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Of stems. 
Beprejfed^ the tranfverfe diameter greater than 
the longitudinal, as in Turnip. 
Tuberous^ confifting of roundifli bodies connected 
by ftrings, as in Dropwoi t. PI. I. fig. 5. 
Fafciculate^ confifting of thick knobs collected in- 
to a bundle. PI. 1 . fig. 4. 
Granulate^ confifting of many little knobs likq 
feeds or g^ ain, as in Whi»-e Saxifrage. PI. I. fig. 6. a* 
Fibrous^ confifting only of fmall fibres. 
Bulbous^ furnifhed with a bulb inclofing the em-j 
bryo or future fhex^t: bulbs are, 
Squamous^ compofed of fcales lying over each 
othc, as in Lily. PI. I. fig. 7. 
Solids as in Tulip. PI. I. fig 8. 
Funicate^ confifting of many fkins, as in Onion* 
PI. I. fig. 10. 
,Double^ confifting of two bulbs, as in Fritillary. 
' Falmate^ divided into fpreading branches, as in 
Orchis. PI. I. fig. 9. 
CHAPTER III. 
Of stems. 
S tems have the followdng diftinctions with 
refped to figure, compofition, furface, direc- 
tion, and duration. 
I. Figure. 
. 'Bounds as in Hairy Tutfan.* 
Comprejfed^ refembiing a cylinder fomewhat flat- 
tened on oppofite Tides, the tranfverfe fedion form? 
ing an ellipfe. 
Half-round^ convex on one fide, and plane on 
the other, as in Ramfon. 
Angular^ having angles, as in Common Broom. 
Uniangidatey having one angle, as in Stinking 
.Sedge. 
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