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than the lower, and the borders are not indented 

 (fig. 12). 



12. Spatulate, when broader above than below, 

 with the sides sloped inwards (fig. 13). 



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15. Obcordate, with an indentation above, at the 

 broadest end of the leaf (fig. 16). 



16. Sagittate, or arrow-shaped, pointed above 

 and indented below (fig. 17). 



13. Reniform, broader than long, with an in- 17. Hastate, very similar to the last, except that 

 dentation below (fig. 14). there is no indentation at the base, which is 



14. Cordate, longer than broad, and with an horizontal (fig. 18). 



indentation below (fig. 15). The general form of the leaf is not the only point 



