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Blasteme. 
Blastema. That part of the embryo that remains when 
the cotyledons are taken away . 
Lateral, Blastema laterale. The axis on one side relatively 
to the mass of the embryo. Gramineae. 
Plumule. 
Plantule, Plumula. That part of the blasteme that is 
destined to rise above ground and form the future plant. 
Conspicuous, Plumula visibilis. Visible before germina- 
tion, either by the naked eye, Gramineae, iEsculus Hippo- 
castanum, Faba, Nelumbo, Ceratophyllum; or by the as- 
sistance of glasses. Damasonium Dalechampii, Triglochin 
palustre. PI. 13, fig. 1 e. 
Inconspicuous, invisibilis , inconspicua. Commelina, Cepa 
esculenta, Cyclamen Europaeum. 
Coleoptiled, coleoptilata. Enclosed in a coleoptile. 
Alismaceae, Liliaceae. 
Naked, nuda, acoleoptilata. On the surface of the blas- 
teme, without any coleoptile. Gramineae, Faba. 
Dotlike, punctiformis. So very small, that it appears 
like a dot only. Abies. , 
Tigellated, tigellata. Having a visible tigelle. Faba. 
Leaved, foliata. The gemmule so far developed that 
small leaves may be seen in it. Faba, Ceratophyllum. 
Caulicle. 
Cauliculus. That part of the plumule which is seated be- 
tween the cotyledons and the radicle . 
Radicle. 
Rostellum, Radicula. That part of the blasteme that 
forms the future root of the plant ; but is generally taken 
for all beneath the insertion of the cotyledons. 
Visible, Radicula visibilis. Faba. 
Invisible, invisibilis. Not to be seen before the seed ger- 
minates. Commelina communis. 
Coleorhized, coleorhizata. Enclosed in a coleorhize. 
Gramineae, Tropaeolum majus. 
Naked, nuda. Not enclosed in a coleorhize. Faba, 
Phoenix dactylifera. 
Hilebearing, hilifera. The kernel being naked, the ra- 
dicle receives its vessels immediately from the umbilical 
cord. Avicennia. 
Prominent, prominens. Prolonged below the insertion 
of the cotyledons. Cheiranthus, Genista. 
