TABLE VI. 



501 



€18 Stkobilus, a pericarpium formed from an amentum, with hard 

 scales lying over each other, as in the pine tree. 



619 Semen, seed, the rudiment of a new plant; are known ac- 



cording to the number, figure, superficies,- and con- 

 sistence. 



620 Hilum, the eye, an external scar of the seed, where it has 



been fixed to the fruit or receptacle. 



621 Corculum, the essence of a new plant within the seed. 



622 Plumula, part of the corculum, the ascending scaly part of 



the plant. 



623 Rostellum, the descending part of the corculum that forms 



the root. 



624 Cotyledon, the side lobes of the seed of a porous substance, 



and perishing. 



625 Corona, a crown, a little cup adhering to the top of the 



seed, by which it flies. 



626 Pappus, a downy feathered cap, adhering to the top of the 



seed, by which it flies. 



627 Stipitatus, a kind of thread-like trunk, elevating the down„ 



and connecting it with the seeds, 



628 Capillaris, hairs undivided. 



629 Plumosus, having feather}' - hairs. 



630 Cauda, a thread terminating the seed. 



631 Hamus, a hooked seed adhering to animals. 



632 Ala, a membranaceous wing, fixed to the seed. 



633 Nux, a nut, a seed covered with a bony epidermis, having 



one, two, or more cells. 



634 Arillus, the proper exterior coat of a seed that falls off 



spontaneously, and is either cartilaginous or succulent. 



635 Receptaculum, the base, by which the parts of fructifica- 



tion are connected. 



636 Commune, containing many flowers and fruit. 



637 Punctatum, a receptacle marked with hollow punctures. 



638 Pilosum (241), hairy. 



639 Paleaceum, chaffy scales which distinguish the florets. 



640 Planum (246), plain, a flat surface. 



