106 NOMENCLATURE OF THE APPENDAGES. 



the number of leaflets which grow under it, and hence called di- 

 phyllous, triphyllous, and so on. 



c. Peduncular when they proceed from the peduncle, as in the 

 grape vine. 



d. Axillary when they arise from the stem or branch in the 

 axilla of the leaves, as in the flesh-coloured passion-flower. 



e. Sub-axillarywhen they originate below the leaf. 



f. Lateral when they proceed from the side of the leaf, as in 

 the bryony. 



23. Apex: From the division of the apex of a ten- 

 dril, it is either simple, compound, bifid, trifid or multifid. 



a. Simple consisting of one undivided piece, as in the sqnare- 

 stalked passion-flower. 



b. Compound consisting of a stalk variously branched or 

 divided. 



c. Bifid when it has two divisions, as in the grape vine. 



d. Trifid when It has three divisions, as in the clawed trumpet- 

 flower. 



e. Multifid or branched when the divisions are more numerous, 

 as in the everlasting pea. 



24. Convolution: From the manner of convolution, 

 the tendril is either convolute or revolute. 



a. Convolute when all the turnings are regular and in the same 

 direction, as in the hedera quinqnefolia. 



b. Revolute when the tendril winds itself irregularly, sometimes 

 on one side, and sometimes on the other, as in the flesh-coloured 

 passion-flower. 



GLAND OR GLANDULA. 



25. Glands differ with respect to situation, attach- 

 ment, and figure. 



26. Situation: In situation, they are either foliar, 

 petiolar, corollar, or filamentous. 



