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by both, and that the Varieties of both be diftinÄly reduced unto Ta- 
bles. Which may be done, after the following, or fome other like 
manner. 
3. $. And Firlt for the Leaves. The moft obvious Varieties of 
which, are in their Pofition, Size or Shape. 
4. § Leaves are faltned with, or without a Stalk, Without, 
only clofe to the Branch, as in Southifile 3 or fürrounding it, as in 
Thorow-Wax. 
5. 5. Both thefe ways, they ftand either fingly, that is, but one at 
the fame height 5 or more together. 
6. $. More together, in Even or Odd Numbers. In Even Numbers, 
commonly Two and Two, asin Sage, Polinm 5- Sometimes Four, as 
in Crofi-wort, Madder, Herb True-Love, Por» Maje; or mote, as, 
I think, in Woodrofe, &c. In Odd Numbers, Three, asin all Trefoyls, 
Strawberries; Five, in Pentaphil, Caftanea Equina Seven,in Tordsentil. 
7. $. The Sixes of Leaves are innumerable. It is therefore necef- 
fary to reduce them toa Standard. - And fo, they may be reckoned, 
Three 5 Small, Mean and Great: with refpe& to the Length of the 
Leaf, the Breadth, or both. From one Inch and under, all Leaves may 
be accounted smal ; from one Inch and over, to five Inches, Mean; 
from five and over, Great. 
8. $. The shapes of Leaves are alfonumberleß. But the moft ob- 
vious diftinétions which they admit of are fuch as thefe; 
9. $. Leaves are Membraneous, as the greater part 5 Squameons, as 
Abies , or Filamentous. Which are folid, as in Fenil, Meum, Buphthal- 
mm, Chamemile, Groundpine 5 or hollow, as in Onion, 
10. §..Membraneons, have all their main Fibres produced either from 
the Stalk , as in Holyoak 5 or from the middle stem of the Leaf, as in 
moft. From the midle Ste», reciprocally, as in Scabious, or oppofitely, 
that is, one over againft another, as in Rofe : and both ways, at Acute 
Angles, as in moft; or Right, as in Dandelion. 
11. $. Again, they are different with refpe& to the Top, the Bot- 
tom, and the Sides. The Top is Thorny, as in Furz ; or Unarmed. Uri- 
armed, either Produced, that is, Poynted, or at lealt, Roundifh, asin La- 
minm, Ironwort 5 or elfe Reduced, asin Woodforrel. And fo the Bot- 
tom, iseither Reduced towards the Top, as in Ground-Iay ; or Produ 
ced upon the stalk, asin Poplar, Bay, &c. 
12. $. The Sides or Edges of the Leaf, are either of one and the 
fame Meafure, as commonly; or of divers, as in Doronicum. Both 
ways they are Even, asin Syrimga, Mous-ear; or Uneven. The Un- 
even, are Prickly, as Holly, Eryngium, Thiftle 3 or Unarmed. *Unar- 
med, are Infeéted, or Releéted. “Infected deeply, that is, Lobed, as 
Golden Liverwort, Clematis Peregrina or with {hallow Infettions, as 
inmoft. And fo, Indented, or Scallopped : the former, when the An- 
gleis made with Straight Zines,as in Dandelions the latter, with Crooked, 
as in Thaliétrum, Refe&ed, that is, both Lobed, and Infeéted, or when 
upon the greater Injeöfions, there are other lefler ones, as in Wild-Clary, 
Lovage, Mafterwort. 
13. $. THE moft Confpicuous Varieties of Flowers, are in their 
Pofition, Size, Shape, and Colour. 
14. $. Moftare faftned with stalks 5 but many without. Some- 
times, they are placed round about the Branch, that is, Coronated, as 
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