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Filament. 
1. Form. 
Flat, Filamentum planum. Allium fragrans, Koempferia, 
Fissilia, Heisteria coccinea, Hermannia denudata. 
Petal-like, petaliforme. Broad, thin, flexible and co- 
loured like a blossom. Koempferia, Maranta arundinacea, 
Calothamnus. 
Two-edged, sword-edged, anceps. Canna Indica. 
Awlshape, subulatum. Tulipa, Butomus, Acer majus. 
Wedgeshape, cuneiforme. Thalictrum petaloideum. 
Nailshape, claviforme , clavatum. Thalictrum atro-pur- 
pureum . 
Cylindrical, cylindricum. The generality of plants. 
Threadlike, capillare. Graminese, Plantago. 
Knobbed, torulosum , nodosum. With swellings at a 
small distance from one another. Sparmannia Africana. 
Crenate, crenatumi Marked on the internal edge with 
wrinkles lying across, and forming creases. 
Kneed, geniculatum. Bent like a knee or elbow joint. 
Mahernia pinnata. 
Appendixed, appendiculatum. Having an appendage, 
which does not seem to belong to the filament, but to be 
an extraneous addition. Borrago, Zygophyllum. 
Spiral, spirale, tortum. Bent like a bellspring. Hirtella. 
2. Base. 
Enlarged, Filamentum dilatatum. Ornithogalum palli- 
dum, Campanula, Geranium pratense, Tamarix Gallica. 
Arched, fornicatum . Enlarged and concave. Aspho- 
delus, Campanula. 
5. Tip. 
Sharp, Filamentum acutum. Lilium, Tulipa, Scutellaria 
alpina, Ternstromia. 
Blunt, oltusum . Anona triloba. 
Headed, capitatum. Swelled into a head. Dianella, 
Cephalotus. 
Notched, emarginatum. Having a re-entering angle at 
the tip. Allium laetum. 
Two-forked, bifur catum . Brunella, Crambe. 
Three-pointed, tridentatum , tricuspidatum . Allium por- 
raceum. 
Prominent, prominens. Lengthened out beyond the an- 
ther. Paris quadrifolia, Anona triloba, Ternstromia el- 
liptica. 
