126 AN INTRODUCTION 



Determination in respect to place, shews where 

 the base of the peduncle is inserted into the plant : 

 and in this respect peduncles are, 



Radical, belonging to the root ; when they come 

 out immediately 'from the root. 



Cauline, belonging to the stem ; when they are 

 placed on the stem. 



Rameous, belonging to the branches; when they 

 come out upon the branches. ' 



Axillary*, coming out from the wings; that is, 

 either between the leaf and the stem, or between 

 the branch and the stem. 



Terminal, when they terminate the branches or 

 stem. 



Solitary, when there comes out but one from the 

 same place. 



Sparsed, scattered ; when they are numerous, and 

 come out without order. 



Determination in respect to manner, shews how 

 the flowers are borne and connected on the summits 

 of the peduncles : And in this respect peduncles have 

 the following variations : 



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Uniflorous, Biflorous, Triflorus, or Multiflorous 

 peduncles, are such as bear one, two, three, or many 

 flowers, according to the number of the fructifica- 

 tions on a single peduncle. 



Fasciculus, a bunch, is a collection of flowers 

 that are erect, parallel, forming a flat or even sur- 

 face, and close to, one another; as in Dianthus barba- 

 tus f. This is now introduced under the following 

 term : 



Capitulum, a little head, is composed of a number 

 of flowers collected almost into a globular form ; as 

 in Gomphraena. 



Spica, a Spike, has sessile flowers that are alternate, 

 and dispersed about a common peduncle that is 



* From Axilla, an arm-pit, 

 t Sweet William. 



