INTRODUCTION TO BOTANY. 
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Lateral, lateralis . Placed on the side of the style or 
ovary. Platanaria natans, Ranunculaceae, Caryophyllse, 
Platanus. 
Opposed, adversum. Turned from the centre, and facing 
the circumference of the flower. Cucurbitaceae. 
Facing inwards, inversum. Several in each flower, turned 
to the centre. Ranunculacem, Saxifrages. 
Anterior, anterius. In an irregular flower, facing the 
fore part of the floral integuments. Orchideae. 
Sessile, sessile. Cleome, Parnassia. 
•[T Fleshy, carnosum . Thick, strong, and juicy. Li- 
lium. 
Blossomlike, petaliforme . Having the appearance of a 
petal. Iris. 
% Globular, globosum . Mirabilis Jalappa, Primula, 
Hottonia, Linnsea, Limoselia. 
Headed, capitatum. Thick, more or less rounded. 
Atropa lethalis, Vinca. 
Hemispherical, hemisphericum. Hyoscyamus aureus, 
Tournefortia mutabilis, Hibiscus Syriacus. 
Conical, conicum. Heliotropium. 
Egglike, ovoideum. Genipa. 
Clubshape, clavatum , claviforme . Jasione montana, 
Cinchona, Epilobium tetragonum. 
Arrowhead-like, sagittatum. Thalictrum elatum. 
Linear, lineare. Sparganium erectum. Campanula, 
Dianthus, Silene. 
Awlshape, subulatum. Hippuris vulgaris, Tripsacum 
dactyloides, Castanea vesca. 
Threadlike, jfiliforme, capillare. Zea Mays, Casuarina. 
Angular, angulosum. Muntingia. 
Three-cornered, trigonum , triquetrum. Tulipa sylvestris, 
Albuca major, Peganum. 
Four-cornered, tetragonum. Ludwigia. 
Five-cornered, pentagonum. 
Dilated, dilaiatum. Spreading out in a plate from the 
centre to the circumference. Rumex scutatus, Orobanche 
major, Hura crepitans. 
Orbicular, orbiculare. Round and flat. Berberis, Ly- 
thrum spicatum. 
Bucklershape, peltatum. Fixed upon the ovary or style 
by its centre, and spread out into a large surface. Sib- 
thorpia Europaea, Arbutus Unedo, Pyrola minor, Stapelia, 
Sarracenia, Hypopitys lutea. 
