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SUPPORTERS OF THE FLOWER. 
Fulera floris. Distinguished from the stem and its branches 
by not bearing any leaves like those of the other parts of 
the plant. 
Species. 
Scape, Scapus.. A supporter of the flower arising im- 
mediately from the crown of the root, and appearing like a 
need stem. Plantago, Hyacinthus, Tulipa, Cepa. PIl.8, 
~5G = 
oF lower-stalk, Peduncle, Pedunculus, — pes, — podos, 
— pus. A supporter of the flower growing out of the stem, 
or its divisions. Most plants, all trees. Pl. 8, fig. 2. 
Spadiz. A supporter accompanied with a spathe. 
Arum maculatum. Calla Atthiopica. Pl. 7, fig. 12 ¢. 
Anthurus. Long peduncles bearing flowers in bundles. 
Receptacle of the flower, Clinanthe. Receptaculum floris, 
~ Clinanthium, Phoranthium, Thalamus, Amphantium. ‘The 
enlarged tip of a peduncle, supporting several sessile 
flowers. Compositee, Dipsaceze, Dorstenia, Ficus. 
Rachis, Axis, Receptaculum filiforme. An elongation of 
the supporter bearing several flowers, either sessile, or 
upon pedicells. Gramineee. Pl. 8, fig..1, 6 and 7.- 
Pedicell, pedicellus. ‘The last divisions of a branched 
support, to which the flowers are attached. 
ScAPE. 
Simple, Scapus simplex. Plantago lanceolata, Taraxa- 
cum officinale, Hieracium repens, Statice pulchellum. Pl. 8, 
fir..5 c. ‘ 
“Branched, ramosus. Limonium vulgare, Alisma major. 
| Intrafoliaceous, intrafoliaceus. Growing among the 
root-leaves. Hyacinthus, Plantago, ‘Taraxacum officinale, 
Bellis perennis. 
Extrafoliaceous, extrafoliaceus. Springing from a dif- 
ferent point than the root-leaves. Convallaria majalis, 
Limodorum purpureum. 
{| Cylindrical, cylindricus. yacinthus- nutans, Tulipa, 
Butomus umbellatus, Taraxacum officinale, Bellis perennis. 
Half-cylindrical, hemicylindricus. Flat on one side, con- 
vex on the other. Convallaria majalis, Hyacinthus Ori- 
entalis, Allium ursinum. 
Compressed, compressus. Pancratium declinatum, Ama- 
ryllis longifolia. 
