INSERTION OF LEAVES. i4& 



lower leaves of Ranunculus aquatilis, 

 t. 101, while its upper &re folia natantia. 

 Emersa, raised above the water, as the 

 upper leaves, accompanying the flowers, 

 of Myriophyllum verticillaium, t. 218, 

 while its lower ones are demersa. 



By Insertion is meant the mode in which 

 one part of a plant is connected with an- 

 other. 



Folia petiolata, leaves on footstalks, are 

 such as are furnished with that organ, 

 whether long or short, simple or com- 

 pound, as Verba scum nigrum , Engl. 

 Bot. t. 59, Thalictrum minus, t. 11, 

 alpinum, t. 262, &c. 

 Peltata, peltate, when the footstalk is in- 

 serted into the middle of the leaf, like 

 the arm of a man holding a shield, as in 

 the Common Nasturtium, Tropceolum 

 majus, Curt. Mag. t. 23, Drosera pel- 

 tat a, Exot. Bot. t. 41, Cotyledon Um- 

 bilicus, Engl. Bot. t. 325, Hydrocotyle 

 vulgaris, £.751, and the noble Cyamus 

 Nelumbo, Exot. Bot. t. 31, 32. 

 Sessilia, sessile, are such as spring imme- 



