Of stems. 
7 
Geniculate^ the joints forming a very obtufe an- 
gle; flexuous in a f?nall degree. 
Flexuous^ the diredion changing at jsvery knot. 
PI. 1. fig. 11,' a. 
Scandent^ climbing, as in Ivy and Woodbine. 
, Voluble,, afcending fpirally on* the ftem of fome 
other plant ; either to the left, with the fun’s appa- 
rent motion, from eaft, by fouth, to weft, as in 
Hop and Tamus ; or to the right, contrary to the 
fun’s motion, as in Bindweed. PI. I. fig. 15. 
5. Duration. 
Arboreous^ continuing many years. 
Herbaceous, periftiing annually. 
Caulefcent plants are fuch as have a ftem. 
Acaul plants are thofe which have no ftem. 
Fendrils, or clafpers, are fpiral threads by which 
fome plants faften themfelves to other bodies, as 
Bryony and Vetch. PI. II. fig. 28. b. 
Branches are the parts into which a ftem is divi- 
ded ; they have the following differences. 
Alternate, coming out fingly, and following in a 
gradual order. 
• Dijlich, in two rows or lines drawn from the 
bafe to the top of the ftem. 
Sparfed, fcattered without order. 
Confert, crowded fo as to leave hardly any fpace 
between . 
Oppojlte, coming out in pairs facing each other. 
Vertlcillate, more than tw^o furrounding the ftem. 
Tike the fpokes of a wheel. 
Eredl, forming a very fmall angle with the ftem. 
Coardate, forming ’very acute angles with each 
other. 
Divergent, widening gradually. 
Divaricate, ftanding wide from each other in 
'different directions. 
Deflex ^ bent a little downwards. 
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