

DIFFERENT KINDS OF SEEDS. 



SoIJ o £7 f " diVerSUy ° f appearanCe ' " ,at ** camot ' lik <= *e Cvx, 



^atetdiv d , " CA T ^"f^ int0 distin « —-"Wages, but must be presented to ,he 

 reader md.vdually, of wh.ch the following are some of the most striking examples. 



1. A oouble seep kach resembunu a boat (Semen duplex, navieuU formam reprxsentam), as 

 in the umbelliferce. 



2. KlDNEY-SHAPED^WITH „ EPTAOON AND p£NTAGON c£lls {R€nifomet cdlui r s i$ ^ h 



goms), as in Poppy-seed {Semen Papaveris). 



3. Ovate (Ovatum), shaped like an egg, as in Eye-bright (Euphrasia). 



4. Globular (Globosum), as in the Pea (Pisum), and Coriander (Coriandrum). 



5. Square (Tetragonum), having four sides, as in Foxglove (Digitalis). 



6. Triangular (Triangulare) , having three sides, as in Tansy (Tanacetum). 



7. Cylindric (Ob/ongum), oblong, as in St. Johns-wort (Hypericum). 



8. Resembling a particular shell (Figuram concha mentiens), as in Wood-sorrel (Oxalis). 



9. Ditto, as in Purslane (Portulaca). 



10. Ditto, as in Cinquefoil (Potentilla). 



11. Resembling the head of a monkey (Figuram cynocephali repmsentans), as in the Cocoa-nut. 



12. A single crown (Corona simplex), as in Ragwort (Senecio). 



13. A double crown (Corona duplex), as in Holy Thistle (Centaurea Benedicta). 



14. A shuttle-cock (Corona pennacea), as in Dandelion (Leontodon). 



Terms applicable to the Seed. 



Aril (Arillus), the outer coat of the seed.. ..Eye (Hilum), an oblong scar, marking the 

 place where the seed was affixed by an umbilical cord to the seed-vessel.... Heart (Corcu/um), 

 the rudiment of the young plant within the seed.... Plume (Plumula), the ascending part of the 

 corcule, or infant stem.... Radicle (Radicula), the descending part, or infant root.... Cotyle- 

 dons (Cotyledones), the side-lobes, furnishing nourishment to the corculum.... Seminal leaves 

 (Folia Seminalia), the first leaves of the plantule, serving the office of cotyledons, or lobes.... 

 Pappus (Pappus), a feathery crown.... Stipe (Stipes), a thread connecting the pappus to the 

 seed. 





