aF2 NATURAL. HISTORY. 
fupported, prolific in leaves, fruit, or flowers (as the 
lily of the valey, and the jonquil.), 
A COMPOUND STALK yer 
6 one feon divided into branches, as the flower of 
Parnafliis ; and is diftinguifhed by being either fork- 
ed, having two ranges of branches, or having thefe 
ranges fubdivided ; tubular like a ftraw ; being en- 
tire, branched, uniform, jointed (as a pink) {caly, or 
with, or without leaves. 
— HOHE MES OSHC 
III. FULCRA.—SUPPORT, 
I; that part which fuftains or defends certain parts a 
of a plant, and is divided into the following tenkinds; — 
the leaf fupporting the flowers. the tendril or clafper ; 
(as the honeyfuckle and fweet pea) the fpine, the 
thorn, the footftalk of the leaf, the footftalk of the 
flower or fruit (as the columbine) the general ftalk, ~ 
the gland, and the fcale. Each of thefe have their — 
fubdivifions, which we omit, as being too minute for 
the attention of young ftudents. 
—SoheMEMEMO HH 
iV. FOLIA.——-LEAVES, 
Art divided into the three claffes, of fingle, com- 
pound and determinate. | do 
» Single leaves are thofe that have footftalks fup- 
porting only one, as the cyclamen ; and are defcribed 

