SITUATION AND POSITION OP LEAVES. 147 



posite at their insertion, as Pinus 

 canadensis. Lamb. Pin. t. 32, and 

 the Yew, Taxus baccata, Engl. Bot. 

 t. 746. 



Secunda* unilateral, or leaning all towards 

 one side, as Convallaria multifiora^ 

 t 279. 



Adpressa, close-pressed to the stem, as 

 Xeranthcmum sesamoides, Curt. Mag. 

 t. 425. 



Verticalia, perpendicular, both sides at 

 right angles with the horizon, as 

 Lactuca Scariola, Engl Bot. t. 268. 



Erecta, upright, forming a very acute an- 

 gle with the stem, as J uncus articulatus, 

 t. 238. 



Patc?itia, spreading, forming a moderately 

 acute angle with the stem or branch, as 

 Atriplcx portulacoidcSy t. 26l. 



Jlorhontalia, horizontal, or patentmima, 

 spreading in the greatest possible de- 

 gree, as Oentiana campestris, t. 237. 



Rcciinata, inclining downward, as Leo- 

 nuvm Cardiaca y t. 286. 



liecurva, or reflexa, curved backward, as 

 Erica retortc, Curt. Mag, t. 362. 

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