12$ AN INTRODUCTION 



Fibrose, when it consists only of fibrose radicles. 



Praemorse, bitten otY; when the lower part is trun- 

 cate, and the termination not tapering ; as in Sea- 

 biosa, Plantago, and Valeriana. 



RADICULA, the Radicle, is the fibrose part of the 

 root, which terminates the descending caudex, and 

 enables the root to draw nourishment for the support 

 of the vegetable. 



CHAP. III. 

 OF THE HERB. 



THE HERB is a part of the vegetable arising from 

 the root, and terminated by the fructification. It 

 comprehends, 



1. The TRUNK, which serves to multiply the 

 herb, and leap!s immediately from the root to the 

 fructification. It is clothed with the leaves, and 

 terminated by the fructification. See Chap. 4. 



2. The LEAVES, whose office is to transpire and 

 attract air like the lungs in animals, and to'afford 

 tirade. See Chap. 5, 6, 7- 



3. The FULCRA, props; which serve as stays to 

 'strengthen the plant ; but may however be taken off 

 without destroying it. See Chap. 9. 



4. The HYBERNACULA, Winterings*; each of 

 which is a compendium of the herb upon its root 

 before it begins to grow. See Chap. 9- 



f hese are the bulbs and buds. 



