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Bracteated, bracteata. Orchidee, BAe ees crista~ 
tum, M. arvense, Lavandula. 
Spathed, spathata. Vallisneria spiralis foemina, Arum, 
Calla. 
Involucrated, involucrata. Having an involucrum at 
bottom. Brunella vulgaris. . 
{| Upright, erecta. 'E riticum, Triglochin palustre, Per- 
sicaria amphibia, Bistorta major, Lavandula Tragi, Reseda 
lutea. 
Hanging, pendula. Trasus pendulus, Musa, Hura cre- 
pitans. 
Besides these distinctions, there are also to be considered, 
the number of the spikes, their disposition relative to mls 
other, and the insertion of the flowers in each spike. 
SPIKELETS. 
Spicule, Locusta. The smail spikes which are the divisions 
of a compound spike, or panicle. PI. 8, fig. 1. 
These admit most of the distinctions of the simple spike. 
RaceME. 
Bunch, Racemus, — botrys. The flowers are borne upon 
pedicels, which are generally y single-flowered, and these 
again upon an axis. 
Simple, Racemus simplex. The axis having no branches. 
Actea spicata, Cerasus racemosa. PI. 8, fie. 6 
Branched, ramosus. The axis branched. ‘Fagopyrum 
esculentuin. Borrago officinalis, Acer campestre. 
4] Upright, erectus. Acer campestre, Scrofularia nodosa, 
S. aquatica, S. scorodonifolia. 
Hanging, pendulus. Berberis vulgaris, Cerasus racemosa, 
Acer majus. PI. 8, fig. 6. 
q] Axillary, Eien. Acer majus, Cerasus racemosus, 
Orobus sylvaticus. PI. 8, fig, 6. 
Opposite to the leaves, oppositifolius. Herniaria glabra, 
Phytolacea. 
- There must: alsogbe noticed, the number of the racemes, 
and their position in respect to one another. 
