172 SUBSTANCE, &C, OF LEAVES. 



prominent angles, as Iris tuberosa, FL 

 Grcec. t. Al. 



Lingidatmn, longue-sb^ped, of a thick, 

 oblong, blunt figure, generally cartila- 

 ginous at the edges, as Mesemhrijan- 

 themum Unguiforme, Dendrohium lin- 

 giiiforme, Exot. Bot. f. 11, and several 

 species o{ Saxifraga, as S. ?nutata,Curf. 

 Mag. t. 351, S. Cotyledon, Sec. 



Memhranaceiirn, membranous, of a thin 

 and pliable texture, as in Aristolochia 

 Siplio, t. 534, Rubits odoratiis, t. 323, 

 Magnolia purpurea, t. 390, kc. 



Coriaccum, leathery, thick, tough and 

 somewhat rigid, as Magnolia grandi- 

 Jlora, and Hydrangea liortenm, Sm. Ic. 

 Pict. t. 12, Curt. Mag. t. 438. 



Sempervij'ens,evergreen, permanent through 

 one, two, or more winters, so that the 

 branches are never stripped, as the Ivy, 

 the Fir, the Cherry Laurel, the Bay, &c. 



Deciduutn, deciduous, falling off at the 

 approach of winter, as in most European 

 trees and shrubs. 



JUenutum,f. 101 , alienated, when the first 

 leaves of a plant give place to others 

 totally different from them and from the 



