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©liter bark of the plants which are sometimes forked or divided, 
consisting of two or more prongs or divisions; or stimuli , 
(stings) producing inflam atory itching punctures to the naked 
parts of animals> by their venomous points. 
'7th. BfeACTEiE,(thin plates of metal) are sometimes called 
Jloral leaves, (floralia folia) when situated near the flowers, 
but differ in size, shape, or colour, from the other leaves of 
the plant; as in tilia, monarda, &c.; and mean not only 
those leaves generally situated on the stalk nearest to the 
lower parts of the flower, but are sometimes placed on the 
stalk at a distance from the flower, as in viola, and they 
sometimes seem to terminate the flower-stalk; being com¬ 
posed of a large tuft of leaves, resembling a bush of hair, 
(coma) and are then called bractew comosee , as in crown-im¬ 
perial ,* lavender , and some species of sage. —See bractece 
under calyx. 
V. The FRUCTIFICATION, or mode of fruit-bearing; 
consisting of the calyx, corolla, stamina, pistillum,pericarpium, 
semina, and receptaculum ; all which have been already ex¬ 
plained. 
VI. The INFLORESCENCE, which is defined to be the 
tnode by which flowers are joined to their several peduncles, 
whether common or partial; as hath been already explained. 
VII. The HABIT of plants, by which antient botanists 
meant the whole external appearance of every part thereof, 
whereby they were arranged in their several systems; but by 
Linnaeus it is meant to be the agreement of plants of the same 
genus or natural order; chiefly in the following circumstances: 
Gemmation. The structure and disposition of the bulb , 
as solid, coated, scaly, stem-bulb. Also of the bud , 
its origin petioled, stipuled, cortical; its contents leafy, 
floral, common.—-See hybernacle. 
* The tuft of the crown-imperial (fritillaria imperialisj seems to terminate the 
flower-stalk, from the flowers hanging down ; but when the flower decays, the 
germen swells to a large hexagonal capsule, filled with flat seeds, and becomes 
erect, above the tuft j the better to retain and disperse the seed. 
See note to dodecatheon meadia. 
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