OF THE STEM. 97 



thriscus, Engl. Bot. t. 987, Centaurea nigra, 

 t. 278, and Stdlaria holostea, t. 511. 



Hispidusy bristly, as Borage, Borago offkinalis, 

 t. 36, and Chara hispida, t. 463. 



' Hirtus, or Pilosus, hairy, as Salviapratensis, t. 153, 

 and Cerastium alpinum, t. 472. 



Tomentosiis, downy, as Geranium rotundifolium> 

 t. 157, very soft to the touch. 



Villosu-s, shaggy, as Cineraria integrifolia, t. 152, 



Lanatus, woolly, as Verbascum pulverulentum, 

 t. 487, V. Thapsits, t. 549, and Santolina man- 

 tima, t. 141. 



Ittcanus, hoary, as Wormwood, Artemisia Absin- 

 thium, 1. 1230, and Atriplex portulacoides, t. 261, 

 in the former case from close silky hairs, in the 

 latter from a kind of scaly mealiness. 



Glauais, clothed with fine sea-green mealiness- 

 which easily rubs off, as Chlora perfdliata, t. 60, 

 and Pulmonaria maritima, t. 368. 



JStriatus, striated, marked with fine parallel lines, as 

 Oenanthejistulosa^ t. 363. 



SulcatitS) furrowed, with deeper lines, as Smyrnium 

 Olusatrum, t. 230. 



Maculatus, spotted, as Hemlock, Conium macu- 

 latum, t. 1191. 



The spines and prickles of the stem will be explained 

 hereafter. 



Internally the stem is either solidus, solid, as that 

 of Inula crithmoides, t. 68, and numerous others; or 



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