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of corn, as in the Lavendula Spica. Linnceus 

 defines it thus, flores fejfdes fparfim alterni in pe- 

 dunculo communi. fwiplici, alternate fefTile flowers 

 on a fimple pedunculus. 



Spica fecunda, when the flowers are afl turned 

 one way. 



Spica dijiicha, when the flowers look both 

 ways. 



Examples of the Spica may be feen in the 

 Phcenix, Arum, Piper, Pothos, Acorm, Sic. A 

 Spica Wily he Ji?nplex, compofita fpicil/is, g/omera- 

 ta, ovata, ventricofa, cylimlracca, inUrrupta. 



SPICATA. See Spica. 



SPICILLA [dim. a Spica'] a litde Spica ; the 

 minute fpicate flower of which the Spica compo- 

 fita \% compofed. 



SPICULA Graminitus [dim. a Spica"^ A par- 

 tial Spica, otherwife called Locujla. 



SPINjI!, thorns, rigid prickles ; a fpecies 

 of Arma, growing on various parts of certaia 

 plants for their defence : Spince rainorum arcent 

 pecora. On the branches we find examples in 

 the Pyrus, Prunus, Citrus, Hippopha'es, Gmeli- 

 na, Rhamnus, Lycium, Sec. on the leaves, in the 

 Aloe, Agave, Yucca, Ilex, Hippomane, Theophra- 

 Z Jla, 



