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each other, like the petals in a double rose ; as in the offsets 
of Houseleek. 
12. Caespitose (ccespifosus) ; forming dense patches, or turfs ; as 
the young stems of many plants. 
13. Fascicled (^fasciculatus) ; when several similar things pro- 
ceed from a common point ; as the leaves of the Larch, for 
example. 
14. Distichous (distichus, bifarius) ; when things are arranged in 
two rows, the one opposite to the other; as the florets of 
many Grasses. 
15. In rows (serialis); arranged in rows which are not neces- 
sarily opposite each other : biserialis, in two rows ; triserialis, 
in three rows : but these are seldom used. In their stead, 
we generally add fariam to the end of a Latin numeral : 
thus, bifariam means in two rows ; trifariam, in three rows ; 
and so on. 
16. One-sided (unilateralism secundus) ; arranged on, or turned 
towards, one side only ; as the flowers of Antholyza. 
17. Clustered (aggregahis, coacervatus, conglomeratus^ ; collected 
in parcels, each of which has a roundish figure ; as the flowers 
of Cuscuta, Adoxa, Trientalis, &c. 
18. Spiral (spiralis)'^ arranged in a spiral manner round some 
common axis ; as the flowers of Spiranthes. 
19. Decussate (decussatus) ; arranged in pairs that alternately 
cross each other ; as the leaves of many plants. 
20. Fastigiate (fastigiatus) ; when all the parts are nearly 
parallel, with each pointing upwards to the sky; as the 
branches of Populus fastigiata, and many other trees. 
