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Plate Illk Stems, Weapons, ^c. 
rig. l; A jointed culm orftem of corn and grafs. the joints 
2. A fcape or Hem bearing the frudlihcation without leaves 
3. A frond or ftera, having the branch united with the le’af nnJ f 
rSib?" "" “• t s. iS 
4. A creeping ftem. 
' 5, A voluble or twining ftem, 
6, A dichotomous or forked ftem. 
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8. a, a feed-leaf. bl a root-leaf. c. ftem-Ieaves. d a branr<h«.t i»,r 
e. an axillary leaf. /. a brafte. g. alternate leavl A flSleaf 
9. «. leaves by fours, b. ftellate leaves, or furroundinr the ftem in J 
Whorl, r. oppofite leaves. decalTate leaves, orlrfwing b "irs 
alternately crofting each other, e. imbricate or clofely lying over 
each other. /. fafciculate or growing together in bunches. 1 mo- 
niliform or clofely jointed. * 
10. a. infleaed. crea. r. fpreading. d. horizontal. reclined, 
y* fomewhat imbricate, g* revolute. 
11. fl. petioled, or growing on a leaf-ftalk. h. peltate, or target-ftiap- 
ed. f. felEle, or not fupported by a leaf-ftalk. d. decurrent or 
running down the ftem. I e. ftem-clafping. / perfoliate, or appear- 
ing as if perforated by the ftem. g. connate or united, h. Iheathing. 
a'pedicir' ^ concave glands, d. glands placed on 
13. a. fimple prickles, b. double or forked prickles, c. a triple prickle, 
■« 4 - a fimple thorn, b. a double thorn, c. a triple thorn. 
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