus in, a Daisy, the minute yellow florets 
form the Disk, and the larger white strap-shaped flurets 
othe Rays. 5 
DIspeRMvus, 2 seeded. 
DrssEctTuM, see laciniatum. 
DiIssEPIMENTUM, partition. 
Diss1L1Ews, bursting suddenly asunder. 
Distant (distans) far asunder; as the Stamens of the Mint ; 
or the whirls of the flowers in the Corn Mint. 
DisrEnTED (ventricosus) or bellying, as the cup of the Rose, 
or the under part of the blofsom of the Foxglove. - Pl. 4, 
f. 4. 
Disticuvs, 2 rowed. 
Distinct, unconnected, separate from each other, 
Divanricatvs, straddling. 
DiveRGiNG (divergens) spreading wide from the stem almost 
horizontally. This term is oppesed to compact. 
Drvisrons. See the next article. — 
DivipeD (partitus) applied to a leaf, acup, or a petal; it 
signifies that it is parted more than half way down; as 
the petals of Chickweed ; the cup of Comfrey, or Borage. 
PIT. £28, eee 
Dopecanpria (12 stamens) the title of a clafs, which see. 
Doprans, a palm ; about a quarter of a yard; sée measure, - 
DoLasrirormeE (leaf) hatchet-shaped. 
-Doxrsatts, fixed to the back. 
Dorrep (punctatus) marked with little hollow dots; as are 
the leaves of the Sea Chamomile; and the receptacle of 
some of the compound flowers. Pl. 4. f. 23. 
Dovusien together (conduplicatus) as are the leaves of the 
Black Cherry before they unfold. 
Dovusxez (didymus) applied to the anthers of several flowers, 
when upon one filament there are two anthers united; like 
a double nut; as in the Ranunculus, Anemone, Celandine, 
Plumb, Cherry. Pl. 3. £..6. (4.) nua 
Catyx (duplex or calyeulatus) when the calyx of a 
» flower hath another outer calyx surrounding it, as in the 
Marshmallow, and Hollyhock. 
——— Germen, when two Germens are united together, 
as in Goose-gra/fs or Cleavers. ie, mee 
Dovs.ty-comrounp (decompositus) Leaves, having the 
primary leaf-stalk divided, so that each division forms a — 
compound leaf, They are of three different kinds. 
1, Twrxrorx (bigeminus) when a forked Jeaf-stalk bears 
several leafits at the end of each division or fork. Pl. 10. 
fi 4, ‘ < : ; i ale 
2. Douniy-THREEFOLD (bi-ternatus) when a leaf-stalk with 
three divisions bears three leafits upon the end of each — 
division. Pl. 8. f. 67. : a 
