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Drawn in, retract a . Hidden by the cotyledons which 
are prolonged below their insertion on the blasteme. 
Acanthus, Quercus, Cory] us. 
If Slender, gracilis . Cheiranthus fruticulosus. 
Conical, conica. In form of a reverse cone. Faba, La- 
biatae, Cucurbitaceae. 
Roundish, subrotunda. Nearly globular. Viscom album, 
Berberis, Cassia Fistula. 
Eggshape, ovoidea. Ribes, Castanea vesca, Glaucium 
luteum. 
Clubshape, clavceformis . Rhizophora. 
Flatted, depressa. Flattened as from top to bottom. 
-ZEgle Marmelos, Thea. 
Pointed, acuta. Faba major. 
Blunt, obtusa . Cassia Fistula. 
Short, brevis. Shorter than the cotyledons. Cassia 
Fistula. 
Long, longa. Longer than the cotyledons. Abies, Finns,, 
Symploca. 
5T Straight, rectilinear recta. In the same direction as 
the axis of the cotyledons. Abietideae, Compositee. 
Bent back, recurvata. Bent, so that it becomes nearer 
to the hile. Genista Hispanica. 
Bent backwards, regressa. Bent, but with the tip point- 
ing from the hile. Cornucopias cucullatum. 
Opposite, adversa , olversa , umbilicum spectans. Turned 
towards the hile. 
Directly opposed, directe adversa. The point of the ra- 
dicle turned' towards the hile. Fraxinus, Compositae, Um- 
belli ferae, Genista. 
Opposed sideways, later aliter adversa. Radicle turning 
its side to the hile. Rosaceae, Ricinus. 
Inverted, inner sa, aversa. Turned diametrically opposite 
to the hile. Polygonum scandens, Acanthus, Ceratophyl- 
lum cornutum. 
Lateral, lateralis. Turned towards some other point 
than the tip or bottom of the seed. Commelina. 
Superficial, supcrjicialis. The seed having a perisperm, 
the radicle spread on the surface of the kernel. Phoenix 
dactyl ifera, Commelina. 
IT High, alia, super a. Turned towards the summit 
of the fruit. Borragineae, Prunus, Amygdalus, Ricinus, 
Abietideae. 
Low, demissa. Turned towards the base of the fruit. 
Galium, Polemonium, Plantago stricta. 
