INTRODUCTION TO BOTANY. 
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Bracteated, bract eat a. Orchideae, Melampyrtim crista- 
tum, M. arvense, Lavandula. 
Spathed, spathata. Vallisneria spiralis fbemina, Arum, 
Calla. 
Involucrated, involucrata. Having an involucnrm .at 
bottom. Brunella vulgaris. 
% Upright, erecta. Triticum, Triglochin palustre, Per- 
sicaria amphibia, Bistorta major, Lavandula Tragi, Reseda 
lutea. 
Hanging, pendula . Trasus pendulus, Musa, Hura cre- 
pitans. 
Besides these distinctions, there are also to be considered, 
the number of the spikes, their disposition relative to each 
other, and the insertion of the flowers in each spike. 
Spikelets. 
Spiculae, Locustse. The small spikes which are the divishm 
of a compound spike , or panicle. PL 8, fig. 1. 
These admit most of the distinctions of the simple spike. 
Raceme. 
Bunch, Racemus, — botrys. The flowers are borne upon 
pedicells , which are generally single-flowered , and these 
again upon an axis. 
Simple, Racemus simplex. The axis having no branches. 
Actea spicata, Cerasus racemosa. PL 8, fig. 6. 
Branched, ramosus . The axis branched. Fagopyrum 
esculentum. Borrago officinalis, Acer campestre. 
Upright, erectus. Acer campestre, Scrofularia nodosa, 
S. aquatica, S. scorodonifolia. 
Hanging, pendulus. Berberis vulgaris, Cerasus racemosa, 
Acer majus. PI. 8, fig. 6. 
IT Axillary, axillaris. Acer majus, Cerasus racemosus, 
Orobus sylvaticus. PL 8, fig, 6. 
Opposite to the leaves, oppositifolius . Herniaria glabra, 
Phytolacca. 
There must also be noticed, the number of the racemes, 
and their position in respect to one another. 
