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Be referved far proficients in the fcience, as it 
more properly, belongs to the philofophical 
part of that agreeable ftudy. The Bracl, or 
floral loaf, has been explained in the laft lec- 
ture. There is another kind of flowcr-ftalk 
befide the peduncle, which is termed Scape. 
The Scape is that kind of flower- ftem which 
raifes the fructification without the leaves ; it 
is a naked ftalk proceeding immediately from 
the root, and terminated by the flowers* 
Hyacinth (hyacinth us), lily of the valley (con- 
vallaria), and aloe, are examples of the Scape". 
The fmail ftalk belonging to each flower is 
termed a Peduncle. An acquaintance with 
the different kinds of flower- ftalks is effential 
to an accurate knowledge of the various 
modes of Inflorefcence, a term which fig- 
nifies the various manners in which flowers 
are joined to their Peduncles. There are 
feven different modes of Inflorefcence, diftin- 
guifhed by the following terms : Verticil, 
Head, Spike, Corymbe, Thyrfe, Raceme, 
Panicle. The Verticil is that kind of In- 
florefcence where many flowers furround the 
ftem like a ring, or ruff, the individual flowers 
Handing upon very fliort peduncles, dead- 
nettle (lamium), and lavender (lavandula), 
bear 
