A Botanical Dictionary. y 
Flos rofaceus^ a Rofe-lliap’d Flower, confifts 
of four, or more petals, which are placed circular- 
ly in the form of a Rofe. Fai?, 2. Jig. 6 . 
Flos fcorpicides^ that is, when the flowers are ran- 
ged on one fide of the pedicle, which twills at the 
top in the form of a fcorpion’s tail. 
Flos femifiofculofus., a SemiflofculousFlower, is com- 
pofed of feveral femiflorets, included in one com- 
mon cmpalement, as in Dandilion, c. 
Flos fpicatus., a Spiked Flower, is that whole 
flowers are fet on the pedicle in fuch a manner as to 
form an acute cone. 
Flos Jlamineus^ a Stamineous Flower, is compofed 
of many chives included in one empalement, having- 
no petals ; of this fort is Billort, Orache, 
Flos Jierilis^ Barren Flowers, which have no em- 
bryo adhering to them j fo are called Male Flowers^ 
and Falfe Flowers. 
Flos vertidllatus.^ Whorl-fhap’d Flowers. Thelc 
flowers grow clofely united furrounding the ftalk at 
the feveral joints : Of this fort is Pennyroyal, 
Flos umhellatus., an Umbellated Flower, has the 
extremity of the llalk or branch divided into feve- 
ral pedicles, or rays, beginning from the fame point, 
and opening in fuch a manner as to form a kind of 
inverted cone. When the pedicles are fubdivided 
into others of the fame form, upon which the flowers 
are difpofed, the firfl: order is called Rays, the fe- 
cond Pedicles. That umbel which confiHs of pe- 
dicles only, is called a Simple Umbel ; that which 
is compofed both of rays and pedicles, is called a 
Compound Umbel. Fah 2. jig. i. 
Flofculus., a Floret, a little tube expanded at the 
top, ufualiy into five fegments, and fitting upon 
the embryo of a fingle feed : From the inner part 
of the tube arife five chives, which, uniting toge- 
ther, form a fiieath ; and from the embryo of the 
fi;ed arifes a-fbyle, which pafies thro’ the fiieath. 
