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oo _ DICTIONARY OF 
Spiker (spicula) or Lartie SPIKE, constituting a part of: ; 
Spik@ (spica) a composition of flowers placed alternately on 
each side of a common simple fruit-stalk, and not standi 
upon little fruit-stalks, Great Mullein, Agrimony, 
many of the Grajses have their flowers: collected into 
spikes. P.6.f.5 
larger composition of florets, . Its use.is mostly confined 
to the Grajses, and to exprefs the soraposition of their 
florets contained within one common Calyx. ; ae 
SPIKE-STALK (rachis) a long, rough, slender caine upon — 
which the flowers composing a spike are placed. Take a 
spike, (or as it is frequently called, an ear) of wheat; 
pull off all the seeds and chaff ; what remains is a SPIKE- 
STALK. «Pl. 2,£1:24 (e-€.)- fel axe ed my 
Spina, a thorn, hae 
SPINDLE-SHAPED (fusiformis) a. gradually tapering Root 
e. g. a Carrot, or Radish. Pl. 11. £. 6. 
Spin EscEns, becoming hard and sree Heian) Te 
Spxrnosus, thorny.  oxsee : 
SPIRAL fepiraliag | twisted likea orieaseeats Pl 10. £ 6. (a. a) 
SPITHAMA, a span. ig 
Spokes (radii) the fruit-stalks of flowers collected intid Unwitly 
or UMBELLULES ; see those terms. They spring from one 
Be Abe et atacand like thespokes of a wheel. Pl. ee £9. 
& Fo €e. : 
SPREADING (diffusus) not rising high; but ppdeadingwidecupel 
_ the ground ; as the stems of Fumitory and-Pansie, Some-— 
times also applied to a panicle, wherein the little spikes and 
fruit-stalks stand wide and distant. i Se 
Spur (calcar) shaped like a ofraicoeky asthe Nectar 
of the Larkspur. EB 
SquaMatus, 
Squamosus, Pecaly. A ee Bee we 
SquaRRosus, scurfy. MU E-OD ia0. 
STALK (scapus) that species of: rae eds reed - sup - e. 
ports the flowers, but not the leaves ofa plant. It differs 
trom the Frurr-sravx, for that springs from the stem, oT 
_ branches ; but this rises immediately from the root ; as in 
te Narcifsus, Lily of the Valley, and Hyacinth. Pl. 6.f.4. 
Seana on Cav open the blofsom. ofa Tulip or a Lily, and 
_ you will see six long threads or , placed 1 
the central pillar, with an Anther on the top of each. One 
- of these filaments, together with its Anther, 'is called 6 
$0. - Stamen. Pl, _ £2. (bb, b. b. bb) £3. (hed) f 6. 
AMENIFEROUS Flow ERS, Or FLoreEts, such such as contain 
ae verge Seo hesearenc 
tion to sthe el 
f, 14. (b.) f. 15. 
