SITUATION AND POSITION OF LEAVES. 147 



posite at their insertion, as Plnus 

 canadensis, Lamb. Pin. t. 32, and 

 the Yew, Tains baccala, Engl. Bof. 

 t. 74G. 



Secunda, f. 30, unilateral, or leaning all 

 towards one side, as Convallaria multi- 

 flora, 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. 



Pa^ew^/a, spreading, forming a moderately 

 acute angle with the stem or branch, as 

 Atriplex portulacoides, t. 261. 



Horizontalia, horizontal, or patentissima, 

 spreading in the greatest possible de- 

 gree, as Gcntiana campestris^ t, 237. 



Beclinata, inclining downward, as Leo- 

 nurus Cardiaca, t. 286. 



B.ecurva, or refle.ia, curved backward, as 

 Erica retorta. Curt. Mag. f. 362. 

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