'"eceptacle. fixed, without the germen, as 
Bramble. 
^ ^54. Of the fruit (fructus) the base for the 
^ fruit, remote from the receptacle of 
' the flower, ditto. 
'\ 69-5. An aggregate flower (flos aggregatus) 
I' here the receptacle is dilated, and 
the florets somewhat petioled, as 
Scabious. 
696, An UMBEL (umhella) a receptacle 
from the same centre, elongated 
into proportionate filiform pedun- 
cles. 
697. Simple (simplex) all the peduncles 
arising from one and the aame re- 
ceptacle, as And ROSACE. 
69s. Compound (compositaj all the pe- 
duncles supporting umbellets on the 
summit, as Bupleuruai Rotun- 
DIFOLIUM. 
699' Proliferous (prolifera) an umbel more 
than decompound, as (Enanthe 
Croc ATA. 
700. CYME (cyma) a receptacle elongated 
into fastigiate peduncles, from the 
same universal centre, but with un- 
equal partial ones, as La u res tine, 
701. RACHIS (rachis) a filifoi 'm recep- 
tacle, connecting the florets lonoi- 
tudinally, so as to form a spike, as 
Scotch Fir. 
702. SPADIX (spadix) the receptacle of 
a palm and some other plants, issu- 
ing from within a spathe, as Arum. 
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