Explanation of Terms 239 



sides of the branch ; opposite, when they are in pairs and 

 on opposite sides of the branches ; indeterminate, when 

 they are closely crowded up and down the branches, e. g, 

 Hudsonia and Yew. 



V. 



(1) Stiptdes are appendages of the nature of a leaf, 

 but of various forms, found in some plants in pairs at the 

 base of the leaf-stems, e. g, in the Rose. 



(2) Bracts are small appendages of the nature of a 

 leaf, but of various forms, found oftenest in connection 

 with, or just below, the calyx, e.g., in Leucothoe. 



(3) The axil of a vein or a leaf is the angle formed 

 with another vein or with a branch. 



