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or taper. When they have two angles, anceps 5 

 if three angles trigomis ; if many angles, poly^ 

 gonus. When a ftalk is ftrecked, Jiriatus. If 

 fixrrowcd y canaculatus, channelled. When it is 

 fmooth, glaber. If it is hairy, villofus. If 

 rou^yfcaber. And if the hairs are prickly, 

 hijpidus. 



A branching Stalk, Caiilis ramofus^ 

 Is one that puts out lateral branches as it 

 afcends. If the branches are irregular and 

 thinly placed, it is called a diffufed ftalk, diffufus. 

 If they are large, brachiatus, or limbed. When 

 there are a great number of branches, ramo-' 

 fiffimmy very branching. If they have fupports, 

 fulcratus. When they are prolifick, proliferous. 

 A compound Stalk, Caulis compofitusy is one 

 that foon divides into branches j when it is 

 forked, it is called dichotomus ; if it has two 

 ranges of branches, dijlichus \ or when thefe 

 are again AiviitAfubdiviJus. A ftraw, culmttSy 

 is a fiftulous ftalk garniflied with leaves, and is 

 generally terminated by a fpike or panicle, as 

 in graffes or corn. If this is intire, integer ; or 

 branched, ramofus ; if uniform, aqualis ; if 

 jointed, articulatus ; or fcaley, fquamofus ; if 

 without leaves, nudus 5 or when garnifhed with 

 leaves, foliatus. 



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