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Two-edged, anceps. Ajax fenestralis, Narcissus majalis, 
Leucojum vernum. 
Cornered, angjilosus, Triglochin palustre, Allium ur« 
sinum. 
Three-sided, trigonus, Alisma major, Sagittaria aquatica, 
Pipey, fistalosus. Cepa esculenta, Taraxacum officinale. 
Bellied, ventricosus. Swelled out in one part of its 
length. Cepa esculenta, 
IT Scaly, squamosus. Clothed with scales, or rudiments 
of leaves. Tussilago vulgaris, Petasites vulgaris. 
Sheathed, vaginatus. Enveloped among leaves, or clothed 
with a sheathing petiole. Musa Paradisiaca. 
H One-flowered, unijlorus. Ajax fenestralis, Cyclamen, 
Pl. 8, fig. 5, 
Many-flowered, multijlorus . Hyacinthqs nutans, ButO* 
mus umbellatus, Primula elatior. 
Peduncle. 
Cylindrical, Pedunculus cylindricus, Statice pulchellum, 
Atropa lethalisj Ranunculus acris. 
Grooved, sulcatus . Ranunculus repens, R. bulbosus. 
Threadlike, filiformis. Vicia tetrasperma, Fuchsia coc^ 
cinea. 
Hairlike, capillaris. Elatine hastata, Erica vagans, BE 
dens ten el la. 
Cornered, angulatus. Paris quadrifolja, Ranunculus 
bulbosus, Vicia multiflora. 
Three-sided, trigonus. Loranthus Stelis. 
Four-sided, tetragonus. Convolvulus sepium. 
Kneed, geniculatus. Pelargonium. 
Thicker at top, apice incrassatus. Convolvulus arvensis, 
Solanum Melongena, Tragopogon porrifolium, Arnoseris 
pusilla. 
Much thinner at bottom, apice attenuatus. plieraciuui 
paniculatum. 
If Stiff, rigidus, strictus. Tropaeolum majus. 
Weak, deiilis. Ribes oxyacanthoides. 
Nodding, nutans. The end inclining to the ground. 
Atropa lethalis, Aquilegia vulgaris, Ribes spinosum. 
Hanging down, pendulus . Inclining perpendicular to 
the ground. Cytisus Laburnum, Ribes rubrum. 
Turned, backed, rej'r actus, retroflectus. Changing its di- 
rection suddenly, as if bent by force, Stellaria aquatica, 
Spergula arvensis. 
