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522. Acute (acutumj terminating in an 
acute angle, as Great -curled Dock 
(RUMEX CRISPUS). 
523. Thorny (spinosum) armed with thorns, 
as Star-thistle (Centaurea cal- 
citrapa). 
524. Prickly (aculeatum) armed with 
prickles, as Fullers Teasel (Dipsa- 
cus fullonum). 
525. Above, or superior (superum) when 
the germen is under the calyx, as 
Indian Reed (Canna Indica). 
526. Beneath, or inferior (inferum) when 
the germen is within the calyx, as 
Caper Euphorbia (E. lathyris). 
527. Common (communis), (Vide Fig, 
523) containing several flowers col- 
lected together. 
528. Imbricated (imbricatum) (Vide Fig. 
523) covered with scales placed over 
each other. 
529. Squarrose (squarrosum) with scales 
diverging on every side, as Plow- 
mans Spikenard (Conyza squar- 
rosa). 
530. Scariose (scariosum) composed of a 
substance, dry, parched, and sound- 
ing when touched, as Eastern Cen- 
taury (Centaurea Orientalis.) 
531. Turbinatum (turbinatum) or top- 
shaped, inversely conical, as Buck 
fVheat (Polygonum fragopy- 
RU m). 
