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Dependent, hanging down; when they 
point directly to the Ground. 
Radicant, rooting ; when the Leaves ftrike 
Root. 
Natant, floating ; when they lie on the 
Surface of the Water; as in Nymphea and 
Potamogiton. 
Demer{e, funk; when they are hid be- 
neath the Surface of the Water. 
CHAP. VII. 
Of the Furcra of Plants. 
ULCRUM, a Prop, isa Term ufed to 
exprefs thofe fmall Parts of Plants, of 
which the chief Ufe is to ftrengthen and 
fupport them. 
Fulcra are of feven Kinds, viz. Stpula, 
Braélea, Spina, Aculeus, Cirrbus, Glandula, 
and Pius; all which we fhall explain in 
their Order. 
STIPUL A, isa Scale or {mall Leaf, 
flationed on each Side the Bafe of the Pe- 
tioles or Peduncles when they are firft ap- 
pearing ; as in papilionaceous Flowers; and 
alfo in Iamarindus, Caffia, Rofa, Melianthus, 
7 Lirio- 
