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Hanging, pendens , pendulum. Attached to the sides of 
the pericarp by its funicular cord only. Ceratophyllum 
cornutum. 
Appendent by the end, appendens ah exlremilate. The 
hile being on a level with the placentarium, or nearly so, 
is placed below but near the uppermost part of the seed. 
Prunus, Amygdalus. PL 15, fig. 1. 
Appendent by the middle, appendens a medio. The hile 
being on a level with the placentarium, or nearly so, is 
placed in the middle of the side. Quassia Simarouba. 
Shieldlike, peltatum. Hanging by the middle, which is 
connected by a large surface to the placentarium. Ruta, 
Plantago stricta. 
Falling, cadens. The hile being opposite to the upper 
part of the pericarpial cavity, and the placentarium seated 
in the lower part, the umbilical cord is forced to elongate 
itself to reach the level of the hile, and to pass over one of 
the sides of the seeds. Plumbagineae. PI. 13, fig. 17. 
Horizontal, horizontale. The seed being flat, or long, 
is fastened to the placentarium b}^ its edge, or one of its 
ends, in a plane parallel to the base of the fruit. Lilium, 
Cucumis prophetarum. PI. 15, fig. 21. 
Nestling, scattered, Semina nidulantia , vaga. Placed 
without any order, like eggs in a nest. Nymphasa. 
Spread, perfusa. Spread over the whole surface, either 
of the valves, Butomus, Gentiana; or of the partitions, 
Plantaginese, Papaver. 
In rows, serialia. Disposed in rows. Tulipa, Lilium, 
Polemonium. 
Tiled-like, imhricata. Asclepias, Cobea scandens. 
Enchased, placentario semi-inelusa. Fixed single in the 
pits of an alveolar placentarium. Primulaceae. 
Footstalked, Semen funiculatum. Fastened by an um- 
bilical cord. Plumbagineae, Magnolia. 
Sessile, sessile. Attached to the placentarium without 
any umbilical cord. Plantagineae, Primulaceae. 
.If Naked, nudum. The seed expanding after fecunda- 
tion, and not the ovary, the latter is ruptured and the seed 
protrudes, Leontice; or the pericarpium opening, the seed 
h exserted and hangs by its umbilical cord. Magnolia. 
