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sertion, as Pimis canadensis, Lamb. Pin. t. 32, 

 and the Yew, Ta.vus baccata, Engl. Bot. t. 746. 



Secunda, f. 30, unilateral, or leaning all towards 

 one side, as Convallaria multifiora, t. 279. 



Adpressa, close-pressed to the stem, as Xeranthe- 

 mum sesamoides, Curt. Mag. t. 425. 



Vcrticalia, perpendicular, both sides at right angles 

 with the horizon, as Lactuca Scariola, Engl, 

 Bot. t. 268. 



Erecta, upright, forming a very acute angle with 

 the stem, as Juncus articulatus, t. 238. 



Patcntia, spreading, forming a moderately acute 

 angle with the stem or branch, as Atripltx por- 

 tulacoides, t. 26 1. 



Horizontalia, horizontal, ov patentissima, spreading 

 in the greatest possible degree, as Gentiana cam- 

 pest ris, t. 9.^37. 



Redinata, inclining downward, as Leonurus Car- 

 diaca, t. 286. 



Recurva, or refiexa, curved backward, as Erica 

 retort a, Curt. Mag. t. 362. 



Incurva, or infiexa, curved inward, as Erica empe- 

 trifoUa, t. 44,7. 



Obliqua, twisted, so that one part of each leaf is ver- 

 tical, the other horizontal, as Fritillaria obliqutty 

 t. 857, and some of the large Protect 



Resupinata, reversed, when the upper surface is 

 turned downward, as Pharus latifolius, Broxvnes 

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