AND DEFINITIONS. xxv. 



decurfive, (decurfwis) with decurrcnt (151) leaflets on 

 the petiole. 



Decomposed. 



283 Twice-double, [btgeminuiri) a two-fork'd (84) petiole joining 



many leaflets at the top. 



284 Thrice-three 'd, (biternatum) thrice three-finger'd. (279) 



SUPERDECOMPOSED. 



285 Twice- feathered, (bipinnatum) doubly feather'd. (281) 



286 Thrice-double, (trigeminum) triply double. Petiole twice-cleft 



bearing two leaflets at each fummit, and tw» other leaflets 

 at the forking of the common petiole. 



287 Three-times thrice -three d, (triternatum) triply threefold. 

 28b Thrice .feather 'd Ctripinnatum) triply feather'd. 



289 SUPPORTS (fulcra) afliftances for the more commodious 



fupport of the plant. 



290 Petiole, (petiolus) a prop fupporting the leaf. 



291 Stipule, (Jlipida) a icale {landing at the bafeof the rifing leaf- 



It alk. 



292 Tendril, (cirrhus) a fpirai threadform band, by which a plant is 



tyed to other bodies. 



293 Pubefcence, (pubes) every kind of hairynefs of plants. 



294 Arms, (arma) points preventing animals from injuring the 



plants. 



295 Bracl, (braclea) floral leaf (112) differing in appearance from 



other leaves. 

 96 Peduncle, (pedunculus) a prop fuftaining the fructification. 



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PETIOLE. 



Figure. 



297 Linear, (linearis) (167) 



298 Wingd, (alatus) dilated at the fides. 



299 Club'd, (clavatus) thicken'd towards the top. 



300 Membranous, (membranaceus) flatten'd. 



301 Columnar, (teres) (255). 



302 Se?ni-colnmnar, (femiteres) (48) 



303 Three-fided, (triqueter) (53) 

 Size. 



304 Veryjhort, (brevijfimus) not reaching by much 



the length of the leaf. 



305 Short, (brevis) not reaching the whole length 



of the leaf. 



306 Middlefize, (mediocris) as long as the leaf. 



307 Very 



