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5. Lanceolate (lanceolatus) ; narrowly elliptical, tapering to each end ; as the 

 leaf of Plantago lanceolata, Daphne Mezereum, &c. 



6. Oblong (oUongus) ; elliptical, obtuse at each end ; as the leaf of the Hazel. 



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7. Oval (ovalis, ellipticus); elliptical, acute at each end; as the leaf of Cornus 

 sanguinea. 



8. f Ovate, or egg-shaped (ovatus*) ; oblong or elliptical, broadest at the lower 

 end, so as to resemble the longitudinal section of an egg ; as the leaf of 

 Stellaria media. 



9. Orbicular (orbkularis) ; perfectly circular. 



10. Roundish (rotundus, subrotundus, rotundatus); orbicular, a little inclining 



to be oblong ; as the leaf of Lysimachia Nummularia, Mentha rotundifolia. 



11. Spatulate (spatulatus) ; oblong, with the lower end very much attenuated ; 

 so that the whole resembles a spatula ; as the leaf of Bellis perennis. 



1 2. Wedge-shaped (cuneatus, cundformis, f cunearius) ; inversely triangular, 

 with rounded angles ; as the leaf of Saxifraga tridentata. 



13. Awl-shaped (subulatus) ; linear, very narrow, tapering to a very fine point 

 from a broadish base ; as the leaves of Arenaria tenuifolia, Ulex europseus. 



14. Needle-shaped (acerosus) ; linear, rigid, tapering to a fine point from a 

 narrow base ; as the leaves of Juniperus communis. 



15. Sword-shaped (ensiformis, gladiatus); lorate, quite straight, with the point 

 acute; as the leaf of an Iris. 



16. f Parabolical (^parabolicus); between ovate and elliptical, the apex being 



obtuse; as the leaf of Amaranthus Blitum. 



17. Rhomboid (rhombeus, rhomboideus) ; oval, a little angular in the middle ; as 

 the leaf of Hibiscus rhombifolius. 



1 8. Deltoid (deltoides) ; a solid, the transverse section of which has a triangular 



outline, like the Greek A : as the leaf of Mesembryanthemum deltoideum. 



19. Triangular (triangularis) ; having the figure of a triangle of any kind; as 

 ' the leaf of Betula alba. 



20. Trapeziform (trapeziformis, trapezoideus) ; having four edges, those which 

 are opposite not being parallel ; as the leaf of Adiantum trapeziforme. 



21. Heart-shaped (cordatus, cordiformis) ; having two round lobes at the base, 

 the whole resembling the heart in a pack of cards. 



