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26. Branched (ramosus) ; divided into many branches : if the divisions are 

 small, we say rcvmulosus. 



27. Somewhat branched (subramosus) ; having a slight tendency to branch. 



28. Excurrent (excurrens) ; in which the axis remains always in the centre, all 

 the other parts being regularly disposed round it ; as the stem of Abies. 



29. Much-branched (ramosissimus) ; branched in a great degree. 



30. f Disappearing (f deliquescens) ; branched, but so divided that the principal 

 axis is lost trace of in the ramifications ; as the head of an oak tree. 



31. Dichotomous (dichotomus) ; having the divisions always in pairs ; as the 

 branches and inflorescence of Stellaria holostea : if they are in threes, we 

 say trichotomus ; as the stem of Mirabilis Jalapa. 



32. Twin (didymus) ; growing in pairs, or divided into two equal parts ; as the 

 fruit of Galium. 



33. Forked (furcatus) ; having long terminal lobes, like the prongs of a fork ; as 



Ophioglossum pendulum. 



34. Stellate (stellatus); divided into segments, radiating from a common centre ; 

 as the hairs of most malvaceous plants. 



35. Jointed (articulatus) ; falling in pieces at the joints, or separating readily at 

 the joints ; as the pods of Ornithopus, the leaflets of Guilandina Bonduc : it 

 is also applied to bodies having the appearance of being jointed ; as the stem 

 and leaves of Juncus articulatus. 



36. Granular (granulatus) ; divided into little knobs or knots ; as the rhizomes 



of Saxifraga granulata. 



37. f Byssaceous (f byssaceus) ; divided into very fine pieces, like wool ; as the 



roots of some Agarics. 



38. f Tree-like (f dendroides) ; divided at the top into a number of fine ramifi- 

 cations, so as to resemble the head of a tree ; as Lycopodium dendroideum. 



39. Brush-shaped (f asperyilliformis) ; divided into several fine ramifications, so 

 as to resemble the brush (aspergillus) used for sprinkling holy water in the 

 ceremonies of the Catholic Church ; as the stigmas of grasses. " 



40. Partitioned (loculosus, f septatus, f pkragmiger) ; divided by internal parti- 

 tions into cells ; as the pith of the pis 



paper. This is never applied to fruits. 



41. Anastomosing (anastomozans); the ramifications of anything which are united 

 at the points where they come in contact are said to anastomose. The term 

 is confined to veins. 



42. Ruminate (ruminatus) ; when a hard body is pierced in various directions 

 by narrow cavities filled with dry cellular matter ; as the albumen of the 

 nutmeg and the Anona. 



43. f Cancellate (f cancellatus) ; when the parenchyma is wholly absent, and 



